Matsya Purana 234: adhyāyaḥ 234

234.1

śāntividhānavarṇanam.

Garga said :—If rivers lakes, or cascades advance close to the town or recede to a great distance away from it, and if the waters of the tanks and streamlets, etc., become tasteless and if the water of the rivers turns warm dark of an unnatural colour and full of froth and sand if it turns milky, oily, winy, or bloody, the empire where such things happen is bound to pass into the hands of another sovereign within six months from the time of such happenings. When reservoirs make unusual noise, and kindle up, or look as if smoke, fire and dust are coming out of them or water suddenly springs up, without there being dug a well or so, or a multitude of beings plunge into water, and when all the reservoirs begin to produce musical sounds, there is always a great danger of dreadful epidemics. To avert the calamity, Ganges water or other holy water, clarified butter, honey and oil should be poured into the waters and the head should be turned on the mantra sacred to Lord Varuṇa and sacrificial offerings should be performed in the water.—1-6.

234.2

garga uvāca.
nagarādapasarpante samīpamupayānti ca.
nadyo hrada prasravāṇi virasāśca bhavanti ca .. 234.1 ..

234.3

vivarṇaṃ kaluṣantaptaṃ phenavajjantu saṅkulam.
snehaṃ kṣīraṃ surāṃ raktaṃ vahante vā kulodakāḥ .. 234.2 ..

234.4

ṣaṇmāsābhyantare tatra paracakrabhayambhavet.
jalāśayā nadante vā prajvalanti kathañcana .. 234.3 ..

234.5

vimuñcanti tathā brahman! jvālādhūmarajāṃsi ca.
athavā te jalotpattiḥ susatvā vā jalāśayāḥ .. 234.4 ..

234.6

saṅgītaśabdāḥ śrūyante janamārabhayambhavet.
divyamambhomayaṃ sarpirmadhutailāvasecanam .. 234.5 ..

234.7

japtavyā vāruṇā mantrāstaiśca homo jale bhavet .. 234.6 ..

234.8

madhvājyayuktaṃ paramānnamatra deyaṃ dvijānāṃ dvija bhojanārtham.
gāvaśca deyāḥ sitavastrayuktāstathodakumbhāḥ salilāghaśāntyai .. 234.7 ..

Afterwards Brāhmaṇas should be fed with clarified butter, honey, and given cows covered with white cloth and jars full of water.—7.