Shantikamalakara 5.p26

5.p26

Uttarābhādrapadā has two stars; male; facing upward; its deity is Ahirbudhnya; human class; fixed; cow womb-source; neem tree; cakra bird; the letters are 'kṣa' and 'sa'; having eaten meat, one should set out on a journey; the poisonous period is after twenty-four nāḍīs; one should perform copulation in season, hair-parting, naming, and gathering of food and cattle; if a sick person takes a bath, he will be happy; empty in Śrāvaṇa and Mārgaśīrṣa; with the third lunar day it is Maraṇayoga; on Tuesday it is Mṛtyuyoga; on Sunday it is Siddhiyoga; in the third quarter, death occurs within a day; if a red cloud is seen, rain occurs on the eleventh day; if there is fever, suffering lasts for ten days; rice combined with jaggery is the food offering; karañja leaves are the flower; ghee is the incense; the worship mantra is 'viṣṇur yonim'; black gram and mung beans soaked in ghee are the material; having offered one hundred and eight oblations with the Gāyatrī, one should offer a propitiatory offering to Ahirbudhnya with fragrant paste and flowers; at the planetary transit, prices increase. 26.