A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c43.s34.1

v3.c43.s34.1

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