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Should any uncommon phenomenon take place, such as an 

 earthquake or hghtning-, striking- a house, &c. the ceremony must 

 be delayed for seven days. And if a meteor has been seen, a delay 

 of seven days is required. Should any persons be killed, or houses 

 burnt by lightning, a delay of seven days must be observed. And 

 if a com.et makes its appearance on the fixed day, the ceremony 

 must be put off to some future and more auspicious day. 



The Bhudra is a particular astronomical period. It is said that . 

 on the 3d and 10th of krishun puksh, or the 2d or dark half of the 

 moon, the Bhudra maintains his power for the latter thirty ghutkas 

 of each day, in consequence of which the first thirty ghutkas are 

 only available as possessing auspicious qualities. The 7th and 14th 

 day of krishun puksh possess the same qualities, only that the lat- 

 ter thirty ghutkas are propitious. 



The first thirty ghutkas of the 4th and the 11th of shookul puksh, 

 or the light half of the moon are fortunate ; also the last thirty 

 ghutkas of the 8th and poornimah, or full moon, are equally lucky. 



The following are termed the Nukshuttur Gundant, (inauspicious 

 conjunctions,) namely, Asslesha, Jesth, and Rewutty, A delay of 

 four ghutkas must take place when fixing the time for consummat- 

 ing the ceremony. . In this manner, when one of the asterisms is 

 disappearing, the two last ghutkas, and the two first ghutkas of the 

 advancing asterism, are to be rejected. 



Next comes the Teethy Gundant. These are the 5th, the 10th, 

 and 15th, or full moon; a delay of one ghutka at the termination 

 of each of these three lunar days, and one ghutka at the commence- 

 ment of each suceeding day, is required to be made — in all of two 

 ghutkas. 



There is then the Luggun or Zodiacal Gundant. The three signs, 

 Scorpio, Cancer, and Pisces. The ceremony must be postponed for 

 half a ghutka at the retiring of one of these signs, and half a ghut- 

 ka at the approach of its successor — in all a delay of one ghutka. 



After this we have the Chunda Yoodh's. The following yeogs are 

 considered unlucky, the Saddia yeog, Veetypaat, Vyddritty, Hurs- 

 hun SheooU, and Gunj yeog. So that when one of these yeogs has 

 terminated with one of the lunar Nukshutturs, and another yeog be- 

 gins its course with the same lunar Nukshutturs, this Nukshuttur is 

 termed the Chunda Yoodh, and is therefore rejected from their 

 calculation. 



