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father Srinatha, referring to him often as guravah, 
and in some instances defending him against attacks 
of other commentators, such as Acyutananda Cak- 
ravartti. 
(ti) The Smrti-tattva-vinirnaya or vyavastha-sangraha, & 
collection of rules on various smrti matters, such as 
tithi, dina, sraddha, prayascitta, suddhi, udvaha, ! 
Here in the final colophon he calls _ himself 
Navadvipa-nivasi® or resident of Navadvipa town. 
a versified set of rules on the Suddhitattva (of Raghunan- 
dana ?). Whether he is the author of the Vidvan-modini, a 
the same.” 
Ramabhadra had several sons, some of whom were learned. 
The second son, Ramesavara, wrote the Tantra-pramoda, and the 
sixth son, Raghtmani, wrote the Agama-sara, both works on 
the Tantra.* In the introductory verses they praise their father 
(living on the bank of the Ganges) rather extravagantly. 
D. THEIR TIMES. 
Srikara quotes Vacaspati Misra as an authority and there- 
fore must be later than the third quarter of the fifteenth century- 
As father of Srindtha he cannot be later than the end of the 
fifteenth century. Thus Srikara’s time falls roughly in the 
fourth quarter of the same century. 
Srindtha’s posterior limit is fixed to some extent by the 
date of copying of the oldest MS. known, viz., the Tithi-viveka- 
tka, the Tatparya-dipka. The copyist, whose name js not 
given but who calls Srinathacarya his teacher (guruvara) 
copied the MS. in Sake varga-try-aditi-(abdhi)rajanina hair-mile 
Manabhe, in Saka 1434 or 1512-3 a.p.* The original worm 
must have been therefore composed some time before. Thus 
—— 
: Ind. Off. Cat., III. 485-6, MSS. Nos. 1567-69. 
F For the Suddhi-tattva-karika see H. Shastri, N otices, Vol. I, P- 
or the Vidvan-modini see RB. Mittra, Notices, VII, p. 257 (No. 2505 
complete (sargas I—XII). 
: : . Mittra, Notices, Vol. I, pp. 139,141 (Nos. 260 and 263). 
H. Shastri, Notices, Vol. II, p. 74 (No. 87), the final colophon :— 
waaiafeta (9) nated Atay 
shrmnaaqeqa wren fog: Was | 
wal swiafaacet agnfed alae 
oa tH aa: wa a feta ule n] 
197; 
), in- 
