Manual of the Nine Planets Sacrifice

In the land of Jnaneshvara resides the king of the Moon original: "Soma". Rahu is located in Barbaraka possibly a reference to a coastal or "barbarian" frontier region, and Ketu is in Antarvedi the sacred region between the Ganges and Yamuna rivers. These are the various planetary manifestations. 228.

The seventh is known as the descendant of Anu; the eighth is the Wielder of the Thunderbolt original: "Vajrin," an epithet for the god Indra. The ninth is born of the Agarva lineage, and the tenth is Mars original: "Mangala". 229.

The eleventh is born of the Panduru lineage, and the twelfth is Mercury original: "Budha". [The thirteenth] is Rudra. The fourteenth is the Moon original: "Soma", the king who possesses the appearance of Sudarshana. 230.

As many as the varied colors that appear, so are the Ketus here referring to comets or celestial portents named accordingly. Of the Sun original: "Aditya"...

...the asterism is Vishakha. For the Moon original: "Chandra", it is the Vasu-stars Dhanishtha and Krittika. 231.

For Mars original: "Bhumija," meaning "Son of the Earth", it is Purva Ashadha; for Mercury, it is indeed Dhanishtha. For Jupiter original: "Guru", it is Uttara Phalguni, and Venus original: "Shukra" is associated with the Pushya asterism. 230 The manuscript repeats the number 230 here.

For Saturn original: "Shani", the asterism should be known as Rohini. For Rahu, it is said to be Bharani. Ashlesha is the asterism governed by Ketu. These are the star-governed paths in their proper order. 232.

The Ketus are known as: Kapila (the tawny), Pingala (the reddish-brown), Dhumra (the smoky), and Javara. Then there is Shikhi (the crested), Vahataka, and the Great-Radiant-One Mahatejas who is unavane?. 233.

Jupiter is a twice-born original: "Dvija," referring to the Brahmin or priestly caste...