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contains chapters on solar and lunar eclipses, tithiếuddhis etc. Karanaprakāśa was written by Brahmadeva on the basis of the work of Aryabhața I, in S.E. 1014 (1092 A.C). In this work he devotes a chapter to eclipses78.
Satānanda wrote a Karanagrantha Bhāsvatikaraña in S.E. 1021 (1099 A.C.). He wrote this work on the basis of Sūrya Siddhānta by Varāhamihira79. In one of Adhikāras he deals with eclipses 80. Maheśvara contributed his works round about S.E. 1030-40 (A.C. 1108-1118). From the reference of an inscription of his greatgrandson Anantadeva, it follows that he wrote a Karanagrantha Sekhara, a commentary on Laghujātaka and a Muhūrtagrantha Vịttaśatal. Someśvara III wrote Abhilasitārthacintāmaņi in which some topics of Jyotişa have been discussed82.
Then comes Bhāskarācārya, a great astronomer of India. Two works on mathematical Jyotişa viz. Siddhāntaśiromani and Karaṇakutūhala were written by him83. This Siddhāntaśiromani is dated Ś.E. 1072 (1150 A.C.). His Karaṇakutūhala includes Adhikāras on solar and lunar eclipses84. He is also known to have written a work named Bhāskaravivāhapațula85. 78. BJ., 336 79. Ibid, p. 338 80. Ibid., p. 339 81-82. Ibid. p. 341 83. Ibid., p. 342 84. Ibid., p. 349 85. Ibid., p. 351
Madhava, a commentator of Ratnamälä and other authors refer to a Muhurtagrantha- entitled Bhäskaravyavahāra. The title of the work implies that it might have been written by Bhāskarācārya (Ibid., p. 351).
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