Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.3009

c9.3009

2) Result of Svapna. The Indians believe that there are two kinds of dreams and that they have the power to suggest things going to happen in future. So Indian sages have classified dreams as good dreams and bad dreams, Bad dreams:— *Seeing the following in dream is bad.*
(1) Grass and trees have grown all over the body except the navel. (2) The dust of bronze was sprinkled on the head (3) The head was completely shaved. (4) One (the dreamer) had been nude. (5) He (the dreamer) had worn dirty clothes (6) He had applied oil on the body. (7) One is smeared with mud. (8) He had fallen from a higher level to a lower level. (9) He had married. (10) He had sung songs. (11) He had amused himself by playing a lute etc. (12) He had got on a swing (13) He had obtained lotus flower and metals. (14) He had killed serpents. (15) He had climbed on trees with red flowers or on the back of low caste people, hog, dog, ass, or camel. (16) He had eaten flesh of birds or sesame oil or oil-cake. (17) He had entered the womb of his mother. (18) He had got on a funeral pyre. (19) The flag post of Indra had been broken down. (20) The Sun and the Moon had fallen down. (21) The gods, Brahmins, Kings or teachers have been angry. (22) Stars or planets have fallen. (23) He had engaged himself in dance or playing musical instruments or singing. (24) He had played musical instruments except the lute (Viṇā). (25) He had been carried down by the current of a river. (26) He had taken bath in muddy water or cowdung water or Ink. (27) He had embraced virgins. (28) He had engaged in pederasty. (29) Limbs of the body were damaged. (30) He had vomited and passed excrements. (31) He had gone to the south. (32) He had caught disease. (33) Fruits have been destroyed (34) Cleavages occurred in minerals. (35) The house was covered with dust. (36) He had swept the house clean. (37) He had played with devils or cruel animals or monkeys or low caste people. (38) Had suffered molestation and hurts from enemies. (39) He had worn hermit's coloured cloth or played with coloured clothes. (40) He drank oil and got immersed in water. (41) He has worn blood-coloured garland and cosmetics.