Shantikamalakara 5.p8

5.p8

Puṣya has eight stars; it is arrow-shaped, male, sideward-facing and upward-facing, having Bṛhaspati as deity, light, of the divine class, of the goat origin; its tree is the aśvattha; its bird is the jīvañjīva; its letter is "ka". Having drunk ghee, one should set out on a journey. At the end of twenty nāḍīs is the toxic nāḍikā. One should perform union in season, sīmanta, naming, first solid food, tonsure, sacred thread investiture, ear-piercing, commencement of studies, bathing, consecratory sprinkling, sowing of seeds, architectural work, putting on clothes and ornaments, installation of cattle and deities, and ancestral rites. In the month of Kārttika, it is void. Combined with the tenth tithi, it is a fierce combination. On Sunday and Monday, it is Yamakaṇṭaka. On Sunday and Thursday, it is an accomplishment combination. On this day, having built a house, one should enter it and do painting. If there is childbirth, there is death. In the third quarter, there is all welfare; in the fourth quarter, the death of a kinsman. If there is fever, there is suffering for seven days. The food offering is khaṇḍamuṇḍaka; the worship is with jasmine and lotus flowers; the incense is bdellium; the mantra for worship is "bṛhaspate ati...". Having offered one hundred and eight oblations with the substances of ghee and milk porridge using the Sāvitrī mantra, one should present a propitiatory offering to Bṛhaspati with perfumes, garlands, and boiled rice. Beginning from the third day, at the end of seven days, he becomes healthy. If the sun's ingress occurs [in it], there is an increase in prices. || 8