Shri Raghunatha Temple MSS. Library, JAMMU

Shri Raghunatha Temple Manuscript Library,

JAMMU

No. 4046 Gha The library shelf number written in Devanagari numerals as ४०४६ घ.

Title The Jewel-Treasure of Established Principles: The Chapter on the

Composition of the Terrestrial Sphere

original: "Siddhāntakaustubha Bhūgolaracanādhyāyaḥ"; "Siddhānta" refers to an established astronomical treatise, "Kaustubha" is a divine jewel, and "Bhūgolaracanā" describes the arrangement or geography of the earthly globe.

Author Ramagopala Sharma

Extent 3 pages — Year 1851 of the Vikrama Era original: "सं० १८५१"; this traditional Hindu dating system usually begins in 57 BCE. Therefore, Samvat 1851 corresponds to approximately 1794 CE.

Subject Astronomy, Complete original: "Jyotiṣam sampūrṇam"; Jyotisha is the traditional Indian science of astral observation, which includes both mathematical astronomy and astrology.