History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c82.428

v6.c82.428

In the Bṛhatsaṃhitā, the Bṛhaj-jātaka, and the two works on Yātrā, Varāhamihira mentions a host of his predecessors in astrology In my paper on 'Varāhamihira and Utpala' (JBBRAS, N S. vol. 24-25, 1948-49, pp. 1-31) I brought together the names of all the predecessors of Varāhamīhira and gave extensive references to them in his works That paper may not be available to all readers of this volume of the History of Dharmaśāstra and therefore I propose to give a brief abstract of it here for ready reference Purely astronomical writers or works have been generally not included in the following list: Atri (who acc. to Bṛ. S. 45. 1 wrote a work on *utpātas* for which Garga gave him instruction, or who was the disciple of Garga); Bādarāyaṇa⁸⁷⁷ (named in Bṛ. S 39. 1) from whom about one hundred verses are quoted by Utpala in his several commentaries, in one of which on Bṛ J. VI 2 the view of Yavanendra on the premature death of a child is cited; Bhāguri (Bṛ. S 85. 1 mentions him as an ancient author on *śakunas*), Bhāradvāja (mentioned in Bṛ. S 85. 2 as an author on whose treatise king Dravyavardhana of Ujjayinī based his own work on *śakunas*); Bhṛgu (Bṛ S 85 43); Cyavana (Bṛ. Y. 29. 3), Devala (mentioned in Bṛ. S. 7 15 for the four motions of Mercury such as straight, retrograde and on Yogayātrā IX. 12); Devasvāmin (mentioned in Bṛ. J. VII 7); Dravyavardhana (mentioned as king of Ujjayinī and as an author on *śakunas*); Garga⁸⁷⁸ (over three hundred verses of Garga are quoted by Utpala in his commentary on Bṛ. S alone, a work called Mayūracitraka is ascribed to him by Utpala on Bṛ. S 35. 3 and on Bṛ. S I. 5 Utpala quotes three verses of Garga about Vedāngajyotiṣa, about his deriving astronomy from it and about other sages obtaining it from him), Vṛddhagarga878a (twenty-five verses of his are quoted by Utpala on Br. S I 11, in one of which the rāśis are expressly referred to); Gārgi (usually styled 'bhagavān' by Utpala who quotes about 60 verses of his on Br J. alone); Gautama (in Br. Y 29 3), Jīvaśarman (named in Br. J VII 9, XI 1 and Utpala on XIII 3 quotes him for the words Sunaphā, Anaphā, Durudharā and Kemadruma), Kaśyapa (in Br. Y. XIX. 1); Kāśyapa⁸⁷⁹ (Utpala quotes about 260 Anuṣṭubh verses from him in his commentary on Br S., some of which show his acquaintance with all the rāśis); Māṇḍavya (named in Br. S. 103. 3 and quoted by Utpala several times on Br J. VI 6, XI 3 and 5, XIII. 2 and XV. 4); Manittha (mentioned in Br J. VII 1 along with Maya, Yavana, and Parāśara on *āyurdāya*, and in Br. J. XI. 9, while Utpala quotes 13 Āryās and 2 Anuṣṭubh verses of his on Br.⁸⁸⁰ J. alone), Maya (mentioned several times in Br. S 24. 2, 55. 29, 56 8, in Br J. VII. 1 with Yavana, Manittha and Parāśara on the topic of length of life, on Br. J. VII. 13 an āryā verse of Maya is quoted by Utpala and to Maya king of *dānavas* the science of Jyotiṣa was imparted by the Sun, as stated in the last chapter of the extant Sūryasiddhānta and in a verse quoted by Utpala on Br. S 2.14); Nārada (mentioned in Br S.