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Agni Purana (Jyotisha Selections) · by Vyasa
Chapter 5 · Omens
शकुनानि
गर्भिणी स्त्री च विधवाः पिण्याकादीनि वै मृतम् ।तुषभस्मकपालास्थिभिन्नभाण्डमशस्तकम् ॥ ४ ॥
In the full Agni Purana this is chapter 230, verse 4.
A pregnant woman, widows, oil cake and the like, a dead thing. Husk, ash, a skull, a bone, and a broken pot are not good.
Simple meaning: A pregnant woman, widows, ash, a skull and a broken pot are not good to see.
अशस्तो वाद्यशब्दश्च भिन्नभैरवझर्झरः ।
Cracked or jarring music is bad. A call of 'Come' from the front is good, not from behind.
गच्छेति पश्चाच्छब्दोऽग्र्यः पुरस्तात्तु विगर्हितः ।
'Go' said from behind is best. 'Stay' or 'Where are you going' is bad.
अनिष्टशब्दा मृत्यर्थं क्रव्यादश्च ध्वजादिगः ।
Unwelcome words, a flesh-eating bird on a flag, stumbling mounts or broken weapons can point to death.