Text 6] The Sigumara Planetary System 365

prajapatih—of the name Prajapati; agnih—Agni; indrah—Indra; dhar-
mah—Dharma; iti—thus; puccha-miile—at the base of the tail; dhata
vidhata—the demigods known as Dhaté and Vidhata; ca—also;
katyam—on the hip; sapta-rsayah—the seven saintly sages; tasya —of
that; daksina-avarta-kundali-bhita-sarirasya —whose body is like a coil
turning toward the right side; yani—which; udagayandni—marking
the northern courses; daksina-parsve—on the right side; tu—but; nak-
satrani—constellations; upakalpayanti—are situated; daksina-
ayanani—the fourteen stars, from Pusya to Uttarasadha, marking the
northern course; tu—but; savye—on the left side; yatha—just like;
sisumarasya—of the dolphin; kundala-bhoga-sannivesasya —whose
body appears like a coil; parsvayoh—on the sides; ubhayoh—both;
api—certainly; avayavah—the limbs; samasankhyah—of equal num-
ber (fourteen); bhavanti—are; prsthe—on the back; tu—of course;
ajavithi—the first three stars marking the southern route (Mala, Par-
vasadha and Uttarasadha); Ghasa-gangad—the Ganges in the sky (the
Milky Way); ca—also; udaratah—on the abdomen.

TRANSLATION

This form of the sisumara has its head downward and its body
coiled. On the end of its tail is the planet of Dhruva, on the body of
its tail are the planets of the demigods Prajapati, Agni, Indra and
Dharma, and at the base of its tail are the planets of the demigods
Dhata and Vidhata. Where the hips might be on the sisumara are
the seven saintly sages like Vasistha and Angira. The coiled body of
the Sisumara-cakra turns toward its right side, on which the four-
teen constellations from Abhijit to Punarvasu are located. On its
left side are the fourteen stars from Pusya to Uttarasadha. Thus its
body is balanced because its sides are occupied by an equal number
of stars. On the back of the sisumara is the group of stars known as
Ajavithi, and on its abdomen is the Ganges that flows in the sky
[the Milky Way].

TEXT 6

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