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The Śiśumāra Planetary System
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and Aśleṣā are on its right and left feet, Abhijit and Uttarāṣāḍhā are on its right and left nostrils, Śravaṇā and Pūrvāṣāḍhā are at its right and left eyes, and Dhaniṣṭhā and Mūla are on its right and left ears. The eight stars from Maghā to Anurādhā, which mark the southern course, are on the ribs of the left of its body, and the eight stars from Mṛgaśīrṣā to Pūrvabhādra, which mark the northern course, are on the ribs on the right side. Śatabhiṣā and Jyeṣṭhā are on the right and left shoulders.
TEXT 7
उत्तराहनावगस्तिरधराहनौ यमो मुखेषु चाङ्गारकः शनैश्चर उपस्थे बृहस्पतिः ककुदि वक्षस्यादित्यो हृदये नारायणो मनसि चन्द्रो नाभ्यामुशना स्तनयोरश्विनौ बुधः प्राणापानयो राहुर्गले केतवः सर्वाङ्गेषु रोमसु सर्वे तारागणाः
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uttarā-hanāv agastir adharā-hanau yamo mukheṣu cāṅgārakaḥ śanaiścara upasthe bṛhaspatiḥ kakudi vakṣasy ādityo hṛdaye nārāyaṇo manasi candro nābhyām uśanā stanayor aśvinau budhaḥ prāṇāpānayo rahur gale ketavaḥ sarvāṅgeṣu romasu sarve tārā-gaṇāḥ.
uttarā-hanau—on the upper jaw; agastiḥ—the star named Agasti; adharā-hanau—on the lower jaw; yamaḥ—Yamarāja; mukhe—on the mouth; ca—also; aṅgārakaḥ—Mars; śanaiścaraḥ—Saturn; upasthe— on the genitals; bṛhaspatiḥ—Jupiter; kakudi—on the back of the neck; vakṣasi—on the chest; ādityaḥ—the sun; hṛdaye—within the heart; nārāyaṇaḥ—Lord Nārāyaṇa; manasi—in the mind; candraḥ—the moon; nābhyām—on the navel; uśanā—Venus; stanayoḥ—on the two breasts; aśvinau—the two stars named Aśvin; budhaḥ—Mercury; prā- ṇāpānayoḥ—in the inner airs known as prāṇa and apāna; rahuḥ—the planet Rahu; gale—on the neck; ketavaḥ—comets; sarva-aṅgeṣu—all over the body; romasu—in the pores of the body; sarve—all; tārā- gaṇāḥ—the numerous stars.
TRANSLATION
On the upper chin of the śiśumāra is Agasti; on its lower chin, Yamarāja; on its mouth, Mars; on its genitals, Saturn; on the back