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Agni Purana (Jyotisha Selections) · by Vyasa
Chapter 5 · Omens
शकुनानि
पृष्ठतो निन्दितफलस्तित्तिरिस्तु न शस्यते ।एणा वराहाः पृषता वामा भूत्वा तु दक्षिणाः ॥ २५ ॥
In the full Agni Purana this is chapter 231, verse 25.
Behind, a francolin has a condemned result. The partridge is not praised. Antelopes, boars and spotted deer, being on the left and then going to the right,
Simple meaning: A partridge is not praised. Deer and boars that move from left to right bring gain.
भवन्त्यर्थकरा नित्यं विपरीता विगर्हिताः ।
Deer and boars moving left to right bring gain. The reverse is bad.
वाञ्छितार्थकरा ज्ञेया दक्षिणाद्वामतो गताः ।
Moving from right to left they bring the wished-for result. Jackals and house lizards begin the next list.
शूकरी परपुष्टा च पुंनामानश्च वामतः ।
A sow, a koel and creatures with male names are good on the left. Female names are good on the right.