Matsya Purana 233.6

233.6

pāṃsujantu phalānāñca varṣato rogajaṃ bhayam.
chidrevānnapravarṣeṇa sasyānāṃ bhītivarddhanam .. 233.5 ..

Showers of marrow, bones, oily substances mean the increase in the death rate of men. Showers of fruits, flowers, grain mean a great danger and a downpour of dust, stones and small beings indicate the approach of an epidemic and a shower of bored grains foretells the loss of agricultural prospects.—4-5.