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

Adh. XCVIII. 'Sl. 13-15.] अष्टनवतितमोऽध्यायः 745 the Muhurtas bearing the names of the deities presiding over them rise, when the Moon is auspicious, i. e., in conjunction with the 1st, 3rd, 6th, 7th, 10th or 11th with respect to the Janma Rasi, and also when there is favourableness of the asterism, i. e., 2nd, 4th, 6th or 8th. न स्नातमात्रगमनोन्मुखभूषिताना- मभ्यक्तभुक्तरणकालनिरासनानाम् । सन्ध्यानिशाशनिकुजार्कतिथौ च रिक्ते क्षौरं हितं न नवमेऽह्नि न चापि विष्ट्याम् ॥१३॥ Sloka 13.—A shave does not lead to good results, if had soon after bath, just before starting on a journey, after decorating oneself, anointing oneself with oil for bath, eating food, at the time of war, without a seat, at a juncture (dawn, evening, or mid-day), at night, on Saturdays, Tuesdays and Sundays, in Rikta Tithis (4th, 9th, 14th), on a day 9th from that of the previous shave and in Vishti Karana. नृपाज्ञया ब्राह्मणसम्मते च विवाहकाले मृतसूतके च । बद्धस्य मोक्षे क्रतुदीक्षणासु सर्वेषु शस्तं क्षुरकर्म भेषु ॥१४॥ Sloka 14—Shave is good in any asterism, if it is done by a royal mandate, by Brahmins' advice, on the occasion of a marriage, during pollution caused by death, at the release from prison, and at the time of the solemn resolution to perform sacrifices. हस्तो मूलं श्रवणा पुनर्वसुर्मृगशिरस्तथा पुष्यः । पुंसञ्जितेषु कार्येष्वेतानि शुभानि धिष्ण्यानि ॥१५॥ Sloka 15.—When the Moon travels through the asterisms Hasta, Moola, Sravana, Punarvasu, Mriga- sirsha and Pushya, it is auspicious for doing all actions that are termed or tend towards 'male'. This Sloka is not found in some editions. बृ. सं 94.