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NOTES ON AUTHORS.
45 No. 99. KĶIPĀNIVĀSA alias Prakāśa Nivāsa of Ajodhyā composed many books, of which the following have been noticed :
(a) Sadguru-mahimā or the Glory of a true preceptor. (6) Ashtakūla-samaya-jõāna vidhi dealing with a variety
of devotional subjects. (c) Bhavana-pachisi or Rāma and Sītā's companions
and their daily routine etc. (d) Samaya-prabandha or the doings of Rāma and Sitā
throughout the day (for 3 months.) (e) Mādhuri-prakāsa or description of Sitā's beauty. (f) Jānaki Sahasra-nāma or a thousand names of Sitā
and the merit accruicg from pronouncing them. (9) Ananya-chintā maņi or the way to acquisition of
devotional morit. (1) Lagana Pachisi.
His other works are noticed in S. R. 1909-11 (vido no. 154). None of those give any clue to the timo when he flourished, which is however known from other sources to be about 1786 A.D. All his works deal with religious subjects specially connected with the worship of Rāma.
No. 100. KRISHNA Kavi wrote his book Rāga-samūha in the name of Yaduvamsi Rājā Bhojapāla Simha,, most probably the ruler of Karauli. It is not easy to indentify him with any of the Krishna Kavis known so far. The manuscript noticed was prepared in the year 1789 A.D. Tbe poet must llave flourished before that time.
No. 101. KUŚALA MIŚRA of village Jyodhari (district Āgrā) composed Gaigā nāțaka in Samvat 1826=1769 A-D). The manuscript has beon noticed under no. 57 of S. R. 1900. The word nātaka or drama is a misnomer. It is a metrical story of how the Ganges came down to the earth.
