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Narada Purana (Jyotisha Selections) · by Vyasa
Chapter 10 · Yatra and Omens
यात्रा शकुनाश्च
वस्त्रादेः स्खलिते क्रोधे दुरुक्ते न व्रजेन्नृपः ।घृतान्नं तिलपिष्टान्नं मत्स्यान्नं घृतपायसम् ॥ ६७९ ॥
In the full Narada Purana (Purva Bhaga) this is chapter 56, verse 679.
The king should not go when his clothes or the like slip or catch. Nor when he is angry, or after harsh words. Foods for the four directions, from the east. Ghee with rice, rice with sesame paste, rice with fish, and milk-rice with ghee.
Simple meaning: Do not set out after a slip, in anger or after harsh words. Each direction has its food.
प्रागादिक्रमशो भुक्त्वा यातिं राजा जयत्यरीन् ।
Eating the food for his direction, the king wins. A food for each weekday begins: rice in milk, milk.
क्षीरं तिलोदनं भुक्त्वा भानुवारादिषु क्रमात् ।
Each weekday from Sunday has its food. Then a food for each star begins: beans, sesame rice, curd, honey, ghee.
मृगमांसं च तत्सारं पायसं च खगं मृगम् ।
The star foods go on: deer meat, broth, milk-rice, bird and hare meat, rice, millet and cakes.