One Hundred Verses on Astrology (Unknown) - Page 3

⚠The manuscript page has significant fraying at the bottom edge. There are some stains and the red ink (rubrication) for the folio number and final invocation is slightly faded.

The following text is written in technical Sanskrit verse, likely providing a mnemonic for calculating auspicious times for religious observances based on the position of the Sun and Moon.

Aries Mesha, the sixth Shashtha, the Water-Pot Ghata The zodiac sign Aquarius., with six birds Sanskrit "Vihagina"; in astronomical verses, "birds" often acts as a numerical code for planets.; for the Moon Indu, the gaze of the Sun Arka is three; in the peak, the limb-less, or in the house of the Sun.

Beloved In the path of the Sun Surya, six. In the lower state Naraka, the planets... are six; in the state of distress, three and six...

Through the light of the scriptures Shastra, in the Water-Pot, [these] are very auspicious Shubhah. || 1 || Honorable Ganesha 3 original Sanskrit: "Shri Ganesha"; an invocation to the elephant-headed deity who removes obstacles, often placed at the beginning of a text or section.