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

378 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. XLVII. Sl. 28. If, whilst the course of the Sun lies through the end of the signs Vrishabha, Mithuna, Vrischika and Simha, Jupiter and Mars should be in conjunction with it, mankind would suffer from famine, and the deaths would be so many that in the cremation grounds of villages and towns, Pisachas might be seen with hundreds of dead bodies in their mouths. If two, three or four planets should meet together, people would suffer from death and famine. If five planets should meet, there would also be famine; if six, the chief ruler would run away from his kingdom, and if seven, humanity would come to an end. If the course of Mars and Saturn, through the signs of Kar- kataka, Simha and Meena should be retrograde or re-retrograde, there would be much suffering on earth. There would also be a scarcity of water and wars in the land; grains would be des- troyed and mankind would suffer from robbers. If Saturn and Rahu should meet, crops would be injured; commodity would become scarce; husbands and wives would be at strife, there would be drought and famine in the land; cows would suffer death and men would become exceedingly lazy. If the course of the Sun and the Moon, both of brilliant discs, should lie through the seven asterisms from Krittika, Madhya- desa would suffer miseries. If the course of the Sun, the Moon, Mars and Venus should lie through the seven asterisms from Magha, there would be grief and disease among men and the God of Death would be busy in his wide work of destruction in the southern countries. If the course of Jupiter, the Moon and Mercury, all of brilliant discs, should lie through the seven asterisms from Anuradha, the western countries, as far as the sea, as well as the western sea itself with its creatures would suffer miseries. If the course of the Sun. Venus and Mars should lie through the seven asterisms from Sravishta, the northern countries would suffer miseries. If the benefic planets should appear of the colour of gold, the Brahmins, the Kshatriyas, the Vaisyas and the Sudras would all attend to their respective duties and would become happy." Thus ends the 47th Adhyaya on "Motley Miscellany.".