303 His/oru of (he Ixamoossics. [Oct. 



Mungul, (M ars ;) and tliis is succossivdy continued, so that before 

 dawn on Monday tlie Bood bora will he about ox|)irin»]^ — conse- 

 quently at daybreak we bavt^ the cl\un(!ur cba Ijora, the day being 

 Monday or Somewar, Some and C'luindur bi ing tbe coninion names 

 for tbe moon. TluTefore, if tlie dav i)c<j,ins witb any one of tiie 

 ^our boibre ujcnlione;! sluxtbidi gbrus, or benign planets, tbe cere 

 niony may be performed without incurring any risk of evil conse- 

 quences. 



Sbould the time fixed for tbe wedding ceremony prove auspicious 

 by the previous calculations, still, if the sun or any of tbe planets 

 liavc passed on this particular day from one Zodiacal sign to ano- 

 tber, thi n tbe ceremony must be delayed during the following num- 

 ber of gbutkas, — according to the planet that may have so passed. 

 1st The Sun 32 Ghutkas. 



'2d 



J » 



Moon 



2 



do. 



3(1 





Mars 



9 



do. 



4tb 



> > 



Mercury 



o 



do. 



5th 





Jupiter 



84 



do. 



Cth 





Venus 



6 



do. 



7th 





Seiturn 



150 



do. 



"We have next the year divided into six portions or seasons of two 

 months each: 1. Wussunt, (spring;) 2. Greeshm, (hot season;) 

 3. Wurshu, (the rainy season ;) 4. Shurud, (the autumn ;) 5. He- 

 munt, (the cold season of dew ;) and 6. Sheesheer, (the Gold sea- 

 son.) 



Should the time fixed on for celebrating the marriage ceremony 

 take place on the last day of one of these seasons, the ceremony 

 must be postponed for sixty-six ghutkas ; that is, deducting thirty- 

 three ghutkas previous to the transition, and thirty-three after it has 

 taken place. The Hindoo day consists of about sixty ghutkas, at 

 times more or less. 



When a conjunction of particular Nukshutturs, (the retiring and 

 advancing,) or of Yeogs, or of Teeths, (lunar days,) happen the 

 same day, then a delay of two ghutkas is directed to be made, one 

 ghutka at the termination, and the other at the commencement of 

 each respectively. 



No ceremony takes place for three days previous to an eclipse. 

 When the sun or moon have been eclipsed, the ceremony is to be 

 delayed, as follows, according to the extent of the eclipse. 



One authority says, Another authority says, 

 of eclipse for 3 days 1^ days 



