ALBERUNTS INDIA.
 

Their numbers.
 

In what ^rt of

the month they

fall.
 

Names of the
vishtis.
 

The directions   1
in which they
rise.
 

Uescuiption of the Single

" VISHTIS."
 

Their names
according to the
book Srtldhava.
 

II.
 

In the day of the 9th

tithi.
 


 

Aisana.
 

It is green, and has a sword
in its hand.    Its place is in
the   lightning,   thundering,
stormy, and cold cloud.    Its
time is favourable for tear¬
ing out fattening herbs, for
drinking medicine, for com¬
merce, and for casting gold
in a mould.
 

Blv (?).
 

1—1
 

In the night of the 12th tithi.
 

Ghora.
 

North.
 

It has a black face, thick lips,
bushy  eyebrows, long  hair
of the head.    It is long, and
rides during its day.    In the
hand it has a sword, it is
intent upon devouring men,
it emits fire from its mouth,
and says bd bd ha.    Its time
is only good for fighting, for
killing miscreants, for cur¬
ing ill people, and for fetch¬
ing  serpents   out  of   their
holes.
 

Ghora.
 

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In the day of the
16th tithi.
 

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It has five faces and ten eyes.
Its  time  is  favourable for
punishing rebels, for divid¬
ing   the  army   into  single
corps.    During   it   a   man
must not turn with his face
towards the direction where
it rises.
 

1-5
 

In the night of the 19th
Uthi.
 


 

West.
 

It is like a smoky flame.    It
has   three  heads,   in   each
three   eyes   turned   upside
down.    Its hair is standing
on end.    It sits on the head
of a human being, it screams
like thunder.    It is angry,
devours  men.    It holds  in
one  hand a knife,  in  the
other an axe.