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Jataka Alankara · Chapter 7
वंशाध्यायः
This chapter tells the Ganesha Daivajna lineage, the family line of the author. It names his forebear Kahnaji, a learned astrologer.
It then names the three sons of that house. It ends with a blessing for the astrologers who read the book. It is a short closing chapter with no chart rules.
The English below is our translation from the Sanskrit.
वंशाध्यायः
अभूदवनिमंडलेगणकमंडलाखंडलःश्रुतिस्मृतिविहारभूर्विबुधमंडलीमंडनम् ॥प्रचंडगुणगुर्जराधिपसभाप्रभातप्रभाकवींद्रकुलभूषणंजगतिकाह्नजीकोविदः ॥ १ ॥
On the earth there lived Kahnaji, a learned man known in the world. He was the chief among astrologers. He moved freely in the Vedas and the law books. He was an ornament of the circle of the wise. He was like the morning light in the court of the king of Gujarat, a king of great qualities. He was the jewel of a family of great poets.
Simple meaning: Kahnaji was a great astrologer and scholar, honoured in the court of the king of Gujarat.
वंशाध्यायः
भारद्वाजकुलंबभूवपरमंतस्मात्सुतानांत्रयंज्यायांस्तेष्वभवद्ग्रहज्ञतिलकःश्रीसूर्यदासःसुधीः ॥श्रीमान्सर्वकलानिधिस्तदनुजोगोपालनामाभवच्छ्रीमद्दैवविदांवरस्तदनुजोश्रीरामकृष्णोऽभवत् ॥ २ ॥
His family was the great line of Bharadvaja. He had three sons. The eldest was the wise Suryadasa, a jewel among those who know the planets. His younger brother was named Gopala. He was a glorious man and a store of all the arts. Gopala's younger brother was Ramakrishna, the best of the learned astrologers.
Simple meaning: Kahnaji, of the Bharadvaja line, had three sons: Suryadasa, Gopala and Ramakrishna.
वंशाध्यायः
शाकेमार्गणरामसायकधरा १५३५संख्येनभस्येतथामासेब्रध्नपुरेसुजातकमिदंचक्रेगणेशःसुधीः ॥छंदोलंकृतिकाव्यनाटककलाभिज्ञःशिवाध्यापकस्तत्रश्रीशिवविन्मुदेगणितभूर्गोपालसूनुःस्वयम् ॥ ३ ॥
The wise Ganesha made this good jataka (birth chart reading) book in Bradhnapura. It was the month of Bhadrapada, in the Shaka year 1535. He knew metre, figures of speech, poetry, drama and the arts. Shiva was his teacher. He wrote it there for the joy of the learned Shri Shiva. He was a home of mathematics, the son of Gopala himself. (Our text is unclear here: 'shivadhyapaka' and 'shrishivavit' may name his teacher Shiva or a pupil named Shiva.)
Simple meaning: Ganesha, son of Gopala, wrote this book in Bradhnapura in the Shaka year 1535.
वंशाध्यायः
येपठिष्यंतिदैवज्ञास्तेषामायुःसुखेशिवम् ॥भूयात्कैरवकुंदाभासुकीर्तिःसर्वतोदिशम् ॥ ४ ॥
May the astrologers who read this have long life, happiness and welfare. May their good fame spread in every direction. May it shine white like the water lily and the jasmine flower.
Simple meaning: The author wishes long life, happiness and fame to astrologers who read the book.
वंशाध्यायः
हृद्यैःपद्यैर्गुंफितेसूरितोषेलंकाराख्येजातकेमंजुलेऽस्मिन् ॥वंशाध्यायःश्रीगणेशेनवृत्तैर्युक्तोवेदैःशैलसंख्यःप्रणीतः ॥ ५ ॥
This lovely jataka (birth chart reading) book is called Alankara. It is woven of pleasing verses for the joy of the learned. In it, Ganesha wrote this chapter on the family line. It is the 7th chapter, in 4 verses.
Simple meaning: Here ends the 7th chapter, on Ganesha's family line, in 4 verses.
Verse 7.1 calls him a learned man, the chief among astrologers, at ease in the Vedas and the law books.
Verse 7.2 says the family was the great line of Bharadvaja, with three sons.
Verse 7.4 wishes the astrologers who read the book long life, happiness and welfare.