Bharatiya Jyotihshastra (History of Indian Astronomy), translated by R. V. Vaidya v2.c12.s2.t59.2

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In Śaka 1508 he wrote Manoramā, a commentary on Graha Lāghava. He was the son of Nārāyaṇa, the author of Muhūrta Mārtanda. The genealogical table, given in the margin, is based on the information given by both the authors. The Muhūrta Mārtanda, was compiled in Śaka 1493, and the author has given in it his family history. From this it is learnt that he was a Vājasaneyī Brāhmaṇa belongingto Kauśika gotra. He was a resident of Tāpar, a village situated to the north of the famous temple of Śiva (Ghṛṣṇeśvara) which lies to the north of Devagiri (Daulatabād), and his ancestors were originally residents of Sāsamanūr. There is a village, Veruḷ, situated about 4 miles from Daulatabād, and the deity there is at present known as Ghṛṣṇeśvara. Janārdana Hari Ātalye has published the Muhūrta Mārtanda along with its Marāṭhī translation. He writes in its introduction that, on enquiry at the village Tāpar and its neighbourhood, he came to know that the descendants of the family of his meternal uncle only are now surviving.