སྟག་རྣའ་རྟགས་པ་བརྗད་པ 77

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“ ‘Those who live on trade,
Vaiśyas, Śūdras, Karītis,
Yavanas,⁴⁰⁹ the Mālavas, and so on,
As well as pickpockets, will all go to ruin.

“ ‘When the earth shakes under Ahirbudhnya,⁴¹⁰
There will be great misfortune for merchants.
Those who delight in the Dharma, siddhas,
Those who live on toll fees,

“ ‘The Śibis, the Vatsas,⁴¹¹ the Vātsyas,
Kṣatriyas, those who descend from Arjuna,
And kings and archers from Sindhu
Will all be afflicted before long.

“ ‘When the earth shakes under Revatī,
There will be a very violent war.
Villages will be massacred,
And village will destroy village.

“ ‘Sailors living by the water,
The Ramaṭhas, the people of Bharukaccha,
The headmen of the Abhisāras,
And all armies will be struck by fire.

“ ‘When the earth shakes under Aśvinī,
There will be great misfortune for horses (aśva).
Villages will be massacred,
As brothers seek to kill brothers.

“ ‘Those who are conceived then
And those who are born then
Will suffer uninterruptedly
For the next three years.

“ ‘They will not be beautiful babies,
And they will not be embellishable people.⁴¹²
Kings descending from Arjuna
Will assault each other for three years.

“ ‘When the earth shakes under Bharaṇī,
There will be great misfortune for thieves.
Rogues, gamblers,
Pickpockets,

“ ‘Those who deceive with a mirror,
Cheats, prison keepers,
Barbers, and bad people
Who engage in evil conduct
Will all be stricken at that time,
Once shaken by that earthquake.

“ ‘If immediately after
The earth has trembled,
After an interval of a week,
⁴¹³There is a majestic cloud,

“ ‘Thick, dark as black eyeshadow,
And resembling a great mountain,
Indra begins to rain down then,
As it is said by the great sages.

“ ‘Being like harbingers of good fortune,
With Indra’s lightning bolt as victory banner,
Thunderclouds appear at dusk,
Obscuring the sun and the moon.