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xv. 4- two rainy months guard from the western quarter, and vāirūpá and vāirājá attend, him who knoweth thus.

4. ⌊10.⌋ For him, from the northern quarter, ⌊11.⌋ they made the two autumn months guardians, and çyāitá and nāudhasá attendants. ⌊12.⌋ The two autumn months guard from the northern quarter, and çyāitá and nāudhasá attend, him who knoweth thus.

5. ⌊13.⌋ For him, from the fixed quarter, ⌊14.⌋ they made the two winter months guardians, and earth and fire attendants. ⌊15.⌋ The two winter months guard from the fixed quarter, and earth and fire attend, him who knoweth thus.

6. ⌊16.⌋ For him, from the upward quarter, ⌊17.⌋ they made the two cool months guardians, and heaven and Āditya attendants. ⌊18.⌋ The two cool months guard from the upward quarter, and heaven and Āditya attend, him who knoweth thus.

1. ⌊1.⌋ For him, from the intermediate direction of the eastern quarter, they made the archer (iṣvāsá) Bhava attendant. ⌊2.⌋ The archer Bhava attends him [as] attendant from the intermediate direction of the eastern quarter; not Çarva, not Bhava, not Īçāna ('the lord') ⌊3.⌋ injures him nor his cattle nor his fellows who knoweth thus.