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INTRODUCTION
tells us as to which nakşatras are mild and advises us to perform mild works during the period of those nakşatras. It mentions strong (ugra) nakşatras and states that they are proper for the performance of penances. It enumerates hot nakşatras and advises that works like daubing, anointing, sewing etc. should be performed during the period of these hot nakşatras.
4. karanas: In Astronomy, a division of the day is called karana. These karanas are eleven. This section describes them. Then it mentions those proper for initiation ceremony, vratopasthāpana, gani-vācakānujñā and commencement of anaśana.
5. Grahadivasas : This section enumerates the planetary days proper for dīksāpradana, vratopasthapana, gani-vacakānujñā, caraņakarana, tapa and anaśana.
6. Muhurtas: This section relates the muhurtas of day and night. Then it states as to which muhurtas are auspicious for initiation ceremony, etc.
7. Śakunabala: This section deals with omens that suggest initiation, meditation, arrival, study, vow-taking, fast, placeoccupation, death and pleasure.
8. Lagnabala: This section mentions lagnas auspicious for initiation, vow-taking, giving permission for (the study of) śrutaskandha and commencing study. The term 'lagna' is used in the sense of the rise of twelve zodiac signs.
9. Nimittabala: This section mentions auspicious and inauspicious omens (nimittas), describes the fruits of omens pertaining to speech or language, enumerates omens proper for the initiation of a male or a female pupil, mentions omens to be avoided and points out the importance of omens.
5. Maranavibhattipainnaya : This tract is referred to in the Nandisūtra and the Pākşikasūtra. In the Cürni and the Vștti on the Nandisūtra it is described almost identically as follows: 'Marana means giving up lifebreath. Marana is of two types—auspicious and inauspicious. The tract in which these two types of marana are elaborately treated of is called Maranavibhatti.
Almost the same description occurs in the Pākşikasūtravrtti, the only difference being that this Vrtti, in addition, mentions 17 divisions of marana and elaborately describes them. (See Paksikasūtravṛtti, folios 64-65).
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maranaṁ pāņapariccāgo, vibhayanam vibhatti, pasatthamapasatthāņi sabhedāni maraņāņi jattha vannijjanti ajjhayaņe tam ajjhayanam maranavibhatti! (Nandisūtracūrņi, p. 58) maranāni pränatyāgalaksanāni anusamayadini vartante, yathoktam - fanusamayan sartaraṁ calityādi, eteşar vibhajanan yasyār så maranavibhaktih / (Haribhadrasūri's Vrtti on the Nandisütra, p. 71).
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