Varahamihira and Bhadrabahu

Author(s): Ajay Mitra Shastri
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Varahamihira and Bhadrabahu
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47 K. A. Nilkantha Sastri (editor), Comprehensive History of India, Vol. II (Calcutta, 1957, p. 662.
48 Punyavijaya, op. cit., Introduction, pp. 1-17.
48(a) Ibid, pp. 15-17. In support of his proficiency in astrology Punyavijaya invites attention to some statements with astrological implications found in the niryuktis and to the fact that the Surva-prajnapati was one of the texts chosen by Bhadrabahu for writing his niryuktis.
49 A Gujarati translation by Pandit Hiralal Hamsaraj was published from Bombay in V. S. 1959 and the text was published a few years later by the same Pandit from Jamnagar. The text critically edited from four manuscripts and with an enlightening introduction by Dr. Amritlal S. Gopani and a foreword by Muni Jinavijaya was published in the Singhi Jain Series No. 26, Bombay, 1949. Later, Dr. Nemichandra Shastri edited it from two manuscripts with an introduction and Hindi translation (Varanasi, 1959). Gopani's edition contains twenty-six chapters and that of Shastri twenty-seven chapters and an additional chapter called Parisist-adhyaya. Unless otherwise stated, references in the psesent paper pertain to Gopani's edition.
50 Bhadrabahu-samhita,, i. 1-20; ii. 1-2.
Unless, of course, he is identified with Seniya Bimbisära. Prasenajit of Kosala is out of question.
52 Ibid., iii. 31, 64; vi. 17; vii. 19; ix. 26, 62; x, 16, 44; xi. 26, 30; xiii. 37; xiii. 74, 100, 178; xiv. 54, 136 xv. 36, 72, 145, 166, 178: xviii. 24; xx. 14; xxiii. 28; xxiv. 23; xxvi 42.
53 Called Varahi Samhita in the Prabandha-cintamani and Prabandha-kosa.
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55 Cf. chs. iii, xix, xxii. xxiii, xxv, xxvii.
56 Bhadrabahu-samhita, ii. 2.
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Thus, ulka is described in brife in ch. ii and in detail in ch. iii. This practice is not followed in respect of other topics.
Namaskrtya-Mahaviram sur-asura-janair-natam.
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In some cases the concluding verse of a chapter mentions the subject dealt with in the following chapter.
Svapn-adhyayam pravaksvami subha-asubha samiritam xxvi. 1.
58a Srimad Vira-jinam natva Bharatinca Pulindinim
Smrtya nimittani vakaye sv-atmanah karya-siddhaye parisistädhyaya, verse 2.
59 Clouds, rainfall and connected matters are dealt with in four chapters (vi, viii, x, xii) which are separated from one anothher by chapters dealing with other topics like twilight (vii), winds (ix) and gandharvanagara (xi).
60 This has reference to Nemichandra Shastri's edition.
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