Treatise on Dreams (1800) - Page 23

⚠Library cataloging label pasted on red cloth; minor staining and small physical damage (holes) present on the paper label.

This label is a library cataloging tag pasted onto a red cloth binding; there are signs of minor staining and small holes in the paper.

Shri Raghunatha Temple Manuscript Library,

JAMMU


No.	1083-D original: "१०८३-घ" (1083-gha); 'Gha' is the fourth letter of the Sanskrit alphabet, used here to denote a sub-entry or shelf-mark 'D'
Title	The Chapter on Dreams original: "Svapnādhyāyaḥ" (स्वप्नाध्यायः)
Author	[Left Blank]
Extent	3 refers to the total number of leaves/folios
Subject	Astrology — Complete original: "Jyotiṣam — Sampūrṇam" (ज्योतिषम् — सम्पूर्णम्). In this tradition, astrology includes Svapna-shastra, the science of interpreting dreams as omens.

Public Domain — Dharmartha Trust Jammu & Kashmir. An eGangotri-Vaidika Bharata Initiative

If one sees the holy cities of Prayaga Prayaga: the sacred confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and the hidden Saraswati rivers; it is considered the "King of Pilgrimage sites" and Gaya Gaya: a city in Bihar essential for performing rites to honor one's ancestors in a clear dream, his ancestors original: "pitaras" (पितरस्), the spirits of one's departed forefathers who require ritual offerings are liberated and cross over to the other side a reference to the Vaitarani or the threshold between the earthly and celestial realms, signifying the end of their suffering. 61

Whether a dream is seen visually as an image or its words are heard as a voice, one should recount it to a wise person? The text here is likely advising the dreamer to share the vision with a priest or astrologer for proper mitigation if the dream was ill-omened.