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

310 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. XLI. Sl. 7-10. मकरे तरुगुल्मार्धं सैक्येक्षुसुवर्णकृष्णलोहानि । कुम्भे सलिलजफलकुसुमरत्नचित्राणि रूपाणि ॥७॥ Sloka 7.—Makara presides over trees, shrubs, what- ever grows through being watered, sugar-cane, gold and black metal, i. e., iron ; Kumbha, over water-products, fruits, flowers, gems and brilliant things. तथा च काश्यपः मकरे सस्यसीसं च सुवर्णगुडधातुजम् । कुंभे कुसुमचित्राणि हंसाश्च जलजास्तथा ॥ मीने कपालसम्भववरत्नान्यम्बूद्भवानि वज्राणि । स्नेहाश्च नैकरूपा व्याख्याता मत्स्यजातं च ॥८॥ Sloka 8.—Meena presides over such jewels as come from testaceous animals, e. g. from the pearl oyster, water-products, diamonds, various oils and fish-products. तथा च काश्यपः पद्ममुक्ताफलादीनां द्रव्याणां मीन ईश्वरः ॥ राशेश्चतुर्दशार्थायसप्तनवपञ्चमस्थितो जीवः । द्व्येकादशदशपञ्चाष्टमेषु शशिजश्च वृद्धिकरः ॥९॥ षट्सप्तमगो हानिं वृद्धिं शुक्रः करोति शेषेषु । उपचयसंस्थाः क्रूराः शुभदाः शेषेषु हानिकराः ॥१०॥ Slokas 9-10.—Jupiter posited in the 4th, the 10th, the 2nd, the 11th, the 7th, the 9th or the 5th house from any Rasi causes the increase of the objects assigned there- to. So does Mercury, when posited in the 2nd, the 11th, the 10th, the 5th or the 8th house therefrom. Venus posited in the 6th or the 7th house from a Rasi destroys its objects while in the other houses, he promotes their growth, Malefics posited in the 3rd, the 6th, the 10th and the 11th houses from a Rasi prove beneficial, while in the rest, they are harmful.