आश्विनवारुणमूलान्युपमृद्नन्रेवतीं च चन्द्रसुतः । पण्यभिषग्नौजीविकसलिलजतुरगौपघातकरः ॥ ७-०६ ॥
If he should cut through the constellations of Aśvinī (sacred to the Aśvinī Devas), of Śatabhiṣaja (sacred to Varuṇa), of Mūla and Revatī, tradesmen, physicians, boatmen, creatures of water and horses will suffer.
If he should cut through one of the constellations of Pūrvaphālguni, Pūrvāṣāḍha and Pūrvabhādra, mankind will suffer from hunger, from wars, from thieves and from disease.
In Parāśara’s work on Astronomy, Mercury has seven courses assigned to him; they are technically known as—1. Prākṛta, 2. Vimiśra, 3. Saṃkṣipta, 4. Tīkṣṇa, 5. Yogānta, 6. Ghora and 7. Pāpā.
If Mercury (budha) should pass through the constellations of Svāti, Bharaṇi, Roniṇi and Kṛttikā, sacred respectively to Vāyu, to Yama, to Pitāmaha and to Agni, his course is technically known as Prākṛta. If he should pass through the constellations of Mṛgaśīrṣa, Ārdrā, Maghā, Aśleṣā, sacred respectively to the Moon, to Siva, to the Pitṛs and to the serpent, his course is known as Miśragati.
If Mercury should pass through the constellations of Puṣya, Punarvasu and the two Phālgunis, his course is known as Saṃkṣipta. If he should pass through the constellations of the two Bhādrapadas, of Viśākhā, of Aśvinī and of Revatī, his course is known as Tīkṣṇa.