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llisiory of the Bamoossics. 



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is the Dcogun, or divine nature; secondly, llic. Munoosb gun, or 

 human nature ; thirdly, the Rakshuss gun, or the diabolical nature; 

 of the 27 Nukshutturs, nine are appropriated to each of these three 

 guns, or qualities. To the Deogun belong the following Nukshut- 

 turs (See the yeonie):Nos. 1, 5, 7, 8, L'i, 1.5, 17, 22, and 28. To 

 the 3Iunoosh gun they allot Nos. 2, 4, 6. 11, 12, 20, 21, 26, and 

 to Rakshuss gun the Nos. 3, 9, 10, 14, 16, 18, 19, 24, 25. 



They now say that if the boy and girl were born under stars of 

 the same division, they will enjoy the six qualifications of the Gun 

 jNIyttry; but one being of the divine, and the other of the human 

 nature, they will only partake of five of these properties; should 

 the girl be of the divine and the boy of the diabolical, they will en- 

 joy only one qualification ; but one being of the diabolical, and the 

 other of the human nature, should not be united in marriage, al- 

 though such an occurrence sometimes happens, when the horoscope 

 of either of the parties has been lost, or through the ignorance of the 

 astrologer it has not been correctly cast, so that great misery and 

 unhappiness, it is supposed, will take place. 



The Bhukoot. This depends on a calculation of Zodiacal signs. 

 Reckoning from the sign including that under which the boy was 

 born, to that of the girl's sign, and from the latter to the former, 

 in a forward calculation. It is by no means advisable, that the 

 numbers intei-vening on either side should be 2 and 12, 5 and 9, 

 and 8 and 6. If 2 and 12 exist between them, they will be doom- 

 ed to much misery and poverty, and if 5 and 9 exist, they will have 

 no offspring, and should 8 and 6 be the intervening numbers, pre- 

 mature death will be the consequence, but from the even numbers 

 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12, should 6 and 8 arise, it will prove fortu- 

 nate. 



The only way of escaping from these misfortunes, is the circum- 

 stance of the boy and girl being born under the same zodiacal 

 sign, but under separate asterisms ; and should they be born under 

 the same asterism, it must be at an earlier or later period of it, not 

 in the same churn or division of time. Secondly, both being born 

 under the same sign, or both having separate signs, but these signs 

 having the same regents, is propitiatory. Even should their signs 

 have different regents, and these should be friends, fortune will fa- 

 vour them. But to remove the evil consequences arising from odd 

 numbers, and 6 and 8 numbers intervening, 2 cows and 16 ma- 

 ashahs of gold (about £ 2) must be bestowed in charity to the 

 Brahmuns, and if the numbers 5 and 9 intervene, a metal dish and 

 a small piece of silver must be given to the priest — in all forty Ru- 



