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

44 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. V. Sl. 1-2 Their prosperity, etc., will be moderate if her growth be medium. If it be less, the prosperity also will dwindle. These effects will be reversed in the dark half. यदि कुमुदमृणालहारगौरः स्थितिनियमात् क्षयमेति वर्द्धते वा । अविकृतगतिमण्डलांशुयोगी भवति नृणां विजयाय शीतरश्मिः ॥ Sloka 32.—The Moon leads to victory and pros- perity to the whole mankind when she is as bright as the Kumuda flower, lotus-stalk and a pearl-necklace, and whose digits increase or decrease proportionately to the number of Tithis that have elapsed and who remains unchanged in her gait, appearance and rays. Thus ends the Fourth Adhyaya on the ‘Course of the Moon.’ राहुचारः ॥५॥ Rahu. अमृतास्वादविशेषाच्छिन्नमपि शिरः किलासुरस्येदम् । प्राणैरपरित्यक्तं ग्रहतां यातं वदन्त्येके ॥१॥ Sloka 1.—A demon's head, though cut off for his having devoured nectar, is still not deprived of life, it is said, as a result of the potency of nectar and that head became a planet, so declare some sages. तथा च पुराणकारः सिंहिकातनयो राहुरपिवच्चामृतं पुरा । शिरश्छिन्नोऽपि न प्राणैस्त्यक्तोऽसौ ग्रहतां गतः ॥ इति. इन्द्वर्कमण्डलाकृतिरसितत्वात्किल न दृश्यते गगने । अन्यत्र पर्वकालाद्वरप्रदानात्कमलयोनेः ॥२॥ Sloka 2.—His disc is similar in form to those of the Sun and the Moon, but he is not visible in the heavens except on Parva days (New and Full Moon days) on account of his blackness in colour. Owing to