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When the Sun is positioned in Aries... original: "Mesharka" on the Nanda A category of auspicious lunar days including the 1st, 6th, and 11th of the lunar month. days, and under the lunar mansions of Vishakha, Chitra, Svati original: "Anila", Jyeshtha original: "Shakra", and Bharani... ॥ 22 ॥
Not on the 6th original: "Shashthi"; nor on the 14th original: "Chaturdashi" ॥ 25 ॥; nor on the 8th original: "Ashtami" ॥ 8 ॥; nor on the New Moon original: "Amavasya" ॥ 2 ॥; nor on the Full Moon original: "Purnima" ॥ 15 ॥. Nor on the Empty days Rikta: Literally "empty" or "hollow" days—the 4th, 9th, and 14th lunar days—traditionally avoided for important new ventures. ॥ 4 ॥ and 25.
Regarding the Southwest direction... in the Southwest and not in the Northwest or Southeast. Through the influence of Jupiter original: "Jiva", Venus original: "Shukra", and the Sun original: "Arka"... in the western directions, and through Mars original: "Bhauma"... ॥ 24 ॥ Through the Sun ॥ 11 ॥ and the status of the Moon ॥ 3 ॥ 11 ॥. By his own anger, ten and five ॥ 13 5 ॥; by the merit and others ॥ 22 7 ॥; measured by six ॥ 8 15 ॥; by other lunar mansions ॥ 15 7 ॥. In the Northeast original: "Isha" and the South original: "Yama" ॥ 10 2 ॥... through the elephants The number 8 is often represented by "elephants" in Sanskrit numerical notation. ॥ 20 ॥ 5 ॥.
The Yogini Yogini: A celestial energy or goddess whose location in the eight directions changes according to the lunar day. Travelers avoid facing the Yogini directly, preferring her to be to their side or back. in the eastern direction is a bringer of auspiciousness, but she is not so when facing the traveler directly. Thus, it is said that when she is positioned to the left, she grants the fulfillment of desires, happiness, and wealth. ॥ 236 ॥
During the parts of the day—the first, middle, and latter portions—one should act according to the mixed influences... At night, one should proceed in the same way, moving with the mobile signs and not with the fierce ones...