Narayana Shakuna Vali (Telugu manuscript)- Tulsi stick

[Guest guest]

|| Om Gurave Namah ||

 

Browsing through the " Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit

Manuscripts in the Government Oriental Library (GOL), Madras; Volume

XXIV - Jyautisa " , I came across the synopsis of a manuscript (#1394)

called Narayana Sakuna Vali.

 

Here is a screenshot of that particular page:

http://img2.freeimagehosting.net/image.php?40442934fe.jpg

 

Does anyone know how to correctly make and use the tulsi stick

technique mentioned in this particular text? Someone? Anyone?

 

Justin

[Guest guest]

Dear Justin ji,

" Narayana Sakunavali " : Narayana is god vishnu. Sakunavali means the

queue of omens or the list of omens. The book name means 'the omens

related to god Vishnu' of course prediction related to tulsi plant

(including 'tulsi leaf', " tulsi stick " etc) is one of them. It is

also possible that it could be just a name given to the book by the

auther. The sloka reads-

" Athata sampravikshyami Prasnanam sakunavalim

Jjanadevena kathita ya swayam bhakta sannidhou "

Means now I will tell you about the omens told by Jjanadeva (should

be some ancient scholar of astrology) in presence of devotees, that

could be observed in Prasna.

I am hearing the name of this book 'Narayana Sakunavali' for the

first time - thanks for providing the info. I am yet to come across

any omen methods that specifically apply to 'Tulsi plant' alone. But

the subject seems to be interesting.

 

May be some one else might have some info to share. By the way if you

are in South and is searching for ancient Sanskrit books; get what

ever published material you can from Madras Manuscript library,

Saravaswati Mahal manuscript library etc - because they are rare

resources. Any such material if you share it on the net - we can

study them here itself; making the group an online learning center.

Love,

Sreenadh

 

, " Justin " <badc00kie wrote:

>

> || Om Gurave Namah ||

>

> Browsing through the " Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit

> Manuscripts in the Government Oriental Library (GOL), Madras; Volume

> XXIV - Jyautisa " , I came across the synopsis of a manuscript (#1394)

> called Narayana Sakuna Vali.

>

> Here is a screenshot of that particular page:

> http://img2.freeimagehosting.net/image.php?40442934fe.jpg

>

> Does anyone know how to correctly make and use the tulsi stick

> technique mentioned in this particular text? Someone? Anyone?

>

> Justin

>