Sanskrit verses with English translation from Maharishi Parasara. Read the full classical treatise on AstroFusion Learning.
सूर्यस्य सुवर्णं विदुर्रौप्यं शशिन एव च । ताम्रं कुजस्य विज्ञेयं बुधस्याभ्रं गुरोरपि ॥
sūryasya suvarṇaṃ vidur raupyaṃ śaśina eva ca | tāmraṃ kujasya vijñeyaṃ budhasyābhraṃ guror api ||
The learned know gold for the Sun and silver for the Moon; copper is known for Mars and mica for Mercury, and likewise for Jupiter.
अस्थि सूर्यस्य रक्तं स्याच्चन्द्रस्य मज्जा भौमस्य वै । वसा बुधस्य मेदा स्यात्तु गुरोश्च वीर्यं शुक्रस्य च ॥ 2॥
asthi sūryasya raktaṃ syāc candrasya majjā bhaumasya vai | vasā budhasya medā syāt tu guroś ca vīryaṃ śukrasya ca || 2 ||
Bone belongs to the Sun, blood to the Moon, marrow to Mars; muscle-fat to Mercury, fat tissue to Jupiter, and reproductive essence to Venus — thus it is taught.
रक्तं रवेर्वस्त्रं श्वेतं शशिनो हरितं तथा । पीतं गुरोर्मुक्ताफलं माणिक्यं रविजात्मनः ॥ 3॥
raktaṃ ravervastraṃ śvetaṃ śaśino haritaṃ tathā | pītaṃ gurormuktāphalaṃ māṇikyaṃ ravijātmanaḥ || 3 ||
Red is the garment of the Sun, white that of the Moon, green likewise (of Mercury); yellow is Jupiter's, the pearl is the Moon's gem and the ruby belongs to the Sun-born.