A History of the Kerala School of Hindu Astronomy (in Perspective) c10.s8.156

c10.s8.156

The popular Jātakapaddhati of Parameśvara of Vaṭaśreṇi has a lucid commentary in Malayalam which has been made available in print in a slightly adapted form by Kanippayyoor Sankaran Namputirippad.² The edition contains a verse, carried over from the original manuscript, to the effect that it was written (likhitavān) by Śrīkaṇṭha, a ‘devadāsa’ of Śvetagrāmaṭavi (Mal. Veḷḷārakkaḍ). It is not definite, however, whether Śrīkaṇṭha was only the scribe or the real author.