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Another authority frequently referred to is Sanat-kumāra. There are several fragmentary manuscripts of his treatise. But they are incomplete.¹ In one of the manuscripts the following subjects are dealt with² :
(1) *Gṛiha-saṁsthāpana*—situation of houses, *M.*, XXXVI.
(2) *Nakshatra-graha-yoga-vidhi*—constellation of planets and stars (in determining the auspicious times) in connexion with the building of houses, *M.*, XXXV.
(3) *Graha-lagna-vidhi*—almost the same as (2).
(4) *Taru-tantra-vidhi*---on trees (wood, for building houses with), referred to in many places in *M.*
(5) *Bhū-parīkshā-vidhi*—examination of soil, *M.*, IV, V.
(6) *Nakshatra-tithi-vāra-śuddhi*—on auspicious time, *M.*, XXXV.
(7) *Nakshatra-lagna-phala-dvāra-bandha-śubha-sthāna-nirṇaya*—ascertaining auspicious time and place (in constructing doors), *M.*, IV, V, XXXV.
(8) *Gṛiha-praveśana*—first entry into the newly-built house, *M.*, XXXVII.