[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Polity, Pleasure & Law](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti) › [Law and Social-Religious Duty](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma) › [Propitiatory rites](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.santi) › [Śāntikamalākara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.santi.santikamalakara) › [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.santi.santikamalakara~en-mt) › 2.3.4 # Shantikamalakara 2.3.4 English (machine translation) 2.3.4 - **Language:** English ### [2.3.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.santi.santikamalakara~en-mt.2.3.4) “In the south one should recognize Mars, and Mercury in the northeast; in the north one should know Jupiter, and Venus in the east; in the west one should know Saturn, Rāhu in the southwest, and the Ketus in the northwest. They are to be established with white rice grains, or else they should be made with colored powders, or made of metals such as gold. Venus and the Sun are to be known as facing east; Jupiter and Mercury facing north; Saturn and the Moon facing west; the remaining facing south. Those facing east have their gaze directed upward, those facing north have their gaze directed to the left, those facing west…” - [Previous: 2.3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.santi.santikamalakara~en-mt.2.3.3) - [Next: 2.3.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.santi.santikamalakara~en-mt.2.3.5) - [Up: 2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.santi.santikamalakara~en-mt.2.3) ## Linked texts (1) - [Śāntikamalākara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.santi.santikamalakara.2.3.4) — Kamalākarabhaṭṭa 1587, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.santi.santikamalakara~en-mt.2.3.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.santi.santikamalakara~en-mt.2.3.4) · Pramāṇa