Atharvavedaparishishta 67.6
Atharvavedapariśiṣṭa 67.6
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67.6.1
atha yasya svanakṣatre ulkā nirghāta eva vā | rāhur grasati candrārkau kabandhaṃ darpaṇe bhavet ||
Now, upon whose lunar mansion a meteor or a thunderclap falls, / or Rāhu seizes the moon and sun, or a headless torso appears in a mirror,
67.6.2
patet svayaṃ vā musalaṃ devatā vā kathaṃ cana | unmīlate ca eva yadā tathā ca api nimīlate ||
or a pestle falls by itself, or an image of a deity somehow / opens its eyes and likewise closes them,
67.6.3
prachidyate ca yadi vā tathā vā api prakampate | prayāto vā api dṛśyeta pratisroto nadī vahet ||
or if it breaks or trembles, / or appears to set out, or a river flows against its current,
67.6.4
vimale na eva arkachāyā pratīpā vā api tu sāyakās | pariveṣas tu anabhreṣu dṛśyate candrasūryayos ||
or the sun's shadow does not appear when the sky is clear, or arrows fly backward, / or a halo is seen around the moon and sun in a cloudless sky,
67.6.5
kośāt khaḍgā nirgirante tūṇāt ca eva tu sāyakās | anāhatāni vādyante nadante śabdam āturam ||
or swords fly forth from the scabbard, and arrows from the quiver, / or unplayed musical instruments sound, uttering an agonized noise,
67.6.6
caruṇā vaiṣṇavena eṣāṃ yāgas kartavyas eva tu | idaṃ viṣṇus pradhānaṃ syāt pañcājyāhutayas tathā ||
a sacrifice for these must be performed with a boiled offering to Viṣṇu. / "Idaṃ viṣṇur..." shall be the principal [verse], and likewise five oblations of clarified butter:
67.6.7
sarvabhūtapatis viṣnus cakrapāṇis tathā īśvaras | śamanas sarvādbhutānām... ||
"Lord of all beings, Viṣṇu, discus-in-hand, and lord, / pacifier of all portents..."
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