Bharatiya Jyotihshastra (History of Indian Astronomy), translated by R. V. Vaidya v2.c12.s2.t66: Śiva
Bhāratīya Jyotiḥśāstra (History of Indian Astronomy), translated by R. V. Vaidya v2.c12.s2.t66
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Śiva
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Born in the family described in the author's account of Viṣṇu (P. 154), Śiva was the brother of Nṛsiṃha and son of Kṛṣṇa. His birth year may have been śaka 1510. Sudhākara states that he had written a commentary on Ananta Sudhārasa. He has compiled a muhūrta work named Muhūrta Cūḍāmaṇi. Divākara, his nephew and disciple, has rwritten in his work Jātaka-paddhati, that he was a 'jagatguru' (world teacher).
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According to Sudhākara, there was another Śiva, son of Rāma Daivajñya, who wrote a work entitled Janmacintāmaṇi.
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- Jātakapaddhati (Keśavārka) — Keśavārka, Sanskrit