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

Adh. V. Sl. 73-75] पञ्चमोऽध्यायः 67 are fully engaged in their sacred study and in the perfor- mance of their religious duties, elephants and horses, the people of Vanga, Anga and Kasi. There will be plenty of rain to the satisfaction of the agriculturists. पीडाकरं फाल्गुनमासि पर्ववङ्गाश्मकावन्तिकमेकलानाम् । नृत्यज्ञसस्यप्रवराङ्गनानां धनुष्करक्षत्रतपस्विनां च ॥७३॥ Sloka 73.—The eclipse occurring in the month of Phalguna will give trouble to the people of Vanga, Asmaka, Avanthika and those living in the Mekala moun- tain, dancers, agriculturists, decent ladies, bow-makers, Kshatriyas and hermits. चैत्र्यां तु चित्रकरलेखकगेयसक्तान् रूपोपजीविनिगमाज्ञहिरण्यपण्यान् । पौण्ड्रौड्र्कैकयजनानथ चाश्मकांश्च तापः स्पृशत्यमरपोऽत्र विचित्रवर्षी ॥७४॥ Sloka 74.—If an eclipse happen in the lunar month of Chaitra the artists, writers, musicians, dancing girls, chanters of Vedas, goldsmiths and jewellers, the people of Paundra, Udıra, Kaikaya and Asmaka will suffer. The lord of the Devas (God Indra) will be quixotic in the matter of supplying rain to the Earth (i.e., there will be rain in some parts and no rain in others). वैशाखमासे ग्रहणे विनाशमायान्ति कर्पासतिलाः समुद्गाः । इक्ष्वाकुयौधेयशकाः कलिङ्गाः सोपद्रवाः किन्तु सुभिक्षमस्मिन् ॥ Sloka 75.—The eclipse occurring in the lunar month of Vaisakha will destroy the cotton crop, sesamum and green gram. The descendants of Ikshvaku, the Yaudhe- yas, the Sakas and the Kalingas will suffer. But the crops will be plenty all over the land.