Garudapurana 1.60.15

1.60.15

hakrāya lakṣaṇaṃ vakṣye labhatpūrve mahāphalam /
āgneye śokasantāpau dakṣiṇe hānimāpnuyāt //

I shall explain the characteristics of hiccoughing: in the east, one attains a great fruit;
in the south-east, sorrow and torment; in the south, one meets with loss;