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...resembling the vulva original: "bhagasannibha"; likely referring to the previous description of the constellation Purva Phalguni. The Krittikas the Pleiades are four-sided in form, while Rohini Aldebaran has the appearance of a cart. || 59 || Mrigashira Orion's head is shaped like the head of a deer, and Ardra Betelgeuse resembles a shining gem. Punarvasu Castor and Pollux is shaped like a house, and Pushya in Cancer has the form of an arrow. || 60 || Ashlesha is shaped like a wheel, and Magha is remembered as being like a palatial hall. Purva Phalguni is shaped like a bed, and Uttara Phalguni is the same. || 61 || Hasta Corvus is known to be shaped like a hand, and Chitra Spica resembles a pearl. Svati Arcturus is like a piece of coral, and Vishakha is shaped like a triumphal archway. || 62 || Anuradha is like a sacrificial offering-garland original: "vali"; can also mean a fold of skin or a circular pattern, and Jyeshtha resembles an earring. Mula is like the tail of a lion, and Purvashadha is like a couch. || 63 || Uttarashadha appears like the tusk of an elephant, and Abhijit Vega is remembered as a triangle. Shravana has the form of three footsteps, and Dhanishtha is shaped like a drum. || 64 || Shatabhisha is circular in form, and Purvabhadrapada appears like a twin-bed original: "yamabha". Uttarabhadrapada is shaped like a bed, and Revati is like a drum. || 65 || Now, the celestial latitude of the stars original: "Nakshatra-shara"; refers to the angular distance of a star north or south of the ecliptic. Purvashadha (both parts), Mula, Anuradha, Ardra, Mrigashira, and Hasta; || 66 || Jyeshtha, and Punarvasu—the stars of these are always situated to the South. Rohini, Krittika, Ashlesha, Revati, the three stars of Shravana, || 67 || Pushya, and Chitra—these nine are the stars that move in the middle near the ecliptic. Ashvini (both), Svati, Vishakha, the two Phalgunis, || 68 || Magha, and the two Bhadrapadas—these are situated to the North. Now, the knowledge of the rising sign when a star is at the mid-heaven: || 69 ||
18 When the three stars beginning with Vishakha, or Purvashadha, Ashlesha, or Ardra, or Rohini are in the mid-heaven, then the eighth sign from them is rising. || 69 || When the ninth star from a given point, or Mula, or Mrigashira are in the middle of the sky, the seventh sign from them will be rising; for the remaining stars in the mid-heaven, the seventh sign rises. || 70 ||