Meteorology was a highly developed science in ancient India.
Hindus were particularly concerned about the pattern of rainfall and as it was
vital to the agrarian economy. Meghamala is an ancient Hindu text that dealt
exclusively on meteorology. The book is in the form of a dialogue between Shiva
and Goddess Parvati.
Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Pune, possesses four
manuscripts of Meghamala - Raudri Meghamala, as section in Gargi Samhita,
Maheshwari Meghamala, Bhairavokta Meghamala.
The topics dealt in the books include classification of
clouds, predicting future rainfall, types of clouds, measurement of rains and
other related matters.
No critical edition of the text is available.