Atharvavedaparishishta 63.4

on the fourteenth, the king's wife; and on the fifteenth, of the king— / the chaplain, ministers, and kings slay one another.

One should know that there is a siege of the city when Jupiter is haloed; / counselors and scribes are also besieged, and stationary entities.

And one should know rain when the planet Mercury is haloed; / marching kings, kṣatriyas, and the royal faction are afflicted.

The son of Bhṛgu, haloed, makes the price of grain dear. / Halos around star-planets and lunar mansions alone

cause the rising of a great planet, or the death of the king. / In red, yellow, dark, copper-colored, black, green, and reddish-brown,

fear of hunger, weapons, disease, rain, fire, death, crops, wind, and two misfortunes / of the social classes is to be known, corresponding to the colors assumed.

Pigeon-gray and motley bring fear to animals. / Those colored like a peacock’s throat, conch, moon, pearl, or cow's milk,

resembling madhūka-flowers, ghee, or scum, and dark like dūrvā-grass, indicate rain. / Resembling soapberries, looking like sesame oil and myrobalan,

glossy, appearing like clear water, and shining like mirrors are auspicious; / tawny, harsh, rough, looking like turmeric or dawn, / broken, red, short, and pale bring good fortune.

For marching kings, stationary kings, and likewise allies who come to aid, / one should understand the halos according to the outer, inner, and middle positions.