Matsya Purana 253.5

253.5

patnīnāśo'śivane vindyātkārtike dhanadhānyakam.
mārgaśīrṣe tathā bhaktaṃ pauṣe taskarato bhayam .. 253.4

If the foundations of a house be laid in the month of Chaitra, the owner of it gets ill, if in Vaisâkha, he gets cows and gems, if in Jyeṣṭha, he dies, if in Âśâḍha, he gets good servants, gems and domestic animals, if in Śrâvana he gets good servants, if in Bhâdra, he becomes a loser of something, if in Aśvin, he loses his wife, if in Kârtika, he gets wealth, if in Mârgaśîra, he gets plenty of grains and eatables, if in Pauṣa he has a fear of thieves, if in Mâgha he gets good lots of various things but there is a risk of fire also, if in Phâlguna, he begets a son and gold, such is the influence of time, of these different months Now I shall tell you about the influence of different asterisms Aśvinî, Rohinî Mûla, Uttarâṣâḍhâ, Uttarâ Phâlgunî, and Mṛigaśira, Svâtî, Hasta, and Anurâdhâ are said to be the auspicious asterisms.—2 6