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Brihat Samhita

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ऐशान्यादिषु कोणेषु संस्थिता बाह्यतो गृहस्यैताः । चरकी विदारिनामाअथ पूतना राक्षसी चैति ॥ ५३-८१ ॥

The four corners of the house beginning from the northeastern point, are occupied respectively by four Deva women known as—Carakī, Vidāri, Pūtanā and Rākṣasī.

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पुरभवनग्रामाणां ये कोणास्तेषु निवसतां दोषाः । श्वपचादयो अन्त्यजात्यास्तेष्वेव विवृद्धिं आयान्ति ॥ ५३-८२ ॥

Those that live in the corners of houses, villages and towns will suffer miseries. Persons subsisting on the flesh of dogs and the Cāṇḍālas, will become prosperous by living in such corners.

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याम्यादिष्वशुभफला जातास्तरवः प्रदक्षिणेनैते । उदगादिषु प्रशस्ताः प्लक्षवटौदुम्बराश्वत्था ॥ ५३-८३ ॥

The Lakṣa, the Banyan, the Udumbara and the Aśvattha will bring on miseries if situated on the south, west, north and east sides of the house, and they will bring on prosperity if they be respectively situated in the north, east, south, and west side of the house.

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आसन्नाः कण्ठकिनो रिपुभयदाः क्षीरिणो अर्थनाशाय । फलिनः प्रजाक्षयकरा दारूण्यपि वर्जयेदेषाम् ॥ ५३-८४ ॥

If thorny trees grow near houses, there will be fear from enemies; if milky trees, there will be waste of wealth: if fruit trees, the children will die. The wood of these trees shall also be rejected.

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छिन्द्याद्यदि न तरूंश्तान्तदन्तरे पूजितान्वपेदन्यत् । पुन्नागाशोकारिष्टबकुलपनसान्शमीशालौ ॥ ५३-८५ ॥

If it be felt inconvenient to remove the several trees mentioned above, a number of superior trees shall be grown between them. These are—Punnāga, Aśoka, Ariṣṭa, Bakula, Panasa, Śamī and Śāla.

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Chapter 53

Verses 86-90