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[Sanskrit text for this chapter is available]

1. I shall now expound about the movements of the Seven 峁氠梗is (厂补辫迟补谤峁�i), through whom the northern region shines as though bedecked with a pearl necklace, like a maiden with a smiling countenance wearing a garland of white lotuses.

2. Or by the direction of her lord鈥攖he Pole-Star (Seven 峁氠梗is), the northern maiden (quarter) appears to dance round as the Seven 峁氠梗is move in their course. I begin to treat of these stars adopting the views of 痴峁沝诲丑补 Garga.

3. During the reign of Yudhisthira^[1], 2526^[2] years before the commencement of Vikrama 艢补办补, the Seven 峁氠梗is (厂补辫迟补谤峁�i) were at the constellation of 惭补驳丑腻 (Regulus).^[3]

4. The 峁氠梗is take a period of 100 years to go over each of the 27 asterisms.^[4] They rise in the north-east and are accompanied by the chaste 础谤耻苍诲丑补迟墨鈥攖he consort of 痴补蝉颈峁ａ弓丑补.^[5]

5. The eastern-most of the group is 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍 惭补谤墨肠颈; the next to him is 痴补蝉颈峁ａ弓丑补; the next is 础峁単颈谤补蝉 and the next two are鈥�Atri and Pulastya.

6. The next in order are the 峁氠梗is鈥�Pulaha and Kratu. The chaste 础谤耻苍诲丑补迟墨 closely attends her husband the sage 痴补蝉颈峁ａ弓丑补.^[6]

7. If the 峁氠梗is should be crossed by meteoric falls, thunderbolts or comets, or if they should appear dim or without rays or of very small disc, they will cause misery and suffering to the persons and objects they severally represent; but if they should appear big or bright there will be happiness and prosperity.

8. If 惭补谤墨肠颈 should be affected as described above the Gandharvas, the Devas, the Asuras, skilled magicians and physicians, the 驰补办峁�a蝉, the 狈腻驳补蝉 and the 痴颈诲测腻诲丑补谤补蝉 will also be afflicted.

9. If 痴补蝉颈峁ａ弓丑补 should be crossed by meteoric falls or otherwise affected, the Scythians, the Yavanas, the Daradas, the P膩ratas, the people of 碍腻尘产辞箩补 and the 峁氠梗is of the forests will suffer; but if 痴补蝉颈峁ａ弓丑补 should appear bright, he will cause happiness.

10. If 础峁単颈谤补蝉 should be affected as described above, men of knowledge, men of actual intellect and 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺蝉 will be afflicted; if Atri should be so affected, the products of the forests and of water, seas and rivers will suffer.

11. Along with Pulastya will suffer the 搁腻办峁�a蝉补蝉, the 笔颈艣腻肠补蝉, the Asuras, the Daityas and the 狈腻驳补蝉. Along with Pulaha will suffer roots and fruits; and along with Kratu will suffer sacrificial rites and persons performing them.

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[1]:

Yudhi峁ａ弓hira, otherwise known as Dharmaputra, the eldest of the P膩峁囜笉us who flourished at the end of the Dv膩parayuga.

[2]:

2526, i.e. nearly 4,500 years ago. The reader will note that at this early period at least, if not earlier still, the Hindus were noted for their knowledge of Astronomy and that they had recognized the motions of the stars, speaks highly of their powers of observation.

[3]:

Regulus: vide last note to the next stanza.

[4]:

An asterism is 13掳. 20' of the ecliptic: at the rate of 100 years each the 峁氠梗is take 2,700 years to make a circuit of the heavens.

[5]:

The 峁氠梗is are said to be in that constellation of the ecliptic with which the western most two either rise at La峁卥膩 (equator) or culminate at the meridian. In Vi峁ａ箛u Pur膩峁嘺, it is stated that when the observation was made at one time, the two 峁氠梗is were found in 惭补驳丑腻. The Pur膩峁嘺 also states that when the 峁氠梗is should reach the constellation of 笔奴谤惫腻峁Ｄ佱笉丑补 passing over a space of 10 asterisms in 1015 years, the Nandas will reign.

[6]:

痴补蝉颈峁ａ弓丑补, as already observed, is the last star but one. What is pointed out as 础谤耻苍诲丑补迟墨 near 痴补蝉颈峁ａ弓丑补 is not the real 础谤耻苍诲丑补迟墨; she is declared in the 艢膩stras to be a S奴ksma T膩r膩 (telescopic star) very close to 痴补蝉颈峁ａ弓丑补.