Jyotihshastra: Astral and Mathematical Literature c8.53

c8.53

But within thirty years the pre-eminence of Nārāyaṇa’s great treatise was eclipsed by Rāma, who completed the Muhūrtacintāmaṇi³⁵ with its ṭīkā, the Pramitākṣarā, at Kāśī in 1600. Another commentary, the Piyūṣadhārā, was composed by Rāma’s nephew, Govinda, at Kāśī in 1603. For the sake of comparison the titles of the adhyāyas in the works of Nārāyaṇa, Rāma, and Gaṇapati are presented in Table 6; this shows clearly Nārāyaṇa’s new approach to the subject, Rāma’s dependence on him, and Gaṇapati’s return (anticipated by Viṭṭhala) to the old tradition of Śrīpati.