Auspicious Timing for the Pavilion (Unknown) - Page 3

⚠The manuscript shows significant wear, edge damage, and fading, especially on the left and right margins. The central text is written in a spaced-out grid format.

The manuscript shows significant wear, edge damage, and fading, especially on the left and right margins. The central text is written in a spaced-out grid format, likely used as a mnemonic device or a ritual diagram (Yantra).

Thus Book? original: "iti pu..." Likely an abbreviation for iti pustakam, meaning "thus ends the book" or a similar concluding formula.

Brah • Vi • shnu Sham Ba Ra Nu Kra

original: "Bra • Vī • ṣṇu." These are invocations of the deities Brahma (the Creator) and Vishnu (the Preserver), followed by specific phonetic seed-syllables.

Ya Ma Wor ship Peo ple I Sam

original: "Ya Mā Rā Dha Ja No." Arādha means to worship or propitiate; Jano refers to people or a devotee.

Gam E vil Ra Nu Cha Pro Dha

original: "Gaṃ A Gha." Agha refers to sin, impurity, or evil that is removed through ritual.

... [lunar day] ... Rama-pra? 75 The scribe records the tithī (lunar day) and the page number 75. Chapter: Kamadeva original: "Ca. Kāmadeva." Ca is likely short for Caturtha (Fourth) or Capala (Chapter). Kamadeva is the deity of desire. Era: Samvat The traditional Hindu calendar era. ... [written in] Devanagari script ...