Offerings, Diagrams, and Omens of the Nine Planets and Crows (1800) - Page 14

⚠There are faint pencil markings visible above the top edge of the paper slip, possibly reading "११-४९" or similar. A small tear is present on the right edge of the card, partially affecting the end of the handwritten title line.

Shri Raghunatha Temple MSS. Library,

JAMMU

No. 1189 Gha original Sanskrit numerals: ११८९घ. The faint pencil markings at the top edge mentioned in the source likely represent a separate archival filing code.

Title Gifts for the Nine Planets, Sacred Diagrams, and the Results of Contact with Crow Droppings, etc. original: "Navagraha danani chakrani cha kaka-samyoga-vishtadi phalani cha." This title outlines a collection of practical astrological lore. It includes Navagraha-dana (the practice of giving specific charity to pacify the nine celestial bodies), Chakras (mystical or mathematical diagrams), and the study of Shakuna (omens), specifically the auspicious or inauspicious signs derived from accidental contact with crows.

Author _________________________________

Extent 3 folios original: "3 patrani." This is a short work, consisting of only three individual leaves. Age ___________________

Subject Astrology original: "Jyotisham." This term refers to the traditional Indian "science of light," which encompasses astronomy, time-keeping, and divination.