Agni Purana — Chapter 231
AgP 231.1
:ए इत्य् आग्नेये महापुराणे शकुनानि नाम त्रिंशदधिकद्विशततमो ऽध्यायः ॥ :न् १ पुन्नामास्तथेत्यादिः, पिप्पीका इत्य् अन्तः पाठो ऽस्मल्लब्धेषु नवपुस्तकेषु प्रायः समान एव । तेषामेकतमस्यापि साहाय्येन शोधितुं न स शक्यते । अभिधानादिष्वपि तत्रत्यशब्दो नोपलभ्यन्ते । अतस्तत्र विरतिः :प् ३३८ छप्तेर् {२३१} :श् अथैकत्रिंशदधिकद्विशततमो ऽध्यायः शकुनानि पुष्कर उवाच विशन्ति येन मार्गेण वायसा बहवः पुरं तेन मार्गेण रुद्धस्य पुरस्य ग्रहणं भवेत्
:e ity āgneye mahāpurāṇe śakunāni nāma triṃśadadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ || :n 1 punnāmāstathetyādiḥ, pippīkā ity antaḥ pāṭho 'smallabdheṣu navapustakeṣu prāyaḥ samāna eva / teṣāmekatamasyāpi sāhāyyena śodhituṃ na sa śakyate / abhidhānādiṣvapi tatratyaśabdo nopalabhyante / atastatra viratiḥ :p 338 chapter {231} :ś athaikatriṃśadadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ śakunāni puṣkara uvāca viśanti yena mārgeṇa vāyasā bahavaḥ puraṃ tena mārgeṇa ruddhasya purasya grahaṇaṃ bhavet
Thus, in the Āgneya Mahāpurāṇa, the two hundred and thirtieth chapter, called 'Omens'. [Note 1: the passage from 'punnāmās tathā' to 'pippīkā' is nearly identical in the nine manuscripts available to us; it cannot be emended with the help of even one of them, and the words occurring there are not found in the lexicons either; hence we desist. Page 338.] Chapter 231. Now the two hundred and thirty-first chapter: Omens. Puṣkara said: By whatever road many crows enter a city, by that road the capture of the besieged city will take place.
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AgP 231.2
सेनायां यदि वासार्थे निविष्टो वायसो रुवन् वामो भयातुरस्त्रस्तो भयं वदति दुस्तरं(१)
senāyāṃ yadi vāsārthe niviṣṭo vāyaso ruvan vāmo bhayāturastrasto bhayaṃ vadati dustaraṃ(1)
If a crow, settled in the army for the sake of lodging, cries on the left, afflicted with fear and trembling, it announces danger hard to get past.
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AgP 231.3
छायाङ्गवाहनोपानच्छत्रवस्त्रादिकुट्टने मृत्युस्तत्पूजने पूजा तदिष्टकरणे शुभं
chāyāṅgavāhanopānacchatravastrādikuṭṭane mṛtyustatpūjane pūjā tadiṣṭakaraṇe śubhaṃ
When (a crow) pecks at one's shadow, limb, vehicle, sandal, parasol, garment and the like, (it means) death; when it honours them, honour; when it does what is agreeable to (the man), good fortune.
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AgP 231.4
प्रोषितागमकृत्काकः कुर्वन् द्वारि गतागतं रक्तं दग्धं गृहे द्रव्यं क्षिपन्वह्निवेदकः
proṣitāgamakṛtkākaḥ kurvan dvāri gatāgataṃ raktaṃ dagdhaṃ gṛhe dravyaṃ kṣipanvahnivedakaḥ
A crow that goes to and fro at the door brings about the return of one who is abroad; casting something red or burnt into the house, it is an announcer of fire.
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AgP 231.5
न्यसेद्रक्तं पुरस्ताच्च निवेदयति बन्धनं पीतं द्रव्यं तथा रुक्म रूप्यमेव तु भार्गव
nyasedraktaṃ purastācca nivedayati bandhanaṃ pītaṃ dravyaṃ tathā rukma rūpyameva tu bhārgava
If it should set down something red in front (of one), it announces imprisonment; a yellow object (announces) gold, and indeed silver, O Bhārgava.
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AgP 231.6
यच्चैवोपनयेद् द्रव्यं तस्य लब्धिं विनिर्दिशेत् द्रव्यं वापनयेद्यत्तु तस्य हानिं विनिर्दिशेत्
yaccaivopanayed dravyaṃ tasya labdhiṃ vinirdiśet dravyaṃ vāpanayedyattu tasya hāniṃ vinirdiśet
Whatever object it brings up, one should declare the obtaining of that; but whatever object it carries off, one should declare the loss of that.
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AgP 231.7
पुरतो धनलब्धिः स्यादाममांसस्य छर्दने भूलब्धिः स्यान् मृदः क्षेपे राज्यं रत्नार्पणे महत्
purato dhanalabdhiḥ syādāmamāṃsasya chardane bhūlabdhiḥ syān mṛdaḥ kṣepe rājyaṃ ratnārpaṇe mahat
There would be gain of wealth when it disgorges raw flesh in front (of one); gain of land when it drops earth; a great kingdom when it presents a jewel.
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AgP 231.8
यातुः काको ऽनुकूलस्तु क्षेमः कर्मक्षमो भवेत् न त्वर्थसाधको ज्ञेयः प्रतिकूलो भयावहः
yātuḥ kāko 'nukūlastu kṣemaḥ karmakṣamo bhavet na tvarthasādhako jñeyaḥ pratikūlo bhayāvahaḥ
A crow favourable to the traveller means safety, and he will be equal to his task; but it is not to be regarded as accomplishing gain. An unfavourable one brings danger.
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AgP 231.9
सम्मुखे ऽभ्येति विरुवन् यात्राघातकरो भवेत् वामः काकः स्मृतो धन्यो दक्षिणो ऽर्थविनाशकृत्(२)
sammukhe 'bhyeti viruvan yātrāghātakaro bhavet vāmaḥ kākaḥ smṛto dhanyo dakṣiṇo 'rthavināśakṛt(2)
Approaching face to face and crying out, it destroys the journey. A crow on the left is held to be auspicious, one on the right causes the ruin of wealth.
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AgP 231.10
:न् १ दुष्करमिति ख॥ , छ च २ दक्षिणो ऽन्नविनाशकृदिति ग॥ , घ॥ , ञ॥ च :प् ३३९ वामो ऽनुलोमगः श्रेष्ठो मध्यमो दक्षिणः स्मृतः प्रतिलोमगतिर्वामो गमनप्रतिषेधकृत्
:n 1 duṣkaramiti kha.. , cha ca 2 dakṣiṇo 'nnavināśakṛditi ga.. , gha.. , ña.. ca :p 339 vāmo 'nulomagaḥ śreṣṭho madhyamo dakṣiṇaḥ smṛtaḥ pratilomagatirvāmo gamanapratiṣedhakṛt
[Note 1: 'duṣkaram' in manuscripts kha and cha. 2: 'dakṣiṇo 'nnavināśakṛt' in ga, gha and ña. Page 339.] The one on the left moving with the direction (of travel) is best; the one on the right is held to be middling; the one on the left moving against the direction forbids setting out.
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AgP 231.11
निवेदयति यात्रार्थमभिप्रेतं गृहे गतः(१) एकाक्षरचरणस्त्वर्कं वीक्षमाणो भयावहः
nivedayati yātrārthamabhipretaṃ gṛhe gataḥ(1) ekākṣaracaraṇastvarkaṃ vīkṣamāṇo bhayāvahaḥ
(A crow) that has gone into the house announces the intended object of the journey; but one whose feet make a single-syllable (cry?), gazing at the sun, brings danger.
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AgP 231.12
कोटरे वासमानश् च महानर्थकरो भवेत् न शुभस्तूषरे काकः पङ्काङ्कः स तु शस्यते
koṭare vāsamānaś ca mahānarthakaro bhavet na śubhastūṣare kākaḥ paṅkāṅkaḥ sa tu śasyate
And (a crow) dwelling in a hollow would be a cause of great misfortune; a crow on saline (barren) ground is not auspicious, but one marked with mud is commended.
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AgP 231.13
अमेध्यपूर्णवदनः काकः सर्वार्थसाधकः(२) ज्ञेयाः पतत्रिणो ऽन्ये ऽपि काकवद् भृगुनन्दन
amedhyapūrṇavadanaḥ kākaḥ sarvārthasādhakaḥ(2) jñeyāḥ patatriṇo 'nye 'pi kākavad bhṛgunandana
A crow with its mouth full of impure matter accomplishes all one's aims. Other birds too are to be understood like the crow, O delight of the Bhṛgus.
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AgP 231.14
स्कन्धावारापसव्यस्थाः श्वानो विप्रविनाशकाः इन्द्रस्थाने नरेन्द्रस्य पुरेशस्य तु गोपुरे
skandhāvārāpasavyasthāḥ śvāno vipravināśakāḥ indrasthāne narendrasya pureśasya tu gopure
Dogs standing to the left of an encampment destroy brahmins; (a dog) in Indra's quarter (destroys) the king, and in the city gateway the lord of the city.
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AgP 231.15
अन्तर्गृहे गृहेशस्य मरणाय भवेद्भषन् यस्य जिघ्रति वामाङ्गं तस्य स्यादर्थसिद्धये
antargṛhe gṛheśasya maraṇāya bhavedbhaṣan yasya jighrati vāmāṅgaṃ tasya syādarthasiddhaye
Barking inside the house, (a dog) would portend the death of the householder. Whosever left limb (a dog) sniffs, for him it makes for the accomplishment of his object.
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AgP 231.16
भयाय दक्षिणं चाङ्गं तथा भुजमदक्षिणं यात्राघातकरो यातुर्भवेत् प्रतिमुखागतः
bhayāya dakṣiṇaṃ cāṅgaṃ tathā bhujamadakṣiṇaṃ yātrāghātakaro yāturbhavet pratimukhāgataḥ
And the right limb (portends) danger, and likewise the non-right (left) arm; coming face to face (with the traveller) it destroys the journey for the one setting out.
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AgP 231.17
मार्गावरोधको मार्गे चौरान् वदति भार्गव अलाभो ऽस्थिमुखः पापो रज्जुचीरमुखस् तथा
mārgāvarodhako mārge caurān vadati bhārgava alābho 'sthimukhaḥ pāpo rajjucīramukhas tathā
Blocking the road on the path, (the dog) announces thieves, O Bhārgava. One with a bone in its mouth means no gain; with a rope or a rag in its mouth it is evil.
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AgP 231.18
सोपानत्कमुखो धन्यो मांसपूर्णमुखो ऽपि च अमङ्गल्यमुखद्रव्यं केशञ्चैवाशुभं तथा
sopānatkamukho dhanyo māṃsapūrṇamukho 'pi ca amaṅgalyamukhadravyaṃ keśañcaivāśubhaṃ tathā
One with a sandal in its mouth is auspicious, and so too one with its mouth full of meat; but an inauspicious object in the mouth, and likewise hair, is unlucky.
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AgP 231.19
अवमूत्र्याग्रतो याति यस्य तस्य भयं भवेत् यस्यावमूत्र्य व्रजति शुभं देशन्तथा द्रुमं
avamūtryāgrato yāti yasya tasya bhayaṃ bhavet yasyāvamūtrya vrajati śubhaṃ deśantathā drumaṃ
If (the dog) urinates and goes ahead of someone, there will be danger for him; but for whomever it urinates (on something) and departs, (it is) auspicious — likewise on a place or a tree.
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AgP 231.20
:न् १ नन्वर्थसाधक इत्य् आदिः, गृहे गत इत्य् अन्तःः पाठः ट॥ पुस्तके नास्ति २ कोटरे इत्य् आदिः सर्वार्थसाधक इत्य् अन्तः पाठः ट॥पुस्तके नास्ति :प् ३४० मङ्गलञ्च तथा द्रव्यं तस्य स्यादर्थसिद्धये श्ववच्च राम विज्ञेयास् तथा वै जम्बुकादयः
:n 1 nanvarthasādhaka ity ādiḥ, gṛhe gata ity antaḥḥ pāṭhaḥ ṭa.. pustake nāsti 2 koṭare ity ādiḥ sarvārthasādhaka ity antaḥ pāṭhaḥ ṭa..pustake nāsti :p 340 maṅgalañca tathā dravyaṃ tasya syādarthasiddhaye śvavacca rāma vijñeyās tathā vai jambukādayaḥ
[Notes: 1. The passage beginning 'nanvarthasādhaka' and ending 'gṛhe gata' is not in the Ṭa manuscript. 2. The passage beginning 'koṭare' and ending 'sarvārthasādhaka' is not in the Ṭa manuscript. p. 340] And likewise an auspicious object (in its mouth) makes for the accomplishment of his aim. And as with the dog, O Rāma, so also are jackals and the rest to be understood.
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AgP 231.21
भयाय स्वामिनि ज्ञेयमनिमित्तं रुतङ्गवां निशि चौरभयाय स्याद्विकृतं मृत्यवे तथा
bhayāya svāmini jñeyamanimittaṃ rutaṅgavāṃ niśi caurabhayāya syādvikṛtaṃ mṛtyave tathā
The lowing of cattle without cause at night is to be known as (portending) danger to their owner; a distorted (lowing) would be for fear of thieves, and likewise for death.
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AgP 231.22
शिवाय स्वामिनो रात्रौ बलीवर्दो नदन् भवेत् उत्सृष्टवृषभो राज्ञो विजयं सम्प्रयच्छति
śivāya svāmino rātrau balīvardo nadan bhavet utsṛṣṭavṛṣabho rājño vijayaṃ samprayacchati
A bull bellowing at night would be for the welfare of its owner; a bull that has been set free (as an offering) grants victory to the king.
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AgP 231.23
अभयं भक्षयन्त्यश् च गावो दत्तास् तथा स्वकाः त्यक्तस्नेहाः स्ववत्सेषु गर्भक्षयकरा मताः
abhayaṃ bhakṣayantyaś ca gāvo dattās tathā svakāḥ tyaktasnehāḥ svavatseṣu garbhakṣayakarā matāḥ
Cows that eat freely (without fear), whether given away or one's own, are auspicious; but those that have abandoned affection for their own calves are held to cause miscarriage.
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AgP 231.24
भूमिं पादैर् विनिघ्नन्त्यो दीना भीता भयावहाः आर्द्राङ्ग्यो हृष्टरोमाश् च शृगलग्नमृदः शुभाः
bhūmiṃ pādair vinighnantyo dīnā bhītā bhayāvahāḥ ārdrāṅgyo hṛṣṭaromāś ca śṛgalagnamṛdaḥ śubhāḥ
Striking the ground with their hooves, wretched and frightened, they bring danger; but those with wet bodies, with hair bristling, and with mud stuck to their horns, are auspicious.
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AgP 231.25
महिष्यादिषु चाप्येतत् सर्वं वाच्यं विजानता आरोहणं तथान्येन सपर्याणस्य(१) वाजिनः
mahiṣyādiṣu cāpyetat sarvaṃ vācyaṃ vijānatā ārohaṇaṃ tathānyena saparyāṇasya(1) vājinaḥ
All this is to be stated by one who knows with regard to buffaloes and the rest as well. So too the mounting by another of a saddled horse (is inauspicious).
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AgP 231.26
जलोपवेशनं नेष्टं भूमौ च परिवर्तनं विपत्करन्तुरङ्गस्य सुप्तं वाप्यनिमित्ततः
jalopaveśanaṃ neṣṭaṃ bhūmau ca parivartanaṃ vipatkaranturaṅgasya suptaṃ vāpyanimittataḥ
Sitting down in water is not desired, nor rolling on the ground; a horse's sleeping without cause too brings calamity.
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AgP 231.27
यवमोदकयोर्द्वेषस्त्वकस्माच्च न शस्यते वदनाद्रुधिरोत्पत्तिर्वेपनं न च शस्यते
yavamodakayordveṣastvakasmācca na śasyate vadanādrudhirotpattirvepanaṃ na ca śasyate
A sudden aversion to barley and to sweet cakes is not commended; the appearance of blood from the mouth and trembling are also not commended.
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AgP 231.28
क्रीडन् वैकः कपोतैश् च सारिकाभिर्मृतिं वदेत् साश्रुनेत्रो जिह्वया च पादलेही विनष्टये(२)
krīḍan vaikaḥ kapotaiś ca sārikābhirmṛtiṃ vadet sāśrunetro jihvayā ca pādalehī vinaṣṭaye(2)
(A horse) playing alone with pigeons and with mynah birds foretells death; one with tearful eyes and licking its feet with its tongue (portends) destruction.
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AgP 231.29
वामपादेन च तथा विलिखंश् च वसुन्धरां स्वपेद्वा वामपार्श्वेन दिवा वा न शुभप्रदः
vāmapādena ca tathā vilikhaṃś ca vasundharāṃ svapedvā vāmapārśvena divā vā na śubhapradaḥ
And likewise (a horse) scratching the earth with its left hoof, or sleeping on its left side, or (sleeping) by day, is not a giver of good fortune.
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AgP 231.30
भयाय स्यात् सकृन्मूत्री तथा निद्राविलाननः :न् १ सपर्यार्हस्येति साधुः २ विनाशकृदिति ज॥ , ट॥ च :प् ३४१ आरोहणं न चेद्दद्यात् प्रतीपं वा गृहं व्रजेत्
bhayāya syāt sakṛnmūtrī tathā nidrāvilānanaḥ :n 1 saparyārhasyeti sādhuḥ 2 vināśakṛditi ja.. , ṭa.. ca :p 341 ārohaṇaṃ na ceddadyāt pratīpaṃ vā gṛhaṃ vrajet
One that urinates all at once would portend danger, and so one whose face is muddled with sleep. [Notes: 1. 'saparyārhasya' is the correct reading. 2. Ja and Ṭa read 'vināśakṛt'. p. 341] If it does not allow mounting, or goes backwards, or heads for the stable,
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AgP 231.31
यात्राविघातमाचष्टे वामपार्श्वं तथा स्पृशन् हेषमाणः शत्रुयोधं पादस्पर्शी जयावहः
yātrāvighātamācaṣṭe vāmapārśvaṃ tathā spṛśan heṣamāṇaḥ śatruyodhaṃ pādasparśī jayāvahaḥ
(A horse that) touches its left flank likewise declares an obstruction to the expedition; one that neighs (portends) battle with the enemy; one that touches (the rider's) foot brings victory.
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AgP 231.32
ग्रामे व्रजति नागश्चेन् मैथुनं देशहा भवेत् प्रसूता नागवनिता मत्ता चान्ताय भूपतेः
grāme vrajati nāgaścen maithunaṃ deśahā bhavet prasūtā nāgavanitā mattā cāntāya bhūpateḥ
If an elephant mates while going in a village, it will be the destroyer of the country; a she-elephant that has given birth, or one in rut, (portends) the death of the king.
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AgP 231.33
आरोहणं न चेद्दद्यात् प्रतीपं वा गृहं व्रजेत् मदं वा वारणो जह्याद्राजघातकरो भवेत्
ārohaṇaṃ na ceddadyāt pratīpaṃ vā gṛhaṃ vrajet madaṃ vā vāraṇo jahyādrājaghātakaro bhavet
If (the elephant) does not permit mounting, or goes back home in the opposite direction, or if the elephant abandons its rut, it becomes a slayer of the king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
AgP 231.34
वामं दक्षिणपादेन पादमाक्रमते शुभः दक्षिणञ्च तथा दन्तं परिमार्ष्टि करेण च
vāmaṃ dakṣiṇapādena pādamākramate śubhaḥ dakṣiṇañca tathā dantaṃ parimārṣṭi kareṇa ca
(The elephant) that steps on its left foot with its right foot is auspicious, and likewise (one that) rubs its right tusk with its trunk.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
AgP 231.35
वृषो ऽश्वः कुञ्जरो वापि रिपुसैन्यगतो ऽशुभः खण्डमेघातिवृष्ट्या तु सेना नाशमवाप्नुयात्
vṛṣo 'śvaḥ kuñjaro vāpi ripusainyagato 'śubhaḥ khaṇḍameghātivṛṣṭyā tu senā nāśamavāpnuyāt
A bull, a horse, or an elephant that has gone over to the enemy's army is inauspicious; and through broken clouds and excessive rain the army would meet with destruction.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
AgP 231.36
प्रतिकूलग्रहर्क्षात्तु तथा सम्मुखमारुतात्(१) यात्राकाले रणे वापि छत्रादिपतनं भयं
pratikūlagraharkṣāttu tathā sammukhamārutāt(1) yātrākāle raṇe vāpi chatrādipatanaṃ bhayaṃ
But from an adverse planet or constellation, and likewise from a wind blowing in the face, and from the falling of the parasol and the like at the time of the march or in battle, (there is) danger.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
AgP 231.37
हृष्टा नराश्चानुलोमा ग्रहा वै जयलक्षणं काकैर् योधाभिभवनं क्रव्याद्भिर्मण्डलक्षयः
hṛṣṭā narāścānulomā grahā vai jayalakṣaṇaṃ kākair yodhābhibhavanaṃ kravyādbhirmaṇḍalakṣayaḥ
Men delighted and planets favourable (going with the grain) are indeed a mark of victory; by crows, the overpowering of the warriors; by carnivorous beasts, the destruction of the territory.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
AgP 231.38
प्राचीपश्चिमकैशानी शौम्या प्रेष्ठा शुभा च दिक्
prācīpaścimakaiśānī śaumyā preṣṭhā śubhā ca dik
The east, the west, the north-east, and the north are the most desirable and auspicious directions.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain