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

Adh. CIV. Sl. 24-25.] चतुरधिकशततमोऽध्यायः 777 Sloka 23.—When Mercury passes through the 9th house, he creates obstacles; through the 10th, kills ene- mies, bestows wealth, a beautiful damsel on a couch, her house property, fine words and sheets. The metre is दोधक.— दोधकमितीच्छति भत्रितयाद्गौ ॥ धनसुतसुखयोषिन्मित्रवाहाप्तितुष्टि- स्तुहिनकिरणपुत्रे लाभगे मृष्टवाक्यः । रिपुपरिभवरोगैः पीडितो द्वादशस्थे न सहति परिभोक्तुं मालिनीयोगसौख्यम् ॥२४॥ Sloka 24.—When Mercury passes through the 11th house, the person will get wealth, sons, happiness, wife, friends, vehicles and contentment; he will also speak sweet words; when through the 12th, he will be troubled by enemies, insults and diseases; he will not be able to enjoy the pleasure of union with his beloved. The metre is मालिनी— ननमयययुतेयं मालिनी भोगिलोकैः ॥ जीवे जन्मन्यपगतधनधीः स्थानभ्रष्टो बहुकलहयुतः । प्राप्यार्थेऽर्थान् व्यरिरपि कुरुते कान्तास्याब्जे भ्रमरविलसितम् ॥२५ Sloka 25.—When Jupiter passes through the Janma Rasi, the person will lose his money, mental balance and position; he will quarrel frequently; when he travels through the 2nd, he will get wealth and be free from enemies; his beloved will sport with his mouth as does a bee with the lotus. The metre is भ्रमरविलसिता.— मो गो नो गो भ्रमरविलसिता. बृ. सं 98

778 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. CIV. Sl. 26-28. स्थानभ्रंशत् कार्यविघातश्च तृतीये- ऽनेकः क्लेशैर्बन्धुजनोत्थैश्च चतुर्थे । जीवे शान्तिं पीडितचित्तश्च स विन्देत् नैव ग्रामे नापि वने मत्तमयूरे ॥२६॥ Sloka 26.—When Jupiter passes through the 3rd house, the person will be troubled by loss of position, and his undertaking will be spoiled; when through the 4th, he will be troubled by multitudinous worries caused by his relatives, and he will get peace of mind neither in the village, nor in the forest that abounds in intoxicated peacocks. This is in मत्तमयूर.— वेदै रन्ध्रै म्तौ यसगा मत्तमयूरम्— जनयति च तनयभवनमुपगतः परिजनशुभसुतकरितुरगवृषान् । सकनकपुरगृहयुवतिवसनकु- न्मणिगुणनिकरकृदपि विबुधगुरुः ॥२७॥ Sloka 27.—Jupiter passing through the 5th house bestows servants, meritorious acts, sons, elephants, horses, bulls, gold, houses in town, young women, garments, gems and a number of virtues. The metre is मणिगुणनिकर.— वसुमुनियतिरिति मणिगुणनिकरः- न सखीवदनं तिलकोज्ज्वलं न च वनं शिखिकोकिलनादितम् । हरिणप्लुतशाद्वलविचित्रितं रिपुगते मनसः सुखदं गुरौ ॥२८॥ Sloka 28.—When Jupiter passes through the 6th house, even a friend's face bright with the Tilaka will not please a person's heart; nor the forest that is resounding

Adh. CIV. Sl 29-31.} चतुरधिकशततमोऽध्यायः 779 with the notes of pea-cocks and cuckoos and looking won- derful by the frisking of the fawns. The idea is, friends will become enemies and good things will look hateful. This sloka is in हरिणप्लुतावृत्तम्- त्रिसकारचितैर्भवतौ लघु नौ नभरैश्च वणेर्हरिणप्लुतम् त्रिदशगुरुः शयनं रतिभोगं धनमशनं कुसुमान्युपवाह्यम् । जनयति सप्तमराशिमुपेतो ललितपदां च गिरं धिषणां च ॥२९॥ Sloka 29. — Jupiter in the 7th confers couches, erotic pleasure, wealth, food, flowers, vehicles, graceful speech and intelligence. The metre is ललितपद. — ललितपदं न जयैर्भवतीह- बन्धं व्याधिं चाष्टमे शोकमुग्रं मार्गक्लेशान् मृत्युतुल्यांश्च रोगान् । नैपुण्याज्ञापुत्रकर्मार्थसिद्धिं धर्मे जीवः शालिनीनां च लाभम् ॥३०॥ Sloka 30.—Jupiter in the 8th house causes imprison- ment, disease, intense grief, hardships on a journey, and diseases almost amounting to death. When travelling in the 9th house, Jupiter confers skill, authority, sons, success in the task undertaken, wealth and fertile lands. The metre is शालिनी. — मात्तौ गौ चेच्छालिनीवेदलोकैः — स्थानकल्यधनहा दशमर्गस्तत्प्रदो भवति लाभगो गुरुः । द्वादशेऽध्वनि विलोमदुःखभाग् याति यद्यपि नरो रथोद्धतः ॥३१॥ Sloka 31.—Jupiter in the 10th house destroys one's position, health and wealth; in the 11th, he bestows the above things; in the 12th, he gives grief causing the per- son to swerve from the right path, though he may be proceeding in a chariot on his journey. The metre is रथोद्धता. — रान्नराविहलगौ रथोद्धता —

780. बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. CIV. Sl. 32-34. प्रथमगृहोपगो भृगुसुतः स्मरोपकणैः सुरभिमनोज्ञगन्धकुसुमाम्बरैरुपचयम् । शयनगृहासनाशनयुतश्च चानुकुरुते समदविलासिनीमुखसरोजषट्‌चरणताम् ॥३२॥ Sloka 32.—When Venus in his transit travels through the Janma Rasi, he confers on the person concerned a good deal of the requisites of love, fragrant and attractive perfumes, flowers and garments, couches, houses, seats and food. Consequently, the person will act the part of a bee on the lotus of the face of an intoxicated beloved. The metre is विलासिनी.— भवति विलासिनी यदि नजौ भलगुरू— शुक्रे द्वितीयगृहगे प्रसवार्थधान्यभूपालसम्मतकुटुम्बहितान्यवाप्य । संसेवते कुसुमरत्नविभूषितश्च कामं वसन्ततिलकद्युतिमूर्द्धजोऽपि ॥ Sloka 33.—Venus in the 2nd house bestows issue, wealth, corn, royal favour, family interests, flowers and gem-ornaments. Consequently, the person though grown old with grey hairs (like the flowers of Tilaka in the spring season), enjoys sexual pleasures. The metre is वसन्ततिलका— उक्ता वसन्ततिलका तभजा जगौ गः— आज्ञार्थमानास्पदभूतिवस्त्रशत्रुक्षयान् दैत्यगुरुस्तृतीये । दत्ते चतुर्थश्च सुहृत्समाजं रुद्रेन्द्रवज्रप्रतिमां च शक्तिम् ॥३४॥ Sloka 34.—When Venus passes through the 3rd house, the person gets authority, wealth, honour, position, prosperity, garments and destruction of enemies; when Venus travels through the 4th, he meets with friends, and gets power similar to that of Rudra, Indra and thunder- bolt.

Adh. CIV. Sl. 35-38.] चतुरधिकशततमोऽध्यायः 781 The metre is इन्द्रवज्रा— स्यादिन्द्रवज्रा यदि तौ जगौ गः । जनयति शुक्रः पञ्चमसंस्थो गुरुपरितोषं बन्धुजनाप्तिम् । सुतधनलब्धिं मित्रसहायाननवसितत्वं चारिबलेषु ॥३५॥ Sloka 35.—When Venus passes through the 5th house, the person's elders are pleased ; relatives come to him ; he also gets issue, wealth, friends' helping hands ; and his enemies are destroyed. The metre is अनवसिता- अनवसिता न्यौ भगौ गुहैरन्ते— षष्ठो भृगुः परिभवरोगतापद्ः स्त्रीहेतुकं जनयति सप्तमोऽशुभम् । यातोऽष्टमं भवनपरिच्छदप्रदो लक्ष्मीवतीमुपनयति स्त्रियं च सः॥३६ Sloka 36.—When Venus passes through the 6th house, the person suffers humiliation, disease and mental torment ; when through the 7th, some disaster pertaining to or caused by women ; when through the 8th, he gets houses, attendants and a prosperous wife. The metre is लक्ष्मी- लक्ष्मीरियं तभसजगैर्हदाहृता— नवमे तु धर्मवनितासुखभाग् भृगुजेऽर्थवस्त्रनिचयश्च भवेत् । दशमेऽवमानकलहान् नियमात् प्रमिताक्षराण्युपि वदन् लभते ॥३७॥ Sloka 37.—When Venus passes through the 9th house, the person performs religious acts, gets women, happiness and wealth, and garments ; when through the 10th, he suffers insults and quarrels invariably, though he speaks very few words. The metre is प्रमिताक्षरा- प्रमिताक्षरा सजयुतावथ सौ— उपान्त्यगो भृगोः सुतः सुहृज्जनान्नगन्धदः । धनाम्बरागमॊऽन्त्यगः स्थिरस्तु नाम्बरागमः ॥३८॥

788. बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. CIV. Sl. 39-40. Sloka 38.—When Venus passes through the 11th house, the person gets friends, wealth, food and perfumes; when through the 12th, he acquires wealth and garments, but certainly loses some of the latter. The metre is स्थिर- क्ष्माौ स्थिरः प्रकीर्तितः— प्रथमे रविजे विषवह्निहतः स्वजनैर्वियुतः कृतबन्धुवधः । परदेशमुपैत्यसुहृद्भवनो विमुखार्थसुतोऽटकदीनमुखः ॥३९॥ Sloka 39.—When Saturn in his transit passes through the Janma Rasi, the person will be troubled by poison or fire, will be separated from his kith and kin, will kill his relations, will wander in foreign lands, will have nei- ther friends, nor a house to live in, will be hateful in appearance, will be poor, without children, a wanderer and pale. The metre is तोटक- वद तोटकमब्धिसकारयुतम्— चारवशाद्द्वितीयगृहगे दिनकरतनये रूपसुखापवर्जिततनुर्विगतमदबलः । अन्यगुणैः कृतं वसुचयं तदपि खलु भव- त्यम्ब्विव वंशपत्रपतितं न बहु न च चिरम् ॥४०॥ Sloka 40.—When Saturn passes through the 2nd house in his transit, the person will be bereft of good appearance, happiness, pride and energy; even if he should earn much wealth through other channels, it would not stay with him as water in a bamboo leaf. The metre is वंशपत्रपतित- दिक्मुनिवंशपत्रपतितं भरनभनलगैः— सूर्यसुते तृतीयगृहगे धनानि लभते दासपरिचारकोष्ठ्रमहिषकुञ्जरवरान् ।

Adh. CIV. Sl. 41-44.] चतुश्चत्वारिंशत्तमोऽध्यायः 783 सद्द्रविणभूतिसौख्यममितं मदव्युपरमं भीरुरपि प्रशास्त्यधिरिपूंश्च वीरगलितैः ॥४१॥ Sloka 41.—When Saturn passes through the 3rd house, one gets money, slaves attendants, camels, buffa- loes, horses, elephants, donkeys, houses, wealth, sound health and freedom from illness; and even if he is a coward, he will curb his mighty enemies through his heroic efforts. The metre is ललिता- स्यान्नरना रनौ च गुरुनाम सा च ललिता— चतुर्थं गृहं सूर्यपुत्रेऽभ्युपेते सुहृद्वित्तभार्यादिभिर्विप्रयुक्तः । भवत्यस्य सर्वत्र चासाधु दुष्टं भुजङ्गप्रयातानुकारं च चित्तम् ॥४२॥ Sloka 42.—When Saturn passes through the 4th house, the person will be separated from his friends, wealth, wife and others; and everywhere his mind will be wic- ked, sinful and crooked like the serpent's crawling. The metre is भुजङ्गप्रयात- भुजङ्गप्रयातं चतुर्भियकारैः— सुतधनपरिहीणः पञ्चमस्थे प्रचुरकलहयुक्तश्चार्कपुत्रे । विनिहतरिपुरोगः षष्ठयाते पिबति च वनितास्यं स्त्रीपुटोष्ठम् ॥४३॥ Sloka 43.—When Saturn passes through the 5th house, one will be bereft of sons and wealth, and will be involved in serious quarrels; when through the 6th, he will have his enemies completely subdued, and will also be- come free from diseases; he will lick the lips of a char- ming damsel. The metre is पुटा- वसुजलधिविरामी नौपुटा स्यौ— गच्छत्यध्वानं सप्तमे चाष्टमे च हीनः स्त्रीपुत्रैः सूर्यजे दीनचेष्टः । तद्धर्मस्थे वैरहृद्रोगबन्धैर्धैर्योऽप्युच्छिद्येतैश्वदेवप्रियायाः ॥४४॥

784 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. CIV. Sl. 45-46. Sloka 44.—When Saturn passes through the 7th house, the person will wander away from home; when, through the 8th, he will be without wife and children, and will engage himself in mean activities; when through the 9th, he will suffer similar troubles, and his religious duties, such as worshipping the sacred fire, will have a break through hatred, heart-disease and imprisonment. The metre is वैश्वदेवी. वाणाश्वैश्छिन्ना वैश्वदेवी ममौ यौ— कर्मप्राप्तिर्दशमेऽर्थक्षयश्च विद्याकीर्त्योः परिहानिश्च सौरे । तैक्ष्ण्यं लाभे परयोषार्थलाभश्चान्त्ये प्राप्नोत्यपि शोकोर्मिमालाम् ॥ Sloka 45.—When Saturn passes though the 10th house the person will acquire some position (or work) but will suffer loss of wealth, learning and fame; when through the 11th, he will develop a sharp temper, will have intercourse with others' wives and also come by others' wealth; when through the 12th, he will get a series of the waves of miseries. The metre is ऊर्मिमाला- म्भौ तौ गौ चेत्कथिता सोर्मिमाला— अपि कालमपेक्ष्य च पात्रं शुभकृद्विदधात्यनुरूपम् । न मधौ बहु कं कुडवे वा विसृजत्यपि मेघवितानः ॥४६॥ Sloka 46.—A planet that bestows by nature beneficial results yields its effects in conformity with the Dasa period through which the person is passing and with his merits. For the cloudy canopy does not release sufficient water even for (to fill) the Kudava measure in the spring season. [Spring is not the proper time, nor the Kudava, a proper recipient.] The metre is वितान-स्तित्सगौरपि विद्धि वितानम् ।

Adh. CIV. Sl. 47-49.] चतुराधिकशततमोऽध्यायः 785 रक्तैः पुष्पैर्गन्धैस्ताम्रैः कनकवृषवकुलकुसुमैर्दिवाकरभूसुतौ भक्त्या पूज्याविन्दुर्घेन्वा सितकुसुमरजतमधुरैः सितश्च मदप्रदैः । कृष्णद्रव्यैः सौरिः सौम्यो मणिरजततिलककुसुमैर्गुरुः परिपीतकैः प्रीतैः पीडा न स्यादुच्चाद्यदि पतति विशति यदि वा भुजङ्गविजृम्भितम् Sloka 47.—The Sun and Mars should be devoutly worshipped with red flowers, copper-coloured perfumes, gold, bulls and Bakula blossoms ; the Moon, with cows, white flowers, silver and sweet substances ; Venus, with aphrodisiacs, etc.; Saturn, with black articles ; Mercury, with gems, silver and Tilaka flowers ; Jupiter, with yellow things. When these planets are pleased, there will be no trouble to the person, even if he falls down from a great height or enters the midst of sporting snakes. The metre is भुजङ्गविजृम्भित- (of 26 syllables)- वस्वीशाश्वैश्छेदोपेतं ममतननयुगनरसलगैर्भुजङ्गविजृम्भितम् । शमयोद्गतामशुभदृष्टिमपि विबुधविप्रपूजया । शान्तिजपनियमदानदमैः सुजनाभिभाषणसमागमैस्तथा ॥४८॥ Sloka 48.—Ward off the evil effects of malefic aspects by the worship of Gods and Brahmins, by propi- tiatory ceremonies, Japa (repetition of holy Manthras), observances, gifts, self-control and speaking to and as- sociating with Brahmins. The metre is उद्गता- a विषम one- प्रथमे सजौ यदि सलौ च नसजगुरुकाण्वनन्तरम् । - यद्यथ भनजलगाः स्युरथो सजसा जगौ च भवतीसमुद्गता — रविभौमौ पूर्वार्धे शशिसौरौ कथयतोऽन्त्यगौ राशेः । सदसल्लक्षणमार्यागीत्युपगीत्योर्यथासंख्यम् ॥४९॥ Sloka 49.—The Sun and Mars yield results, good or bad, in the first half of the sign travelled, while the Moon ब्र. सं 99

786 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. CIV. Sl. 50-52. and Saturn, in the latter half. The गीति-Giti and उपगीति- Upagiti varieties of the Arya follow respectively the first half and second half of the ordinary Arya in both the halves. Cf. बृ. जा. XXII-6. आदौ यादृक् सौम्यः पश्चादपि तादृशो भवति । उपगीतेर्मात्राणां गणवत् सत्सम्प्रयोगो वा ॥५०॥ Sloka 50.—Mercury causes the same effects at the end of a Rasi as in its beginning (that is, the same effects throughout the sign), just as the number of groups of Matras is the same in both the halves of the Upagiti, or as friendship with the virtuous. Cf. बृ. जा. - शशितनयः फलदस्तु सर्वकालम् । आर्याणामपि कुरुते विनाशमन्तर्गुरुर्विषमसंस्थः । गण इव षष्ठे दृष्टः स सर्वलघुतां जनं नयति ॥५१॥ Sloka 51.—Jupiter passing through the middle of odd houses produces disasters even to the righteous, and when through the 6th house, reduces the person to abject slavery or degradation, just as all varieties of the आर्या are spoiled by the presence of the जगण in the odd places, but it should be found in the 6th group, or it should consist of four short syllables, Here the author gives the rule about the use of जगण in Arya metre. This has been already given in our notes on the 2nd Sloka of this Chapter. अशुभनिरीक्षितः शुभफलो बलिना बलवा- नशुभफलप्रदश्च शुभदृग्विषयोपगतः । अशुभशुभावपि स्वफलयोर्व्रजतः समता- मिदमपि गीतकं च खलु नर्कुटकं च यथा ॥५२॥

Adh. CIV. Sl. 53-55.] चतुराधिकशततमोऽध्यायः 787 Sloka 52.—When a strong benefic is aspected by a strong malefic, or when a strong malefic is aspected by a strong benefic, his benefic or malefic effects will be neutral- ised, just as the (Prakrit) Geetaka and (Sanskrit) Narku- taka are equal in all respects. The metre is नर्कुटक—नजभजजा लगौ च यदि नर्कुटकं तु तदा— नीचेऽरिभेऽस्ते चारिदृष्टस्य सर्वं वृथा यत् परिकीर्तितम् । पुरतोऽन्धस्येव कामिन्याः सविलासकटाक्षनिरीक्षणम् ॥५३॥ Sloka 53.—All the good effects enumerated above will be nullified, when the planet under consideration is in depression, in an inimical house, is eclipsed, or is aspected by an enemy, just as the amorous side-long glances of a loving damsel are futile on a blind man. The metre is विलास- तो मो यगौ यस्याद्यपादे स्यात्तौ जगौ तथा यत्र च दृश्यते । तदनु स्तौ मश्चतुर्थे स्यात् ससखा लघु विलासमुदाहृतम् ॥ This is a विषमवृत्त- all the four feet are dissimilar. सूर्यसुतोऽर्कफलसमश्चन्द्रसुतश्छन्दतः समनुयाति यथा । स्कन्धकमार्यागीतिर्वैतालीयं च मागधीगाथाऽऽर्याम् ॥५४॥ Sloka 54.—Saturn gives the same effects as the Sun does in his transit, while Mercury resembles in effect the planet he conjoins with, just as the (Prakrit) Skandhaka, follows (Sanskrit) Geeti, Magadhi Vaitaliya and Gatha, Arya in metrical feet. सौरोऽर्करश्मियोगात् सविकारो लब्धवृद्धिराधिकतरम् । पित्तवदाचरति नृणां पथ्यकृतां न तु तथाऽऽर्याणाम् ॥५५॥ Sloka 55.—When Saturn is eclipsed by the Sun's rays, his power to do harm to human beings increases greatly, except in the case of those noble persons who act

788 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. CIV. Sl. 56-59. righteously, just as bile being greatly vitiated (made powerful) by men basking in the Sun, tortures them, leaving out those careful men who have a regulated diet. This is in पथ्या metre, a kind of आर्या. छे लात् पदं द्वितीयात् प्रथमात् परकेऽथ विषमयुजि चरमे । षष्ठो लोऽग्रेऽन्त्ये त्रिषु पादो भवति भवति तु पथ्या ॥ यादृशेन ग्रहेणेन्दुर्युक्तस्तादृग्भवेत्सोऽपि । मनोवृत्तिसमायोगाद्विकार इव वक्त्रस्य ॥५६॥ Sloka 56.—The nature of the Moon varies according to the planet she conjoins with, just as the facial ex- pression does according to the mental frame. The Moon is the mind of कालपुरुष. The metre is वक्त्र- . रौ यदा गौ तु वक्त्रं स्यात् नौ गावन्यत्र दृश्येते । तृतीय चरणे य्सौ गौ जसौ गुरुरथो गः स्यात् ॥ पञ्चमं लघु सर्व्वेषु सप्तमं द्विचतुर्थयोः । यद्वच्छ्लोकाक्षरं तद्वल्लघुतां याति दुःस्थितैः ॥५७॥ Sloka 57.—When planets are ill-placed, a man is belittled, just as the 5th syllable in all the quarters and the 7th in the 2nd and 4th are short in the श्लोक metre. प्रकृत्यापि लघुर्यश्च वृत्तबाह्ये व्यवस्थितः । स याति गुरुतां लोके यदा स्युः सुस्थिता ग्रहाः ॥५८॥ Sloka 58.—A person, though low-born and of reprehensible conduct, becomes respectable in the world, when the planets are well-placed in transit, just as a short syllable occurring at the end of a foot comes to be treated as long. प्रारब्धमसुस्थितैर्ग्रहैर्यत् कर्मात्मविवृद्धये बुधैः । विनिहन्ति तदेव कर्म तान् वैतालीयमवायथाकृतम् ॥५९॥

Adh. CIV. Sl. 60-61.] चतुरधिकशततमोऽध्यायः 789 Sloka 59.—If the wise begin a work for achieving prosperity when the planets are ill-placed, that itself will destroy them, just as the ceremony for raising a goblin, done improperly, destroys the doer himself. The metre is वैतालीय- This is an अर्धसमवृत्त where the first and third quarters are similar, while the second and fourth are of a different type. In the odd quarters, there are 14 Matras, and in each of the even ones, they are 16 in number. All the four quarters are similar in one respect, viz., they end in र Gana plus a short syllable and a long one. In the odd quarters, there will be 6 Matras remaining outside the Ganas, while in the even ones, there will be 8 Matras. लाः षड् दर्गा नैधना अयुक्पादोऽष्टौ तु तथा समे च लाः । न समोऽत्र परेण युज्यते नैते षट् च निरन्तरा युजो ॥ सौस्थ्यमवेक्ष्य यो ग्रहेभ्यः काले प्रक्रमणं करोति राजा । अणुनापि स पौरुषेण वृत्तस्यौपच्छन्दसिकस्य याति पारम् ॥६०॥ Sloka 60.—A king, though endowed with little pro- wess, starting on an expedition at the proper time, in view of the good positions of the planets, (See XVI-40 supra) achieves greatness that is eulogised in the scriptures. The metre is औपच्छन्दसिक- It is formed by the addition of a long syllable to each of the quarters of the वैतालीय. पर्यन्ते यौ तथैव शेषमौपच्छन्दसिकं सुधीभिरुक्तम्— उपचयभवनोपयातस्य भानोर्दिने कारयेद्धेमताम्राश्वकाष्ठास्थिच- मौर्णिकाद्रिद्रुमत्वग्रखव्यालचौरायुधीयाटवीक्रूरराजोपसेवाभिषेकौषध क्षौमपण्यादिगोपालकान्तारवैद्याश्मकूटावदाताभिविख्यातशूराहवश्ला- घ्ययाज्यग्निकर्माणि सिध्यन्ति लग्नस्थिते वा रवौ । Dandaka 61.—a. On the day presided over by the Sun, if he be passing through the 3rd, 6th, 10th or the 11th house from the Janma Rasi or posited in the Lagna, work connected with the following things may be done

790 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. CIV. Sl. 61. with advantage: gold, copper, horse, wood, bones, skin, woollen articles, mountain, tree, a perfume called खक्, shell, serpent, thief, weapons, forest, cruel deeds, service of kings, coronation of kings, medicine, silk, trade (jungle products), cowherd, physician, stone, fraud, spotless ones, famous ones, heroic, famous in battle, one on march and fire. शिशिरकिरणवासरे तस्य वाप्युद्गमे केन्द्रसंस्थेऽथवा भूषणं शंख- मुक्ताब्जरूप्याम्बुयज्ञेक्षुभोज्याङ्गनाक्षीरसुस्निग्धवृक्षक्षुपानूपधान्यद्रव- द्रव्यविप्राध्वगीतक्रियाशृङ्गिकृष्यादिसेनाधिपाक्रन्दभूपालसौभाग्यन- क्तञ्चरश्लैष्मिकद्रव्यमातुल्यपुष्पाम्बरारम्भसिद्धिर्भवेत् ॥ Dandaka 61.—b. On a day presided over by the Moon, or when she is in the Lagna or when Kataka is rising, or when she is posited in one of the Kendra houses, work connected with the following things will be success- ful :— ornaments, conch-shells, pearls, lotus and the like, silver, water, sacrifice, sugar-cane, eatables, women, milk, milk-trees, grass, marshy place, corn, liquids Brahmins, path, singing, horned animals, agriculture, etc., comman- der of the army, a king who attacks another from behind, kings, evincing popularity, nocturnal beings, medicines for phlegm, maternal uncle, flowers and clothes. क्षितितनयदिने प्रसिद्ध्यन्ति धात्वाकरादीनि सर्वाणि कार्याणि चामीकराग्निप्रवालायुधक्रौर्यचौर्याभिघाताटवीदुर्गसेनाधिकारास्तथा- रक्तपुष्पद्रुमा रक्तमन्यच्च तिक्तं कटुद्रव्यकूटा हिपाशार्जितस्त्राः कुमारा- भिषक्डाक्यभिक्षुक्षपावृत्तिकोशेशशाठ्यानि सिद्ध्यन्ति दम्भास्तथा ॥ Dandaka 61.—c. On the day, presided over by Mars, the following things become successful :— All activities connected with mines, ores, etc., gold, fire, corals, weap-

Adh. CIV. Sl. 61.] चतुरधिकशततमोऽध्यायः 791 ons, cruel deeds, theft, hitting (attacking), forests, fortress- es, command of an army, trees with red flowers, other red substances, bitter and pungent things, earning wealth by fraud and snake-charm, boys, physicians, Buddhist monks, nocturnal activities, lord of the exchequer, roguery and ostentations. हरितमणिमहीसुगन्धीनि वस्त्राणि साधारणं नाटकं शास्त्रविज्ञान- काव्यानि सर्वाः कलायुक्तयो मन्त्रधातुक्रियावादनैपुण्यपुण्यव्रतायो- गदूतास्तथाऽऽयुष्यमायानृतस्नानह्रस्वानि दीर्घाणि मध्यानि च च्छ- न्दतश्चण्डवृष्टिप्रयातानुकारीणि कार्याणि सिद्ध्यन्ति सौम्यस्य लग्नेऽह्नि वा ॥६१॥ Dandaka 61.—d. When Mercury is in the Lagna or presides over the day, all work undertaken in connec- tion with the following things will be crowned with suc- cess :—Green articles, gems, lands, perfumes, garments, things that are both harsh and mild, drama, Sastra, science, poetry, all fine arts, preparation of compounds, mixtures, etc., achieving a Mantra, alchemy, arguments, skill, meri- torious deeds, observance of vows, messenger, tonics (that prolong life), feigned talk, lies, bath, things done in a short, moderate and long interval (or short, medium and long articles ?) as are the foot-prints on the earth during a heavy rain. These four pieces of Dandaka are based upon the चण्डवृष्टिप्रयात and its longer forms which ordinarily has two न Ganas in the beginning followed by six र Ganas. The number of र Ganas can be increased at will. So, here we have 32 र Ganas. In this con- nection Pingalacharya says that रात and माण्डव्य give a different name to चण्डवृष्टिप्रयात. According to them, this variety is termed सुवर्ण; and the others are चण्डवेग, प्लव, जीमूत, वलाहक, भुजङ्ग and समुद्र. There are thus 7 kinds of Dandaka. There are no special names for

792 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. CIV. Sl. 62-63. Dandakas which have more than 14 र Ganas. The names accord- ing to Pingalacharya are अर्ण, अर्णव, व्याल, जीमूत, लीलाकर, उद्दाम and शंख in addition to the basic Dandaka called चण्डवृष्टिप्रयात. As the Dandaka gradually increases from 7 र Ganas, it is also called प्रचित. सुरगुरुदिवसे कनकं रजतं तुरगाः करिणो वृषभा भिषगौषधयः द्विजपितृसुरकार्यपुरःस्थितघर्मनिवारणचामरभूषणभूपतयः । विबुधभवनधर्मसमाश्रय मङ्गलशास्त्रमनोज्ञबलप्रदसत्यगिरः व्रतहवनधनानि च सिद्धिकराणि तथा रुचिराणि च वर्णकदण्डकवत् ॥ Dandaka 62.-- On the day presided over by Jupiter, all things pertaining to the following may be done with advantage :-Gold, silver, horses, elephants, bulls, physi- cians, medicines, propitiation of Brahmins, the Manes and Gods, leaders (infantry), umbrellas, chowries, orna. ments, kings, temples (or installation of deities and construction of houses), performance of Dharmic acts, auspicious ceremonies, Sastras, attractive things, tonics (or food that gives strength), truthful speech, observance of vows, sacrifices, wealth, beautiful and excellent things, like a stick with good colours. The metre is वर्णकदण्डक of four feet - न न and 7 म Ganas. भृगुसुतदिवसे च चित्रवस्त्रवृष्यवेश्यकामिनीविलासहासयौवनोप- भोगरम्यभूमयः स्फटिकरजत मन्मथोपचारवाहनेक्षुशारदप्रकारगोव- णिक्कृषीवलौषधाम्बुजानि च । Dandaka 63.-a. On the day presided over by Venus, things connected with the following may lead to success :- Painting, clothes, aphrodisiacs, courtezans, loving dam- sels, sport, laugh, enjoyment of youth, places of attraction or enjoyment, crystals, silver, indulging in amorous activi- ties, vehicles, sugar-cane, autumnal crops, cattle, trade, agriculture, medicines, and lotus and the like.

Adh. CIV. Sl. 63-64.] चतुरधिकशततमोऽध्यायः 793 सवितृसुतदिने च कारयेन्महिष्यजोष्ट्रकृष्णलोहदासवृद्धनीचकर्म- पक्षिचौरपाशिकान् व्युतविनयविशीर्णभाण्डहस्त्यपेक्षविघ्नकारणानि चान्यथा न साधयेत्समुद्रगोऽप्यपां कणम् ॥६३॥ Dandaka 63.-b. On the day presided over by Saturn, one ought to do work pertaining to the following things in order to achieve success:--She-buffalo, goat, camel, dark metal (iron); slaves, old persons, low-born persons, birds, thieves, hunters, the immodest, broken pots, elephant-catching and obstructionist-activities. Otherwise, one will not get even a drop of water in the ocean. This whole is in समुद्रदण्डक, which is ननरजरजरजरजरलगु-i. e., five र Ganas having जगण in their middle and ल and गु at the end. विपुलामपि बुद्ध्वा छन्दोविचितिं भवति कार्यमेतावत् । श्रुतिसुखदवृत्तसङ्ग्रहमिमममाह वराहमिहिरोऽतः ॥६४॥ Sloka 64.-Although one knows the extensive rami- fications of the science of Prosody, one cannot do more than this (cannot employ other varieties of metres). Hence Varāhamihira has given this summary or essence of metres that are pleasant to hear. This is in विपुला, a kind of आर्या, which is of 3 kinds-(1) मुखविपुला, (2) जघनविपुला and (3) महाविपुला. (1) When, in the first half (i. e. between the first quarter and the 2nd) a word is broken (2) when such a breaking occurs in the second half; (3) when the break is in both the halves. एकैव भवति पथ्या तिस्रो विपुलाश्रतस्र एवैताः । चपला भेदौस्त्रिभिरपि भिन्ना इति षोडशार्याः स्युः ॥ गीतिचतुष्टयमित्थं प्रत्येकं षोडशप्रकारं स्यात् । साकल्येनार्याणामशीतिरेवं विकल्पाः स्युः ॥ According to the commentator, Varahamihira has simpli- fied the rules of Prosody and made them easily intelligible; besides बृ. सं. 100

that he has made them attractive. 'Here Varahamihtra shows his erudite scholarship in other branches of science as well. In this connection, the reader's attention is drawn to the following examples quoted by हलायुधभट्ट, the commentator of the छन्दःशास्त्र of Pingalacharya, where a remarkable knowledge of कन्यालक्षण is exhibited : अतिदारुणा द्विजिव्हा परस्य रन्ध्रानुचारिणी कुटिला । दूरात्परिहरणीया नारी नागीव मुखचपला ॥ यस्या विलोचने पिङ्गले भ्रुवौ सङ्गते मुखं दीर्घम् । विपुलोन्नताश्च दन्ताः कान्तासौ भवति मुखचपला ॥ विपुलाभिजातवंशोद्भवापि रूपातिरेकरम्यापि । निर्वास्यते गृहाद्वल्लभापि चेद्भवति मुखचपला ॥ यस्यादस्य कनिष्ठा न स्पृशति महीमनामिका वापि । सा सर्वभूतभोग्या भवेदवश्यं जघनचपला ॥ यस्याः पादाङ्गुष्ठं व्यतीत्य याति प्रदेशिनी दीर्घा । विपुले कुले प्रसूतापि सा ध्रुवं जघनचपला स्यात् ॥ मकरध्वजसद्मनि दृश्यते स्फुटं तिलकलाञ्छनं यस्याः । विपुलाम्बयप्रजातापि जायते जघनचपलासौ ॥ This commentator belonged to the 12th century A D. and was a minister of king Lakshmanasena of Bengal. Thus ends the 104th Adhyaya on the "Effects of the Transits of Planets". रूपसत्रम् ॥१०५॥ On the Worship of the Stellar Deity. पादौ मूलं जङ्घे च रोहिणी जानुनी तथाश्विन्यः । ऊरू चाषाढद्वयमथ गुह्यं फल्गुनीद्वितयम् ॥१॥ कटिरपि च कृत्तिकापार्श्वयोश्च यमला भवन्ति भद्रपदाः । कुक्षिस्या रेवत्यो विज्ञेयमुगेऽनुराधा च ॥२॥

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.

796 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. CV. Sl. 7-9 It is much better if it (the day) also happens to be Monday. The above worship itself is called Rupa-Satra (formal sacrifice). Cf. गर्गः— अष्टम्यां मधुमासस्य कृष्णपक्षे तु नैरृते । नक्षत्रे चन्द्रवारे तु मुहूर्ते तु गुणान्विते ॥ प्रारम्भेद्रूपसत्राख्यं व्रतं धर्मात्मकः पुमान् । येन पूर्णेन मनुजो रूपशोभामवाप्नुयात् ॥ दद्याद्व्रते समाप्ते घृतपूर्णं भाजनं सुवर्णयुतम् । विप्राय कालविदुषे सरत्नवस्त्रं स्वशक्त्या च ॥७॥ Sloka 7.—When the above observance is over, the person should make a gift of a vessel filled with clarified butter, along with gold, gems and cloths according to his capacity to a Brahmin who is an expert astrologer अन्नैः क्षीरघृतोत्कटैः सहगुडैर्विप्रान् समभ्यर्चयेद् दद्यात्तेषु सुवर्णवस्त्ररजतं लावण्यमिच्छन्नरः । मूलर्क्षात्प्रभृति क्रमादुपवसन्नक्षत्रनामस्वपि कुर्यात् केशवपूजनं स्वविधिना धिष्ण्यस्य पूजां तथा ॥८॥ Sloka 8.—A person who wishes for beautiful features shall worship and feed Brahmins with food abounding in milk and ghee, mixed with jaggery ; he should also pre- sent them with gold, cloths, and silver. Then he should fast regularly on the days when the Moon passes through the several asterisms beginning with Mula and represent- ing the various limbs of the नक्षत्रपुरुष, and also worship in accordance with Vedic rules both Lord Hari and the नक्षत्रपुरुष. प्रलम्बबाहुः पृथुपीनवक्षाः क्षपाकरास्यः सितचारुदन्तः । गजेन्द्रगामी कमलायताक्षः स्त्रीचित्तहारी स्मरतुल्यमूर्तिः ॥९॥ Sloka 9.—One who has performed the above wor- ship will have (in the next birth) long arms (touching the