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

(Adh. II. Sl. 11-14] द्वितीयोऽध्यायः 19
happiness secure the services of a leading astrologer who
is well-read, clever and proficient in the science.
नासांवत्सरिके देशे वस्तव्यं भूतिमिच्छता ।
चक्षुर्भूतो हि यत्रैष पापं तत्र न विद्यते ॥११॥
Sloka 11.—One desirous of prosperity should there-
fore avoid residing in a place where there is no astrologer.
For, the astrologer is, as it were, an eye, and no sin will
creep in there.
न सांवत्सरपाठी च नरकेषूपपद्यते ।
ब्रह्मलोकप्रतिष्ठां च लभते दैवचिन्तकः ॥१२॥
Sloka 12.—No person who studies astrology and
divines the course of destiny will ever be seen in hell. He
will have his permanent residence in the Brahmaloka.
ग्रन्थतश्चार्थतश्चैतत्कृत्स्नं जानाति यो द्विजः ।
अग्रभुक् स भवेच्छ्राद्धे पूजितः पङ्क्तिपावनः ॥१३॥
Sloka 13.—That Brahmin who has studied and
understood completely the Samhita with the commentary
is fit to be honoured with the role of chief guest in a
Sraddha and the dinner is sanctified by his company.
म्लेच्छा हि यवनास्तेषु सम्यक् शास्त्रमिदं स्थितम् ।
ऋषिवत्तेऽपि पूज्यन्ते किं पुनर्देवविद्द्विजः ॥१४॥
Sloka 14.—The Yavanas are of low origin. When
this science has come to stay with them and when such
astrologers are worshipped as sages, how much more
should an astrologer of the Brahmin origin be ?
Cf.
यद्दानवेन्द्राय मयाय सूर्यः शास्त्रं ददौ सम्प्रणताय पूर्वम् ।
विष्णोर्वसिष्ठश्च महर्षिमुख्यो ज्ञानामृतं यत्परमाससाद ॥