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THE RIŞTASAMUCCAYA
61 169 There is no doubt that a sick man dies, if all the
Ayas are Daddha or Jaliya; he does not live if all are
(also ) Alingiya; and he lives, if all are Santa. 170 Having placed the milk of a one-coloured cow in an
earthen vessel, throw an equal amount of the powder
of Kavittha (Ferona Elephantum) over it. 171 His soul becomes steady at the time of dawn, soon
after he finishes over it hundred and eight recitals of
the mantra called Panhasavaņa. 172 Let omens be seen in the forest as well as in the city;
let words also be heard, according to various scriptures,
as it is described by ancient teachers. 173-174 (The sight of) a black jackal, a crow, a horse, a crane,
a heron, a swan, a duck, a kite, a parrot, a crowd of bats, a flying fox, a covey of pigeons, a skulk of jackals, a white water-snake on the left prolongs sick man's life. If they are on the right and making a noise, they
always indicate his death. 175 If an owl, a cock, a Dhenka, a Bappiha, a mungoose, a
francoline partridge or a deer is on the left and making
a noise, it destroys the life of a sick person. 176 It is not good, if any one of these is seen, namely, a
vulture, an owl, a Bhāranda (a fabulous bird ), a myna,
a ram, a tiger, a rhinoceros, or a rabbit. 177 It indicates a sure death, if a crow, a dog, a donkey, or
a bull is making a noise on the right in the midst of
townsmen (?). 178 The sight of a buffalo, a dead body, a menstruating
woman, a weeping crowd as well as a serpent, a rat, a
cat, or a hog indicates death. 179 It is declared by the best amongst seers that all
should avoid in this world the sneezing of a horse,
an elephant, a cow, a man as also of a dog and others, 180 The Word is twofold; (one is) divine and the other)
natural. Listen to the exposition of a divine word which is being told. Let one, who has washed his body and dressed himself in extremely white garments etc. hear the auspicious or the inauspicious word, like a second person,
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