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Jataka Alankara · by Ganesha Daivajna
Chapter 7 · The Author's Lineage
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.
भारद्वाजकुलंबभूवपरमंतस्मात्सुतानांत्रयंज्यायांस्तेष्वभवद्ग्रहज्ञतिलकःश्रीसूर्यदासःसुधीः ॥
Kahnaji, of the Bharadvaja line, had three sons: Suryadasa, Gopala and Ramakrishna.
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.