Karmaprakāśikāvṛtti (commentary on Tājikatantrasāra or Karmaprakāśa.)
ms_coll_390item_1844 · University of Pennsylvania
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About this Manuscript
The work Karmaprakāśikāvṛtti is a commentary by Nārāyaṇasāmudrika or Nārāyaṇa Bhaṭṭa, (1725 CE) on the work Tājikatantrasāra or Karmaprakāśa by Samarasiṃha. The Commentator is the son of Mādhava Śrīgrāmakara of Kāśyapa gotra, a Cittapāvana brahmin. Text starts on (f.1b). The text consists different chapters combination of planets, signs, and houses in a horoscope that create unique, often life-altering outcomes. It has chapters (Adhikaraṇa) first Adhikaraṇa(32 verses) (f.1b–3a), Ṣodaśayogādhikār (18verses )(f.3a–6a), Sahamādhikāra (7 verses) (f.6a–6b), Niṣedhikāra (7 verses) ((f.6b–7b), Ariṣtādhikāra(33 verses) (f.7b–10b), Nirṇayādhikāra(9 verses) (f.10b–11a), Śarirādhikāra (7 verses) (f.11a–11b), Āyurdayādhikāra (18 verses) (11b–13b), Daśādhikāra (12 verses) (13b–14b), Nidhanādhikāra (5 verses) (f.14b –15a), Doṣādhikāra (54 verses)(f.15a –18b), Prakṛtyādhikāra (23 verses) (f.18b –20a), Karmapratyavadhikāra (37 verses) (f.20a–23a), last chapter is incomplete so manuscript is incomplete. (f.1a) is not connected to the main text. Title taken from marginal abbreviations. Written in 13 lines per leaf. 24 leaves foliated 1–24, upper left and lower right verso. Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant phrases highlighted in red; vertical margins marked with double red lines.
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| Title | Karmaprakāśikāvṛtti (commentary on Tājikatantrasāra or Karmaprakāśa.) |
| Alternative Titles | Tājikatantrasāra, Karmaprakāśa, Gaṇakabhūṣaṇa, Manuṣyajātaka |
| Repository | University of Pennsylvania |
| Reference Number | ms_coll_390item_1844 |
| Collection | Collection of Indic Manuscripts |
| Language | Sanskrit |
| Script | Devanāgarī |
| Subject Classification | Hindu Astronomy, Hindu Astrology, Devination, Jyotiṣaśāstra. |
| Date | 1700–1850 |
| Place of Origin | United States of America |
| IIIF Manifest | Public IIIF manifest available |