Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 5.23.6

punarvasu-pushyau dakshina-vāmayoh śronyor ārdrāśleshe ca dakshina-vāmayoh paścimayoh pādayor abhijid-uttarāshādhe dakshina-vāmayor nāsikayor yathā-sańkhyam śravana-pūrvāshādhe dakshina-vāmayor locanayor dhanishthā mūlam ca dakshina-vāmayoh karnayor maghādīny ashta nakshatrāni dakshināyanāni vāma-pārśva-vańkrishu yuñjīta tathaiva mriga-śīrshādīny udagayanāni dakshina-pārśva-vańkrishu prātilomyena prayuñjīta śatabhishā-jyeshthe skandhayor dakshina-vāmayor nyaset

SYNONYMS

punarvasu — the star named Punarvasu; pushyau — and the star named Pushyā; dakshina-vāmayoh — on the right and left; śronyoh — loins; ārdrā — the star named Ārdrā; aśleshe — the star named Aśleshā; ca — also; dakshina-vāmayoh — at the right and left; paścimayoh — behind; pādayoh — feet; abhijit-uttarāshādhe — the stars named Abhijit and Uttarāshādhā; dakshina-vāmayoh — on the right and left; nāsikayoh — nostrils; yathā-sańkhyam — according to numerical order; śravana-pūrvāshādhe — the stars named Śravanā and Pūrvāshādhā; dakshina-vāmayoh — at the right and left; locanayoh — eyes; dhanishthā mūlam ca — and the stars named Dhanishthā and Mūlā; dakshina-vāmayoh — at the right and left; karnayoh — ears; maghā-ādīni — the stars such as Maghā; ashta nakshatrāni — eight stars; dakshina-āyanāni — which mark the southern course; vāma-pārśva — of the left side; vańkrishu — at the ribs; yuñjīta — may place; tathā eva — similarly; mriga-śīrshā-ādīni — such as Mrigaśīrshā; udagayanāni — marking the northern course; dakshina-pārśva-vańkrishu — on the right side; prātilomyena — in the reverse order; prayuñjīta — may place; śatabhishā — Śatabhishā; jyeshthe — Jyeshthā; skandhayoh — on the two shoulders; dakshina-vāmayoh — right and left; nyaset — should place.

TRANSLATION

On the right and left sides of where the loins might be on the Śiśumāra-cakra are the stars named Punarvasu and Pushyā. Ārdrā and Aśleshā are on its right and left feet, Abhijit and Uttarāshādhā are on its right and left nostrils, Śravanā and Pūrvāshādhā are at its right and left eyes, and Dhanishthā and Mūlā 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 Mrigaśīrshā to Pūrvabhādra, which mark the northern course, are on the ribs on the right side. Śatabhishā and Jyeshthā are on the right and left shoulders.

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