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Ketu original: 'Ketu'—here referring to an omen associated with comets or the lunar node is at fifteen; the Staff-Meteor term: Dandolka|A celestial omen appearing as a straight line of light, often interpreted as a sign of divine punishment is nineteen (19). That which is named the Thunder-Crash original: 'Nirghatapata' is the third; then seven and five. For the Delusion-Crash original: 'Mohanirghata', the number is thirteen (13). The Thunderbolt and the Halo original: 'Kulisha' and 'Parivesha' are to be known at twenty-five (25), and also at twenty.
4 And there is fear where there is food This may refer to a famine or a specific danger related to communal meals.
Now, from the Chapter on Marriage original: 'Vivahapatala', the Five-fold Fault term: Panchaka Dosha|A diagnostic calculation in electional astrology used to identify five specific categories of misfortune to be avoided during rituals is described:
The Lunar Day term: Tithi, the Day of the Week term: Vara, and the Lunar Mansion term: Nakshatra are to be combined with the number nine. One should divide this sum by seven; the result is declared based on the numerical remainder:
These are to be known? as the characteristics of the Thunderbolt original: 'Vajra'.