TABLE  OP  COMETS  OP  MIDDLE  HEIGHT  IN  THE  SKY.
 

Their names.
 

Kumuda.
 

Maniketu.
 

Jalaketu.
 

Bhavaketu.
 

From what

direction they

appear.
 

West.
 

West.
 

West.
 

East.
 

Description.
 

Namesake of the lotus, whicli is com¬
pared with it. It remains one night,
and its tail is directed towards the
south.
 

It lasts only one quarter of a night.
Its tail is straight, white, similar to
the milk which spurts out of the
breast when it is milked.
 

Flashing.    Its tail has a curve from the
west side.
 

It has a tail like that of a lion towards
the south.
 

Tlieir prognostics.
 

It   bodes   lasting  fertility and  wealth
for ten vears.
 

It bodes a great number of wild animals
and perpetual fertility during four
and a half months.
 

It bodes fertility and well-being of the
subjects during nine months.
 

It is visible only one night. It bodes
pierpetual fertility and well-being dur¬
ing as many months as its appear¬
ance last muhurtas. If its colour
becomes less bright, it bodes pesti¬
lence and death.