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

748 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. C. Sl. 1.
etc.; on the 14th, administration of poison, mercury, etc.;
on the 15th, propitiation of the Manes.
According to Parasara, all the 15 Tithis have separate
names as नन्दा, भद्रा, जया, रिक्ता, पूर्णा, मासा, मित्रा, महाबला, उग्रसेना,
सुधन्वा, सुनन्दा, यमा, जया, उग्रा and सिद्धि. Since Rohini and Pratipat
have the same presiding deity Brahman, all Brahma Karmas
should be performed on a day that has both Rohini and Pratipat.
Similarly 2nd and Abhijit; 3rd and Sravana; 4th and Bharani;
5th and Mrigasiras; 6th and Krittika; 7th and Jyeshta; 12th
and Hasta; 13th and Purvaphalguni; 14th and Aslesha: 15th
and Uttarashadha; 30th and Magha.
बव and ज्येष्ठा have the same presiding deity; so also बालव and
रोहिणी; कौलव and अनूराधा; तैतिल and उत्तरफल्गुनी; गर and ज्येष्ठा; वणिज and
श्रवण; विष्टि and भरणी; शकुनि and आश्लेषा; चतुष्पात् and रोहिणी; नाग and
आश्लेषा; किंस्तुघ्न and स्वाति.
The शिव (मुहूर्त्त) and आर्द्रा have the same deity; so also भुजग and
आश्लेषा; मित्र and अनूराधा; पितृ and मघा; वसु and धनिष्ठा; जल and पूर्वाषाढा;
विश्व and उत्तराषाढा; विरिञ्चि and अभिजित्; पङ्कजभव and रोहिणी; ऐन्द्राग्नी and
विशाखा; नैर्ऋत and मूला; वारुण and शतभिषक्; अर्यमा and उत्तरफल्गुनी; भाग्य
and पूर्वफल्गुनी; अजैकपात् and पूर्वाभाद्रा; अहिर्बुध्न्य and उत्तराभाद्रा; पूषा and
रेवती; दस्र and अश्विनी; अन्तक and भरणी; आग्नेय and कृत्तिका; मृगशिरस्
and इन्दु; अदिति and पुनर्वसु; गुरु and पुष्य; हरि and श्रवण; त्वष्टा and
चित्रा; अनिल and स्वाति. A Muhurta is a period of 48 minutes.
Parasara's names differ from those given by Varaha. During
the Sandhyas nothing should be done; in the West and S. E., one
should not enter the house, nor eat, nor have sexual intercourse.
करणगुणाध्यायः ॥१००॥ On the Qualities of the
Karanas.
बवबालवकौलवतैतिलाख्यगरवणिजविष्टिसंज्ञानाम् ।
पतयः स्युरिन्द्रकमलजोमर्त्यार्यमभूश्रियः सयमाः ॥१॥
Sloka 1.—The lords of the seven moveable Karanas,
viz., Bava, Balava, Kaulava, Taitila, Gara, Vanik, and