Jataka Alankara · by Ganesha Daivajna
Chapter 7 · The Author's Lineage
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.
भारद्वाजकुलंबभूवपरमंतस्मात्सुतानांत्रयंज्यायांस्तेष्वभवद्ग्रहज्ञतिलकःश्रीसूर्यदासःसुधीः ॥
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.