A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c42.s30.7

v3.c42.s30.7

Another source of information is the *Cikitsāmṛta* of Gopāladāsa. This author, who lived between A.D. 1350 and 1400, often refers to the *Kusumāvalī* and many (twenty-three) times to Śrīkaṇṭha. He preferred Niścalakara’s interpretations (on verses common to *Siddhayoga* and *Cakradatta*) to those put forward by Śrīkaṇṭha in the many cases where the views of these scholars clashed. ¹⁵⁸ Śivadāsasena’s references may also prove to be helpful, since he repeatedly quotes Śrīkaṇṭha(datta) in his commentary on the *Cakradatta*. The numerous citations from Aruṇadatta, Dalhaṇa and Hemādri in the *Kusumāvalī* can be put to the credit of Nārāyaṇa on the basis of chronological considerations.