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242 No. 842. laghusaunaki | Substance, country paper, 8 X 4 inches. Folia, 29. Lines, 7 on a page. Extent, 350 slokas. Character, Nagaia. Date, SM. 1730. Place of deposit, Calcutta, Government of India. Appearance, old. Verse. Generally correct. Laghusaunaki. An abridgement of Saunaka's astrology. The subject of the work is the adoration of the planets when they affect injuriously the destiny of man. The rules for the adoration are given in detail, and the author gives the heads of his topics at the end. Anonymous. Beginning. natva saunakamacaryyam taduktasya yathavidhi | End. navagrahamakhasyaham prayogam vacmi dipavat || 1 || grahatarabalam labdhva subhalagnam vilokayet | napavighna na ca vyadhirnadhipida daridrata || 2 || naribhirjiyate nityam krtvemam svargamacadam | vivahotsavamangalyaih subhaiscanyaih prayojakah || 3 || prathamam santikam kuryat pascat karma samacaret | grahakarma vina yajnam karoti bhuvi manavah || 4 || satsarva nisphalam yati krtaghne sukrtam yatha | varse varsa prakarttavyam srimadbhih subhakanksibhih || 5 || navagrahamakhe karye mandapah kundameva ca | sthandilam rudrakalasamrtvijam varanadikam || 1 || kusandibhumisamskarapurvidhisrayanantika | sthapanam navagrahadinam puja sanksepatastatah || 2 || statabhigharanadyajyabhaganta ca kundika | samidajyacarunanca homastilayavaih kramat || 2 || pancangarudrajapanam tadomasca dasamsakah | grahapujarthadanata prarthanarcana kalpanam || 4 || banhipuja balerdanam purnatiratah param | svistakrtpurvikavarhi hai|manta ca kundika || 5 || hamasca daksinananca bhuyasyasceva kalpanam |