बृहत्संहिता (आचार्य वराहमिहिर - स्थापत्य, खगोल, मौसम व जल विज्ञान)
Brihat Samhita of Varahamihira with Hindi Commentary
आचार्य वराहमिहिर / डॉ. सुरेशचन्द्र शास्त्री द्वारा
पृष्ठ 686, कुल 1105 में से
संदर्भ में पढ़ेंAdh. LXXXVI. Sl. 76.] षडशीतितमोऽध्यायः 667 This knowledge helps one to find out the name (synonym of Indra, etc.) of the person that has arrived or is going to arrive; or his tutelary deity. In queries regarding theft or the missing of an article, the omen good or bad indicates the direction of thief and article, possibility of recovery, etc The worship of the particular deity will allay the fears of a person who has seen a bad omen in that direction. Similarly the sex can be found out in the above cases. तरुतालीविदलाम्बरसलिलजशरचर्मपट्टलेखाः स्युः । द्वात्रिंशत्प्रविभक्ते दिक्चक्रे तेषु कार्याणि ॥७६॥ Sloka 76.—In the circle of quarters divided into 32 [Diagram / दिक्-चक्र (Circle of 32 Quarters)]:
- पूर्व-East
- कोषाध्यक्ष-Kosadhyaksha
- अग्निहोत्री-Agnihotri
- तापस-Thapasa
- सूकर-Ignorant
- व्याध-Hunter
- शव-Shava
- ...
- दक्षिण-Dakshina
- मातङ्ग-Matanga
- ...
- धर्मज्ञ-Dharmajnya
- ...
- ...
- ...
- तस्कर-Taskara
- पश्चिम-Paschima
- सन्धक-Sandhaka
- ...
- हिंसक-Himsaka
- वायव्य-Vayavya
- ...
- गोस्वामी-Goswami
- कुक्कुट-Kukkutajna
- उत्तर-Uttara
- धनवान्-Dhanavan
- एकशामिक-Eckshamika
- मालाकार-Malakara
- ऐशानी-Aisanea
- वैश्या-Vaishyaya
- चौर-Chauraka
- अश्वरक्षक-Aswarakshaka