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Observation : 26 In view of the above discussion we find that the balance of arguments seems to favour that Samrajya-lakshmi-pithika was composed in South India, more possibly in Karnataka, ' by some learned pandit or minister, in close touch with the court of Vijayanagara' during most probably, the reign of king Krsnadevaraya (1509-29 A.B.). 26. ' Also see K. Sarojini Devi # Some aspects of Krsnadevaraya's religious faith." Proceedings and Transactions of International Congress of Orientalists, Delhi, 1964, Vol. III, Part I, B.O R.I. Pune, pp.464-470.

55 Conclusion of the First Chapter : Some of the salient points that crystallise through the foregoing discussion in this Chapter may be summarised here as follows: Samrajya-lakshmi-pithika is royal-manual and is intended to serve the king as our encyclopaedic source-book. The causes of its comparative neglect and anonymity are ingrained in its very nature as a secret text. The present available text of Samrajya-lakshmi-pithika is complete in itself. In the context of its rituals, it is partly akin to a treatise on Tantra. Inspite of its importance as a treatise of no mean worth, no substantial work so far, is done on it. And this justifies us in undertaking the present thesis. Judging from evidences, Samrajya-lakshmi-pithika is found to have originated in South India during its golden era under the famous rulers of Vijayanagara. It is deemed to have been written by a person in close acquaintance with the royal-court, under the patronage of Krsnadevaraya (1509-1529 A.D.) and the attempt of the author to append this text to Akasabhairavakalpa is motivated to endow this text a sort of hallowed sanctity. With these introductory remarks, let us now pass on to the subsequent Chapters for a more detailed study of the text.