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

Adh. XXXVIII. Sl. 1-5.] अष्टात्रिंशोऽध्यायः 301 कथयन्ति पार्थिववधं रजसा घनतिमिरसञ्चयनिभेन । अविभाव्यमानगिरिपुरतरवः सर्वा दिशश्छन्नाः ॥१॥ Sloka 1.—They say that a king will be slain when all the quarters are screened by dust, resembling the mass of pitch darkness, so as to make the mountains, cities and trees indistinguishable, यस्यां दिशि धूमचयः प्राक् प्रभवति नाशमेति वा यस्याम् । आगच्छति सप्ताहात् तत्रैव भयं न सन्देहः ॥२॥ Sloka 2.—There will undoubtedly be danger within a week to that quarter wherein a mass of smoke appears at first or disappears. श्वेते रजोघनौघे पीडा स्यान्मन्त्रिजनपदानां च । न चिरात्प्रकोपमुपयाति शस्त्रमतिसङ्कुला सिद्धिः ॥३॥ Sloka 3.—When the mass of the clouds of dust is white, there is suffering in store for ministers and subjects alike, and before long weapons will begin their work of destruction and peace will be restored with very great difficulty (after confusion has set in). अर्कोदये विजृम्भति यदि दिनमेकं दिनद्वयं वाऽपि । स्थगयन्निव गगनतलं भयमत्युग्रं निवेदयति ॥४॥ Sloka 4.—Dust appearing prominently, covering, as it were, the sky completely at Sunrise for a day or two successively, augurs terrible disaster. अनवरतसञ्चयवहं रजनीमेकां प्रधाननृपहन्तृ । क्षेमाय च शेषाणां विचक्षणानां नरेन्द्राणाम् ॥५॥ Sloka 5.—Dust appearing in a mass throughout a night brings about the death of leading sovereigns, but bestows prosperity on other clever kings.