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...in the south-east. 95. One should know that red is to be placed in the south, and white in the bright [direction]. One should know Jupiter original: "guru" — the planet associated with wisdom and the color of gold to be in the north, resembling a mountain of gold. 96. One should know Saturn original: "śani" to be in the west, and [Rahu] transcription: "māūṃ" — likely referring to the shadow planet Rahu in the south-west. Ketu the descending lunar node is in the north-west; [his station] is not [prepared] with rice grains original: "taṇḍulaiḥ". 97. The Mahadevas Great Gods, the Guardians of the Directions original: "dikpālā", and the World Protectors original: "lokapālakāḥ" [are also present]. There are the five deities beginning with Ganesha original: "gaṇapatyādayaḥ", and the [higher] wisdom of Brahma, Vishnu original: "hare", and Shiva original: "īśvarāt". 98. Similarly, those five starting with Ganesha are the gods...
...placed by men. Agni The God of Fire is to the south of the Sun original: "sūryyaṃ"; [another deity] is to the north of the Sun. 99. Water original: "āpaḥ" is to the north of the Moon original: "somā", and Uma The goddess Parvati, consort of Shiva is recorded as being to the south. And then—the Earth original: "bhūmiḥ" is to the west, and Skanda The god of war is remembered to be in the south. 100. Vishnu is in the East, and Mercury original: "budha" is in the West; there Narayana A cosmic form of Vishnu is remembered. Indra King of the gods is in the [East], and Mercury is also there, while Brahma The creator god is in the East. 101. Indrani The queen of the gods is in the west of Venus original: "śukrā" and also of Indra. Prajapati The Lord of Creatures is in the south-west; [the goddess] Ushas The Dawn...