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Verse 21.3

न कुम्भ लग्नं शुभम्आह सत्यो न भाग भेदाद् यवना वदन्ति । कस्यांश भेदो न तथास्ति राशेरतिप्रसङ्गस्त्विति विष्णु गुप्तः

此节经文展现了印度占星学在吸收外来知识时的批判性智慧。作者毗湿奴古普塔(即 Varahamihira)在此纠正了当时流传的希腊占星观点,即认为水瓶座作为一个整体是凶险的,但其内部的某些分部却是吉祥的。作者断然否定了这种将星座整体性质与其内部分割性质完全对立的做法。他主张,一个星座(Rashi)的根本特质是其所有分部的基石,若承认整体为凶却独赞其部分为吉,在逻辑上是站不住脚的,这会破坏占星推演的内在一致性。

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