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

Adh. V. Sl. 24] पंचमोऽध्यायः 51 Slokas 20-23.—During the Parvan presided over by Brahman, the Brahmins and cattle will prosper. The whole period will be marked by happiness, health and abundance of corn. In the Moon's Parvan, there will be similar prosperity for the Brahmins and the quadru- peds; but the learned will suffer and there will be drought. In the six-month period owned by Indra, there will be quarrel among kings; crops of the autumnal season will fail and there will be no happiness. In the period owned by Kubera, rich people will suffer loss of wealth, but there will be general prosperity in the land. In Varuna's period there will be no happiness for the kings, but people will be happy and there will be abundance of corn. In the six-month-period swayed by Agni—also known as Mitra— there will be plenty of crops; the people will be immune from disease and there will be abundance of water. During Yama's period, there will be no rain; people will suffer from famine and there will be a general destruction of crops. In the event of an eigth Parvan occurring next to this owing to unusual causes or phenomena, there will be general suffering due to hunger, death and drought. वेलाहीने पर्वणि गर्भविपत्तिश्च शस्त्रकोपश्च । अतिवेले कुसुमफलक्षयो भयं सस्यनाशश्च ॥२४॥ Sloka 24.—If an eclipse should occur a bit prior to the time actually calculated, there will be miscarriages and outbreak of war. In the case of the eclipse happening a bit after the expected time, flowers will wither, fruits will be destroyed and there will be general panic and destruction of crops. तथा च गर्गः वेलाहीने शस्त्रभयं गर्भाणां स्रावणं तथा ।