The Wheel of Horoscopy

Shri Raghunatha Temple Manuscript Library,

JAMMU

No. 1201 Gh The 'Gh' likely refers to a specific sub-category or shelf location within the library's classification system.

Title The Hoda-Chakra Original: Hoḍācakram. The Hoda-chakra is a specialized astrological diagram or "wheel" used in Indian astrology to determine the auspicious first syllable of a person's name based on the position of the Moon within the lunar mansions (nakshatras) at birth.

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Extent 8 leaves Original: patrāṇi. This indicates the manuscript consists of eight individual folios of paper or palm leaf. Age ______________________________

Subject Astrology—Incomplete Original: Jyotiṣam-apūrṇam. Jyotisha is the traditional Sanskrit term for the "science of light," encompassing both astronomy and astrology. Apurnam indicates that the manuscript is a fragment or missing its beginning or end.