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Should both the boy and girl have been born under any of the 

 three signs allotted to one of the classes, it will be considered a hap- 

 py conjunction. If the boy has been born under a sign allotted to a 

 class superior to that in which the girl is, the marriage will be reck- 

 oned fortunate, but should the sign under which the girl has been 

 born, be allotted to a class superior to that in which the sign of the 

 boy is to be found, the marriage will not be considered auspicious, 

 although such take place. The female, it is said, will under such 

 circumstances rule the roast ; certain penance is necessary at the 

 time of the nuptial ceremonies to propitiate matters. 



We have another division of the Zodiacal signs to explain the 

 properties of the Wussh, as follows : 



1st, Of the nature of man, or formed by him, — Virgo, Libra, 

 Gemini, Aquarius, and half of Sagitarius. 



2d, Of the nature of quadrupeds, — Aries, and Taurus. The half 

 of Sagitarius and half of Mukkur (corresponds with Capricornus.) 



3d, Of a watery nature, Cancer, and Pisces, and half of Mukkur. 



4th, Of the desert, or a wild nature, Leo. 



5th, Of the nature of insects, Scorpio. 



Should the boy or girl be born under either of the signs as they 

 are classed in the first division, or any of the other divisions, their 

 marriage will be considered fortunate ; but if the parties were born 

 under signs classed under different natures, they will only share half 

 the blessings and comforts of the marriage state. It is said strife 

 and enmity, misery and distress, will attend them through life. As 

 Leo and Scorpio are looked upon as being enemies, evil consequen- 

 ces are much dreaded ; and an union between those born under 

 them is to be avoided. 



The Bhatara. This is determined by a particular calculation of 

 the 27 Nukshutturs or stellar mansions. In the first place, we 

 must count the number of stellar mansions from that under which 

 the boy was born, to that of the girls, and again reckon forward, 

 from the latter to that of the boy's (viewed as a circle) ; after hav- 

 ing ascertained this, the number must be separately divided by nine, 

 and if a balance of equal numbers, as 2, 4, 6, 8, remains after such 

 a division, it is considered fortunate, but if the balance be 3, 5, and 

 7, such is looked upon as detracting from the fortunes of the party. 



We have now to explain the properties of the Yconie. It is ne- 

 cessary to give here the names of the Nukshutturs, or stellar mansi- 

 ons, observing that in their usual computations they only reckon 

 twenty-seven, although there is in all twenty-eight, that commonly 



