Shantikamalakara 5.p3

5.p3

Kṛttikā has six stars, is shaped like a razor, is female, downward-facing; Agni is its deity; it is mixed; belongs to the class of demons; is yellow in color; has a sheep [or goat] as its yoni; its tree is the uḍumbara; its birds are the krauñca and the crow; its syllables are short u and long ū. One should set out on a journey having eaten curds. One should give rice cooked with mung beans and śyāmāka grain; one should give ornaments. At the end of thirty nāḍīs occurs the toxic period. It is vacant in the month of Kārttika. On Wednesday there is an astrological combination for death. One should undertake the planting of coconut, betel nut, cardamom, and cloves. If a fever arises, there is suffering for nine days; rice cooked with ghee is the food offering; the worship is with mallikā flowers; ghee is the incense; 'punantu mā devajanāḥ' is the mantra for worship. One should offer one hundred and eight fire oblations of curd-rice with the Sāvitrī mantra. At the sun's transit, prices are low. (3)