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

380 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. XLVIII. Sl. 4-8.
asterism of Pushya. There is nothing holier than this
(bath) which puts an end to all the portents.
श्लेष्मातकाक्षकण्टकिकटुतिक्तविगन्धिपादपविहीने ।
कौशिकगृध्रप्रभृतिभिरनिष्टविहगैः परित्यक्ते ॥४॥
तरुणतरुगुल्मवल्लीलताप्रतानान्विते वनोद्देशे ।
निरुपहतपत्रपल्लवमनोज्ञमधुरद्रुमप्राये ॥५॥
Slokas 4-5.—The royal ablution should be done in
a forest region, which is devoid of cordia, beleric myro-
balan, thorny, pungent, bitter, and bad-smelling trees ;
which is free from owls, vultures and such other inaus-
picious birds ; which is full of young trees, shrubs,
creepers and bowers, and which consists mostly of beau-
tiful and attractive trees with unimpaired leaves and
sprouts.
कृकवाकुजीवजीवकशुकशिखिशतपत्रचाषहारीतैः ।
क्रकरचकोरकपिञ्जलवञ्जुलपारावतश्रीकैः ॥६॥
कुसुमरसपानमत्तद्विरेफपुंस्कोकिलादिभिश्चान्यैः ।
विरुते वनोपकण्ठे क्षेत्रागारे शुचावथवा ॥७॥
Slokas 6-7.—Or, the ablution may be performed in
a pure building in a sacred place in the vicinity of
forests that resound with the notes of the cocks, Jeevas,
Jeevakas, parrots, peacocks, wood-peckers, blue jays,
green pigeons, Krakaras, Chakoras, Kapinjalas, Vanjulas
doves, Srikantas and other birds such as the virile cuck-
oos and bees intoxicated with the drink of honey.
This admits of another interpretation, viz., in the vicinity of
such orests or in a clean building situated in a sacred place.
ह्रदिनीविलासिनीनां जलखगनखविक्षतेषु रम्येषु ।
पुलिनजघनेषु कुर्याद् दृङ्मनसोः प्रीतिजननेषु ॥८॥