Matsya Purana 241: adhyāyaḥ 241

241.1

aṅgasphuraṇavicāravarṇanam.

Manu asked —"Lord! you are the knower of all, so be pleased to tell me the auspicious and the inauspicious omens"—1

241.2

manuruvāca.
brūhi me tvaṃ nimittāni aśubhāni śubhāni ca.
sarvadharmabhṛtāṃ śreṣṭha! tvaṃ hi sarvaviducyate .. 241.1 ..

241.3

matsya uvāca.
aṅgadakṣiṇabhāge tu śastaṃ prasphuraṇambhavet.
atha śastaṃ tathā vāme pṛṣṭhasya hṛdayasya ca .. 241.2 ..

Matsya said —The vibration of the right limbs is said to be generally auspicious. The left sides of the back and heart are also auspicious—2

241.4

manuruvāca.
aṅgānāṃ spandanañcaiva śubhāśubhaviceṣṭitam.
tanme vistarato brūhi yena syāttadvidho bhuvi .. 241.3 ..

Manu asked —"Lord! How should one know what is going to happen on the vibration of the several limbs of the body? Pray explain all that to me fully"—3

241.5

matsya uvāca.
pṛthvīlābho bhavenmūdrdhni lalāṭe ravinandana!
sthānaṃ vivṛddhimāyāti bhrūnasoḥ priyasaṅgamaḥ .. 241.4 ..

Matsya replied —The vibration of the head in dreams means the acquirement of another empire, that of the forehead means acquisition of further lands, that of the eyebrows and the nose means the prospect of meeting some dear friend—4

241.6

bhṛtyalabdhiścākṣideśe bhṛgupānte dhanāgamaḥ.
utkaṇṭhopagamo madhye dṛṣṭaṃ rājan! vicakṣaṇaiḥ .. 241.5 ..

The vibration of the eye means death, near about the eye begets wealth, if the centre of the eye throbs one becomes very anxious, the closing of the eyes begets an early victory, and of the outer corner of the eye means the enjoyment with a handsome lady (The vibration of the ears makes one to hear good thing that of the nose brings happiness of the upper and lower lips begets progeny, of the neck bring enjoyments and pleasures of the shoulders means the increase of enjoyments—5 7)

241.7

dṛgbandhane saṅgare ca jayaṃ śīghramavāpnuyāt.
yoṣid bhogo'pāṅgadeśe śravaṇānte priyā śrutiḥ .. 241.6 ..

241.8

nāsikāyāṃ prītisaukhyaṃ prajāptiragharoṣṭhaje.
kaṇṭhe tu bhogalābhaḥ syād bhogavṛddirathāṃsayoḥ .. 241.7 ..

241.9

suhṛtsnehaśca bāhubhyāṃ haste caiva dhanāgamaḥ.
pṛṣṭhe parājayaḥ sadyaḥ jayo vakṣaḥsthale bhavet .. 241.8 ..

The vibration of the arm means the love of a friend, of the hand brings in wealth, of the back means defeat, of the chest means speedy victory—8

241.10

kukṣibhyāṃ prītiruddiṣṭā striyāḥ prajananaṃ stane.
sthānabhraṃśo nābhideśe antre caiva dhanāgamaḥ .. 241.9 ..

The trembling of the belly means affection, the vibration of the breast means the impregnation, that of the navel means the loss of one's position, that within the navel begets wealth, that of the knees means the union with some powerful enemy, and that of the ankles forebodes the destruction of some portion of the country—9 10

241.11

jānusandhau paraiḥ sandhirbalavadbhirbhavennṛpa!.
diśaikadeśa-nāśo'tha jaṅghāyāṃ ravinandana!.. 241.10 ..

241.12

uttamaṃ sthānamāpnoti padbhyāṃ prasphuraṇānnṛpa!.
salābhañcādhvagamanaṃ bhavetpādatale nṛpa! .. 241.11 ..

The vibration of the feet begets good situation, that of the soles gets wealth and other dress and presents—11

241.13

lāñchanaṃ piṭakañcaiva jñeyaṃ sphuraṇavattathā.
viparyayeṇa vihitā sarvastrīṇāṃ phalāgamaḥ.
dakṣiṇe'pi praśaste'ṅge praśastaṃ syādviśeṣataḥ .. 241.12 ..

These are meant for men, that of the women are contrary If the above mentioned right limbs of a woman vibrate, the results are contrary, but in the case of men they are most auspicious—12

241.14

ato'nyathā siddhiprajalpanāttu phalasya śastasya ca ninditasya.
aniṣṭacihnopagame dvijānāṃ kāryaṃ suvarṇena tu tarpaṇaṃ syāt .. 241.13 ..

Vibrations of the limbs contrary to those mentioned above are unlucky Gold should be given to Brâhmaṇas to avert the evils arising out of their throbbing