A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c43.s34: Vatseśvara

A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c43.s34

Language: English

Vatseśvara

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Vatseśvara wrote the Cikitsāsāgara, 1583 a compilation, which refers to the Agnipurāṇa, Garudapurāṇa, and Suśruta as sources. At the beginning of the work the author gives his genealogy: he was the son of Deveśvara, son of Horeśvara, son of Bhūdharadatta, the younger brother of Vireśvara, and, like the latter, a son of Devāditya. Vatseśvara held, like the members of his family mentioned by him, the position of a minister at a royal court. 1584

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Vireśvara’s son Caṇḍeśvara, Vatseśvara’s great-uncle, was a well-known dharma-śāstrin, who served king Harasimhadeva of Mithilā, and who, in A.D. 1314, gave away his weight in gold on the banks of the river Vāgvatī (the modern Bagmati) in Nepal. 1585

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Being of the generation of Caṇḍeśvara’s grandchildren, Vatseśvara flourished about A.D. 1360. 1586

Linked texts (3)

Agnipurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
Garuḍapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
Suśrutasaṃhitā — Suśruta & Nāgārjuna (siddha/alchemist), Sanskrit