History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c89.198
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c89.198
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v7.c89.198
Various modes were employed to divine the future, viz. (1) the position of planets and stars, (2) individual horoscopes, (3) flight and cries of birds like khañjana and crow, (4) natural phenomena (eclipses, meteors &c ), (5) dreams, (6) voices suddenly heard, (7) the physical and mental conditions of men, animals &c The first four have already been briefly dealt with. Now dreams will be taken up for discussion.