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

Adh. XLVII. Sl. 28.] सप्तचत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः 377 The following notes of Mr. Chitambara Iyer relating to the phenomena of nature culled from other works are requoted : " There will be famine as long as the course of Jupiter and that of Saturn lie through the end of the signs Mesha and Vris- chika and through the middle of Vrishabha and Simha. During the period when Jupiter and Saturn occupy a single sign of the zodiac, there would be pestilence, cholera and death among the people. As long as Jupiter and Venus continue together in a state of disappearance, mankind will suffer from devils, diseases, thieves and enemies. If the course of Saturn or the retrograde motion of Mars should lie through the signs of Dhanus, Mesha, Vrishabha, Meena or Simha, there would be such deaths among men and animals that only a third of mankind, of elephants, horses, cows and other animals of birds and of creatures of water would survive. If the motion of Mars should be an accelerated one, there would be fear from destructive fires; if he should retrograde and enter another sign, the people would suffer from heat and many families would suffer, and if his course should be through a sign longer than the calculated period, there would be drought in the land and rulers will be at war. If Jupiter should retrograde or if his motion should be an accelerated one, and if in this state he should enter another sign, the rivers would not be full; the kings would lose their glory and suffer from diseases. If Saturn should, after a long direct course, begin to retro- grade or have an accelerated motion and in this state enter another sign, there would be diseases, famine and drought in the land and vehicles will suffer destruction. If, when Jupiter should enter another sign when in his acce- lerated motion, Saturn should be in his slow motion, Venus should have disappeared, and Mercury should have reappeared, the country would perish. If Saturn, Mars and Jupiter should be within sight of each other, men with their children would suffer from hunger and from weapons. बृ. सं. 48