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

Adh. LIII. Sl. 120-123.] त्रिपञ्चाशोऽध्यायः 457
Sloka 119.—If there is water to the east, south-east,
south, etc., of a house, there will be loss of children,
danger from fire, threat of enemy, quarrel among wo-
men, frailty of women, penury, increase of wealth and
prosperity of sons respectively.
खगनिलयभग्नसंशुष्कदग्धदेवालयश्मशानस्थान् ।
क्षीरतरुधवविभीतकनिम्ब्वारणि वर्जितान् छिन्द्यात् ॥१२०॥
Sloka 120.—For constructing a house, one ought to
select trees other than those that are inhabited by birds,
that are broken, withered, burnt, that are in temples,
and burial grounds, milky trees, Dhava, Vibhitaka, Neem
and Arani.
रात्रौ कृतबलिपूजं प्रदक्षिणं छेदयेद्दिवा वृक्षम् ।
धन्यमुदक्प्राक्पतनं न ग्राह्योऽतोऽन्यथा पतितः ॥१२१॥
Sloka 121.—A tree that is worshipped along with
offerings the previous night, should be cut at day-time
beginning with its north-eastern part. If it falls to the
north or east, it is fortunate. One falling otherwise
should be abandoned.
छेदो यद्यविकारी ततः शुभं दारु तद्गृहौपयिकम् ।
पीते तु मण्डले निर्दिशेत्तरोर्मध्यगां गोधाम् ॥१२२॥
मञ्जिष्ठाभे भेको नीले सर्पस्तथाऽरुणे सरटः ।
मुद्गाभेऽश्मा कपिले तु मूषकोऽम्भश्च खङ्गाभे ॥१२३॥
Slokas 122-123.—If the cutting appears natural, the
timber is good for being used for a house; if there is a
yellowish circle in the cross section of the tree, it is to be
predicted that there is a lizard inside the tree; if a
madder-coloured circle, a frog; if a bluish one, a snake;
बृ. सं. 58