Bharatiya Jyotihshastra (History of Indian Astronomy), translated by R. V. Vaidya v2.c12.s2.t46: Keśava

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Gaṇeśa Daivajñya, the author of Grahalāghava, has written a commentary on ‘Vivāhavrindāvana’ which is a work by Keśava. The work, ‘Karaṇa-kaṇṭhirava’, was, according to Gaṇeśa also compiled by the same Keśava. This must have been a karaṇa work but it could not be procured anywhere. This Keśava was an Audicya Brāhmaṇa of Bharaḍvaja Gotra. The names of his forefathers, beginning from his father in ascending order, were Rāṇaga, Śriyāditya and Janārdana. This Keśava must have lived earlier than the Keśava, the father of Gaṇeśa, the author of Grahalāghava. Nirṇayamṛta, a commentary on Pitāmbara’s Vivāhapaṭala, written in Śaka 1446, refers to the *Vivāhavrindāvana*. It appears from this that the date of this Keśava could not have been later than Śaka 1400. The work, Vivāhavrindāvana is well known and it is at present available in a printed form. According to the Aufrecht’s Catalogue, there is another commentary on the work written by Kalyāṇavarma