बार्हस्पत्य सूत्र / अर्थशास्त्र (महर्षि बृहस्पति - प्राचीन दण्डनीति, राजधर्म एवं कूटनीति सटीक)

IV ( Omens and Counsel ) 1 At the Brâhma hour the rising from sleep. 2 Let him consider right and interest. 3 The cry of the cock is auspicious : 4 Also the sight of an elephant and so forth; 5 Also the sound of elephants, the chanting of auspicious praises, and Veda-recitation ; 6 Also holy talk of divinities ; 7 Also recollection of nobles ; 8 Also eye-collyrium : 9 Also looking in a mirror. 10 Let him adorn [ himself ]. 11 Also chewing of betel : 12 Also camphor, sandal, incense of agallochum: 13 Conchs, Kâhalas, horns, cut reeds, guitars, harps, drums, kettle-drums : 14 And noises of trumpets ; 15 Also seeing of divine women : 16 Also the interrupted first note of the minst- rel (?) : 17 Also the sound of the jâti melody ( or 'the cry of birth' ) : 18 White flowers in liquid butter. 19 Fire satisfied with mantras becomes of one hundred flames, and attended with smoke having the sign of Vishnu. 20 Then the spectacle of oxen is inauspicious :

1 The Brahma muhurta is the early morning: see Weber Indische Studien, x. p. 296, and Aitareya Brahmana II. 15. 4 The Greek writers mention the early morning salut- ation of an Indian king by an elephant (Aelian, XIII. c. 22). 12 Or 'incense of camphor, sandal, and agallochum'.