Bṛhat Parāśara Horā Śāstra
Chapter 75 · atha paṃcamahāpuruṣalakṣaṇādhyāyaḥ · अथ पंचमहापुरुषलक्षणाध्यायः · Verse 4
Sanskrit · DevanāgarīBṛhat Parāśara Horā Śāstra manuscript tradition
रक्तश्यामोऽरिहन्ता च मन्त्रविच्चोरनायकः ।
क्रूरोभर्ता मनुष्याणां क्षामाऽङ्घ्रिर्द्विजपूजकः
IAST Transliteration
raktaśyāmo'rihantā ca mantraviccoranāyakaḥ | krūrobhartā manuṣyāṇāṃ kṣāmā'ṅghrirdvijapūjakaḥ
TranslationsTwo-source verified
English

The Ruchaka native possesses a long face, he is very enthusiastic, has spotless lustre, is powerful, has attractive brows, black hair and is fond of all things. He loves to fight wars, is of dark red complexion, is victorious over enemies, is discriminative, is protector of thieves and has cruel temperament and slender thighs. He is a devotee of Brahmins, has marks of veena, varga, dhanus, pasha and vrasha signs in his hands along with chakra rekha. He is well versed in occult sciences. He is 100 anguls in height, his waist has the circumference equal to the length of his face and is 1000 Karshas in weight. He as ruler of Sahyachala and Vindhya Pradesh dies after attaining the age of 70 by fire or weapons.

Hindi

रक्तश्यामोऽरिहन्ता च मन्त्रविच्चोरनायकः । क्रूरो भर्ता मनुष्याणां क्षामाऽङ्घ्रिर्द्विजपूजकः । ।4।। तांबे जैसी रंगत (रक्तश्याम) वाला, शत्रुओं को परास्त करने वाला, मन्त्रों का जानकार, दबंग व कठोर नायक (प्रशासक), कठोर स्वभाव, लोगों का पालन-पोषण करने वाला, पतली पिण्डली व जाँघों वाला, ब्राह्मणों का सत्कारकर्ता होता है ।

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