बृहत्संहिता (आचार्य वराहमिहिर - स्थापत्य, खगोल, मौसम व जल विज्ञान)

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refers to the विक्रमशक and others to the शालिवाहनशक. But
in our opinion, it points to the latter.
The chapter entitled विवाहपटल was composed by one
विन्ध्यवासी. दकार्गल forms part of the मनुसंहिता. Manu is
said to be one of the 18 ancient authors of Samhita.
In गर्गसंहिता itself, Manu's authority is recognised. This
shows that Manu was a very ancient sage.
The author quotes a number of authorities in this
Science: Parasara, Garga, Vriddha Garga, Kasyapa,
Narada, Pitamaha Siddhanta, Saura Siddhanta, Paulisa
Siddhanta, Vasishta Siddhanta, Romaka Siddhanta,
Vishnugupta, Asita, Devala, Rishiputra, Sukra (Bhrigu or
Usanas), Maya, Brihaspati, Saka, Garutman, Saptarshi,
Badarayana, Nagnajit, Saraswata, Savitra (a work),
Shashtyabda (a work ?), Manu, Viswakarman, Vajra, Sri
Dravyavardhana, Bharadwaja, Kapila and Kanabhuk.
In other works of his, the author quotes the following :
Satyacharya or Bhadatta, Manittha, Devaswamin, Sid-
dhasena, Yavanacharya, Jeevasarman, Latacharya, Sim-
hacharya; and Aryabhata.
'Some hold the view that Garga and Vriddha Garga
are one and the same person. But in XIII-2 and
XLVIII-2, he mentions Vriddha Garga by name. The
quotations of Bhattopala, the commentator, also prove
that they are different persons. Cf. XXXI. Vriddha
Garga is referred to in the Mahabharata also. We are
of opinion that they are different. The गर्गसंहिता which is
otherwise known as वृद्धगार्गीय contains almost the same
chapters with the same titles. In this work, there is a
chapter entitled युगपुराण dealing with the Yugas. Asita
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