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Bhagavatapurana 5.23.6

Bhāgavatapurāṇa 5.23.6

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5.23.6

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punarvasu-puṣyau dakṣiṇa-vāmayoḥ śroṇyor ārdrāśleṣe ca dakṣiṇa-vāmayoḥ paścimayoḥ pādayor abhijid-uttarāṣāḍhe dakṣiṇa-vāmayor nāsikayor yathā-saṅkhyaṃ śravaṇa-pūrvāṣāḍhe dakṣiṇa-vāmayor locanayor dhaniṣṭhā mūlaṃ ca dakṣiṇa-vāmayoḥ karṇayor maghādīny aṣṭa nakṣatrāṇi dakṣiṇāyanāni vāma-pārśva-vaṅkriṣu yuñjīta tathaiva mṛga-śīrṣādīny udagayanāni dakṣiṇa-pārśva-vaṅkriṣu prātilomyena prayuñjīta śatabhiṣā-jyeṣṭhe skandhayor dakṣiṇa-vāmayor nyaset //

6. The constellations of Punarvasu and Pushya lie on its right and left hips; Ardra and Aslesha on its right and left hind feet; Abhijit and Uttarashadha on its right and left nostrils; Sravana and Purvashadha lie on its right and left eyes; Dhanishtha and Moola on its right and left ears; Makha and other eight marking the southward course are connected with the left ribs; similarly Mrigasirsha and others of Uttarayana are connected with the right ribs in the reverse order; and Satabhisha and Jyeshtha rest on the right and left shoulders.

S. Subba Rau 1928, The Srimad Bhagavatam

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