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

564 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. LXXXVI. Sl. 67-69. Sloka 66.—Creatures mating members of another species bring about the ruin of the country, exception being given to the birth of a mule, and to the sexual union of human beings of different classes. The commentator tells us a horrible thing that there are men having sexual union with mares. बन्धघातभयानि स्युः पादोरुमस्तकान्तिगैः । शष्पापःपिशितान्नादैर्दोषवर्षक्षतग्रहाः ॥६७॥ Sloka 67.—If an omen passes by a person’s feet, thighs or head, he will suffer from imprisonment, hit or danger respectively; if it is found to eat tender grass, drink water, eat meat or cooked food, there will be in order trouble, rain, wound or imprisonment. The commentator construes ग्रह as 'meeting a relative.' क्रूरोग्रदोषदुष्टैश्च प्रधाननृपवृत्तकैः । चिरकालेन दीप्ताद्यास्वागमो दिक्षु तन्नृणाम् । ६८॥ Sloka 68.—If an omen is standing in any of the eight quarters beginning with the 'Burning', men will meet in order cruel, hot-tempered, sinful and wicked per- 'sons, ministers, kings, preachers and old men. Bhattotpala gives another interpretation:—in the four direc- tions, viz., Burning, Smoking, Tranquil and Charcoal, meeting with cruel persons, those who are corrupted by some fell sins, historians of great ancient kings and antiquated men respectively. He says that this interpretation is better. सद्रव्यो बलवांश्च स्यात् सद्रव्यस्यागमो भवेत् । द्युतिमान् विनतप्रेक्षी सौम्यो दारुणवृत्तकृत् ॥६९॥ Sloka 69.—If an omen be strong and accompa- nied by some substance, there would be the arrival of a person with something in his hand. If the omen be