Composite text (Śīghrabodha + Praśnapradīpa)
eap_79005033 · Dharma Vajracarya Collection
Introduction
About this Manuscript
This is a composite Astrological text, Śīghrabodha and Praśnapradīpa both authorized by Kāśīnātha. Śīghrabodha text primarily focused on Muhurta also detailed explanations Tithi, vāra, nakṣatra, yoga and karaṇa. The text divides 5 chapters or Prakaraṇās. The manuscript contains only 1st chapters 100 ślokās it contains from f.1 - 10 after that it contains 3rd chapter and starts from folio 90-99.. The 2nd text Praśnapradīpa another essential Sanskrit text it provides specific formulas to predict whether a task will be successful. The text has 15 chapters. Manuscript contains 3 chapters only, it starts from f. 11 end of 6th chapter(gamanāgama); f.12 7th chapter (vṛkṣapraśna); f.13 8th chapter (naukāvicāra). It seems both the chapters are incomplete. At the starting cover page has an illustration and middle of the text has 2 astrlogical chart. The text was written in Newari script but the cover page has a Maṅgala phrase in devanagari script also it was written later period.
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Catalogue Metadata
| Title | Composite text (Śīghrabodha + Praśnapradīpa) |
| Repository | Dharma Vajracarya Collection |
| Reference Number | eap_79005033 |
| Collection | Dharma Vajracarya Collection |
| Language | Sanskrit |
| Script | Nepālākṣara |
| Subject Classification | Jyotiṣa |
| Date | Date not listed |
| Place of Origin | Nepal |
| IIIF Manifest | Public IIIF manifest available |