कृषि-पाराशर (महर्षि पराशर - प्राचीन भारतीय कृषि, मृदा-परीक्षण, वर्षा-पूर्वानुमान व बीज-संस्कार)

74 KṚṢI-PARĀŚARA
Now the procession¹ and entrance of cows
105. The triad of Pūrvas (viz. the Nakṣatras Pūrva-phalgunī,
Pūrva-āṣāḍhā, Pūrva-bhādrapada), Dhaniṣṭhā, Jyeṣṭhā, Kṛttikā, Mṛga-
śiras and Śatabhiṣā—these are always auspicious for the procession
and entrance (into cowsheds for the first time?) of cows.
106-107. Do not hold the cows' procession, departure (for culti-
vation?) or entrance in the three Uttaras (i. e. Nakṣatras called the
Uttara-phalgunī, Uttara-āṣāḍhā, Uttara-bhādrapada), Rohiṇī and in
(the periods known as) Sinīvālī,² the eighth and fourteenth lunar
mansions and also in (Nakṣatras) Puṣyā, Śravaṇā, Hastā, Citrā; (cows)
and other graminivorous animals (of one who does so) perish.
108. Of cows' procession and entrance on Sunday, Saturday and
Tuesday—destruction of cows takes place in their procession and the
death of the householder in entrance.
Now the lifting of cowdung-heap
109. Having worshipped the heap of cowdung in Māgha, one,
with reverence, should lift it with spades on an auspicious day and
Nakṣatra.
110. Having powdered all that and dried it up in the sun,
throw the manure into a pit in every field in Phālguna.
111. Then, at the time of sowing, take out the manures ;
without manure paddy plants grow up bereft of fruits.
Now the description of the constituents of the plough
112. Iṣā, yuga, bala-sthāṇu, niryola, its pāsikās, aḍḍacalla,
śaula and paccanī—(these are) the eight parts of the plough.³
1 The original word is ‘yātrā’ whose exact connotation here is not clear.
In view of the fact that this word occurs side by side with the word ‘prasthāna’
in V. 107, it does not seem proper to translate ‘yātrā’ as ‘departure’ as is done
by S. P. Roy Chaudhuri.
2 First day of New Moon. For various meanings of the word, see
Skt-Eng. Dictionary, by M. Williams.
3 For the meanings of the technical terms, see Glossary.