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Ṣaṭpañcāśikā
षट्पञ्चाशिका
Attributed to Pṛthuyaśas (the same traditional son-of-Varāhamihira attribution as Horāsāra) · If the attribution holds, later 6th century CE — confirmation lacking · prashna
On the dating: The attribution is traditional; many of its verses closely parallel Praśna-jñāna and Daivajña Vallabha.
What this text is
The classic fifty-six-verse horary primer.
Query judgment from the ascendant, aspects and planetary significations, long read with Utpala-tradition commentary.
Its role in this app
Praśna corroboration beside Praśna Mārga and Praśna Tantra.
Editions our research holds
vak-ayer-english
V.A.K. Ayer English translation — the tier’s best horary seat.
in copyright — read for verification only, never republished · scan quality: good
sanskrit-text
Sanskrit manuscript scan.
public domain · scan quality: unusable
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.