The Jewel-Garland of Astrology (1800) - Page 24

⚠Black ink smudges at the end of lines 10 and 14 obscure several characters. The script is Devanagari, likely containing Sanskrit astrological content.

One should know the divisions of the day; the lords of the hours (Horas) original: horāpatayaḥ; planetary hours roughly equivalent to one twenty-fourth of a day are known in groups of five. Beginning with the ruler of the current day, the lords are the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars in their respective order. original: ravi-śukra-saumya-śaśāṅka-sauri-ijya-kujāḥ; this follows the "Chaldean" order used in both Indian and Western astrology Whatever ritual or action is prescribed for the day of a particular planet, all of that should be performed during the specific hour (Hora) ruled by that same planet. || 24 ||

Thus ends the third chapter, "On the Days," in the Jewel-Garland of Astronomers composed by the venerable Śrīpati Bhaṭṭa.

In sequence the Yogas original: Nitya Yogas; twenty-seven mathematical combinations of the Sun and Moon used to determine the character of a day occur: Viṣkumbha ("The Threshold"), Prīti ("Fondness"), and after that Āyuṣmān ("Long-lived"). Then Saubhāgya ("Good Fortune"), Śobhana ("Splendor"), Atigaṇḍa ("Great Obstacle"), and also Sukarma ("Virtuous Action"). || 1 ||

Thus the results of Gaṇḍa original: Gaṇḍa-yoga; one of the inauspicious yogas suggesting difficulties