History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c90.178.3

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D) composed (or patronised the composition of) several works such as the Bhujabala and Rājamārtāṇḍa which exhaustively dealt with the astrological requirements of *saṁskāras* from *puṁsavana* to marriage and also of *vratas*, *yātrā*, *śāntis*, *pratiṣṭhā* (vide the author's paper on 'King Bhoja and his works on Dharmaśāstra and astrology' in JOR, (Madras), vol. XXIII for 1953-54 pp 94-127 for five works of Bhoja). So there was nothing very novel in the Kṛtyakalpataru except its exhaustive and logical treatment of all topics and profuse quotations from the Epics and Purāṇas. The Mitākṣarā does not quote much from the Purānas, but Aparārka and Kalpataru quote them profusely. The Kalpataru quotes about 600 verses from Devīpurāna, over 200 verses each from Kālikā, Ādityapurāna, Nandīpurāna and Narasimhapurāna (all Upapurānas) while it quotes none at all from Viṣṇudharmottara. The Kalpataru did not probably regard it as authoritative, though Aparārka and the Dānasāgara utilized it to some extent. The learned editor of the extensive Kalpataru, Prof. Aiyangar, has made great efforts to identify the quotations therein from the Purānas, and laid all workers and scholars under great obligations. But many quotations have eluded him as will be shown later on. He has been assiduous in pointing out how Hemādri, Candeśvara and Mitramiśra have copied wholesale from the Kalpataru.