The Auspicious Timing of Ganpati

Mu 7 The star Vishakha is shaped like a coral-colored ceremonial gateway original: "torana-akriti". Anuradha is like a row of folds. Jyeshtha resembles a dangling earring. 8 Mula looks like a lion's tail. Purva-Ashadha is like a couch. ॥ 65 ॥ Uttara-Ashadha resembles the tusks of an elephant. Abhijit is known for its triangular shape. Shravana 8 has the form of three footsteps A reference to the three strides of Vishnu. Dhanishtha is in the shape of a drum original: "maddala," a traditional barrel-shaped percussion instrument. Shatabhishak is circular in form. Purva-Bhadrapada is like a twin bed. Uttara-Bhadrapada is couch-shaped, and Revati is also shaped like a drum. ॥ 66 ॥

Knowledge of the Stars during Day and Night: The Paths of the Stars

The two Purva-Ashadhas, Mula, Anuradha, the swift Hasta corrected from "kara", Jyeshtha, Punarvasu, and Ashlesha—these stars are known to travel along the Southern Path. ॥ 67 ॥ Rohini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Revati, and the three beginning with Shravana Shravana, Dhanishtha, and Shatabhishak, Pushya, and Ashwini—these are the stars that travel the Middle Path. ॥ 68 ॥ Ashwini, Aditi another name for Punarvasu, Magha, Vishakha, the two Phalgunis, and the two Bhadrapadas—these are the stars that travel the North Path. ॥ 69 ॥

Knowledge of the Mid-Heaven Star from the Rising Star

Mo When the three stars beginning with Vishakha, the Purva-Ashadhas, or Ashlesha are rising, the star at the mid-heaven original: "nabho-madhya," the zenith or meridian should be understood as follows: ॥ 70 ॥ When Rohini is rising, the star at the zenith is the ninth from it. When Ashlesha is rising, it is the ninth. For the remaining stars, the star at the zenith is the seventh from the rising star. ॥ 71 ॥

Knowledge of the Zenith and Rising Stars Relative to the Sun

To find the star at the zenith Calculated relative to the Sun's position, subtract the Sun's star from the Northern star... The text here becomes highly technical, involving a formula where the number 9 or 15 is subtracted or divided to calculate celestial positions. ॥ 72 ॥ This determines the number of nadis a unit of time equal to 24 minutes passed in the night. Alternatively, from the setting star to the Sun's star, subtract the lunar day original: "tithi"...