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Agni Purana (Jyotisha Selections) · by Vyasa
Chapter 5 · Omens
शकुनानि
गोश्वोष्ट्रगर्दभश्वानः सारिका गृहगोधिका ।चटका भासकूर्माद्याः कथिता ग्रामवासिनः ॥ ११ ॥
In the full Agni Purana this is chapter 231, verse 11.
Cow, horse, camel, donkey, dog, myna and house lizard. Sparrow, bhasa bird, tortoise and the like are said to live in villages.
Simple meaning: Cows, horses, camels, donkeys, dogs and house lizards are village creatures.
अजाविशुकनागेन्द्राः कोलो महिषवायसौ ।
Goats, sheep, parrots, elephants, boars, buffaloes and crows live in village and forest. Others are forest creatures.
मार्जारकुक्कुटौ ग्राम्यौ तौ चैव वनगोचरौ ।
The cat and the cock are village and forest creatures. Tell them apart by their form.
गोकर्णशिखिचक्राह्वखरहारीतवायसाः ।
Peacocks, crows, hawks, jackals, wagtails and monkeys are among the day-moving creatures.