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## Mulachara
**Verse 272:**
In the month of Ashadha, on the last day, two prahar before noon, the shadow of the thigh is two vilastha, that is, twelve angulas. And in the month of Pausha, on the last day, the shadow of the thigh is twenty-four angulas. And then, it increases and decreases by two angulas every month. The time for eating is from two ghadi after the beginning and end of each sandhya.
**Verse 273:**
For the purity of the division of directions, in the morning, one should study (read and chant) nine gatha, in the third prahar, seven gatha, and in the evening, five gatha.
**Verse 274:**
The burning of the direction, the falling of meteors, lightning, the clashing of clouds, the bad smell of the evening, the bad day, the eclipse of the moon and the sun, and the fight of Rahu are the defects that cause the impurity of the time.