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Vasiṣṭha Saṃhitā
वसिष्ठसंहिता
Attributed to Vasiṣṭha (traditional); held as the Vṛddha-Vasiṣṭha compilation · Extant compilation of very uncertain date — no scholarly consensus located · samhita
What this text is
A mundane-astrology and observance compendium in the Vasiṣṭha attribution line.
Rāhu’s courses, eclipse varieties and release (mokṣa) types with Bṛhat Saṃhitā cross-quotes, elections and pañcāṅga-limb material.
Its role in this app
Our best mundane source in this tier (eclipse typology); supplies a named gaṇḍa-mūla junction width (1+2 ghaṭī, quoted in Muhūrta Cintāmaṇi 53) and the alternative name Agnijihvā for the hutāśana pair-set.
Editions our research holds
vriddha-vol-1-chander-mauli-raina
Vṛddha Vasiṣṭha Saṃhitā vol. 1, Chander Mauli Raina (Krishnadas Sanskrit Series 248).
in copyright — read for verification only, never republished · scan quality: good
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