Varāhamihira's Yogayātrā: Daivapuruṣakārādhyāya — Critically Established Text, Translation, and Annotations

This record constitutes the citable pre-publication version of the present critical text and translation. Any subsequent revised or formally published version will be linked here. This document presents a critically established text, translation, and annotations of the Daivapuruṣakārādhyāya of Varāhamihira’s Yogayātrā. The chapter examines the relationship between fate (daiva) and human effort (puruṣakāra) within the political and strategic framework of royal expeditions. The text derives from the author’s ongoing editorial work on Varāhamihira’s yātrā literature. The initial version of the critical text was prepared during the author’s MPhil research at the University of Oxford and is currently undergoing revision and expansion within the author’s doctoral research. The present reconstruction incorporates additional manuscript evidence beyond that utilised by earlier editors and forms part of the author’s forthcoming critical edition of the Yogayātrā, which will include a fully annotated translation together with Bhaṭṭotpala’s commentary. This document is made available as a citable research output in connection with the accompanying journal article. Companion texts related to the present study: Varāhamihira’s Bṛhadyātrā (Daivapuruṣakārādhyāya)https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19059154 Varāhamihira’s Yogayātrā (Daivapuruṣakārādhyāya)https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19059401 Āryamañjuśrīmūlakalpa (Karmasvakapratyayapaṭalavistara)https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19059524