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Shiva Purana

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उषां प्रभां तथा प्राज्ञां सन्ध्यामपि ततः परम् ॥ ऐशानादिषु विन्यस्य द्वितीयावरणे यजेत् ॥ ३१ ॥

He shall worship in the second Āvaraṇa, Uṣā, Prabhā, Prājñā and Sandhyā after fixing them in Īśāna etc.

english translation

सोममंगारकं चैव बुधं बुद्धिमतां वरम् ॥ बृहस्पतिं बृहद्बुद्धिं भार्गवं तेजसां निधिम् ॥ ३२ ॥

Moon Mars and Mercury are the best of the intelligent Brihaspati the great intellectual Bhrigu the treasure of the effulgence.

english translation

शनैश्चरं तथा राहुं केतुं धूम्रं भयंकरम् ॥ समंततो यजेदेतांस्तृतीयावरणे क्रमात् ॥ ३३ ॥

Saturn, Rahu, Ketu and Dhumra are the terrible signs. One should worship these on all sides in the third covering in order.

english translation

अथवा द्वादशादित्या द्वितीयावरणे यजेत् ॥ तृतीयावरणे चैव राशीन्द्वादश पूजयेत् ॥ ३४ ॥

Or one may worship the twelve suns in the second covering. In the third covering one should worship the twelve signs.

english translation

सप्तसप्त गणांश्चैव बहिस्तस्य समंततः ॥ ऋषीन्देवांश्च गंधर्वान्पन्नगानप्सरोगणान् ॥ ३५ ॥

Outside the city there were seven hosts on all sides sages gods gandharvas serpents and hosts of apsaras.

english translation