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Narada Purana (Jyotisha Selections) · by Vyasa
Chapter 10 · Yatra and Omens
यात्रा शकुनाश्च
पंचरात्रं च पुरतः पुनर्लग्नांतरे व्रजेत् ।अकालजेषु नृपतिर्विद्युद्गर्जितवृष्टिषु ॥ ६९७ ॥
In the full Narada Purana (Purva Bhaga) this is chapter 56, verse 697.
And five nights in front of the town. After that he should set out again under a new lagna (rising sign). The king should not go when lightning, thunder or rain come out of season.
Simple meaning: After a halt of five nights, he can go again in another lagna. Do not go in unseasonal storms.
उत्पातेषु त्रिविधेषु सप्तरात्रं तु न व्रजेत् ।
After unseasonal storms or other strange omens, wait seven nights before leaving.
वाराहशशगोधास्तु सर्पाणां कीर्तनं शुभम् ।
Naming a boar, hare, iguana or snake is good; hearing or seeing them is not. Monkey and bear: the reverse.
मयूरच्छागनकुलचाषपारावताः शुभाः ।
Peacock, goat, mongoose, blue jay and pigeon are good to see when leaving. On entering, it is the reverse.