Composed by the Illustrious Teacher Varahamihira

The Varahi (Great) Compilation

original: "Brihat Samhita". This is a foundational 6th-century Sanskrit encyclopedic text covering astrology, planetary movements, eclipses, rainfall, agriculture, and architecture.

Including the vernacular translation created by the excellent scholar

Pandit Baldev Prasad Mishra,

son of Pandit Sukhanand Mishra and resident of Moradabad.

Khemraj Shrikrishnadas Publishing

Bombay

Now known as Mumbai. This publisher is famous for producing classical Indian texts in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.