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

318 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. XLIII. Sl. 9-12. प्रीतो महेन मघवा प्राहैवं ये नृपाः करिष्यन्ति । वसुवद्वसुमन्तस्ते भुवि सिद्धाज्ञा भविष्यन्ति ॥९॥ मुदिताः प्रजाश्च तेषां भयरोगविवर्जिताः प्रभूतान्नाः । ध्वज एव चाभिधास्यति जगति निमित्तैः फलं सदसत् ॥१०॥ Slokas 9-10.—Being pleased with the worship, Indra spoke thus: "Those kings who act like Vasu will become prosperous with all kinds of wealth and will have their commands obeyed implicitly on earth. Their subjects also will be happy, free from danger and disease, and have plenty of food. The Banner will by itself show by signs— good and bad—effects in the world." पूजा तस्य नरेन्द्रैर्बलवृद्धिजयार्थिभिर्यथा पूर्वम् । शक्राज्ञया प्रयुक्ता तामागमतः प्रवक्ष्यामि ॥११॥ Sloka 11.—I am going to expound on the authority of the Sastras the method according to which the wor- ship of the Banner was performed in days of yore by kings, who wished for power, prosperity and victory at the behest of Indra. तस्य विधानं शुभकरणदिवसनक्षत्रमङ्गलमुहूर्त्तैः । प्रास्थानिकैर्वनमियाद्दैवज्ञः सूत्रधारश्च ॥१२॥ Sloka 12.—The following is the method of making Indra’s Banner : An astrologer and a carpenter should go to the forest at an auspicious Karana, day, asterism and at a holy Muhurta (48 minutes), when there are good omens for the journey. For the several Karanas, vide Adhyaya C—Sl. 1—2, infra. मुहूर्त्ताः । शिवभुजगमित्रपितृवसुजलविश्वेविरञ्चिपङ्कजप्रभवाः । इन्द्राग्नीन्द्रनिशाचरवरुणैर्यमयोमपैश्चाह्नि ॥