A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c42.s30.2

v3.c42.s30.2

P.K. Gode ¹³⁹ assumed that a commentary on the *Siddhayoga* had been written by Brahmadeva, an author often quoted in the *Kusumāvalī*. ¹⁴⁰ Careful study of these quotations ¹⁴¹ revealed that the majority refer to verses taken from or inspired by Suśruta, which shows that Brahmadeva’s commentary on the *Suśrutasaṃhitā* is concerned. The idea, put forward by P.V. Sharma, ¹⁴² that Naradatta, Cakrapāṇidatta’s teacher, wrote, besides a commentary on the *Carakasaṃhitā*, also one on the *Siddhayoga*, cannot be substantiated, being based on a single reference to a *Naradantavyākhyā*. ¹⁴³