Bharatiya Jyotihshastra (History of Indian Astronomy), translated by R. V. Vaidya v2.c14.55.5

v2.c14.55.5

This work, has a commentary by Harabhānu, son of Kṛṣṇa and surnamed Śukla. The commentaror says that Bradhnapur is the same as Sūryapur. Divakar, referred to on page 162, has to his credit a work entitled ‘Padmajātaka’, consisting of 104 verses, which was compiled in Śaka 1547. A work named *Paddhatibhūṣaṇa* was compiled in Śaka 1559 by Soma Daivajña, son of Rudrabhata who was a Rgvedi Brāhmaṇa of Jaladagram. This Jaladagram may be the same as Jalgaon, in Khandesh. The work *Paddhati-bhūṣaṇa* has a commentary by Dinkar, in which Śaka 1729 has been adopted for the example. It is not known if this Dinkar is the same as the one described on page 175. Balabhadra, son of Damodar, wrote a work named *Horā Ratna*. It may have been wirtten about Śaka 1577. *Horā Kaustubha* is a work compiled by Govinda, son of Narahari, about Śaka 1600. The two works, *Horā Sāra Sudhā Nidhi* and *Nara Jātaka Vyākhyā*, by Nārāyaṇa belong to Śaka 1660 (circa). Sudhākara writes that there is a good work on Astrology, entitled *Praśna Māṇikyamālā*, by Paramānanda Pāthak. It consists of four parts. Paramānanda, who was a Sārasvata Brāhmaṇa, was the chief astronomer at the court of Balvant Singh, king of Varanasi, about Śaka 1670. There is a work *Paddhati Candrikā* by Rāghava (see page 175). According to Sudhākara, there was a capable Jyotiṣi named Govindācharī at Varanasi. He was skilled in ‘*māraṇa*’ (killing by magic) ‘*Mohana*’ (hypnotism) and such other occult practices;