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Jataka Alankara · by Ganesha Daivajna
Chapter 7 · The Author's Lineage
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.
शाकेमार्गणरामसायकधरा १५३५संख्येनभस्येतथामासेब्रध्नपुरेसुजातकमिदंचक्रेगणेशःसुधीः ॥
Ganesha, son of Gopala, wrote this book in Bradhnapura in the Shaka year 1535.
येपठिष्यंतिदैवज्ञास्तेषामायुःसुखेशिवम् ॥
The author wishes long life, happiness and fame to astrologers who read the book.
हृद्यैःपद्यैर्गुंफितेसूरितोषेलंकाराख्येजातकेमंजुलेऽस्मिन् ॥
Here ends the 7th chapter, on Ganesha's family line, in 4 verses.