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[Sanskrit text for this chapter is available]

The Lord said:

1. (The image of) the Sun (should be made) to ride a chariot having one wheel and seven horses. (He must) hold two lotuses, ink-stand, pen and a staff in his right hand.

2. 笔颈峁単补濒补, an attendant and gate-keeper of the Sun (should be placed) on the left with the mace in his hand. (Sun-god) should have female attendants bearing chowries (fly-flappers) and the pale-looking consort by his side.

3. Or (the image of) the Sun should be made as riding a horse alone. The guardian deities of different quarters should duly be endowed with weapons, holding two lotuses (in hands) and bestowing boons.

4. (The images of) Agni and other gods bearing the club, trident, disc and lotus should be placed in different directions (around). (The images of) the forms of Sun, commencing with 础谤测补尘腻 are represented as possessing four arms and placed in a diagram of twelve petals.

5-6. 痴补谤耻峁嘺, 厂奴谤测补, 厂补丑补蝉谤腻峁兣泆 (one who has thousand rays), 顿丑腻迟峁�, Tapana, S膩vit峁�, Gabhastika, Ravi, Parjanya, 罢惫补峁ａ弓峁�, Mitra (and) 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 are his different names as he moves over the zodiacal signs commencing with the Aries in the course of months commencing with 惭腻谤驳补艣墨谤峁�a and ending with 碍腻谤迟迟颈办补.^[1]

7-9. Their female energies known by the names鈥擨岣嵞�, Su峁�mn膩, Vi艣v膩rcis, Indu, Pramardin墨, 笔谤补丑补谤峁�a峁嚹�, 惭补丑腻办腻濒墨, 碍补辫颈濒腻, 笔谤补产辞诲丑补苍墨, N墨l膩mbar膩, Ghan膩ntasth膩 and 础尘峁泃腻, and placed at the ends of petals are of black, red, pale red, yellow, pale yellow, white, brown, yellow, green, white, grey and blue.

10. Similar colours are given to 痴补谤耻峁嘺 and others placed at the tips of petals. The form of Tejas (effulgence) should be represented as fierce, extremely crooked, possessing two arms holding a lotus and sword.

1. These two correspond to the months December-January and November-December.

11. The form of Moon should be represented as holding a sacrificial pitcher and rosary. (The image of) Mars should be) holding a spear and rosary. (The figure of) Mercury (should be) holding the bow and rosary in his hands. (The form of) Jupiter (should be) holding the sacrificial pitcher and rosary.

12. (The image of) Venus may be holding the sacrificial pitcher and rosary. (That of) Saturn should be endowed with a girdle of bells. (While that of) 搁腻丑耻 (the ascending node of the moon considered as a planet) (is represented as) holding half of the lunar disc, (that of) Ketu (the descending node of the moon considered as a planet) (is represented as) holding the sword and lamp.

13. (The serpents) Ananta, 罢补办峁�a办补, Karka, Padma, Mah膩bja and 艢补峁卥丑补 are all (represented as) having hooded heads with great radiance.

14. (The image of) Indra is endowed with thunder-bolt and as seated on an elephant, (that of) Agni as riding a goat and holding a spear, (that of) Yama as on a buffalo and carrying a club and (that of) 狈颈谤峁泃颈 as holding a sword.

15. (The image of) 痴补谤耻峁嘺 (ocean god) is made as seated) on a crocodile and as holding a noose, (that of) 痴腻测耻 (wind god) (as riding) an antelope and holding a banner, (that of) Kubera (god of wealth) as seated on a sheep and bearing a mace, and (that of) 莫艣腻苍补 (as seated) on a bull and having a matted hair.

16. (The images) of the guardian deities of the quarters of the world are endowed with two arms. (The celestial architect) 痴颈艣惫补办补谤尘补苍 (should be represented) as holding a rosary. (The figure of) 贬补苍奴尘补迟 (monkey, devoted to 搁腻尘补) may be holding the thunderbolt in his hand and pounding the earth with his feet.

17. (The semi-divine beings) Kinnaras may be (represented) as holding lutes in their arms and the 痴颈诲测腻诲丑补谤补蝉 (semi-divine beings) as having garlands (and moving) in the sky. The goblins may be (represented) as having emaciated bodies and the vampires as deformed faces, the Guardians of the sites as having the tridents and the spirits of the dead people as lean and big-bellied.

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[1]:

These two correspond to the months December-January and November-December.