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Brihat Samhita

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siva.sh/brihat-samhita/11/41

ध्रुवकेतुरनियतगतिप्रमाणवर्णऽकृतिर्भवति विष्वक् । दिव्यान्तरिक्षभौमो भवत्ययं स्निग्ध इष्टफलः ॥ ११-४१ ॥

Dhruva Ketu is a comet possessing no fixed course, colour or shape and appears anywhere in the heavens, in the sky and on Earth. When it appears glossy, mankind will be happy.

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siva.sh/brihat-samhita/11/42

सेनाङ्गेषु नृपाणां गृहतरुशैलेषु चापि देशानाम् । गृहिणां उपस्करेषु च विनाशिनां दर्शनं याति ॥ ११-४२ ॥

To those whose death might be near this Ketu appears in the several divisions of the King’s army, in houses, in trees, in hills and in household utensils.

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siva.sh/brihat-samhita/11/43

कुमुद इति कुमुदकान्तिर्वारुण्यां प्राक्शिखो निशां एकाम् । दृष्टः सुभिक्षं अतुलं दश किल वर्षाणि स करोति ॥ ११-४३ ॥

Kumuda Ketu is a comet of the colour of the white water lily. It appears in the west with its tail pointing to the east and is visible only for a night. When it appears there will be unprecedented happiness in the land for a period of ten years.

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siva.sh/brihat-samhita/11/44

सकृदेकयामदृश्यः सुसूक्ष्मतारो अपरेण मणिकेतुः । ऋज्वी शिखास्य शुक्ला स्तनोद्गता क्षीरधारेव ॥ ११-४४ ॥

Maṇi Ketu is a comet which appears for only 3 hours occasionally; it possesses an invisible disc and appears in the west; its tail is straight and white and it resembles a line of milk drawn from a human breast.

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siva.sh/brihat-samhita/11/45

उदयन्नेव सुभिक्षं चतुरो मासान्करोत्यसौ सार्धान् । प्रादुर्भावं प्रायः करोति च क्षुद्रजन्तूनाम् ॥ ११-४५ ॥

There will be happiness in the land from the very time of its appearance for four and a half months; reptiles and venomous creatures will come into existence.

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Chapter 11

Verses 46-50