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

522 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. LX. Śl. 4-6. Slokas 1-3.—A wise man ought to construct in the north or east a platform for the installation ceremony with four archways and covered with the sprouts of aus- picious trees. For the eastern side of the platform are laid down variegated garlands and flags ; for the south- eastern one, red ones ; for the southern and south-wes- tern sites, black ones. They must be white in the west, pale-white in the north-west, variegated in the north and yellow in the north-east. आयुः श्रीबलजयदा दारुमयी मृन्मयी तथा प्रतिमा। लोकहिताय मणिमयी सौवर्णी पुष्टिदा भवति ॥४॥ रजतमयी कीर्तिकरी प्रजाविवृद्धिं करोति ताम्रमयी। भूलाभं तु महान्तं शैली प्रतिमाथवा लिङ्गम् ॥५॥ Slokas 4-5.—An idol, made of wood or clay bestows long life, prosperity, strength and victory ; one made of precious stone tends to the weal of the world ; one of gold bestows health ; one of silver, fame ; one of copper, increase of children ; and an idol or emblem of Siva made of stone, acquisition of immense landed property. तथा च काश्यपः। यार्चा मृद्दारुसम्भूता सायुः श्रीबलदा मता। सौवर्णी पुष्टिदा ज्ञेया रत्नजा हितकारिणी ॥ राजती कीर्तिदा ज्ञेया ताम्रजा जनवर्धिनी। महस्करोति भूलाभं यार्चा पाषाणनिर्मिता ॥ शङ्कूपहता प्रतिमा प्रधानपुरुषं कुलं च घातयति। श्वभ्रोपहता रोगानुपद्रवांश्च क्षयं कुरुते ॥६॥ Slokas 6.—An image being hurt by a wedge destroys the headman and the family ; one being damaged by a hole causes diseases, troubles and ruin.