Text / Sourcestubschool: pan-indian· Bṛhat Saṁhitā
Sarasvata (water-divination teaching)
Sārasvata
txt-sarasvata-dakargalaDefinition
The subterranean-water (Dakargala) authority whose teaching BS 54 summarizes in Arya-metre verses (54.1–99); quoted by Utpala.
Classical
Prāṇa relevance
Carries the earth-vein doctrine that grounds the water↔body homology (54.2); see pra-bhumi-sira.
Sources
- txt-brihat-samhita54.1, 99Classical✓ verifiednamed source of the Arya-metre water-divination
Other attributes
- Text Class
- mula
- Approx Date
- ancient
- Attribution
- Sage Sarasvata
- Transmission Note
- Named by Varahamihira as his Arya-section source; Utpala quotes Sarasvata verbatim at several places. Known to us via BS + Utpala.