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Narada Purana (Jyotisha Selections) · by Vyasa
Chapter 10 · Yatra and Omens
यात्रा शकुनाश्च
प्रागादिक्रमशो भुक्त्वा यातिं राजा जयत्यरीन् ।सज्जिका परमान्नं च कांजिक च पयो दधि ॥ ६८० ॥
In the full Narada Purana (Purva Bhaga) this is chapter 56, verse 680.
Eating these in order for the east and the other directions, the king sets out and beats his enemies. Foods for the weekdays: sajjika (a cooked food), rice cooked in milk, sour rice-water, milk, curd,
Simple meaning: 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.
चित्रांडजफलं कूर्मश्वाविद्गोधांश्च शास्वकम् ।
The star foods go on: bird, tortoise, porcupine and iguana meat, rice dishes and barley cakes.