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Hayanaratna · by Balabhadra
Chapter 1 · Planets, Signs, Year Entry
ग्रहराशिस्वरूपवर्षप्रवेशाद्यानयनाधिकारः
न्याये यः सुरराजपूजितनिभो वेदान्तिनामग्रणीर्मीमांसादिसमस्तशास्त्रकमलप्रोद्बोधने भास्करः ॥श्रीमद्भूपतिवृन्दपूजितपदो भूदेवमूर्द्धामणिः श्रीमन्मिश्रचतुर्भुजः समभवत्तस्माल्लघुर्द्धर्मवित् ॥ ५ ॥
Younger than him came Shri Mishra Chaturbhuja, who knew dharma. In logic he was like Brihaspati, whom the king of the gods honours. He was the first among the Vedanta (the Upanishad teaching) scholars. He was a sun that opens the lotus of all sciences, Mimamsa (the study of Vedic rites) and the rest. Many kings honoured his feet. He was the crest jewel of the Brahmins.
Simple meaning: The author's family: Chaturbhuja Mishra, a great scholar of logic, Vedanta and Mimamsa, honoured by kings.
तस्माल्लघुः सकलशास्त्रकलापठिष्ठो दामोदरः समभवत्कृतिनां वरिष्ठः ॥
The author's father: Damodara, learned in all sciences, wrote a matchless commentary.
दामोदरस्य तनयौ जातौ बलभद्रबलिरामौ ॥
The author: Balabhadra, son of Damodara, explains the Tajika by his teacher's grace.
निबन्धारचिताः पूर्वैः संहितास्ताजिकादिषु ॥
Why this book: there was no digest on the year's results, so Balabhadra makes one.