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Śivasvarodaya
 
taste, which
 
That Svara which is blue in colour, sour in
moves in an oblique direction, which is never still and the
length of whose flow is eight fingers, should be known as the
Wind Element.
 
वर्णाकारे स्वादवाहे अव्यक्त सर्वगामिनाम् ।
 
मोक्षदं नाभसं तत्त्वं सर्वकार्येषु निष्फलम् ॥१७३॥
 
That Svara which in colour, taste, flow, and direction of
movement is an assortment of all other Svaras, should be
known as the Akasa Element and it makes every work
infructuous.
 
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पृथ्वी जले शुभे तत्त्वे तेजो
 
मिश्रफलोदयम् ।
 
हानिमृत्युकरौ पुंस/मशुभौ व्योममारुतौ ॥१७४॥
 
The Earth and Water Elements are auspicious; the Fire
Element gives a middling result, and the Akasa and the Wind
Elements give inauspicious results, loss and death.
 
आपूर्व पश्चिमं पृथ्वी तेजश्च दक्षिणें तथा ।
वायुश्चोत्तर दिग्ज्ञेयो मध्ये कोणगतं नभः ॥१७५॥
 
The Farth Element extends from Fast to West; the Wind
Element resides in the North, and in the middle is situated
the Akasa Element.
 
चन्द्रे पृथ्वीजले स्यातां सूर्येऽग्निर्वा यदा भवेत् ।
 
तदा सिद्धिर्नसन्देहः सौम्य/सौम्येपुकर्मसु ॥१७६॥
 
When there is a predominance of Earth or Water Elements
under the moon Svara, or there is Fire Element under the
Sun Svara, then it bestows success to all good or bad
works, there is no doubt about it.
 
लाभः पृथ्वीकृतोह्नि स्यान्निशायां लाभकृज्जलम् ।
 
वह्नौ मृत्युः क्षयोवायुर्नभः स्थानन्दहेत्क्वचित् ॥१७७॥
 
Earth Element is beneficial during the day time and the
Water Element during the night time. There is death from
Fire Element, destruction from Wind Element and from
Akasa Element often there can be loss due to fire.
 
जीवितव्ये जये लाभे कृष्यां च धनकर्मणि ।
मन्त्रार्धे युद्धप्रश्ने च गमनागमने तथा ॥१७८॥