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

Adh. LI. Sl. 41-44.] एकपञ्चाशत्तमोऽध्यायः 417 सव्यासव्योरुसंस्पर्शे सूते कन्यासुतद्वयम् । स्पृष्टे ललाटमध्यान्ते चतुस्त्रितनया भवेत् ॥४१॥ Sloka 41.—If she touches her right thigh, she will give birth to two girls; if the left thigh, to two boys; if the middle of the forehead, to four sons, and if the end of the fore-head, to three sons. शिरोललाटभ्रूकर्णगण्डं हनुरदा गलम् । सव्यापसव्यस्कन्धश्च हस्तौ चिबुकनालकम् ॥४२॥ उरः कुचं दक्षिणमप्यसव्यं हृत्पार्श्वमेवं जठरं कटिश्च । स्फिक्पायुसन्ध्यूरयुगं च जानू जङ्गेऽथ पादाविति कृत्तिकादौ ॥४३॥ Slokas 42-43.—When the pregnant woman touches the head, fore-head, brows, ears, cheeks, lower part of chin, teeth, neck, right shoulder, left shoulder, hands, chin, pipe of the neck, breast, right bosom, left bosom, heart, right side, left side, belly, hip, joint of buttocks and anus, right thigh, left thigh, knees, shanks or feet, she will give birth to a child in any of the asterisms in their order com- mencing from Krittika. इति निगदितमेतद्गात्रसंस्पर्शलक्ष्म प्रकटमभिमताप्त्यै वीक्ष्य शास्त्राणि सम्यक् । विपुलमतिरुदारो वेत्ति यः सर्वमेत- न्नरपतिजनताभिः पूज्यतेऽसौ सदैव ॥४४॥ Sloka 44.—Thus have I explained in clear terms the prognostics of touching the limbs, after carefully exa- mining the treatises on this science, for enabling people to attain their cherished desires. An astrologer, who knows all this and is endowed with high intelligence and a large heart, will always be honoured by kings as well as peoples. Thus ends the 51st Adhyaya on “Prediction through limbs.” बृ. सं. 53