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  en: The work Jātakālaṅkāra is an ancient indian astrology text by Gaṇeśa Daivajña. The Jātakālaṅkāra focuses only on birth (natal) astrology. It explains how planets and astrological houses affect a person’s life, using clear and elegant language. It also describes many good (benefic) and bad (malefic) astrological combinations. The text is a short classic written in Sanskrit, using a beautiful poetic meter called Srāgdharā Chanda. The text is divided in 7 chapters. The Manuscript consists of chapters from 2 to 7. Second chapter is Bhāvādhyāya- chapter on 12 places and characteristics and results of 12 Bhāva like Lagna, Dhana, Yaśa (f.18b) which is incomplete, Third chapter is Yogādhyāya is covering various planet combinations and their effects (f.19a–29a), Fourth chapter deals with Viśakanyāyogādhyāya which explains the combinations that show the birth of inauspicious women if she is born on Viśākhya yoga (f. 29a and 30a), Fifth chapter Āyurvedādhyāya explains a person’s age or lifespan based on which planets are placed in which houses (f. 30a–5b), Sixth chapter Vyatyayabhāvaphalādhyāya explores the mutual exchange of planets and its effects (f. 5b–7a), Seventh chapter is on the lineage of authors (f. 17a–17b). The manuscript and text is incomplete. A commentary runs parallel, above and below the main text. Śukla Harabhānu (Haribhānu) name is mentioned in (f.53a). Title is taken from the colophon (f. 53).; Written in 7–11 lines per leaf.; 33 leaves foliated 14–21, 29–52, [53], upper left and lower right verso. Mistakes are blacked out; some corrections and additions in the margins; some significant syllables and words highlighted in red.
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