बृहत्संहिता (आचार्य वराहमिहिर - स्थापत्य, खगोल, मौसम व जल विज्ञान)

284 बृहत्संहितायाम् [XXXIII. Sl. 11-15. अम्बरमध्याद्बह्व्यो निपतन्त्यो राजराष्ट्रनाशाय । बम्भ्रमती गगनोपरि विभ्रममाख्याति लोकस्य ॥११॥ Sloka 11.—If they fall in bunches from the middle of the sky, they portend the ruin of the king and the country. Similarly, that which frequently whirls round in the sky, indicates unrest and distress among the people. संस्पृशती चन्द्रार्कौ तद्विसृता वा सभूप्रकम्पा च । परचक्रागमनृपभयदुर्भिक्षावृष्टिभयजननी ॥१२॥ Sloka 12.—That which touches the Sun or the Moon or issues from either, accompanied by an earth- quake, causes an invasion by an enemy, danger to the king, famine, drought and fear. पौरेतरघ्नमुल्कापसव्यकरणं दिवाकरहिमांश्वोः । उल्का शुभदा पुरतो दिवाकरविनिःसृता यातुः ॥१३॥ Sloka 13.—An Ulka that moves to the left of the Sun and the Moon, destroys a king in town and one on march respectively; whereas one which issuing from the Sun falls in front of a chief on march bestows victory on him. शुक्ला रक्ता पीता कृष्णा चोल्का द्विजादिवर्णघ्नी । क्रमशःशैतान् हन्युर्मूर्धोरःपार्श्वपुच्छस्थाः ॥१४॥ Sloka 14.—A white meteor ruins Brahmins; a red one, Kshatriyas; a yellow one, Vaisyas and a black one, Sudras. The four castes are hurt severally if the meteor falls with its head, central part, side and tail foremost. उत्तरदिगादिपतिता विप्रादीनामनिष्टदा रूक्षा । ऋज्वी स्निग्धाखण्डा नीचोपगता च तद्वृद्ध्यै ॥१५॥ Sloka 15.—A rough meteor that falls in the north, east, south and west bodes evil to the four castes severally,