A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c42.s30.12

v3.c42.s30.12

Important are the references to Vṛnda in the text of the commentary. Vṛnda is mentioned ad Siddhayoga 1.49, 54, 205, 232; intr. to chapter 2; 2.20; 3.22, 49–51, 60–61; 4.16; 5.19–21 and 113ab; 10.2–3; 11.14–17; 12.22–24 and 25–30; 4.16; 20.30; 22.7–10 and 67–71; 25.30–33; 27.1; 34.10 and 11–17; 39.5–6 and 29–33; 41.53; 51.24–28; 57.8cd–9; 58.29–31; 64.11–17; 65.18; 69.34. The majority of these remarks identify verses or parts of verses composed by Vṛnda and often called ṭippaṇa, ṭippaṇī or ṭippaṇikā. Minor changes in the wording of verses borrowed from an earlier work are also indicated. The explanations of the commentator show that Vṛnda often chose to follow old medical traditions (vṛddhavaidyavyavahāra), not hesitated in deviating from Caraka,¹⁷⁹ accepted teachings from works not mentioned by name,¹⁸⁰ or agreed with the views of Kārttika(kuṇḍa).¹⁸¹ Vṛnda’s views are sometimes criticized in the Kusumāvalī as based on confusion¹⁸² or as being not attractive.¹⁸³ A few references to Vṛnda¹⁸⁴ may imply that he added explanations to the text of his treatise,¹⁸⁵ unless they allude to an earlier, but lost, commentary. An unidentified Vṛndatippaṇakāra, quoted by Aḍhamalla,¹⁸⁶ may also be a commentator on the Siddhayoga.