Shri Raghunatha Temple MSS. Library,

JAMMU

No. 2118 Gha original Sanskrit numerals: २११८घ.

Title Gifts for the Nine Planets, Sacred Diagrams, and the results of contact with Crow venom/droppings, etc. original: "Navagraha-danani chakrani cha kaka-samyoga-visha-adi phalani cha." This title describes a composite work of practical astrology. It includes instructions for Navagraha-dana (charitable giving to appease the nine planetary deities), the use of Chakras (mystical or symbolic diagrams), and Shakuna-shastra (the science of omens), specifically interpreting the effects of accidental contact with crows.

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Extent 3 folios original: "3 patrani." The manuscript is quite brief, consisting of only three individual leaves or sheets. Age ___________________

Subject Astrology original: "Jyotisham." This refers to the traditional Indian system of astronomy and astrology, considered one of the six auxiliary disciplines (Vedangas) used to determine auspicious times for rituals.

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