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Narada Purana (Jyotisha Selections) · by Vyasa
Chapter 10 · Yatra and Omens
यात्रा शकुनाश्च
यात्रासिद्धिर्भवेद्दृष्टे शवेरोदनवर्जिते ।प्रवेशे रोदनयुतः शवः शवप्रदस्तथा ॥ ७०३ ॥
In the full Narada Purana (Purva Bhaga) this is chapter 56, verse 703.
On a journey, success comes if a corpse is seen with no weeping. On coming back in, a corpse with weeping may point to a risk of death too, the verse says.
Simple meaning: 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.
गुडकार्पासलवणारिपुप्रश्नतृणोरगैः ।
More such signs: jaggery, cotton, salt, an enemy's question, a woman without children, a loose-haired or hungry man.
प्रयाणसमये नग्नैर्दृष्टैः सिद्धिर्न जायते ।
Seeing such things or naked people when leaving brings no success. A blazing fire and fine horses are good.