History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c82.214.2

v6.c82.214.2

if the Sāṅghātika (16th) is affected then there is treachery; when the Sāmudayika (18th) is affected there is loss of accumulated wealth; when the Vaināśika (23rd) is affected, one's desired objects perish; when Mānasa (25th) is affected, there is anxiety and unhappiness. The Nārada-purāṇa,763a after defining the above, remarks that one should not commence any auspicious act on these. When the (six) nakṣatras are not affected (by evil stars or aspects) a person is healthy, enjoys happiness, his body is well-nourished and he is endowed with wealth; but if the six nakṣatras are affected he perishes and the king also (meets the same fate) if the six along with the extra three are affected When⁷⁶⁴ the nakṣatra on which a king was crowned is affected by evil planets or aspects, one should predict loss of the kingdom, if the nakṣatra of the country is affected trouble to the country and capital is indicated and if the nakṣatra of the king's caste is affected then one should predict king's illness. The nakṣatras according to the caste of the king are as follows⁷⁶⁵: the three Pūrvas (Phalgunī, Purvāṣāḍhā and Purvābhādrapadā) and Kṛttikā are nakṣatras of the king of the brāhmaṇa class; the three Uttarās (Uttarā Phalgunī, Uttarāṣāḍhā and Uttarābhādrapadā) and Puṣya are nakṣatras for a king of the kṣatriya caste; Revatī, Anurādhā, Maghā and Rohiṇī, of agricultural class; Punarvasu, Hasta, Abhijit and Aśvinī are nakṣatras of the *vaṇik* (trader) class.