[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c9.4664 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.4664 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.4664 - **Language:** English ### [c9.4664](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4664) The story of Viṣṇudatta is quoted to prove that bad omens at the beginning of a journey are a warning that the journey would not be fruitful and that it would be rather dangerous. - [Previous: c9.4663](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4663) - [Next: c9.4665](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4665) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4664](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4664) · Pramāṇa