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

LIV. 123-125. LV-1] चतुःपञ्चाशोऽध्यायः 483
हस्तो मघानुराधापुष्यधनिष्टोत्तराणि रोहिण्यः ।
शतभिषगित्यारम्भे कूपानां शस्यते भगणः ॥१२३॥
Sloka 123.—The asterisms which are propitious for
sinking wells are Hasta, Magha, Anuradha, Pushya,
Dhanishta, Uttaraphalguni, Uttarashadha, Uttarabha-
drapada, Rohini and Satabhisha.
कृत्वा वरुणस्य बलिं वटवेतसकीलकं शिरास्थाने ।
कुसुमैर्गन्धैर्धूपैः सम्पूज्य निधापयेत् प्रथमम् ॥१२४॥
Sloka 124.—One should first offer oblations to
Varuna and drive a wedge of banyan or Vetasa at the
place of the Vein, having honoured it with flowers, per-
fumes and incenses.
मेघोद्भवं प्रथममेव मया प्रदिष्टं
ज्येष्टामतीत्य बलदेवमतादि दृष्ट्वा ।
भौमं दगार्गलमिदं कथितं द्वितीयं
सम्यग्वराहमिहिरेण मुनिप्रसादात् ॥१२५॥
Sloka 125.—Having viewed the opinions of Bala-
deva and others, I have first dealt with the subject of
water derived from the clouds after the full Moon in the
month of Jyeshta (Adh. XXIII, supra). This second
method of exploring water from the earth has now been
clearly treated by me, Varahamihira, by the favour of
the sages.
Thus ends the 54th Adhyaya on "the exploration of Water
Springs."
वृक्षायुर्वेदाध्यायः ॥५५॥ Treatment of Trees.
प्रान्तच्छायाविनिर्मुक्ता न मनोज्ञा जलाशयाः ।
यस्मादतो जलप्रान्तेष्वारामान् विनिवेशयेत् ॥१॥