Bṛhat Parāśara Horā Śāstra
Chapter 84 · atha grahaśāntyadhyāyaḥ · अथ ग्रहशान्त्यध्यायः · Verse 4
Sanskrit · DevanāgarīBṛhat Parāśara Horā Śāstra manuscript tradition
ताभ्राच्च स्फटिकाद्रक्तचन्दनात् स्वर्णकादुभौ ।
रजतादयसः सीसात् कांस्यात् कार्याः क्रामद् ग्रहाः
IAST Transliteration
tābhrācca sphaṭikādraktacandanāt svarṇakādubhau | rajatādayasaḥ sīsāt kāṃsyāt kāryāḥ krāmad grahāḥ
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English

For the purpose of worshipping them, the idols of the Sun, the Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu should be made of copper, sphatika (rock crystal), red sandal wood, gold (of both Mercury and Jupiter), silver, iron, glass and bellmetal respectively. Alternatively the sketches of all the above planets should be drawn in the colours belonging to them on a piece of cloth by sandal etc., and they should be placed in their own directions.

Hindi

ताप्राच्च स्फटिकाद्‌ रक्तचन्दनात्‌ स्वर्णकादुभौ । रजतादयसः सीसात्‌ कांस्यात्‌ कार्याः क्रमाद्‌ ग्रहाः ।। ४ ।। पूजा के लिए सूर्य की मूर्ति ताबे से, चन्द्रमा की स्फटिक पत्थर से, मंगल की लाल चन्दन से, बुध व गुरु की सोने से, शुक्र की चाँदी से, शनि की लोहे से, राहु की सीसा धातु से, व केतु की काँसे से मूर्ति बनवानी चाहिए।

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