The Lamp of Birth

Shree Raghunath Sanskrit Research Institute Library,

Jammu

No. 826 - Gha original: ८२६ - घ

Title Janma Pradipa original: जन्म प्रदीपः; translates to "The Lamp of Birth," an astrological text

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Extent 8 original: ८; refers to the number of leaves or pages ................................................. Age ........................

Subject Astrology original: ज्योतिषम्; Jyotisha, the traditional Indian system of astronomy and astrology

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Jyotisha The science of light, encompassing both astronomy and astrology, Janma Pradipah A specific title of a manual used for casting birth charts, Devanagari The script in which the Sanskrit text is written

Ma. Shri. Pra. 30 58 4

Calculated for the Kali Era original: kalīkṛtam; referring to the current cosmic age in the Hindu calendar, believed to have begun in 3102 BCE 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 (4) original: taitila; the fourth Karana, often associated with kindness or exploration.