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Narada Purana (Jyotisha Selections) · by Vyasa
Chapter 10 · Yatra and Omens
यात्रा शकुनाश्च
वाराहशशगोधास्तु सर्पाणां कीर्तनं शुभम् ।हृतेक्षणं नेष्टमेवाव्यपत्ययं कपिऋक्षयोः ॥ ७०१ ॥
In the full Narada Purana (Purva Bhaga) this is chapter 56, verse 701.
For the boar, the hare, the iguana and snakes, speaking their names is good. Their cry or their sight is not good. For the monkey and the bear it is the reverse.
Simple meaning: 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.
यात्रासिद्धिर्भवेद्दृष्टे शवेरोदनवर्जिते ।
Seeing a corpse without weeping helps a journey. A weeping funeral seen on coming home can point to a risk of death.
पतितक्लीबजटिलमत्तवांतौषधादिभिः ।
Some sights are poor signs when leaving: someone drunk, oiled or very ill, or bone, leather or charcoal.