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

446 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. LIII. Sl. 82-85.
that is pressed hard by the upper block causes trouble to
the owner; one bent inwards augurs the death of the
master; one bent outwards, absence from home; one
standing awry in regard to its quarter, trouble from robbers.
मूलद्वारं नान्यैर्द्वारैरभिसन्दधीत रूपर्द्ध्या ।
घटफलपत्रप्रमथादिभिश्च तन्मङ्गलैश्चिनुयात् ॥८२॥
Sloka 82.—The principal door ought not to be out-
done by others through superior structure and design. The
former must be embellished with auspicious objects such
as water-pots, fruits, foliage and images of Siva's attend-
ants.
ऐशान्यादिषु कोणेषु संस्थिता बाह्यतो गृहस्यैताः ।
चरकी विदारिनामाऽथ पूतना राक्षसी चेति ॥८३॥
पुरभवनग्रामाणां ये कोणास्तेषु निवसतं दोषाः ।
श्वपचादयोऽन्त्यजात्यास्तेष्वेव विवृद्धिमायान्ति ॥८४॥
Sloka 83.—In the outer-corners beginning with the
north-east of a house are Charakee, Vidari, Putana and
Rakshasee. Those who dwell in the corners of cities,
houses or villages come to grief, whereas the outcastes,
such as those that eat dog's meat flourish there.
कोणेष्वार्योक्ता एव ।
ऐशान्यां चरकी प्रोक्ता स्कन्दः प्राग्भागसंस्थितः ।
हौताशम्यां विदारी च याम्यां चैवार्यमा स्थितः ॥
पूतना नैर्ऋते ज्ञेया जम्बुकः पश्चिमे स्थितः ।
राक्षसी चानिले कोणे पिर्किपिञ्जस्तथोत्तरे ॥
याम्यादिष्वशुभफला जातास्तरवः प्रदक्षिणेनैते ।
उदगादिषु प्रशस्ताः प्लक्षवटोडुम्बराश्वत्थाः ॥८५॥
Sloka 85.—The trees Peepul, Banyan, Indian fig and
Aswattha are of untoward effects in the four corners be-