बृहत्संहिता (आचार्य वराहमिहिर - स्थापत्य, खगोल, मौसम व जल विज्ञान)

Adh. LXV. Sl. 1-5.] पञ्चषष्टितमोऽध्यायः 535 छागलक्षणम् ॥६५॥ Signs of Goats. छागशुभाशुभलक्षणमभिधास्ये नवदशाष्टदन्तास्ते । धन्याः स्थाप्या वेश्मनि सन्त्याज्याः सप्तदन्ता ये ॥१॥ Sloka 1.—I shall now expound the auspicious and inauspicious signs of goats. Those that have nine, ten or eight teeth bring good luck and should be kept at home. Those that have seven teeth must be abandoned. दक्षिणपार्श्वे मण्डलमासितं शुक्लस्य शुभफलं भवति । ऋष्यनिभकृष्णलोहितवर्णानां श्वेतमतिशुभदम् ॥२॥ Sloka 2.—A white goat that has a dark circle on the right side conduces to good results. Similarly, one that is dark, red or blue like an elk, with a white circle on the right side is very auspicious. स्तनवदवलम्बते यो कण्ठेऽजानां मणिः स विज्ञेयः । एकमणिः शुभफलकृद्धन्यतमा द्वित्रमणयो ये ॥३॥ Sloka 3.—The thing that hangs like a breast from the neck of goats is to be known as ‘Mani’. One with a single Mani is of good augury; and those that have two or three are exceedingly auspicious. मुण्डाः सर्वे शुभदाः सर्वसिताः सर्वकृष्णदेहाश्च । अर्धासिताः सितार्धा धन्याः कपिलार्धकृष्णाश्च ॥४॥ Sloka 4.—All goats that have no horns, that are completely white or completely black or are half-white or half-dark, or half-brown and half-black are auspicious and bring good luck. विचरति यूथस्याग्रे प्रथमं चाम्भोऽवगाहते योऽजः । स शुभः सितमूर्धा वा मूर्धनि वा कृत्तिका यस्य ॥५॥