The Jewel of Auspicious Moments

This book, compiled with a commentary composed by the eminent scholar named Paramesvara, is now being brought to light for the first time. It has been edited with great effort by Dr. Sripada Bhatta—a dedicated teacher in the Department of Jyotishastra The traditional Indian science of astronomy and astrology at the Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha in Tirupati, who has labored extensively in the field of Jyotishastra. After examining various manuscripts original: "matrika"; refers to hand-written primary sources and providing a highly useful introduction and other additions, this publication will surely bring great joy to all scholars and students whose minds are devoted to the study of Jyotishastra. I pray that Dr. Sripada Bhatta may continue to edit other unpublished works of Jyotishastra in this same manner, and may Lord Srinivasa The presiding deity of Tirupati bless him with success in this "sacrifice of knowledge" original: "jnana-yajna"; a metaphor for the holy pursuit of sharing wisdom.

D. Prahladacharya