Sanskrit verses with English translation from Maharishi Parasara. Read the full classical treatise on AstroFusion Learning.
संक्रान्तौ यः समुत्पन्नो जन्तुः स्याद्दुःखभाग्भवेत् । दारिद्र्यं रोगमन्दत्वं तस्य जन्मनि विद्यते ॥
saṃkrāntau yaḥ samutpanno jantuḥ syād duḥkhabhāgbhavet | dāridryaṃ rogamandatvaṃ tasya janmani vidyate ||
One born at the time of a solar ingress (sankranti) may be subject to sorrow, poverty, disease and dullness.
संक्रान्तौ च नरो जातो भवेद् दारिद्र्य दुःखभाक् । शान्त्या सुखमवाप्नोति ततः शान्तिविधि ब्रुवे ॥ २॥
saṃkrāntau ca naro jāto bhaved dāridrya duḥkhabhāk | śāntyā sukham avāpnoti tataḥ śāntividhi bruve || 2||
A person born at a sankranti becomes poor and afflicted with sorrow; through the propitiatory rites (shanti) he attains happiness, therefore I now describe the procedure of that shanti.
नवग्रहमखं कुर्यात् तस्य दोषोपशान्तये । गृहस्य पूर्वदिग्भागे गोमयेनोपलिप्य च ॥ ३॥
navagrahamakhaṃ kuryāt tasya doṣopaśāntaye | gṛhasya pūrvadigbhāge gomayenopalipya ca || 3||
In order to pacify that defect one should perform the nine-planets (navagraha) sacrifice, having first smeared the eastern part of the house with cow-dung.
स्वलंकृतप्रदेशे तु ब्रीहिराशिं प्रकल्पयेत् । पञ्चद्रोणमितं धान्यैस्तदर्धं तण्डुलैस्तथा ॥ ४॥
svalaṃkṛtapradeśe tu brīhirāśiṃ prakalpayet | pañcadroṇamitaṃ dhānyaistadardhaṃ taṇḍulaistathā || 4||
In a well-decorated place one should prepare a heap of paddy measuring five dronas, and similarly half that quantity as a heap of rice grains.
तदर्धं च तिलैः कुर्याद्राशिं च द्विजसत्तम । पृथक् त्रितयराशौ तु लिखेदष्टदलं बुधैः ॥ ५॥
tadardhaṃ ca tilaiḥ kuryādrāśiṃ ca dvijasattama | pṛthak tritayarāśau tu likhed aṣṭadalaṃ budhaiḥ || 5||
O best of the twice-born, with the remaining half measure one should make a heap of sesame seeds; and on each of the three heaps separately the wise should draw an eight-petalled lotus.
पुण्याहं वाचयित्वा तु आचार्यं वृणुयात् पुरा । धर्मज्ञं मन्त्रतत्त्वज्ञं शान्तिकर्मणि कोविदम् ॥ ६॥
puṇyāhaṃ vācayitvā tu ācāryaṃ vṛṇuyāt purā | dharmajñaṃ mantratattvajñaṃ śāntikarmaṇi kovidam || 6||
After causing the punyaha (purificatory benediction) to be recited, one should first select an acharya who knows dharma, who understands the essence of mantras and who is skilled in shanti rites.