Rectification of Birth and Conception Times and Lost Horoscopy

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No. 7511

Title (Rectification of the Birth Time — Rectification of the Conception Time — Lost Horoscopy) original: "Janmakālashodhanam — Garbhakālashodhanam — Naṣhṭajātakam." These are technical Sanskrit terms for "correcting" or verifying an exact birth or conception time when it is uncertain, and the art of "Lost Horoscopy," which attempts to reconstruct a birth chart for someone who does not know their birth date.

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Extent 7 leaves original: "patra," referring to the individual loose-leaf pages typical of traditional Indian manuscripts. Age Year 1905 The original text states "Samvat 1962." Using the Vikram Samvat calendar, we subtract 57 years to arrive at the Common Era date of 1905.

Subject Jyotisha The traditional Indian science of astral observation, which includes astronomy, mathematics, and astrology.