Shantikamalakara 5.p9

5.p9

Now, Āśleṣā has four stars; it is plow-shaped, having the Serpent as deity, sharp, female, downward-facing, of the demon class, of the cat origin; its tree is the nāga tree; its bird is the hawk and crow; its letters are "kha" and "ga". Having consumed milk porridge, one should set out on a journey. At the end of thirty nāḍīs is the toxic nāḍikā. In the third quarter, death occurs within a day, along with victory over enemies. On Saturday, it is a combination causing death. On Tuesday and Wednesday, it is Yamakaṇṭaka; some wish for destruction on Tuesday; combined with Tuesday, it is a death combination. If a rainbow appears within half a ghaṭikā at sunrise when there are black and red clouds, there will be rain after seven days. (In all muhūrtas, having faced downward at the rising sign and lying down in the wedding lunar mansion, one should take the clay or obtain its fruit), it becomes one's own. At the rising of Bṛhaspati in this quarter, every undertaking of deeds succeeds without delay, as well as the accumulation of wealth. In this lunar mansion, one should dig wells and the like. If there is fever, there is suffering for nine days. The food offering is milk porridge; worship is with flax flowers; the food offering is ghee-muṇḍaka; the incense is bdellium; the mantra for worship is "madhu vātā...". One should offer a propitiatory offering to the serpents with a rice-and-lentil mash. If there is no propitiatory rite, death occurs on the eighth day. At the sun's ingress, the price is low. || 9