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HisTime
Thc author l.asbeendeclaredby KcsaraDaivajna, ashis
guru,whichfact is borne out by the followirrgslokain hir work
g6i mr :
dl{irnrrer6rdega6rrnlpiaraagr
g1,ia-rwq<11 arira: *q1c:
"flqdd
qtiil€sil Ganesa-Daiva.;na,the son of Kesava Daivajna
wrote his famous treariseGraha Laghava(rc qfqr{; in 1520
A. D. (Keshavabelongedto l),landigram(rFemt) in tr,tahar-
'shtra)
wbich is clearfronr the verse:

afiamq E6rwr;a faclfrnqrfadtaraf h

lTsgo'tfirrliltl: €rnqnrret{ fuE *ils: rr
--Tt artrr
So,Kesavlr Daivajnr must have bccn born about 1456
A. D. HcnceVaidyanatbashouldhavebeen born bctween1425
A. D. and l45t A.D
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