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

658 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. LXXXVI. Sl. 42-45. जाहकाहिशशक्रोडगोधानां कीर्त्तनं शुभम् । रुतं सन्दर्शनं नेष्टं प्रतीपं वानरर्क्षयोः ॥४२॥ Sloka 42.—The mention of the names of the Jahaka (leech ?), serpent, hare, boar and the big lizard is favour- able, while their sight and cry are not good ; but it is the reverse, in the case of the monkey and the bear. Their cry and sight are good, but not the mention of their names. ओजाः प्रदक्षिणं शस्ता मृगाः सनकुलाण्डजाः । चाषः सनकुलो वामो भृगुराहापराह्नतः ॥४३॥ *Sloka 43.*—An odd number of deer, mongooses or birds moving from left to right of a traveller is commend- able, whereas the Chasha and mongoose are good in the afternoon, when they move from right to left of a tra- veller in the opinion of Sage Bhrigu. The jackal and the dog are good, if they move from left to right in the fore-noon. छिक्करः कूटपूरी च पिरिली चाह्नि दक्षिणाः । अपसव्याः सदा शस्ता दंष्ट्रिणः सबिलेशयाः ॥४४॥ *Sloka 44.*—The Chikkara (jackal ?), Kutapuri and Pirili (bird) are favourable in day-time when they move from left to right ; whereas tusked animals, and porcu- pines, mongooses and the like are always commendable when they move from right to left. श्रेष्ठे ह्यसिते प्राच्यां शवमांसे च दक्षिणे । कन्यकादधिनी पश्चादुदग्गोविप्रसाधवः ॥४५॥ *Sloka 45.*—The horse and any white object are very good in the east ; a dead body and flesh, in the South ; a virgin and curd, in the West ; a cow, a Brahmin and a pious man, in the North.