Sangita Ratnakara

original: "Viṣayasūcī"

Page Numbers

1. Chapter on the Summary of Subject Matter original: "Padārthasaṅgrahaprakaraṇam" . . . 1 — 21

Invocatory prayer original: "maṅgalam" 1; The lineage of the author 2 — 9; The author and the work 10 — 14; Ancient authors 15 — 20; Definition of music original: "saṅgītalakṣaṇam" 21; The two-fold nature of music and their definitions 22 — 24; The source of song 25; The purpose of song 26, 27; Praise of song 28 — 30; Summary of the first chapter 32 — 36; Summary of the second chapter 37, 38; Summary of the third chapter 39, 40; Summary of the fourth chapter 41 — 43; Summary of the fifth chapter 44 — 48; Summary of the sixth chapter 48; Summary of the seventh chapter 48

2. Chapter on the Origin of the Body original: "Piṇḍotpattiprakaraṇam" . . . 22 — 62

Praise of sound original: "nādapraśaṃsā" 1, 2; The two-fold nature of sound 3; The nature of Brahman The ultimate reality or cosmic spirit in Hindu philosophy. 4, 5; How souls obtain a body 6 — 10; The oneness of the Soul, Brahman, and the Universe 11, 12; The order of creation original: "sṛṣṭikramaḥ" 12 — 17; The process of the formation of the human body 18 — 22; Specific states of the fetus during the first four months 23 — 27; Rituals for pregnancy longings original: "dohada-vidhi"; refers to the traditional care for a pregnant woman's desires, believed to affect the fetus. 28 — 32; Specific states of the fetus after the fifth month 33 — 41; The manner of birth 42, 43; Variations in disposition original: "bhāvabhedāḥ" 44; Traits inherited from the mother The text ends mid-sentence here.