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## Twentieth Chapter
Those who wear fine clothes, those who wear fine garlands, those who wear fine ornaments, some eat, some fast.
**The Nature of Rahu Karma**
103. P. How is Rahu Karma? Tell me.
U. There are two interpretations here, as follows:
Some say:
1. There is a Rahu deity who swallows the moon or the sun.
Others say:
2. There is no Rahu deity who swallows the moon or the sun.
Those who say:
"There is a Rahu deity who swallows the moon or the sun," they say:
When Rahu deity swallows the moon or the sun:
1. He swallows it with his mind and releases it with his mind.
2. He swallows it with his mind and releases it with his mouth.
3. He swallows it with his mouth and releases it with his mind.
4. He swallows it with his mouth and releases it with his mouth.
1. He swallows it with his left hand and releases it with his left hand.
2. He swallows it with his left hand and releases it with his right hand.
3. He swallows it with his right hand and releases it with his left hand.
4. He swallows it with his right hand and releases it with his right hand.
Those who say:
"There is no Rahu deity who swallows the moon or the sun," they say:
There are fifteen types of celestial bodies, as follows:
1. Simha, 2. Jadil, 3. Khara, 4. Khat, 5. Anjana, 6. Khanjana, 7. Sitla, 8. Himasitla, 9. Kelasa, 10. Arunabha, 11. Parijja, 12. Nabhasura, 13. Kavilia, 14. Pingala, 15. Rahu.
When these fifteen celestial bodies are in a particular position with respect to the moon or the sun, people say: "Rahu is swallowing the moon or the sun." When these fifteen celestial bodies are not in a particular position with respect to the moon or the sun, then...
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वरवत्थधरा, वरमल्लधरा, वराभरणधरा अवोछित्तिणयट्टयाए अन्ने चयंति, अन्ने उववज्जंति ।
राहु-कम्मपरूवणं
१०३. प. ता कहं ते राहुकम्मे ? आहिए त्ति वएजा ?
उ. तत्थ खलु इमाओ दो पडिवत्तीओ पण्णत्ताओ तं जहा
एत्थेगे एवमाहंसु -
१. अत्थि णं से राहु देवे जे णं चंदं वा सूरं वा गिण्हइ, 'एगे एवमाहंसु' । एगे पुण एवमाहंसु -
२. नत्थि णं से राहू देवे जे णं चंदं वा सूरं वा गिण्हइ, एगे एवमाहंसु । तत्थ जे ते एवमाहंसु -
अथ से राहू देवे जे णं चंदं वा सूरं वा गिण्हइ, से एवमाहंसु - ता राहूणं देवे चंदं वा सूरं वा गेण्हमाणे -
१. बुद्धतेणं गिण्हित्ता, बुद्धतेणंमुयइ,
२. बुद्धतेणं गिहित्ता, मुद्धतेणंमुयइ, ३. मुद्धतेणं गिहित्ता, बुद्धतेणंमुयइ,
४. मुद्धतेणं गिण्हित्ता, मुद्धतेणंमुयइ,
१. वामभुयंतेणं गिहित्ता, वामभुयंतेणं मुयइ,
२. वामभुयंतेणं गिण्हित्ता, दाहिणभुयंतेणं मुयइ,
३. दाहिणभुयंतेणं गिण्हित्ता, वामभुयंतेणं मुयइ,
४. दाहिणभयंतेणं गिण्हित्ता, दाहिणभुयंतेणं मुयइ ॥
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तत्थ जे ते एवमाहंसु -
ता नत्थां से राहू देवे जे णं चंदं वा, सूरं वा गेण्हइ, ते एवमाहंसु -
तत्थ णं इमे पण्णरसकसिणपोग्गला, पण्णत्ता, तंजहा - १. सिंघाणए, २. जडिलए, ३. खरए, ४. खतए, ५. अंजणे, ६. खंजणे, ७. सीतले, ८. हिमसीतले, ९. केलासे, १०. अरुणाभे, ११. परिज्जए, १२. णभसूरए, १३. कविलिए, १४. पिंगलए, १५. राहू ।
ता जया णं एए पण्णरस कसिणा कसिणा पोग्गला सया चंदस्स वा सूरस्स वा लेसाणुबद्धचारिणो भवति, तया णं माणुसलोयंसि माणुसा एवं वयंति - 'एवं खलु राहू चंदं वा सूरं वा गेण्हइ, एवं ता जया णं एए पण्णरस कसिणा कसिणा पोग्गला णो सया चंदस्स वा सुरस्स वा लेसावुबद्धचारिणो भवंति णो