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

Adh. LXXXVII. Sl. 23-28.] सप्ताशीतितमोऽध्यायः 675 अपरस्यां दिशि योऽरस्तत्रासक्तिः कृषीवलैर्भवति । सामुद्रद्रव्यसुसारकाचफलमद्यलब्धिश्च ॥२३॥ Sloka 23.—When it is at the Western spoke, he will meet husbandmen, and obtain marine articles, a kind of gem called सुसार, glass, fruits or wine. भारवहतक्षमिक्षुकसन्दर्शनमपि च वायुदिक्संख्ये । तिलककुसुमस्य लब्धिः सनागपुन्नागकुसुमस्य ॥२४॥ Sloka 24.—When it is at the N. W. spoke, he will see a load-bearer, a carpenter or a mendicant and will get Tilaka, Naga and Punnaga flowers. कौबेर्यां दिशि योऽरस्तत्रस्थो वित्तलाभमाख्याति । भागवतेन समागममाचष्टे पीतवस्त्रैश्च ॥२५॥ Sloka 25.—When it is at the Northern spoke, it indicates gain of wealth and meeting with a devotee of Lord Vishnu and those clad in yellow-robes. ऐशाने व्रतयुक्ता वनिता सन्दर्शनं समुपयाति । लब्धिश्च परिज्ञेया कृष्णा यः शस्त्रघण्टानाम् ॥२६॥ Sloka 26.—When it is at the N. E. spoke, a lady observing a religious vow will come within sight, and there will be a gain of steel, weapons and gongs. याम्येऽष्टांशे पश्चाद्द्विषट्त्रिसप्ताष्टमेषु मध्यफला । सौम्येन च द्वितीये शेषेष्वतिशोभना यात्रा ॥२७॥ अभ्यन्तरे तु नाभ्यां शुभफलदा भवति षट्सु चारेषु । वायव्यानैर्ऋतयोररयोः क्लेशवहा यात्रा ॥२८॥ Slokas 27-28.—If there be an omen in any of the points, viz., the South, the 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 7th, and 8th of the West and the 2nd of the North, the journey will have very little good effect, while in other points, it will