Jyotihshastra: Astral and Mathematical Literature c6.23

c6.23

Several of the works associated with Garga contain sections on meteorological predictions, and particularly on the prediction of the rains. A separate work on that subject attributed to Garga, the Meghamālā,¹⁷ has also been preserved. The phenomena utilized include winds, clouds, mock Suns (pratisūrya), halos, violent storms, and eclipses. Another Meghamālā is ascribed to Śiva. To Garga is also attributed a work on a form of divination also known in Mesopotamia, that from falling lizards. It bears several titles, all variations on Pallisaraṭapatanavidhāna.¹⁸ Similar texts are ascribed to other ṛṣis such as Śaunaka.