The Lamp of Birth

Calculated for the Kali Era original: kalīkṛtam; referring to the current cosmic age in the Hindu calendar from the time of the embryo's stay original: garbhagakālato; the duration of pregnancy, the rising of the birth Moon is equal to the Ascendant at Conception original: ādhātalagnam; the zodiacal sign rising on the eastern horizon at the moment of conception, which is at 5 signs, 22° 45' 10". He enjoys...

...wearing musk original: mṛganābhi, riding a lion original: pañcāsya, eating excellent food, and wearing white clothes; the Sun transitions original: saṃkrāmatī thus when in the Karana a Karana is half of a Tithi (lunar day); there are 11 types used in electional astrology named Bava (1).

Riding a tiger, dressed in yellow, bearing a mace, adorned with jasmine flowers, and eating rice pudding original: pāyasa; the Sun transitions thus in the Karana named Balava (2).

Riding a boar, wearing blue clothes, marked with Bakula flowers and sandalwood paste, and eating well-cooked food; this is the sequence of the Sun in the Karana named Kaulava (3).

O brother, riding a dark elephant, with limbs fair as a goddess, providing food, with a body smeared with sandalwood, holding a weapon in hand, wandering through the darkness of the world with the scent of Ketaka flowers; the Sun transitions here in the ritual known as Taitila inferred from the sequence, though the OCR for the name is fragmented (4).

The Karana Gara is intoxicated with pride, holding a lotus in hand, adorned in red coverings, eating sweet foods; this personification remains in the forest of the world, performing rituals of worship and seeking the goals of life (5).

Riding a horse, bearing a shield, adorned with wealth and beauty; the Sun transitions thus in the Karana known as Vanija (6).