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described in the volume, are set forth below for what they are worth. No notice, however, has been taken of meagre references to parents, preceptors, sects, families or the like. But these have generally been indicated in the words of the authors themselves in the authors' index. Of these references mention may be made here of a few. The author of the Bhairavārcā-pārijāta (6468) refers to himself as a prince of the Vaghela dynasty. Veņudhara, who wrote a commentary (6626) on the Karpūra-stotra, refers to his patron Pratāpasimha in the concluding verse of the commentary. The author of the Krama pūrnadīkņā-paddhati (6526) also seems to refer to his patron in the person of a king called Vikramāditya. But unfortunately none of these rulers or chiefs could be identified. Two of the genealogical references appear to reveal the identity of the descendants of two well-known Tantric writers. Of these Gopālapañcānana, grandson of Krşņānanda Agamavāgisa of Tantra-sāra fame, was also, like the grandfather, the author of a comprehensive Tantric compilation called the Tantra-dipikā of which the Society possesses an incomplete MS. (6230). Vaidyanātha, author of the Bhuvanesi-kalpalatā (6383), refers to himself as the grandson of Rāghavabhatta, who may not unlikely be identical with the great Tantric writer of the same name, whose fame rests on his wellknown commentary on the Sāradā-tilaka.
Besides these there are a host of other little-known authors of whom no information is available. Among these we have very little beyond the name of Rāmagati Sena. Only a few lines of his Tantra-candrikā are preserved in one MS. (6274). He may not unlikely be identical with the author of the same name whose Yogakalpalatikā has been described by H. P. Shastri (HPR., I. 299). It is stated that Rāmagati hailed from East Bengal (HPR., I., p. xxi).
The authors are usually Brahmins by caste. But we have at least two works written by persons belonging to other castes. Of these Krşņamohana, author of the Agama-candrikā (6209), who was a Kāyastha, makes no apology for going out of what may be sup
a disciple of Brahmananda, also a reputed author of several works, refers in his Sākta-krama (6198-9) to one work by his guru, namely, the Saktitantra-māntrikā. gamasāra-sarvasva which is not found to be included in the list of works, generally attributed to the latter (@ gemaafananifah I R -6198 (fol. 2A), 6199 (fol. 1)].
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