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

380 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. XLVIII. Sl. 4-8. asterism of Pushya. There is nothing holier than this (bath) which puts an end to all the portents. श्लेष्मातकाक्षकण्टकिकटुतिक्तविगन्धिपादपविहीने । कौशिकगृध्रप्रभृतिभिरनिष्टविहगैः परित्यक्ते ॥४॥ तरुणतरुगुल्मवल्लीलताप्रतानान्विते वनोद्देशे । निरुपहतपत्रपल्लवमनोज्ञमधुरद्रुमप्राये ॥५॥ Slokas 4-5.—The royal ablution should be done in a forest region, which is devoid of cordia, beleric myro- balan, thorny, pungent, bitter, and bad-smelling trees ; which is free from owls, vultures and such other inaus- picious birds ; which is full of young trees, shrubs, creepers and bowers, and which consists mostly of beau- tiful and attractive trees with unimpaired leaves and sprouts. कृकवाकुजीवजीवकशुकशिखिशतपत्रचाषहारीतैः । क्रकरचकोरकपिञ्जलवञ्जुलपारावतश्रीकैः ॥६॥ कुसुमरसपानमत्तद्विरेफपुंस्कोकिलादिभिश्चान्यैः । विरुते वनोपकण्ठे क्षेत्रागारे शुचावथवा ॥७॥ Slokas 6-7.—Or, the ablution may be performed in a pure building in a sacred place in the vicinity of forests that resound with the notes of the cocks, Jeevas, Jeevakas, parrots, peacocks, wood-peckers, blue jays, green pigeons, Krakaras, Chakoras, Kapinjalas, Vanjulas doves, Srikantas and other birds such as the virile cuck- oos and bees intoxicated with the drink of honey. This admits of another interpretation, viz., in the vicinity of such orests or in a clean building situated in a sacred place. ह्रदिनीविलासिनीनां जलखगनखविक्षतेषु रम्येषु । पुलिनजघनेषु कुर्याद् दृङ्मनसोः प्रीतिजननेषु ॥८॥