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

522 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. LX. Śl. 4-6.
Slokas 1-3.—A wise man ought to construct in the
north or east a platform for the installation ceremony
with four archways and covered with the sprouts of aus-
picious trees. For the eastern side of the platform are
laid down variegated garlands and flags ; for the south-
eastern one, red ones ; for the southern and south-wes-
tern sites, black ones. They must be white in the west,
pale-white in the north-west, variegated in the north and
yellow in the north-east.
आयुः श्रीबलजयदा दारुमयी मृन्मयी तथा प्रतिमा।
लोकहिताय मणिमयी सौवर्णी पुष्टिदा भवति ॥४॥
रजतमयी कीर्तिकरी प्रजाविवृद्धिं करोति ताम्रमयी।
भूलाभं तु महान्तं शैली प्रतिमाथवा लिङ्गम् ॥५॥
Slokas 4-5.—An idol, made of wood or clay bestows
long life, prosperity, strength and victory ; one made of
precious stone tends to the weal of the world ; one of
gold bestows health ; one of silver, fame ; one of copper,
increase of children ; and an idol or emblem of Siva
made of stone, acquisition of immense landed property.
तथा च काश्यपः।
यार्चा मृद्दारुसम्भूता सायुः श्रीबलदा मता।
सौवर्णी पुष्टिदा ज्ञेया रत्नजा हितकारिणी ॥
राजती कीर्तिदा ज्ञेया ताम्रजा जनवर्धिनी।
महस्करोति भूलाभं यार्चा पाषाणनिर्मिता ॥
शङ्कूपहता प्रतिमा प्रधानपुरुषं कुलं च घातयति।
श्वभ्रोपहता रोगानुपद्रवांश्च क्षयं कुरुते ॥६॥
Slokas 6.—An image being hurt by a wedge destroys
the headman and the family ; one being damaged by a
hole causes diseases, troubles and ruin.