Uttara Kālamṛta
Chapter 8 · Miscellaneous · Verse 15
Sanskrit · DevanāgarīUttara Kālamṛta manuscript tradition
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The seven squares on the top horizontal line are allotted to Revati, Asvini, Bharani, Krittika, Magha, Purva Phalguni and Uttara Phalguni. In the next horizontal line these are Uttarabhadra, Purva Bhadra, Satabhisha, Rohini, Asicsha, Pushyami and Hasta. The third horizontal row has Abhijit, Sravana, Dhanishtha, Mrigasira, Ardra, Punarvasu and Chitra. The last row at the bottom has Uttara Ashadha, Purva Ashadha, Mula,.Jyeshtha, Anuradha, Visakha, and Svati. The Moon is the lord of Asvini, Bharani, Krittika, Ardra, Punarvasu, Pushyami, Aslesha, Magha, Purva Ashadha, Uttarashadha, Abhijit, Sravana, Purvabhadra, « 202 i ` Uttara Kalamrita and Revati. The Sun is the lord of the other fourteen stars. The Sun and the Moon at the time of putting the question will reveal the nature of the hidden treasure. amera vented enn sia eragayei feae g WTI we it Tamaa miya wema fe 7 crear rraufingiaerpst ufi: art fme: WATT wy N The time taken by the Sun to traverse a star from the beginning to the end has to be taken in ghatikas and Vighatikas. This is the divisor. Note the interval in ghatikas and Vighatikas taken by the Sun from the time he entered the star till the time of the question. Multiply it by sixty and divide it by the previous number. The remainder multiplied by 27 and divided by 60 gives the number of the stars from Asvini. These are the stars that have elapsed. With the remainder in Ghatikas and Vighatikas these will give the position of the Sun. Note the interval taken by the Moon in the star in which it is posited, to the time of the query. Multiply this by 27 and divide the product by 60. The quolient counted from Asvini gives the stars traversed by the Moon. The remaindcr in ghalikas and Vighatikas shows the position of the Moon at the time.

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