Bharatiya Jyotihshastra (History of Indian Astronomy), translated by R. V. Vaidya v2.c14.55.4

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It is very useful to those who prepare horoscopes, since it describes results of planetary positions in an orderly manner after quoting lines from several ancient works. It was not seen in a printed form anywhere, but it is really worth printing. It contains quotations from several ancient works. Among them are found names of authors like Śaunaka and Guṇākara and those of works like Samudrajātaka, Horāpradīpa, Janma Pradīpa. There is a voluminous work named Jātaka Sāra by Nṛhari. The author remarks in it in the beginning, “ Vaśiṣṭha, Garga, Atri, Parāśara, Varāha, Lalla and others have compiled Scientific works on Horā. But the results in them have not been given in an orderly manner. In order, therefore, to enable one to write the effects (of planets) in the horoscope in a systematic way, I am writing this work with the help of Sārāvalī, Horāpradīpa, Janma Pradīpa and similar other works.” There is a work, Jātakālaṅkāra, by Gaṇeśa which is in extensive use. Kānhajī, the grand father of Gaṇeśa and a Brāhmaṇa of Bharadvāja gotra, was highly esteemed at the court of a king of Gujerat. He had three sons, Sūryadās, Gopāla and Rāmakṛṣṇa. Gopāl’s son Gaṇeśa compiled the Jātakālaṅkār at Bradhnāpur in Śaka 1535. It has six chapters. Gaṇeśa’s guru was named Śivadāsa. The author happened to learn from a book that Bradhnapur is the same as Burhanpur. But it cannot be said for certain that Jātakālaṅkāra, was written at Burhanpur.