History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c90.158

v7.c90.158

¹⁴⁰⁷ The pedigree of वल्लालसेन gathered from अ. सा and दानसागर is: हेमन्तसेन (in सामन्तसेन)-his son विजयसेन-his son वल्लालसेन-his son लक्ष्मणसेन The अद्भुतसागर was begun in śaka 1089 (1167 A D.) and was finished by his son लक्ष्मणसेन (p. 1 अ. सा.). The दानसागर was composed by बल्लालसेन in śaka 1091 (1169 A. D.), vide Mr B. Bhattacharya's Introduction to दानसागर pp. XXV-XXVI. He composed three more works before the दानसागर viz. the व्रतसागर (mentioned on pp. 53 and 59 of the दानसागर), प्रतिष्ठासागर and आचारसागर (in verses 55-56 p 6 of दानसागर). So बल्लालसेन's literary activity should be placed between 1155 to 1180 A D. He mentions अनिरुद्धभट्ट, author of हारलता and पितृदयिता, as his *guru* to whom he shows great reverence for his learning, high character and attainments in the दानसागर (p. 2 verse 6) and states that he learnt the essence of all Purāṇas and smṛtis from him (verse 7). Vide H of Dh. vol. I (1930) pp. 340-341 for Ballālasena