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

Adh. CI.] एकाधिकशततमोऽध्यायः 753 नक्षत्रजातकाध्यायः ॥१०१॥ On the Effects of Birth in the Asterisms. This Adhyaya is a mere repetition of Chapter XVI of Brihat Jataka. The several effects described in this chapter for the 27 aste- risms may be classified as either good or bad for purposes of con- venience as shown in the following statement.

Nakshatra Effect Ruler of the योगतारा-Yogatara

Aswini ... Good Ketu Bharani ... Good Venus Krittika ... Good ... Sun Rohini ... Good ... Moon Mrigasiras ... Good ... Mars Ardra ... Bad ... Rahu Punarvasu ... Not very good ... Jupiter Pushya ... Good ... Saturn Aslesha ... Bad ... Mercury Magha ... Good ... Ketu Purvaphalguni ... Good ... Venus Uttaraphalguni ... Good ... Sun Hasta ... Bad ... Moon Chitra ... Good ... Mars Swati ... Good ... Rahu Visakha ... Bad ... Jupiter Anuradha ... Bad ... Saturn Jyeshta ... Bad ... Mercury Mula ... Good ... Ketu Purvashadha ... Good ... Venus Uttarashadha ... Good ... Sun Sravana ... Good ... Moon Dhanishta ... Good ... Mars Satabhishak ... Good ... Rahu Purvabhadrapada ... Good ... Jupiter Uttarabhadrapada ... Good ... Saturn Revati ... Good ... Mercury .

• The Nakshatras that are in the 8th sign (i.e., वृश्चिक Vrischika) where the Moon is in depression are the 16th, the 17th and the 18th.