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Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra

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दृष्टिचक्रमहं वक्ष्ये ययावद्‌ ब्रह्मणोदितम्‌। तस्य विन्यासमात्रेण दृष्टिभेदः प्रकाश्यते॥ ६॥

Diagram of Dristhis. As depicted by Lord Brahma, I now narrate the diagram of Drishtis, so that Drishtis are easily understood by a mere sight of the diagram.

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प्राचि मेषवृषौ लेख्यौ कर्कसिंहौ तथोत्तरे। तुलाऽली पश्चिमे विप्र मृगकुम्भौ च दक्षिणे॥ ७॥

Mark the zodiacal Rāśis, as under: Mesh and Vrishabh in East

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ईशकोणे तु मिथुनं वायव्ये कन्यकां तथा। नौरृर्त्यां चापमालिख्य वह्निकोणे छषं लिखेत्‌॥ ८॥

Mithun in the North-East, Kark and Simh in the North, Kanya in the North-West, Tula and Vrischik in the West, Dhanu in the South-West, Makar and Kumbh in the South and Meen in the South-East.

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एवं चतुर्भुजाकारं वृत्ताकारमथापि वा। दृष्टिचक्रं प्रविन्यस्यैवं ततो दृष्टिं विचारयेत्‌॥ ९॥

Draw a square, or a circle marking the 8 directions (4 corners and 4 quarters thereof).

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Chapter 9

Verses 1-5