Atharvavedaparishishta 52.8
Atharvavedapariśiṣṭa 52.8
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52.8.1
vajraḥ kavandhas triśirāḥ śaṅkhabhedī śikhāvataḥ | daṇḍāś ca rāhuputrāḥ syur nāmabhis tulyavarcasaḥ ||
Vajra, Kavandha, Triśiras, Śaṅkhabhedin, Śikhavat, / and the Daṇḍas are sons of Rāhu, whose luster corresponds to their names.
52.8.2
yathā somārkayor jyoter maṇḍalābhyāśasevinaḥ | rājanyatvāt pradṛśyante prajānāṃ saṃkṣayāvahāḥ ||
Resorting to the vicinity of the luminous orb of the sun and moon, / they are seen as royal portents, bringing destruction to subjects.
52.8.3
tatra mandaphalā jñeyāḥ śaśāṅkatalasevinaḥ | divākaratalābhyāśaṃ sevino bhṛśadāruṇāḥ ||
Among them, those resorting to the underside of the moon are to be known as yielding slight fruits; / those resorting near the underside of the sun are exceedingly dreadful.
52.8.4
pannagās tu caturviṃśat kṛṣṇā dvātriṃśatir grahāḥ | dakṣiṇādyāsu vīkṣyante nīcair vibhrāntamaṇḍalāḥ ||
The Pannagas are twenty-four, and thirty-two planets are black; / revolving in erratic orbits down low, they are observed in the southern and other [quarters].
52.8.5
kevalaṃ tārakākārā dṛśyante niḥprabhaprabhāḥ | pītaraktā grahāḥ pañca pūrvadakṣiṇataḥ smṛtaḥ ||
They are seen purely in the form of stars, possessing luster without brightness; / five yellow-red planets are recorded in the south-east.
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