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Nārada Saṃhitā
नारदसंहिता
Attributed to Nārada (traditional) · Compilation of uncertain date; the extant text is cited by the 14th century (before 1365 CE) · samhita
On the dating: The received 55-chapter form appears to expand an earlier ~37-chapter core; the attribution to the sage is traditional.
What this text is
A jyotiṣa compendium spanning elections, pañcāṅga doctrine, nakṣatra lore and omens.
Saṁskāra elections, pañcāṅga limbs, nakṣatra doctrine including junction widths, women’s-chart material and mundane omens across 55 chapters.
Its role in this app
Seats muhūrta, pañcāṅga-limb, women’s-chart and mundane corroboration. Named in three registered decisions: the sum-13 dagdha definition verse; the saṁvartaka weekday-tithi pairs (via Nārada quoted in the Pīyūṣadhārā); and gaṇḍa-mūla’s junction width as a prahara (53.36).
Editions our research holds
vimal-hindi-tika
Vimal Hindi ṭīkā, Ram Janma Mishra (Chaukhamba, modern) — cleanest.
in copyright — read for verification only, never republished · scan quality: good
1906-khemraj
Khemraj Press 1906 with bhāṣā ṭīkā.
public domain · scan quality: usable
with-hindi-translation
Venkateshwar/Khemraj 1906 printing (Samvat 1963).
public domain · scan quality: usable
Readings on this site cite texts at chapter level, with verse numbers only where our research verified the passage in a named edition. How conflicts between texts are resolved is documented on the conventions page.