Vol. nay & 11.) The Hist. of Smrti in Bengal. 385 
begin with an additional section on the Abhyudayika Sraddha. 
Beyond a description of his ancestors, no references to niban- 
dhas have been found. The manual is much used by non-Sama- 
vedins in Bengal and elsewhere. ' 
(2) The Sorasa-mahadana-paddhati,' briefly the Dana-pad- 
dhati, a manual treating of the sixteen great religious gifts such 
as tula-purusa, etc. It quotes Bhipala at the end. 
FamiLy AND TIME. 
We get the following facts about the family.* Devaditya 
i k H 
: 
was peace and war minister of the king Harasimhadeva. He 
had two sons, Viresvara and Ganesvara. Viresvara was peace 
n sa 
quered Nepal, to have given large quantity of gold onthe bank 
of the Vaovati river in the bright half of the month Sahasa 
(Margasira) Saka 1236 (1314 a.p.), and to have rescued the 
earth from the deluge of Mlecchas. Ramadatta, son of Ganes- 
vara, was minister (manéri) of the king Nrsimha and a Maha- 
- mahattaka too. The family relationship may be shown at a 
glance by a chart thus :— 
Devaditya Thakkura. 
(Peace and war amore of Harasimhadera. ) 
| | 
(son) (son) 
Viresvara : 
(P. & W. Minister) (Minister) 
(son) son) 
Candesvara Ramadatta 
(P. & W. Minister.) (Minister of king Nrsirahadeva.) 
It is doubtful if a busy high officer like Candesvara person- 
i ‘oest, Its very size, one section (the Viva- 
i i d the extravagant 
ted t his manual on gifts was 
Compiled with the aid of Bhava Sarmman of Khaupa (ua 2) la- 
amsa. These high officers probably supervised the compila- . 
r body of pandits, and were 
ee 
1 The I a. : c 9. 549, No. 1714. 
gett aed 9 see the introductory verses of 
the Krtya-cintamant, the end verses of the 
ee ane , besides the final aE ENTS 
A.S.B. 
th ke 
© Krtya-ratn-akara 
\ ratn-akara and of the Da by 
e traditional account, see J. 
Vivada- 
ag chapters of each work. For th 
, Extra No., pp. 25-27. 
