History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c89.120

v7.c89.120

¹²⁰³ The colours appropriate to the nine planets and their presiding deities are stated by वै. स्मा सू as follows: रक्तसितातिरक्तश्यामपीतसितासितकृष्णधूम्रवर्णाः । अनलाप्पतिगृह्यहरीन्द्रशचीप्रजापतिशेषयमाधिदेवत्याः ॥ The मत्स्य slightly differs on both these; chap. 93. 16-17 provide that the colours are: red for the Sun and Mars, white for the Moon and Venus, yellowish for Mercury and Jupiter, dark for Saturn and Rāhu and smoky for Ketu. The presiding deities of nine planets according to Matsya (93. 13-14) are Śiva, Umā, Skanda, Hari, Brahmā, Indra, Yama, Kāla and Citragupta for the planets, Sun, Moon and so on respectively.