Varahamihira Brihat Samhita Sanskrit & English
Varahamihira wrote the Brihat samhita, an influential encyclopedic text in Sanskrit. This text exists in many Indian scripts, and was copied, preserved in Hindu, Jain and Buddhist temples and monasteries. Download Varahamihira Brihat Samhita book in pdf format or read online for free by link provided below.
In this article, we have given the complete list of Ayyappan Swamy 108 Saranam in Sanskrit. Everyone can easily use them for online chanting or can download them in PDF format for later.
Varahamihira Brihat Samhita Book Content
Introduction
Chapter 1 – Introductory
Chapter 2 – The Jyotiṣa (astrologer)
Chapter 3 – On the course of the Sun (āditya-cāra)
Chapter 4 – On the course of the Moon (candra-cāra)
Chapter 5 – On the course of Rāhu (rāhu-cāra)
Chapter 6 – On the course of Mars (bhauma-cāra)
Chapter 7 – On the course of Mercury (budha-cāra)
Chapter 8 – On the course of Jupiter (bṛhaspati-cāra)
Chapter 9 – On the course of Venus (śukra-cāra)
Chapter 10 – On the course of Saturn (śanaiścara-cāra)
Chapter 11 – On comets (ketu)
Chapter 12 – On Canopus (Agastya)
Chapter 13 – On the constellation of Saptarṣi (seven Ṛṣis or Sages)
Chapter 14 – On Kūrma Vibhāga
Chapter 15 – On the Nakṣatras (nakṣatra-vyūha)
Chapter 16 – On the planets (graha-bhaktiyoga)
Chapter 17 – On planetary conjunctions (grahayuddha)
Chapter 18 – On the Moon’s conjunction with the planets (śaśigrahasamāgama)
Chapter 19 – On planetary years (grahavarṣaphala)
Chapter 20 – On planetary meetings (grahaśṛṅgāṭaka)
Chapter 21 – On the rain-clouds (garbhalakṣaṇa)
Chapter 22 – On rain support days (garbha-dhāraṇa)
Chapter 23 – On rain (pravarṣaṇa)
Chapter 24 – On Rohiṇī-yoga
Chapter 25 – On Svāti-yoga
Chapter 26 – On Āṣāḍhī-yoga
Chapter 27 – On the winds (vātacakra)
Chapter 28 – Signs of immediate rain (sadyovarṣaṇa)
Chapter 29 – On flowers and plants (kusumalatā)
Chapter 30 – Signs of Twilight Hours (sandhyā-lakṣaṇa)
Chapter 31 – On Digdāha (glow at the horizon)
Chapter 32 – Signs of an Earthquake (bhūkampa-lakṣaṇa)
Chapter 33 – On meteors (ulkā)
Chapter 34 – On Halos (pariveṣa-lakṣaṇa)
Chapter 35 – Signs of Rainbows (indrāyudha-lakṣaṇa)
Chapter 36 – Signs of Aerial City (gandharvanagara-lakṣaṇa)
Chapter 37 – On Mock Suns (pratisūrya-lakṣaṇa)
Chapter 38 – On Dust-storms (rajas-lakṣaṇa)
Chapter 39 – On Thunderbolts
Chapter 40 – On Sasya-jātaka (vegetable horoscopy)
Chapter 41 – Classification of substances (dravya-niścaya)
Chapter 42 – Fluctuation of prices
Chapter 43 – On Indra-dhvaja (Indra’s banner)
Chapter 44 – Lustration Ceremony (nīrājanavidhi)
Chapter 45 – On the Wagtail (khañjana-kalakṣaṇa)
Chapter 46 – On Portents or Public Calamity (utpāta-adyāya)
Chapter 47 – Motley Miscellany (mayūracitraka) End of Saṃhitā Proper (first half); Beginning of the second part
Chapter 48 – Royal bath (puṣyasnāna)
Chapter 49 – On Paṭṭa (crown plate)
Chapter 50 – On the Sword (khaḍga-lakṣaṇa)
Chapter 51 – Aṅga-vidyā (prediction through limbs)
Chapter 52 – On Pimples (piṭaka-lakṣaṇa)
Chapter 53 – On House-building (vāstu-vidyā)
Chapter 54 – On Undercurrents (dakārgala)
Chapter 55 – On Gardening (vṛkṣāyurveda)
Chapter 56 – On the building of temples (prāsāda-lakṣaṇa)
Chapter 57 – On durable cement (vajralepa-lakṣaṇa)
Chapter 58 – On temple idols (pratimā-lakṣaṇa)
Chapter 59 – On entry into the forest (vanasampraveśa or vanapraveśa)
Chapter 60 – Installation of Idols in Temples (pratimā-pratiṣṭhāpana)
Chapter 61 – On the features of Cows (go) and Oxen (vṛṣabha)
Chapter 62 – On the features of the Dog (śva or śvan-lakṣaṇa)
Chapter 63 – On the features of the Cock (Kukkuṭa-lakṣaṇa)
Chapter 64 – On the features of the Turtle/Tortoise (kūrma-lakṣaṇa)
Chapter 65 – On the features of the Goat (chāga-lakṣaṇa)
Chapter 66 – On the features of the Horse (aśva-lakṣaṇa)
Chapter 67 – On the features of the Elephant (hasti-lakṣaṇa)
Chapter 68 – On the features of Men (puruṣa-lakṣaṇa)
Chapter 69 – Signs of the five great men (pañca-puruṣa or pañca-mahāpuruṣa)
Chapter 70 – On the features of women (kanyā-lakṣaṇa)
Chapter 71 – Omens from Slits of Garments (vastracheda-lakṣaṇa)
Chapter 72 – On Chowries (cāmara-lakṣaṇa)
Chapter 73 – On Umbrellas (chatra-lakṣaṇa)
Chapter 74 – On the praise of Women (strī-praśaṃsā)
Chapter 75 – Winning of Affection (saubhāgya-karaṇa)
Chapter 76 – Erotic remedies, Spermatic drugs and Medicines (kāndarpika)
Chapter 77 – Preparation of Perfumes (gandhayukti)
Chapter 78 – On Sexual Union (puṃstrī-samāyoga)
Chapter 79 – On Couches and Seats (śayyāsana)
Chapter 80 – On Gems (ratna-parīkṣā)
Chapter 81 – On Pearls (muktā-lakṣaṇa)
Chapter 82 – On Rubies (padmarāga-lakṣaṇa)
Chapter 83 – On Emeralds (marakata-lakṣaṇa)
Chapter 84 – On Lamps (dīpa-lakṣaṇa)
Chapter 85 – On Tooth-brush (dantakāṣṭha-lakṣaṇa)
Chapter 86 – Omens (1): General rules (śākuna)
Chapter 87 – Omens (2): On the circle of Horizon (antara-tcakra)
Chapter 88 – Omens (3): On ominous cries (viruta) of Birds and Beasts
Chapter 89 – Omens (4): On the circle of Dogs (śvacakra)
Chapter 90 – Omens (5): On the cry of the Jackal (śivā-ruta)
Chapter 91 – Omens (6): Movement of wild animals (mṛga-ceṣṭita)
Chapter 92 – Omens (7): The Intention of Cows (go-iṅgita)
Chapter 93 – Omens (8): The intention of Horses (aśva-iṅgita)
Chapter 94 – Omens (9): The Attitude of Elephants (hasti-veṣṭita)
Chapter 95 – Omens (10): The cries of Crows (vāyasa-viruta)
Chapter 96 – Omens (11): Supplementary to omens (śākuna-uttara)
Chapter 97 – On the time of fruition of effects (pāka-adhyāya)
Chapter 98 – On the constellations (nakṣatra-karmaguṇa)
Chapter 99 – On lunar days and half lunar days (tith-karmaguṇa)
Chapter 100 – On the qualities of the Karaṇas (karaṇa-guṇa)
Chapter 101 – On the effects of birth in the Asterisms (nakṣatra-jātaka)
Chapter 102 – On the division of the Zodiac into signs (rāśi-vibhāga)
Chapter 103 – Effects of planetary combination on marriage (vivāha-paṭala)
Chapter 104 – On the transits of planets (graha-gocara)
Chapter 105 – On the worship of the stellar deity (rūpasatra)
Chapter 106 – Conclusion
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