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

Adh. CV. Sl. 3-6.] पञ्चाधिकशततमोऽध्यायः 795 पृष्ठं विद्धि धनिष्ठां भुजौ विशाखा स्मृतौ करौ हस्तः । अङ्गुल्यश्च पुनर्वसुराश्लेषा सङ्गिताश्च नखाः ॥३॥ ग्रीवा ज्येष्ठा श्रवणं श्रवणौ पुष्यो मुखं द्विजाः स्वातिः । हसितं शतभिषगथ नासिका मघा मृगशिरो नेत्रे ॥४॥ चित्रा ललाटसंस्था शिरो भरण्यः शिरोरुहाश्चार्द्रा । नक्षत्रपुरुषकोऽयं कर्तव्यो रूपमिच्छद्भिः ॥५॥ Slokas 1-5.—The feet of the नक्षत्रपुरुष (stellar deity) are represented by the asterism Mula; the shanks, by Rohini; the knees, by Aswini; the thighs, by Purva and Uttara Ashadhas; the privities, by Purva and Uttara Phalgunis; the hips, by Krittika; the sides, by Purva and Uttara Bhadrapadas; the stomach, by Revati; the breast, by Anuradha; the back, by Dhanishta; the arms, by Vi- sakha; the hands, by Hasta; the fingers, by Punarvasu; the nails (of the hands), by Aslesha; the neck, by Jyeshta; the ears, by Sravana; the mouth, by Pushya; the teeth, by Swati; laugh, by Satabhishak; the nose, by Magha; the eyes, by Mrigasiras; the forehead, by Chitra; the head by Bharani; and the hair, by Ardra. In this manner, the form of the stellar deity has to be constituted by those who wish for good physical features. It is a well-known rule that in the description of the form of divine beings, we have to begin with their feet, and in the case of human beings, with the head. चैत्रस्य बहुलपक्षे ह्यष्टम्यां मूलसंयुते चन्द्रे । उपवासः कर्तव्यो विष्णुं सम्पूज्य धिष्ण्यं च ॥६॥ Sloka 6.—One ought to worship Lord Vishnu and the नक्षत्रपुरुष and then observe fast on the 8th day of the dark fortnight in the month of Chaitra, when the Moon passes through the asterism of Mula.