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

438 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. LIII. Sl. 55-56. Savitra on the hand ; Vitatha and Brihatkshata, on the side ; Vivasvan, on the stomach ; Yama, Gandharva, Bhringaraja and Mriga on the thigh, knee, shank and buttock respectively. The above deities are situated in the parts on the right side of the House-God. Simi- larly, there are deities on the left side, i. e., Prithvidhara, on the left breast ; Diti, on the left eye ; Aditi, on the left ear ; Bhujaga on the left side of the chest ; Soma, on the left shoulder ; Bhallata, Mukhya, Ahi, Roga and Papayakshma, on the left arm ; Rudra and Rajayakshma, on the left hand ; Sosha and Asura, on the left side ; Varuna, on the left thigh ; Kusumadanta, on the left knee; Sugriva, on the left shank ; Dauvarika, on the left buttock ; Sakra and Jayanta, on the genital organ ; Brahman, on the heart, and Pita, on the foot. अष्टाष्टकपदमथवा कृत्वा रेखाश्च कोणगास्तिर्यक् । ब्रह्मा चतुष्पदोऽस्मिन्नर्धपदा ब्रह्मकोणस्थाः ॥५५॥ अष्टौ च बहिष्कोणेष्वर्धपदास्तदुभयस्थिताः सार्धाः । उक्तेभ्यो ये शेषास्ते द्विपदा विंशतिस्ते हि ॥५६॥ Slokas 55-56.—Or, drawing nine lines across and nine vertically and thus getting 64 squares, diagonals should be drawn from corner to corner. Of this area, Brahman rules over the central four squares ; and the eight deities situated along the diagonals in the corners near him over half a square (viz., Apa, Apavatsa, Savita, Savitra, Vibudhadhipati, Jayanta, Rajayakshma and Rudra) ; in the outer corners, Sikhi, Antariksha, Anila, Mriga, Pitru. Papayakshma, Roga and Diti, over half a square ; those that are on both sides of these, over one and a half squares (Parjanya, Bhrisa, Bhringa- raja, Dauvarika, Sosha and Nagadhipathi, i. e., Ahi) ; and the remaining twenty, over two squares.