The Purana Index v1.c5.s7.3743

v1.c5.s7.3743

Grahahoma—burnt offering to the nine planets: Sun to be located in the centre; presiding deity is Śiva, red colour, food pleasing to, is rice cooked with sugar. Moon in the south-east, presiding deity Pārvatī; white rice with ghee and sugar pleasing to: Mars to be located in the south, presiding deity is Skanda, red, Yava pleasing to Mercury to be located in north-east, presiding deity is Hari, yellow, food pleasing to, is milk and rice. Jupiter in the north, presiding deity is Brahmā, yellow rice and curds pleasing to: Venus in the east; presiding deity is Indra; white; food pleasing to, is coarse sugar and rice. Saturn in the west; presiding deity is Yama; black; rice, sesamum and pulses cooked in milk pleasing to Rāhu south-west; presiding deity is Kāla, black; mutton food to. Ketu in north-west; presiding deity is Citragupta; smoke colour, coloured rice as food to.¹ Homa detailed,² Icons of.³