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

Adh. III. Sl. 20-24] तृतीयोऽध्यायः 27 of the colours, white, red, yellow and black, the destruc- tion of the following classes in their order, viz., Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas and Sudras is indicated. दृश्यन्ते च यतस्ते रविबिम्बस्थोत्थिता महोत्पाताः । आगच्छति लोकानां तेनैव भयं प्रदेशेन ॥२०॥ Sloka 20.—And these portents appearing on the Sun’s disc bring danger from these directions to the people that behold them. People will get troubles from that very quarter in which these portents make their appearance on the Sun's disc. ऊर्ध्वकरो दिवसकरस्ताम्रः सेनापतिं विनाशयति । पीतो नरेन्द्रपुत्रं श्वेतस्तु पुरोहितं हन्ति ॥२१॥ चित्रोऽथवापि धूम्रो रविरश्मिर्व्याकुलं करोत्यूर्ध्वम् । तस्करशस्त्रनिपातैर्यदि सलिलं नाशु पातयति ॥२२॥ Slokas 21-22.—If the Sun be with upward rays of copper (red) colour, it denotes the ruin of the commander. If the colour be yellow, it betokens the destruction of the king’s son ; if it be white, the preceptor will die. If the colour of the Sun's upward rays be variegated or misty and if there should be no immediate rain following, it causes chaos and disaster to the country through thieves, clash of weapons, etc. Now he speaks of the Sun’s colour in the different seasons : ताम्रः कपिलो वार्कः शिशिरे हरिकुङ्कुमच्छविश्च मधौ । आपाण्डुकनकवर्णो ग्रीष्मे वर्षासु शुक्लश्च ॥२३॥ शरदि कमलोदराभो हेमन्ते रुधिरसंनिभः शस्तः । प्रावृट्काले स्निग्धः सर्वर्तुनिभोऽपि शुभदायी ॥२४॥