A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c44.s12: Pratāparudradeva

A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c44.s12

Language: English

Pratāparudradeva

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Pratāparudradeva was the author of the Kautukacintāmaṇi, a work in 1,656 verses, arranged in three sections (dīpti), on different subjects, including magic. ⁷⁵⁴

Some of the subjects are: ātmaśarīrarakṣā, ⁷⁵⁵ dṛṣṭibandha, khaḍgastambhana, ⁷⁵⁶ agnistambhana, annapākastambhana, gṛhadāhastambhana, ⁷⁵⁷ jalastambhana, vayovīryādistambhana, (rāja-, strī-, pati-, gajādi)vaśīkaraṇa, ⁷⁵⁸ kṛtrimavastukaraṇa ⁷⁵⁹ (mukta-, padmarāga-, indranīlakaraṇa, etc., karpūrakaraṇa, etc.). ⁷⁶⁰

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The section on royal entertainments (vinoda) contains formulae for the preparation of various kinds of fireworks. ⁷⁶¹

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A Kautukacintāmaṇi is one of the sources of Basava’s Śivatattvaratnākara.

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The treatise dates from about 1520. ⁷⁶²

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Pratāparudra, the king of Orissa who was renowned as a patron of Sanskrit literature, is credited with the Kautukacintāmaṇi. This king of the Gajapati dynasty, who was a contemporary of Caitanya and was greatly influenced by his teaching, ruled from A.D. 1497 to 1539. ⁷⁶³

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Śivatattvaratnākara — Basappa Nāyaka 1684, Sanskrit