History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c82.417

v6.c82.417

How even mythological accounts are pressed into service by astrological works may be well illustrated by two verses from the Yogayātrā of Varāhamihira: 'The Sun was born in Aṅga (Bengal), the Moon among Yavanas, Mars in Avanti (Ujjayinī), Mercury in Magadha, Jupiter in Sindhu, Venus in Bhojakaṭa, Saturn in Surāṣṭra (Kathiawar), Ketu among Mlecchas and Rāhu in Kaliṅga; if these planets are affected, they cause distress to the countries in which they were born; hence a king should invade the respective countries when any one or more of the planets are affected⁸⁷⁵