Hārīta's Compendium of Medicine 2.10
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Ātreya said: / Now, O son, on leaving or entering a house, / I shall proclaim all omens, both auspicious and inauspicious.
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A king, an elephant, a twice-born, a peacock, and wagtails, a blue jay,
a bird, a washerman clothed in white garments,
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a young woman accompanied by her son, a courtesan, and a maiden / indicate good fortune, happiness, and renown when seen.
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The wood-shrike, the falcon, the vulture, the green pigeon, the cakravāka, the skylark, the musk-deer, and the goat: / these are best on the right, on the left, or on the left-and-right, for the physician's entrance and exit, and for good fortune.
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A snake, an owl, a monkey, a hog, a monitor lizard, a bear, a chameleon, and a hare: / these are inauspicious on exit or entrance, [yet] praised in enterprise, whirlwind, and beneficial deeds.
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A deer or a piṅgalā bird is always praised on the right; / on exit or entrance, it is auspicious on the right.
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One, three, five, seven, or nine in number: / in men's times of good fortune, deer move clockwise.
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A peacock, a house-lizard, an ass, a bhṛṅgarāja,
a cuckoo, a dog, pigeons, a potakī, or a sow,
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the weaver bird, the garuḍa, long-necked birds, and the like: / the knower of omens says [these are auspicious] on the left or upon departing.
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Partridge, krakara, krauñca, crane, crested eagle, boar, / and the crested bird on the left are always held to be most auspicious;
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and these bring success in every undertaking upon departure.
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A crow on the right is best, bestowing good fortune upon departure; / upon entry, the black crow is declared best on the left.
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The mention of a hedgehog, a hare, or a monkey is also declared not conducive to happiness; / neither their names nor the sight of them [is auspicious, nor of] snakes, monitor lizards, chameleons, and cats.
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They declare the sight of a wagtail, a swan, and a chikkarā to be beneficial; / by name, they declare the woodpecker, the varaṭaka, and the parrot to be auspicious.
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Upon departure, for success in various undertakings: bhṛṅgarāja, silver, milk, water, / fish, meat, blood, or a corpse, a washed garment, a mirror, and a covered pot.
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If cats, snakes, or chameleons cross one's path, / or a monitor lizard upon entering, one should not take a single step forward.
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If one's feet stumble, or head-coverings slip off, / or having heard an outcry of distress, one should not take a single step forward.
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Having seen the burning of houses, or a jar filled with water breaking, / or having seen the falling of trees, one should not proceed.
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Having heard abusive speech or the crying of cats, / or having seen a quarrel among household members, one should not go forth.
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A golden bracelet indeed as an ornament, along with fruit and flowers, or fermented liquor and vāruṇī, / a fruit removing sorrow for fever patients: then the physician is always auspicious.
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Thus knowing with supreme expertise [the proper use] of drink, food, and the like,
and their potency, attributes, vitiating qualities, and the violent onset of provocation,
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or absorption, accumulation, and the treatment of what provokes [them], / the learned physician is honoured in his dwelling by royalty.
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Thus ends the ninth chapter, named the Description of Omens, in the second section of the Hārīta's Later Compendium spoken by Ātreya.
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The second section is completed.