Chapter 136 - The diagram of asterisms indicating the period for undertaking a journey

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The Lord said:

1-6. I shall describe the diagram indicating good or bad results in journey undertaken. A diagram consisting of three columns should be drawn and (the asterisms) Aśvinī etc. should be represented therein (by their first letters). (The asterisms) Aśvinī, Ārdrā, Pūrvā (Pūrvāphālgunī), Uttaraphālgunī, Hasta, Jyeṣṭhā, Mūla, Vāruṇa (Śatabhiṣak) and Ajaikapāt (Pūrvabhādrapada) consist of first column. (The asterisms) Yāmya (Bharaṇī), Mṛgaśira, Puṣya, Bhāgya (Pūrvaphālgunī), Citrā, Maitra (Anurādhā), Āpya (Pūrvāṣāḍha), Vāsava (Jyeṣṭhā) and Ahirbudhnya (Uttarabhādrapada) (are located in the second column). (The asterisms) Kṛttikā, Rohiṇī, Ahiḥ (Āśleṣā) Citrā, Svātī, Viśākhā, Śravaṇa and Revatī are located in the third (column). One should know the good or bad results from the asterisms associated with three columns. This is known as the diagram of phaṇīśvara (lord of serpents) divided into three columns. The presence in Sun, Mars, Saturn and Rāhu (the ascending node) indicate bad luck and the rest good luck. The position is the same, such as the country or village, the brothers and wife indicate good. The twentyseven asterisms should be known as (represented by letters) a, bha, kṛ, ro, mṛ, ā, pu, pu, ā, ma, pū, u, ha, ci, svā, vi, a, jye, mū, pū, u, śra, dha, śa, pū, u and re.