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

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each power over two squares. The remaining 4 deities
headed by Aryaman have jurisdiction over three squares
each in the four quarters.
So in each corner there are five deities ruling over single
squares. Savita, Savitra, Anila, Antariksha and Pushan in the
South-east; Vibudhadhipathi, Jaya, Dauvarika, Pitru and Mriga
in South-west; and Rajayakshma, Rudra, Papayakshma, Roga and
Ahi in North-west. Twenty deities exercise authority over two
squares each; in the east, Jayanta, Indra, Surya, Satya and
Bhrisa; in the south Vitatha, Brihatkshata, Yama, Gandharva
and Bhringaraja; in the west, Sugriva, Kusumadanta, Ambu-
pati, Asura and Sosha; and in the north, Mukhya, Bhallata,
Soma, Bhujaga and Aditi. The remaining four, viz., Aryaman,
Vivasvan, Mitra and Prithvidhara in the four quarters beginning
with the east (with reference to Brahman) preside over three
squares each.
पूर्वोत्तरदिङ्‌मूर्धा पुरुषोऽयमवाङ्मुखोऽस्य शिरसि शिखी ।
आपो मुखे स्तनेऽस्यार्यमा ह्युरस्यापवत्सश्च ॥५१॥
पर्जन्याद्या बाह्या दृक्छ्रवणोरःस्थलांसगा देवाः ।
सत्याद्याः पञ्च भुजे हस्ते सविता च सावित्रः ॥५२॥
वितथो बृहतक्षतयुतः पार्श्वे जठरे स्थितो विवस्वांश्च ।
ऊरू जानु च जङ्घे स्फिगिति यमाद्यैः परिगृहीताः ॥५३॥
एते दक्षिणपार्श्वे स्थानेष्वेवं च वामपार्श्वस्थाः ।
मेढे शक्रजयन्तौ हृदये ब्रह्मा पिताऽङ्घ्रिगतः ॥५४॥
Slokas 51-54.—This House-God has his head
turned towards the north-east and face hung down.
Agni is situated on his head; Apa, on the face; Aryaman,
on the breast; Apavatsa, on the chest; Parjanya, Jayanta,
Indra and Surya of outer compartments, on the eye, ear,
chest and shoulder respectively; Satya, Bhrisa, Anta-
riksha, Anila and Pushan, on the arm; Savita and