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

Adh. LXXVIII. Sl. 24-26.] अष्टसप्ततितमोऽध्यायः 619 Sloka 23.—They say that sexual union on even nights (after menses) procreates males, while on odd nights, females. On distant even nights, it leads to the birth of children who will be long-lived, handsome and happy. Probably the second half gives the author's own opinion in which distant even nights are good for future issue. दक्षिणपार्श्वे पुरुषो वामे नारी यमावुभयसंस्थौ ॥ यदुदरमध्योपगतं नपुंसकं तन्निबोद्धव्यम् ॥२४॥ Sloka 24.—A foetus situated in the right side of the womb will be a male; while one on the left, a female. One situated on both the sides will be twins and one in the middle is to be understood to be a eunuch. केन्द्रत्रिकोणेषु शुभस्थितेषु लग्ने शशाङ्के च शुभैः समेते । पापैस्त्रिलाभारिगतैश्च यायात्पुंजन्यमयोगेषु च सम्प्रयोगम् ॥२५॥ Sloka 25.—A man ought to have sexual union with his wife when the Kendras and the Trikona houses are occupied by benefics, when the Moon and the Lagna are conjoined with benefics, when malefics are posited in the 3rd, 6th and 11th houses and when there are planetary combinations ensuring the birth of a male. For पुंजन्यमयोग, vide बृ. जा. IV-11. न नखदशनविक्षतानि कुर्यादृत्तुसमये पुरुषः स्त्रियाः कथञ्चित । ऋतुरपि दश षट् च वासराणि प्रथमानिशात्रितयं न तत्र गम्यम् ॥ Sloka 26.—A man should on no account make marks on his wife's body with his nails and teeth during her period of impregnation. Such a period lasts for sixteen days, of which the first three nights are unfit for union.