Shantikamalakara 6.p96

6.p96

“If a reflection is seen beside the rising sun, / there will be destruction within three years, or danger within half a month.” / Now the halo (pariveṣa): / “When rays are struck by the wind, raised up, and formed into a circle, / assuming various colors and shapes, that is the halo around the sun and moon. / Those that dissolve repeatedly yield full results. / A halo having many rings and colors brings death to the king. / A halo of two rings destroys the army commander; one of three rings slays the king. / Two planets standing within a halo cause conflict among rulers of the earth. / Three situated in a halo cause conflict and calamity. / Four standing within a halo cause the death of the king. / Five planets situated within a halo cause the dissolution of the world. / There are halos of Mars and the other [planets], appearing separately. / A halo in the rainy season and autumn brings rain; / in the other seasons, it generally yields the results stated for it.” / Also elsewhere: “When a halo encircles the sun or moon in the first watch [of the night], there is affliction; in the middle watch, excessive rain; in the third, loss of grain; and in the fourth, loss of the realm.”