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Atharvavedaparishishta 64.10

Atharvavedapariśiṣṭa 64.10

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64.10.1

ṛtusvabhāvā ete hi dṛṣṭāḥ svartau śubhapradāḥ | ṛtau anyatra ca utpātā dṛṣṭāḥ svartau śubhapradāḥ ||

For these, being the inherent nature of the seasons, are auspicious when seen in their own season; / when seen in another season, they are portents, [yet] in their own season they bring good fortune.

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64.10.2

unmattānāṃ ca yā gāthā bālānāṃ ceṣṭitaṃ ca yat | striyaśca yat prabhāṣante tatra nāsti vyatikramaḥ ||

The songs that madmen sing, the behavior of children, / and what women say: in that there is no error.

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64.10.3

pūrvaṃ vadati deveṣu paścād gacchati mānuṣe | nācoditā āg vadati satyā hi eṣā sarasvatī ||

First she speaks among the gods; later she goes to humans; / unprompted speech speaks, for this Sarasvatī is truthful.

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64.10.4

utpātāḥ sarva eva ete kadācid rājamṛtyave | jñeyā deśavināśāya rāhor āgamanāyā vā ||

All these portents should be understood at times to portend the king's death, / the destruction of the country, or the arrival of Rāhu;

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64.10.5

kālāmbudaparisrāvā grahāṇām udayāya vā | svacakraparacakrebhyo bhaye vā samupasthite ||

Or the torrential pour of dark storm clouds, or the rising of planets, / or when danger approaches from internal or external rebellions;

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64.10.6

rāṣṭre senāpatau putre pure vātha purodhasi | amātye vāhane dāre nṛpatau vā palanti ca ||

They bear fruit in the realm, in the general, in the son, in the city, or in the royal chaplain, / in the minister, the vehicle, the queen, or in the king.

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64.10.7

etān samutthitāṃ jñātvā rājā sabalavāhanaḥ | praṇipatya guruṃ brūyād bhagavan śamayasva me ||

Knowing that these have arisen, the king along with his army and mounts, / bowing down to his preceptor, should say: 'Reverend Sir, pacify for me

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64.10.8

bhayam utpātajaṃ sarvaṃ brūhi kiṃ karavāṇi te | iti uktaḥ śraddadhānena rājñā svahitam icchatā ||

all fear born of portents; tell me, what shall I do for you?' / Addressed thus by the faithful king desiring his own welfare,

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64.10.9

nimittāni samālokya kṛtvā pāvanam āditaḥ | mahāśāntiṃ prayuñjīta sarvopadravanāśinīm ||

observing the omens, having performed a purification first, / he should employ the great propitiatory rite that destroys all calamities,

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64.10.10

sarvarogapraśamanīm utpātaphalanāśinīm | raudrīṃ kuryān mahāśāntiṃ śraddhayā bahudakṣiṇāṃ śraddhayā bahudakṣiṇām ||

which pacifies all diseases and destroys the fruit of portents; / he should perform the Rudra great propitiatory rite with faith and with lavish sacrificial fees, with faith and with lavish sacrificial fees.

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64.10.10.p1

(Pariśiṣṭa_65. sadyovṛṣṭilakṣaṇam)

(Supplement 65. The Signs of Immediate Rain)

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