The Lord said:
1-2. O Good-natured Goddess! Ishall describe the four kinds of spheres (to find) one's victory. (The asterisms) Kruttikā, Maghā, Pushya, Pūrva (phålguni), Visakha, Bharani and Pūrvabhādrapadá belong to the sphere of fire. Ishall describe its characteristic.
3-9. If the wind blows, holes (are noticed) in the disc of the Sun and Moon, earthquakes (occur), hurricanes (strike), (there be) the eclipses of Sun and Moon, smoky flames, conflagration in (different) quarters, and comets are sighted and (there be) blood like redshowers, heat waves and fall of meteorites (under these asterisms), (there would follow) epidemics of eye diseases and hiarrhoea. The fire would rage. The cows would yield reduced (quantity of) milk. The trees (would bear) lesser (quantity) of flowers and fruits. The food grains would get destroyed. Oneshould foresee little rain. The four castes of people would be harassed. The entire humanity would suffer hunger. The inhabitants of (the regions of) Sindhu, Yamunā, Gurjara, Bhoja, Vählika, Jalandhara, Kaśhmīra and the Uttarahpatha as well as these countries would be destroyed when these portents are noticed. (The asterisms) Hasta, Chiträ, Maghå, Sväti, Mruga (śīrsa) or Punarvasu, Uttaraphålguni and Aśhvini are spoken as comprising the sphere of wind.
10-12. The people would become bereft of virtues. All would lament in despair. (The countries) Dāhala, Kamarūpa, Kalinga,'Kosala, Ayodhyā, Avanti, Konkaņa and Andhra would get destroyed. (The asterisms) Āśleshā, Mūla, Pūrvāshadha, Revathi, Bhadrapada and Uttarā (form the regions where) water reigns supreme. If something unusual takes place under their influence, itshould be spoken as resultant of their respective influences.
13-14. Cows would have plenty of milk and trees would abound with flowers and fruits. There would be good health. The earth would abound with grains. The grains would be highly valuable. The kingdom would be prosperous. There would be grave battles among kings.
15-19. (The asterisms) Jyeshthå, Rohiņi, Anurādhā, Dhanishthā, Uttarāshādhā and Abhijit witnessing any unusual commotion are said to be related to celestial (region). The subjects would be jubiliant being free from all diseases. Kings would conclude treaties and the kingdom would be prosperous. The eclipses are known to be of two kinds—by the head or by the tail of Råhu. If the Sun or Moon and ascending node of Moon are in the same sign, it is known to be eclipse by the head. If it is the jāmitra (the seventh sign of Zodiac) it is said to be by the tail. When the Moon stays at the fifteenth asterism from the one occupied by the Sun and if the lunar day begins and ends in between two sunrises, oneshould indicate the lunar eclipse.
Summary of chapter 130 of the Agni Purāṇa is as follows:
The construction and significance of ritual maṇḍalas drawn on purified earth or floor are described. Agni explains the geometric principles—the saptavyūha-maṇḍala, the aṣṭadala-padma-maṇḍala, and the navakhaṇḍa-maṇḍala—according to the purpose of the rite. Deities are assigned specific positions within the maṇḍala corresponding to the cardinal and intermediate directions. The use of powders of five colours (white, red, yellow, black, green) drawn from natural substances is prescribed. The maṇḍala is treated as a temporary sacred precinct in which the invoked deity truly resides during the pūjā.