A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c44.s8.t2.71

v3.c44.s8.t2.71

P. Hymavathi 741 developed his own views regarding the date of the author of the Rājanighaṇṭu, basing himself on the (erroneous) conviction that he was a disciple of Śrīkaṇṭhapaṇḍita, the śuddha Śaiva and medical author. He asserts that Narahari or Narasimha hailed from a brāhmaṇa family adhering to the Kaśmīr school of Śaivism, which was introduced in the southern part of India after the establishment of Mohammedan rule in the North. ⁷⁴² The date of Śrīkaṇṭha (A.D. 1300-1360) and the fact that the Rājanighaṇṭu is later than the Madanapālanighaṇṭu made him conclude that the former work must have been written shortly after the latter, towards the end of the fourteenth century. P. Hymavathi identifies Naraharī’s patron as Narasimha IV, who ruled in Kaliṅga between A.D. 1378 and 1409.