Jātaka Pārijāta
Chapter 17 · kālacakradaśādhyāyaḥ · कालचक्रदशाध्यायः · Verse 4
Sanskrit · DevanāgarīJātaka Pārijāta manuscript tradition
पञ्च प्राचीरालिखेद्वाणसङ्गयास्तिर्यग्नेखा वर्जतान्तश्चतुष्काः ।
प्रागादीशा द्वादश व्योमवासा ज्योतिश्चक्रस्वामिनस्तूबराद्याः
IAST Transliteration
pañca prācīrālikhedvāṇasaṅgayāstiryagnekhā varjatāntaścatuṣkāḥ | prāgādīśā dvādaśa vyomavāsā jyotiścakrasvāminastūbarādyāḥ
TranslationsTwo-source verified
English

Draw five straight lines from west to east and five cross-wise in such a manner that the interior four squares are left vacant (are not represented in the chakra). The resulting twelve squares are the twelve celestial signs Mesha and others, the lords of the east and other points of the compass.

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