Indian Antiquary Vol 23

SR No.: 032515
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Richard Carnac Temple
Publisher: Swati Publications
Publication Year: 1984
Total Pages: 412
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 16 MB

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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[MAY, 1994.
120.-S. 1855. Arch. Survey of South. India, Vol. IV. p. 91. Another Sêtupati copperplate inseription: -
" At the auspicious time of the lunar eclipse that occurred on the 10th lunarls day of the month of Kattikai of the year Piramatishsa which is current after 1655 of the SalivahanaSaka had clapsed, on Saturday, when the time of full moon, the asterism of Rohini.... are in conjunction.'
In S. 1655 expired, which by the southern luni-solar system was Pramadin, the month Karttigai (i. c. the solar Margaśira) commenced 5 h. 38 m. after mean sunrise of the first November, A. D. 1733. The 10th day of Kârttigai, therefore, was Saturday, 10th November, A. D. 1733; and on this day (the full-moon day of the lunar Kârttika) there was a lunar eclipse, visible in India, at 11 h. 42 m., and the nakshatra was Rohini from about 13 h. 47 m. after mean sunrise.
121.-S. 1658. Arch. Survey of South. India, Vol. IV. p. 97. Another Sê tupati copperplate inscription:
On... the Tai new-moon day of the dark fortnight of the month of Pushya,. . . of the year Nala current after 1658 of the Sâlivâhana cra, in the Sravana asterism, in the good yoga named Birummiyayoga (?) and in the good karana of Karulakarana (?).'
In S. 1658 expired, which by the southern luni-solar system was Nala, the month Tai (i. e. the solar Mâgha) commenced 20 h. 47 m. after mean sunrise of the 29th December, A. D. 1736; and the day of the date is the 19th January, A. D. 1737, when the new-moon tithi of the amúnta Pausha and the karana Chatushpada ended 18 h. 38 m., and when the nakshatra was Sravana up to 22 h. 20 m., and the yoga Siddhile up to 3 h. 17 m. after mean sunrise.
122. S. 1705. Arch. Survey of South. India, Vol. IV. p. 105. Another Sêtupati copper-plate inscription:
In the year... Sobhakrit, current after 1705 of the Sâlivâhana-Saka and 4884 of the Kali era had elapsed, . . . on Friday, the thirteenth lunar day of the light half of the month of Mithunn, in the asterism of Anusha (i. e. Anuradha), in the auspicious yoga named Siddhi and in the auspicious Taittula karana.
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In S. 1705 Kali 4884 expired, which by the southern luni-solar system was Bobhakrit (Subhana), the Mithuna-sam kranti took place (and the solar Âshâḍha commenced) 16 h. 45 m. after mean sunrise of the 11th June, N. S., A. D. 1783; and the day of the date is Friday, 13th June, A. D. 1783, when the 13th tithi of the bright half (of the lunar Jyaishtha) and the karana Taitila ended 4 h. 36 m., and when the nakshatra was Anuradha up to 22 h. 20 m., and the yoga Siddha (not Siddhi) up to 6 h. 43 m. after mean sunrise.
(To be continued.)
FOLKLORE IN SALSETTE. BY GEO. FR. D'PENHA.
No. 18. The Sparrow Girl.
There once lived in a town a cock-sparrow and a hen-sparrow, with their chicks. After living in the town for a long period, they went with their chicks and took up their abode in a jungle, where they lived happily for some time. One day it happened that a fire broke out in the jungle, which caused great dismay to them. Said the cock-sparrow to the hen-sparrow :
"Come, my dear, let us fly from this jungle, or else the fire will come to where we are living and burn us to death."
15 This word is wrong and should have been omitted.
19 The yoga Siddhi is followed by Vyatipita