འཕགས་པ་འཇམ་དཔལ་གྱ་རྩ་བའ་རྒྱད 226

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Mosquitoes, wasps, and stinging insects,
As well as all robbers, will perish.

“An earthquake that occurs before dawn
Brings long life, good health, and an abundance of food,
[But there will also] be fires
In the cities everywhere.

“If an earthquake occurs
When the sun is rising,
All central regions
Will be infested with bandits.
After seven days
The king will die.

“Whenever and wherever an earthquake
Manifests with great force,
At that time and place
Good and bad behavior will manifest.

“If an earthquake occurs
At the same time as a meteorite bursts,
The white light of the meteorite
Will destroy anything that is crooked or dishonest.¹⁴⁴⁸

“Thus, white meteorites are always
Auspicious and bring what is good.
Red ones are very frightening,
As they portend conflagrations.

“Smoke-colored or black ones
Portend the death of the king.
Yellow ones, brown ones,
Or those of mixed color

“Portend the rise in activities
Of mixed character.
This will happen in the place indicated
By the bursting meteorite.

“If it [bursts] in the center [of the sky],
The central regions are indicated.
If the sound produced thereby is pleasant,
This indicates prosperity and freedom from disease.

“A terrible sound will bring unpleasant things to the world,
Whereas a sound like a drum will bring what is good.
A sound that is frightening or terrifying
Indicates famine.

“Such are always the applications
Of planetary forecasts whenever they occur.
One should perform rites for success
Whenever the nakṣatras are auspicious.

“The nakṣatras of Aśvinī, Bharaṇī,¹⁴⁴⁹
Puṣya, both Bhadrapadās,
Revatī, and Anurādhā
Are excellent for mantra recitation sessions.
In these nakṣatras, the mantras
Will be accomplished and will fulfill one’s goal.

“The maṇḍala should be drawn
In the same nakṣatras with [the same] stars,¹⁴⁵⁰
When the chief planets of the days of the week
Glow either yellow or white.

“Also, the lunar day should be auspicious,
Such as the fifteenth—that is, the day of the full moon.
[On that day] one should not¹⁴⁵¹ travel abroad,