⚠The manuscript page is significantly aged with foxing and stains, but the central text remains legible.

The Light of Shambhu’s Astrology 15

original title: "Shambhu-hora-prakasha". Shambhu is a name for the deity Shiva; Hora refers to the branch of astrology (Jyotisha) dealing with hours and horoscopes; and Prakasha means "light" or "illumination," commonly used in titles for scholarly commentaries or treatises.

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The numeral 2 likely refers to the leaf or page sequence in this specific manuscript collection.