बृहत्संहिता (आचार्य वराहमिहिर - स्थापत्य, खगोल, मौसम व जल विज्ञान)

320 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. XLIII. Sl. 17-21.
Sloka 16.—A Brahmin should approach in the first
part of the night the tree that has grown on white
(red?) or black soil on a lonely spot, worship it accord-
ing to rules and recite the following hymn, touching the
tree.
यानीह वृक्षे भूतानि तेभ्यः स्वस्ति नमोऽस्तु वः ।
उपहारं गृहीत्वेमं क्रियतां वासपर्ययः ॥१७॥
पार्थिवस्त्वां वरयते स्वस्ति तेऽस्तु नगोत्तम ।
ध्वजार्थं देवराजस्य पूजेयं प्रतिगृह्यताम् ॥१८॥
Slokas 17-18.—"Hail to all beings living in this tree!
Salutation to you. May you change your abode after re-
ceiving this gift. O great tree, hail to you! The king
chooses you for the banner of the king of the Gods.
Kindly accept this worship."
छिन्द्यात्प्रभातसमये वृक्षमुदक्प्राङ्मुखोऽपि वा भूत्वा ।
परशोर्जर्रजरशब्दो नेष्टः स्निग्धो घनश्च हितः ॥१९॥
Sloka 19.—At dawn, facing the East or North, he
(the carpenter) should cut the tree. A rough and creak-
ing sound of the axe is not auspicious, but a soft and full
one is favourable.
नृपजयदमविध्वस्तं पतनमनाकुञ्चितं च पूर्वोदक् ।
अविलग्नं चान्यतरौ विपरीतमतस्त्यजेत्पतितम् ॥२०॥
Sloka 20.—If the tree falls down, unspoilt, unbroken
and without being entangled in other trees, it will yield
victory to the king; one that falls down under contrary
circumstances should be discarded.
छित्वाग्रे चतुरङ्गुलमष्टौ मूले जले क्षिपेद्विटपम् ।
उद्धृत्य पुरद्वारं शकटेन नयेन्मनुष्यैर्वा ॥२१॥