⚠Page contains a library stamp and handwritten annotations over the printed text.

The symbol 'U' (உ) is the 'Pillaiyar Suzhi,' a sacred mark dedicated to Lord Ganesha, placed at the beginning of documents to ensure success.

God be our aid.

Graciously composed by the Sage Agastya

Agastya is a legendary Vedic seer and the patron saint of Tamil grammar and medicine.

The Mani Kanda

original: "Mani Kanda" (Bell-Necked). This likely refers to a specific system or lineage of astrological calculation.

Planetary Astrology.

Kōḷ Jōtiṭam: The study of the influence of the nine celestial bodies (Grahas) on human affairs.

Cl. 47008 1994 Library accession codes. [Library Stamp: Thanjavur Maharaja Serfoji’s Sarasvati Mahal? Library? \* Thanjavur.] This library is one of the oldest in Asia, established by the Nayak and Maratha kings of Thanjavur.

This work was

Reviewed by

Shanmuga Mudaliar of Saravanapuram

Purasawalkam

A historic neighborhood in Chennai (Madras).

Published by Mr. Ezhumalai Pillai

at the Viveka Vilakka Press

original: "Viveka Vilakka Achukkūṭam" - The Press of the Lamp of Wisdom.

Printed

—(*)—

1899.