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

Adh. XCVI. Sl. 3-5.] षण्णवतितमोऽध्यायः 725 Sloka 2.—In the case of persons who do not pro- ceed on a journey, there are two kinds of the effects of omens, viz., the unstable (future) and the stable. To the first category belong those pointing to the king, envoy, spy, foreign countries, attack (troubles) and kins- men. (The commentator says stable means past ones and unstable future). उद्वद्धसङ्ग्रहणभोजनचौरवह्नि- वर्षोत्सवात्मजवधाः कलहो भयं च। वर्गः स्थिरोऽयमुदयेन्दुयुते स्थिरर्क्षे विन्द्यात् स्थिरं चरगृहे च चरं यदुक्तम् ॥३॥ Sloka 3.—The effect of omens referring to im- prisonment, meeting (acquisition), meals, thieves, fire, rain, festivities, sons, death, quarrels and fears belong to the 'stable' category, provided the Ascendant and the sign occupied by the Moon at the time are fixed signs; if they are moveable ones, they belong to the 'unstable' category. स्थिरप्रदेशोपलमन्दिरेषु सुरालये भूजलसन्निधौ च। स्थिराणि कार्याणि चराणि यानि चलप्रदेशादिषु चागमाय ॥४॥ Sloka 4.—The effects are called 'stable', when the omens occur in a firm place, on a stone, in a house, a temple, on the earth and near water; and when they are in moving things, etc., they are called 'unstable' or 'Future'. आप्योदयर्क्षणदिग्जलेषु पक्षावसानेषु च ये प्रदीप्ताः। सर्वेऽपि ते वृष्टिकरा रुवन्तः शान्तोऽपि वृष्टिं कुरुतेऽम्बुचारी ॥५॥ Sloka 5.—All omens that are situated in an Ascend-