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Narada Purana (Jyotisha Selections) · by Vyasa
Chapter 11 · Rain, Kurma Chakra, Utpata
वृष्टिः कूर्मचक्रम् उत्पाताश्च
अनग्नौ च स्फुलिंगाश्च ज्वलनं च विनेंधनम् ।निशींद्रचापमंडूकं शिखरे श्वेतवायसः ॥ ७५० ॥
In the full Narada Purana (Purva Bhaga) this is chapter 56, verse 750.
Sparks fly where there is no fire. Something burns without fuel. A rainbow and a frog are seen at night. A white crow sits on a peak.
Simple meaning: Sparks without fire, burning without fuel, a rainbow and a frog at night, and a white crow on a peak are portents.
दृश्यंते विस्फुलिंगाश्च गोगजाश्वोष्ट्रगात्रतः ।
Sparks on cattle, elephants, horses and camels, and creatures born with two or three heads, are portents.
प्रातःसूर्याश्चतसृषु ह्यर्दितायुगपद्रवेः ।
Suns rising in four directions at dawn, jackals living in the village and comets are portents.
काकानामाकुलं रात्रौ कपोतानां दिवा यदि ।
Crows crowding at night, pigeons by day, and trees flowering or fruiting out of season are portents.