Jātakālaṅkāra

The work Jātakālaṅkāra is an ancient indian astronomy 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 contains all seven chapter of Jātakālaṅkāra. First chapter Saṃjñādhyāya is on the idea of the full text, explaining the names and terms related to the text (f. 1b–2b), Second chapter Bhāvādhyāya is on the 12 places, characteristics and results of 12 Bhāva like Lagna, Dhana, Yaśa (f. 2b–8a), Third chapter Yogādhyāya is covering various planet combinations and their effects (f. 8a–12b), Fourth chapter deals with Viśakanyāyogādhyāya which explains the combinations that show the birth of inauspicious women if she is born on Viśākhya yoga (f.12b–13a), Fifth -Āyurvedādhyāya explains a person’s age or lifespan based on which planets are placed in which houses. (f. 13a–16a), Sixth chapter Vyatyayabhāvaphalādhyāya is exploring the mutual exchange of planets and its effects (f. 16a–17a), Seventh chapter on chapter on Lineage of the author (f. 17a–17b). The text is completed in the first day of Luni-solar month Jyēṣṭha (Hindu calander) summer season (Grīṣhma ṛtu) by scribe Śivarāma Ciñcaḷakara.