Atharvavedaparishishta 63.2
Atharvavedapariśiṣṭa 63.2
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63.2.1
kṛṣṇanīhāratimire prakṛtyākrāntamaṇḍale | vikārair nābhasaiḥ kīrṇe sphuliṅgopacite 'śubhe ||
in dark mist and darkness, when the disc is naturally overwhelmed, / scattered with aerial modifications, covered in sparks, inauspicious;
63.2.2
viṣame vigatasnehe vidhvastakaluṣābhrake | triṣu saṃdhiṣu bhūyiṣṭhaṃ darśanaṃ copagacchati ||
irregular, devoid of gloss, with broken and foul clouds, / and appearing mostly at the three twilight junctions;
63.2.3
dvitrinakṣatrage vāpi nakṣatrārdhagate 'pi vā | pradīptair vā rasadbhiś ca vīkṣyamāṇe mṛgadvijaiḥ ||
or covering two or three lunar mansions, or covering half a lunar mansion, / or being watched by burning or crying beasts and birds—
63.2.4
pariveṣe vijānīyān nṛpādyānām upasthitam | saptarātrād bhayaṃ ghoraṃ cauraśastrāgnimṛtyubhiḥ ||
During a halo, one should know that imminent danger for kings and others / approaches within seven nights, terrifying on account of thieves, weapons, fire, and death.
63.2.5
dhūmakarburamāñjiṣṭharaktapītāsitākṛtiḥ | bhavaty ekatare pārśve rūpeṇāvilamaṇḍalaḥ ||
Smoky, variegated, madder-red, red, yellow, and black in appearance, / it becomes a turbid circle on one side in form.
63.2.6
tanunā cātra jālena samantāt pariveṣṭitaḥ | muhurmuhuś ca vilayaṃ saṃsthānaṃ cāpi gacchati ||
And surrounded on all sides by a thin web, / it repeatedly undergoes dissolution and also reformation.
63.2.7
so 'pi vāyvātmako jñeyo mṛdumandadivākaraḥ | pariveṣo 'lpaphalado vātavṛṣṭiḥ pravṛṃhate ||
That [halo] is also to be known as wind-natured, with the sun soft and dim; / the halo yields little fruit, [while] wind and rain increase.
63.2.8
atha ced vātavṛṣṭis tu trirātrān nāpajāyate | jalajvalanacaurāṇāṃ prādurbhāvaḥ prajāyate ||
If, however, wind and rain do not arise within three nights, / the manifestation of floods, fires, and thieves occurs.
63.2.9
pariveṣagato 'lkā syād dvimaṇḍalaparigrahe | dvābhyāṃ senāpatibhayaṃ yuvarājabhayaṃ tribhiḥ ||
A meteor may be situated within the halo when there is a double ring; / with two, there is fear for the commander-in-chief; with three, fear for the crown prince.
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