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punarvasu-puá¹£yau daká¹£iṇa-vÄmayoḥ Å›roṇyor ÄrdrÄÅ›leá¹£e ca daká¹£iṇa-vÄmayoḥ paÅ›cimayoḥ pÄdayor abhijid-uttarÄá¹£Äá¸he daká¹£iṇa-vÄmayor nÄsikayor yathÄ-saá¹…khyaá¹ Å›ravaṇa-pÅ«rvÄá¹£Äá¸he daká¹£iṇa-vÄmayor locanayor dhaniṣṭhÄ mÅ«laá¹ ca daká¹£iṇa-vÄmayoḥ karṇayor maghÄdÄ«ny aṣṭa naká¹£atrÄṇi daká¹£iṇÄyanÄni vÄma-pÄrÅ›va-vaá¹…kriá¹£u yuñjÄ«ta tathaiva má¹›ga-śīrá¹£ÄdÄ«ny udagayanÄni daká¹£iṇa-pÄrÅ›va-vaá¹…kriá¹£u prÄtilomyena prayuñjÄ«ta Å›atabhiá¹£Ä-jyeṣṭhe skandhayor daká¹£iṇa-vÄmayor nyaset

 punarvasu - the star named Punarvasu; puá¹£yau - and the star named Puá¹£yÄ; daká¹£iṇa-vÄmayoḥ - on the right and left; Å›roṇyoḥ - loins; ÄrdrÄ - the star named Ä€rdrÄ; aÅ›leá¹£e - the star named AÅ›leá¹£Ä; ca - also; daká¹£iṇa-vÄmayoḥ - at the right and left; paÅ›cimayoḥ - behind; pÄdayoḥ - feet; abhijit-uttarÄá¹£Äá¸he - the stars named Abhijit and UttarÄá¹£Äá¸hÄ; daká¹£iṇa-vÄmayoḥ - on the right and left; nÄsikayoḥ - nostrils; yathÄ-saá¹…khyam - according to numerical order; Å›ravaṇa-pÅ«rvÄá¹£Äá¸he - the stars named Åšravaá¹‡Ä and PÅ«rvÄá¹£Äá¸hÄ; daká¹£iṇa-vÄmayoḥ - at the right and left; locanayoḥ - eyes; dhaniṣṭhÄ mÅ«lam ca - and the stars named DhaniṣṭhÄ and MÅ«lÄ; daká¹£iṇa-vÄmayoḥ - at the right and left; karṇayoḥ - ears; maghÄ-ÄdÄ«ni - the stars such as MaghÄ; aṣṭa naká¹£atrÄṇi - eight stars; daká¹£iṇa-ÄyanÄni - which mark the southern course; vÄma-pÄrÅ›va - of the left side; vaá¹…kriá¹£u - at the ribs; yuñjÄ«ta - may place; tathÄ eva - similarly; má¹›ga-śīrá¹£Ä-ÄdÄ«ni - such as Má¹›gaśīrá¹£Ä; udagayanÄni - marking the northern course; daká¹£iṇa-pÄrÅ›va-vaá¹…kriá¹£u - on the right side; prÄtilomyena - in the reverse order; prayuñjÄ«ta - may place; Å›atabhiá¹£Ä - Åšatabhiá¹£Ä; jyeṣṭhe - JyeṣṭhÄ; skandhayoḥ - on the two shoulders; daká¹£iṇa-vÄmayoḥ - right and left; nyaset - should place.


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On the right and left sides of where the loins might be on the ÅšiÅ›umÄra-cakra are the stars named Punarvasu and Puá¹£yÄ. Ä€rdrÄ and AÅ›leá¹£Ä are on its right and left feet, Abhijit and UttarÄá¹£Äá¸hÄ are on its right and left nostrils, Åšravaá¹‡Ä and PÅ«rvÄá¹£Äá¸hÄ are at its right and left eyes, and DhaniṣṭhÄ and MÅ«lÄ are on its right and left ears. The eight stars from MaghÄ to AnurÄdhÄ, which mark the southern course, are on the ribs of the left of its body, and the eight stars from Má¹›gaśīrá¹£Ä to PÅ«rvabhÄdra, which mark the northern course, are on the ribs on the right side. Åšatabhiá¹£Ä and JyeṣṭhÄ are on the right and left shoulders.

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