Bharatiya Jyotihshastra (History of Indian Astronomy), translated by R. V. Vaidya v2.c13.s2.42
Bhāratīya Jyotiḥśāstra (History of Indian Astronomy), translated by R. V. Vaidya v2.c13.s2.42
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This work was compiled in Śaka 1479, by a Jyotiṣī named KANCH PALLU. It is written partly in prose and partly in verse form. The copy of the work that happened to be seen by the author was incomplete. It appears to deal first with the question of Grahacāra, (movements of planets) and this was probably followed by the chapter on Muhūrta. The author was a Brāhmaṇa, belonging to the Kanva branch of the Vatsa gotra. His place of residence was a village named Kondapalli. He has given the length of the equinoctial shadow of the place as 3-36 and deśāntara (longitude) as 40 East. He claims that his almanac is in use up to Kanchi. The god Nṛsiṃha at Nargiri was his family deity. He has referred to a work named Pailu Bhatiya.