1788 Śaka Saṃvat, 1923 Vikrama Saṃvat (1866 CE)

Bhairavapraśna

ms_coll_390item_1782 · University of Pennsylvania

Sanskrit Devanāgarī Script Tantrism Śaivism
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference No. ms_coll_390item_1782
Language Sanskrit
Date 1788 Śaka Saṃvat, 1923 Vikrama Saṃvat (1866 CE)

About this Manuscript

A treatise on Jyotiṣa discusses astrological inquiries into the future. The text contains multiple such questions (praśna) and corresponding predictions. It includes svarapraśna, bhūtapraśna, aṅgapraśna, lagnapraśna, lābhakadā bhaviṣyati-type questions (e.g., "When will someone gain profit in life?"), and also explores the timing of events such as when a person's work will succeed. Additionally, it predicts occurrences like famines and other significant events. The scribe was Veṅkaṭeśa, who also wrote manuscripts Item 1815 and Item 2863. This Ms. is written 10 lines per folio. Title present in colophon (f. 7b), Praśnabhairava which is a more common name for this text. Mistakes are crossed-out or blacked out. Marginal corrections are present.

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Catalogue Metadata

Title Bhairavapraśna
Alternative Titles Praśnabhairava
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference Number ms_coll_390item_1782
Collection Collection of Indic Manuscripts
Language Sanskrit
Script Devanāgarī
Subject Classification Tantrism, Śaivism, Hindu Astrology, Jyotiṣaśāstra.
Date 1788 Śaka Saṃvat, 1923 Vikrama Saṃvat (1866 CE)
Place of Origin United States of America
IIIF Manifest Public IIIF manifest available

Subjects & Keywords

Tantrism Śaivism Hindu Astrology Jyotiṣaśāstra.