Agni Purana (Jyotisha Selections) · by Vyasa
Chapter 1 · Muhurta: Marriage, Home, Farming
ज्योतिःशास्त्रम्
षष्ट्यब्दानां प्रवक्ष्यामि शुभाशुभमतः शृणु ।प्रभवे यज्ञकर्माणि विभवे सुखिनो जनाः ॥ १ ॥
In the full Agni Purana this is chapter 139, verse 1.
I will tell the good and bad of the sixty years. Listen. In Prabhava, sacrifice rites. In Vibhava, people are happy.
Simple meaning: In Prabhava there are sacrifice rites. In Vibhava people are happy.
शुक्ले च सर्वसस्यानि प्रमोदेन प्रमोदिताः ।
In Shukla crops are good. Pramoda brings joy. Prajapati brings growth. Angira adds to pleasures.
श्रीमुखे वर्धते लोको भावे भावः प्रवर्धते ।
Shrimukha and Bhava bring growth. Yuva brings heavy rain. Dhata makes plants grow.
ईश्वरे क्षेममारोग्यं बहुधान्यः सुभिक्षदः ।
Ishvara brings safety and health. Bahudhanya brings food. Pramathi is an average year. Vikrama brings rich crops.