Compendium of Essence

original: "Sāra Saṃgraha"

Ho · 1 Om. Salutations to the holy Lord Ganesha. Ganesha is traditionally invoked at the beginning of Hindu texts to remove obstacles. Having bowed to the Lord of Obstacles [Ganesha], the Goddess Saraswati the goddess of knowledge and the arts, and the Guru, this Compendium of Essence is composed for the instruction of the young original: "bāla-bodhāya," meaning "for the awakening of children" or beginners.

In the year 1833 of the Vikrama Samvat era approx. 1776 CE and 1790 of the Shaka era approx. 1868 CE; note that these dates do not align traditionally, suggesting either a later annotation or a specific regional reckoning.

Now follow the months:
Chaitra, Vaishakha, Jyeshtha, Ashadha, Shravana, Bhadrapada, Ashvina, Kartika, Margashira, Pausha, Magha, and Phalguna—12 months in total.

Now the fortnights:
The dark half original: "krishna-paksha," the waning moon and the light half original: "shukla-paksha," the waxing moon.

Now the lunar days: term: "tithi" — the 30 divisions of the lunar month
The first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, and fourteenth days; then the Full Moon original: "purnima" and the New Moon original: "amavasya".

Now the days of the week:
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday—7 days.

Now the lunar mansions: term: "nakshatra" — the 28 sectors of the ecliptic through which the moon passes
1. Ashvini, 2. Bharani, 3. Krittika, 4. Rohini, 5. Mrigashira, 6. Ardra, 7. Punarvasu, 8. Pushya, 9. Ashlesha, 10. Magha, 11. Purva-Phalguni, 12. Uttara-Phalguni, 13. Hasta, 14. Chitra, 15. Svati, 16. Vishakha, 17. Anuradha, 18. Jyeshtha, 19. Mula, 20. Purva-Ashadha, 21. Uttara-Ashadha, 22. Abhijit, 23. Shravana, 24. Dhanishtha, 25. Shatabhisha, 26. Purva-Bhadrapada, 27. Uttara-Bhadrapada, 28. Revati.

Now the zodiac signs: term: "rashi" — the twelve signs of the solar zodiac
Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces—12 signs.

[Phonetic Table for Naming]
This section maps specific sounds to the "quarters" of each lunar mansion to determine auspicious names for children born at those times.
Chu, Che, Cho, La for Ashvini;
Li, Lu, Le, Lo for Bharani;
A, I, U, E for Krittika;
O, Va, Vi, Vu for Rohini;
Ve, Vo, Ka, Ki for Mrigashira;
Ku, Gha, Nga, Cha for Ardra;
Ke, Ko, Ha, Hi for Punarvasu;
Hu, He, Ho, Da for Pushya;
Di, Du, De, Do for Ashlesha;
Ma, Mi, Mu, Me for Magha;
Mo, Ti, Tu, Te for Purva-Phalguni;
Te, To, Pa, Pi for Uttara-Phalguni;
E, Sha, Na, Tha for Hasta;
Pe, Po, Ra, Ri for Chitra...