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The text begins with a poetic description of the celestial bodies, though the initial characters are lost due to the frayed edges of the manuscript.
...on the high couch likely referring to the constellation or a ritual seat looking like Rudra the fierce form of Shiva, these lunar mansions shake off the sins of those who observe them. 102. The following section contains numerical codes used in ancient Indian astronomy to denote values: Rama=3, Rudra=11, etc. Rama-Rudra (3, 11), Shashtu-Shara (6, 5), Muni (7)... the moon's disk (1)... the Vedas (4)... in the direction of the moon. 110. These stars, beginning with Ashvini, are moved by the wind. The number of stars, the days, months, and weekdays 20 are said to bring various fruits or results to men. 111.

Thus ends the Fifth Chapter on the Lunar Mansions in the Section on Practical Affairs composed by the Scholar Shripati Shripati was a famous 11th-century mathematician and astronomer.

May the King, beloved of Gauri, be victorious on earth. To the Lord Shankara Shiva, who is the master of the Rudras...

...seven friends... even so, the red-colored ones are cruel. The ancestors Pitris are the lords of the stars. The channels Nadis are red... the moon and others are the lords. Vishnu and the sixty winds... the auspicious moments Muhurtas a unit of time approximately 48 minutes long are designated as cruel or gentle. Twelve... the auspicious moments are described. In all directions, all actions should be carried out when the lord of the day is powerful. One should consider the results, which are like a straight staff. In the constellation of Pushya, the wheels and other weapons... in the place of the sun, on the day of the sun... the rays of the moon... the night-stalkers demons or spirits... the ancestors... on the day of Mars... the lords of the quarters...