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

18 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. II. Sl. 6-10 कृत्स्नाङ्गोपाङ्गकुशलं होरागणितनैष्ठिकम् । यो न पूजयते राजा स नाशमुपगच्छति ॥६॥ Sloka 6.—A king who does not patronise an astrologer who is thoroughly proficient in the science with all minute details and who is an expert in Astronomy and Horoscopy will surely come to grief. वनं समाश्रिता येऽपि निर्ममा निष्परिग्रहाः । अपि ते परिपृच्छन्ति ज्योतिषां गतिकोविदम् ॥७॥ Sloka 7.—Even sages who have selected forests as their dwelling place, who are free from pride or arrogance and who are without family ties begin to take interest in the science, when they meet an astrological expert. अप्रदीपा यथा रात्रिरनादित्यं यथा नभः । तथाऽसांवत्सरो राजा भ्रमत्यन्ध इवाध्वनि ॥८॥ Sloka 8.—Just as the night does not shine without a lamp, and the sky without the Sun, so will a king have pitfalls like a blind person, if he has no astrologer to guide him. मुहूर्ततिथिनक्षत्रमृतवश्चायने तथा । सर्वाण्येवाकुलानि स्युर्न स्यात्सांवत्सरो यदि ॥९॥ Sloka 9.—A Muhurta, a Tithi, a Star, a Ritu, an Ayana, all these will be a confusion to a king, if there be no astrologer to guide him. तस्माद्राज्ञाधिगन्तव्यो विद्वान् सांवत्सरोऽग्रणीः । जयं यशः श्रियं भोगान् श्रेयश्च समभीप्सता ॥१०॥ Sloka 10. — Therefore should a king who is desirous of success, fame, wealth, all kinds of enjoyments and