Bṛhat Parāśara Horā Śāstra
Chapter 84 · atha grahaśāntyadhyāyaḥ · अथ ग्रहशान्त्यध्यायः · Verse 5
Sanskrit · DevanāgarīBṛhat Parāśara Horā Śāstra manuscript tradition
पूर्वोक्तैः स्वस्ववर्णैर्वा पटे लेख्या द्विजोत्तमैः ।
स्वस्वोक्तदिग्विभागेषु गन्द्याद्यैर्मण्डनेषु वा
IAST Transliteration
pūrvoktaiḥ svasvavarṇairvā paṭe lekhyā dvijottamaiḥ | svasvoktadigvibhāgeṣu gandyādyairmaṇḍaneṣu vā
TranslationsTwo-source verified
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

पूर्वोक्तैः स्वस्ववर्णैर्वा पटे लेख्या द्विजोत्तमैः । स्वस्वाक्तदिग्विभागेषु गन्धाद्ैर्मण्डलेषु वा ।। ५ ।। अथवा पूर्वोक्त ग्रहों के रंग वाले रेशमी वस्त्र (महीन वस्त्र) पर उनकी मूर्ति लिखें। यदि इसमें भी समर्थ न हों तो जिस ग्रह की जो दिशा पहले की है, उसी दिशा में गन्ध (रोली, चन्दन आदि) से मण्डल (वेदी) में लिखें।

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