Brihat Samhita
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ऋज्वी हिता प्रजानां अतिवक्रा अर्घं गतिर्विनाशयति । शस्त्रभयदा च वक्रा विकला भयरोगसंजननी ॥ ७-१६ ॥
When Mercury is in his Ṛjvya course, mankind will be happy; when in his Ativakra course he will destroy wealth; when he is in his Vakra course there will be wars in the land; and when he is in his Vikala course mankind will be afflicted with fear and disease.
english translation
RjvI hitA prajAnAM ativakrA arghaM gatirvinAzayati । zastrabhayadA ca vakrA vikalA bhayarogasaMjananI ॥ 7-16 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptपौषऽषाढश्रावणवैशाखेष्विन्दुजः समाघेषु । वृष्टो भयाय जगतः शुभफलकृत्प्रोषितस्तेषु ॥ ७-१७ ॥
If Mercury should, after his conjunction with the Sun, reappear in the month of Āṣāḍha or Śrāvaṇa or Vaiśākha or Māgha, there will be fear in the land; but if he should be in his course in those months there will be happiness in the land.
english translation
pauSa'SADhazrAvaNavaizAkheSvindujaH samAgheSu । vRSTo bhayAya jagataH zubhaphalakRtproSitasteSu ॥ 7-17 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptकार्तिके अश्वयुजि वा यदि मासे दृश्यते तनुभवः शिशिरांशोः । शस्त्रचौरहुतभुग्गदतोयक्षुद्भयानि च तदा विदधाति ७-१८ ॥
If Mercury should so reappear in the month of Kārttika or Aśvayuja, there will be wars in the land and mankind will suffer from robbers, from fire, from disease, from flood and from hunger.
english translation
kArtike azvayuji vA yadi mAse dRzyate tanubhavaH zizirAMzoH । zastracaurahutabhuggadatoyakSudbhayAni ca tadA vidadhAti 7-18 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptरुद्धानि सौम्ये अस्तगते पुराणि यान्युद्गते तान्युपयान्ति मोक्षम् । अन्ये तु पश्चादुदिते वदन्ति लाभः पुराणां भवति तज्ज्ञाः ॥ ७-१९ ॥
When Mercury should disappear, the chief towns in the land will be besieged by enemies, but when he reappears the siege will be raised. According to some writers, the latter occurs only when Mercury reappears as an evening star; and learned writers also say that the chief rulers will also get an accession of territories.
english translation
ruddhAni saumye astagate purANi yAnyudgate tAnyupayAnti mokSam । anye tu pazcAdudite vadanti lAbhaH purANAM bhavati tajjJAH ॥ 7-19 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptहेमकान्तिरथ वा शुकवर्णः सस्यकेन मणिना सदृशो वा । स्निग्धमूर्तिरलघुश्च हिताय व्यत्यये न शुभकृत्शशिपुत्रः ॥ ७-२० ॥
If Mercury should be of the colour of gold or of a parrot or if he should resemble the hue of the Sasyaka gem, or if his disc should appear glossy or big in size, mankind will be happy; but if otherwise, they will be afflicted with miseries.
english translation
hemakAntiratha vA zukavarNaH sasyakena maNinA sadRzo vA । snigdhamUrtiralaghuzca hitAya vyatyaye na zubhakRtzaziputraH ॥ 7-20 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript