இன்றுபோலவே கிரகங்கள் அவரவர்கள் சொந்த வீட்டில் உள்ள நிகழ்வு சங்க காலத்திலும் ஏற்பட்டிருக்கிறது. அதைப் புலவர்கள் பதிவு செய்திருக்கிறார்கள். பரிபாடல் 11

"உருகெழு வெள்ளி வந்து ஏற்றியல் சேர
வருடையைப் படிமகன் வாய்ப்ப
பொருள் தெரி புந்தி மிதுனம் பொருந்த
புலர் விடியல்அங்கி உயர் நிற்ப
அந்தணன் பங்குவின்இல்லத் துணைக்கு உப்பால் எய்த
இறை யமன்வில்லின் கடை மகரம் மேவ"

என்று கூறுகிறது.அந்நாளில் வெள்ளி ஏறான ரிஷபத்திலும், செவ்வாய் மேஷத்திலும், புதன் மிதுனத்திலும், குரு மீனத்திலும், சனி மகரத்திலும் இருந்ததாம். ஆக ஐந்து கிரகங்கள் அவர்கள் சொந்த வீட்டில் உள்ளன. இதைவைத்து
இந்த சேர்க்கை நிகழ்ந்த காலம், பொயுமு 161ம் ஆண்டு ஆவணி பன்னிரண்டாம் நாள் வியாழக்கிழமை என்று கணக்கிட்டுள்ளனர். பரிபாடலின் காலமும் இதன்மூலம் தெளிவாகிறது.

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