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

636 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. LXXXI. Sl. 23-26. a Monday ; of the Bhadra (happy) elephants born during the Sun's Northern course, at an eclipse of the Sun or the Moon. These pearls are plentiful, large, brilliant and of various shapes. These are beyond any estimate and should not be perforated, being too brilliant. When worn by kings, they will prove highly sanctifying and bestow children, victory and good health. दंष्ट्रामूले शशिकान्तिसप्रभं च बहुगुणं वाराहम् । तिमिजं मत्स्याक्षिनिभं बृहत्पवित्रं बहुगुणं च ॥२३॥ Sloka 23.—Very valuable and lustrous like the Moon is the pearl born of the root of the boar's tusks ; the pearl got from whales resembles a fish's eye, is large, purifying and of great value. वर्षोपलवज्जातं वायुस्कन्धाच्च सप्तमाद्भ्रष्टम् । ह्रियते किल खाद्दिव्यैस्तडित्प्रभं मेघसम्भूतम् ॥२४॥ Sloka 24.—They say that pearl is produced in the clouds of the seventh layer of wind in the sky in the manner of hail-stones. It falls therefrom with the brilli- ance of lightning and is taken away by the denizens of heaven. The 7 layers of wind are : आवहः, प्रवहः, संवहः, उद्वहः, विवहः, परिवहः and परावहः. तक्षकवासुकिकुलजाः कामगमा ये च पन्नगास्तेषाम् । स्निग्धा नीलद्युतयो भवन्ति मुक्ताः फणस्यान्ते ॥२५॥ शस्तेऽवनिप्रदेशे रजतमये भाजने स्थिते च यदि । वर्षति देवोऽकस्मात्तज्ज्ञेयं नागसम्भूतम् ॥२६॥ Slokas 25-26.—The snakes of the lineage of Taksha and Vasuki and those that move at will, have bright, blue-tinged pearls on their hoods. If Indra suddenly