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

Adh. XCVII. Sl. 14-17] सप्तनवतितमोऽध्यायः 740 Sloka 13:—The effect of aerial cities, sudden change of taste of articles, discolouration of gold, flags, houses and the quarters filled with dust or smoke will be felt in a month. नवैकाष्टदशैकषट्त्रिकत्रिकसंख्यमासपाकानि । नक्षत्राण्यश्विनिपूर्वकाणि सद्यःफलाश्लेषा ॥१४॥ Sloka 14.—The eight asterisms beginning with As- wini make their effects felt in nine, one, eight, ten, one, six, three and three months respectively and Aslesha, the same day. पित्र्यान्मासः षट् षट् त्रयोऽर्द्धमष्टौ च त्रिषडेकैकाः । मासचतुष्केऽषाढं सद्यःपाकाभिजित्तारा ॥१५॥ Sloka 15.—The twelve asterisms beginning with Magha make their effects felt in one month, six months, six months, three months, half a month, eight months, three months, six months, one month, one month, six months and six months respectively; and Abhijit, the same day. सप्ताष्टाब्ध्यर्द्धं त्रयस्त्रयः पञ्चचैव मासाः स्युः । श्रवणादीनां पाको नक्षत्राणां यथासंख्यम् ॥१६॥ Sloka 16.—The asterisms beginning with Sravana make their effects felt in seven, eight, one and a half, three, three and five months respectively. [The portents whose times of fruition have not been mentioned here are mentioned in Sloka 30 of Adhyaya 32 supra.] निगदितसमये न दृश्यते चेद्विकारं विषुवे ऽप्यन्यते तत् । यदि न कनकरत्नमोक्षदानैरुपशमितं विधिवद् द्विजैश्च शान्त्या ॥ Sloka 17.—If the effects of the portents mentioned above do not come to pass at the time fixed, they will do.