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

Adh. XCV. Sl. 13-17.] पञ्चनवतितमोऽध्यायः 713 पूर्णाननेऽर्थलाभः सिकताधान्यार्द्रमृत्कुसुमपूर्वैः । भयदो जनसंवासाद्यदि भाण्डान्यपनयेत्काकः ॥१३॥ Sloka 13.—When the crow's mouth is filled with sand, corn, wet clay, flower or the like, there is influx of wealth ; when it takes away vessels (treasures ?) from a place where dwell many people, there is disaster. वाहनशस्त्रोपानच्छत्रच्छायाङ्गकुट्टने मरणम् । तत्पूजायां पूजा विष्ठाकरणेऽन्नसम्प्राप्तिः ॥१४॥ Sloka 14.—If the crow strikes a vehicle, weapon, slipper, shade of the umbrella or a man himself, the person concerned will die ; if it worships (with flowers, etc.) any of these, he will get honour ; if it passes excreta, he will get food. यद्द्रव्यमुपनयेत्तस्य लब्धिरपहरति चेत्प्रणाशः स्यात् । पीतद्रव्यैः कनकं वस्त्रं कार्पासिकैः सितै रूप्यम् ॥१५॥ Sloka 15.—A person will gain or lose whatever article the crow brings near or takes away from him. If the article brought or taken away be yellow in colour, it will be gold ; if cotton, clothes ; if white, silver. सक्षीरार्जुनवञ्जुलकूलद्वयपुलिनगा रुवन्तश्च । प्रावृषि वृष्टिं दुर्द्दिनमनृतौ स्नाताश्च पांसुजलैः ॥१६॥ Sloka 16.—If in the rainy season the crow caws sit- ting on a milky tree, the Arjuna, the Vanjula, on the banks of rivers, or on sand dunes, there will be good rain; in other seasons, the sky will be overcast Similarly, if it bathes in dust or water in the rainy season, there will be rain ; in others, only a cloudy sky. दारुणनादस्तरुकोटरोपगो वायसो महाभयदः । सलिलमवलोक्य विरुवन् वृष्टिकरोऽब्दानुरात्री च ॥१७॥ बृ०सं० 90.