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Agni Purana (Jyotisha Selections) · by Vyasa
Chapter 5 · Omens
शकुनानि
तिष्ठतो गमने प्रश्ने पुरुषस्य शुभाशुभम् ।निवेदयन्ति शकुना देशस्य नगरस्य च ॥ १ ॥
In the full Agni Purana this is chapter 231, verse 1.
Omens tell the good and the bad of a person who is standing, going or asking. They tell it for a country and a city too.
Simple meaning: Omens tell good and bad for a person, a country and a city, whether still, moving or asking.
सर्वः पापफलो दीप्तो निर्दिष्टो दैवचिन्तकैः ।
A blazing omen gives bad results. A calm omen gives good results.
षट्प्रकारा विनिर्दिष्टाः शकुनानां च दीप्तयः ।
Blazing omens are of six kinds: time, direction, place, act, cry and species.
पूर्वा पूर्वा च विज्ञेया सा तेषां बलवत्तरा ।
Each earlier kind is stronger. A day animal out at night, or a night animal by day, is a bad time sign.