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The king, hearing the sage's words from the Uttara Purana of the Mahapurana, was astonished. He said, "O Bhadra, please sit on this seat, I have something to ask you." 176
"Tell me, what is your gotra? Who is your guru? What scriptures have you studied? What are the auspicious signs you know? What is your name? And why are you giving this order?" The king asked. 177
The knower of auspicious signs said, "In the city of Kundala, there was a great king named Siharatha. His priest was named Suraguru, and he had a very learned disciple." 178
"One day, after taking initiation with Balabhadra, I studied the eight-fold auspicious signs with his disciple and listened to his teachings." 179
"What are these eight-fold auspicious signs and what are their characteristics? If you want to know this, O victorious Ayushman, listen, I will tell you according to your question." 180
"The knowers of the scriptures, the Acharyas, have described eight types of auspicious signs based on the distinctions of space, earth, body, sound, gesture, characteristics, severed, and dreams." 181
"The moon, sun, planets, stars, and constellations - these five types of astrologers reside in the sky or are always in the company of the sky, therefore they are called celestial. The true description of victory, defeat, loss, gain, sorrow, life, profit, loss, and other matters that occur through their rising, setting, etc., is called celestial auspicious sign." 182-183
"To tell about someone's loss, gain, etc., based on the difference in the location of the earth, and to tell about the gems kept inside the earth, is called earthly auspicious sign." 184
"The description of the auspicious and inauspicious events that occur in the three periods of time for living beings, based on the touch or sight of the body and its parts, is called bodily auspicious sign." 185
"The knowledge of sound auspicious sign is to inform about the attainment of desired objects through the sweet sounds of drums, elephants, etc., and the inauspicious sounds of inanimate and animate objects." 186
"To tell about someone's profit, loss, etc., based on the marks or wounds that appear on the head, face, etc., is called gesture auspicious sign." 187
"To tell about the attainment of enjoyment, wealth, etc., based on the characteristics of the one hundred and eight auspicious signs found in the body, such as the Sri tree and the swastika, is called characteristic auspicious sign." 188
"The holes made by mice, etc., in clothes and weapons, etc., are of three types based on the distinction of gods, humans, and demons. The fruit that is told from them is called severed auspicious sign." 189
"Dreams are of two types based on the distinction of auspicious and inauspicious. To tell the truth about the growth and destruction, etc., of humans based on seeing them, is called dream auspicious sign." 190