Agni Purana

एभिश्च व्यवहर्त्तां यः स दाप्यो दममुत्तमं । विषाग्निदां पतिगुरुविप्रापत्यप्रमापिणीं ।। २२७.

Whoever acts in these ways is to be made to pay the highest fine; and so too one who gives poison, fire, or causes the death of a husband, teacher, Brahmin, or child.

विकर्णकरनासौष्ठीं कृत्वा गोभिः प्रवासयेत् । क्षेत्रवेश्मग्रामवनविदारकास्तथा नराः ।। २२७.

For cutting off ears, noses, or fingers, one should be banished with cows; and likewise those who destroy fields, houses, villages, or forests.

राजपत्न्यभिगामी च दग्धव्यास्तु कटाग्निना । ऊनं वाप्यधिकं वापि लिखेद्यो राजशासनं ।। २२७.

One who approaches the king’s wife should be burned with fire from the funeral pyre; and whoever writes the king’s order as less or more than it is.

पारजायिकचौरौ च मुञ्चतो मण्ड उत्तमः । राजयानासनारोढ्‌र्दण्ड उत्तमसाहसः ।। २२७.

For releasing a thief who is a repeat offender, the highest fine is imposed; and for mounting the king’s chariot or seat, the penalty is the highest.

यो मन्येताजितोऽस्मीति न्यायेनापि पराजितः । तमायान्तं पराजित्य६ दण्डयेद्‌ द्विगुणं दमं ।। २२७.

Whoever, though justly defeated, thinks 'I am not defeated,' and returns to dispute—he should be punished with double the fine.

आह्वानकारी बध्यः स्यादनाहूतमथाह्वयन् । दाण्डिकस्य च यो हस्तादभिमुक्तः पलायते ।। २२७.

One who calls for a duel is to be bound; likewise, one who is not summoned but calls out. Also, whoever flees after being released from the hand of the officer is to be bound.

पुष्कर उवाच यदा मन्येत नृपतिराक्रन्देन बलीयसा । पार्ष्णिग्राहोऽभिभूतो मे तदा यात्रां प्रयोजयेत् ।। २२८.

Puṣkara said: When the king believes, due to a loud outcry, that the enemy has overpowered his rear guard, then he should initiate a campaign.

पुष्टा योधा भृता भृत्याः प्रभूतञ्च बलं मम । मूलरक्षासमर्थोऽस्मि तैर्गत्वा१ शिविरे व्रजेत् ।। २२८.

My soldiers are strong, my retainers are paid, and my force is abundant; I am capable of guarding the base. With them, having gone, one should enter the camp.

शत्रोर्वा व्यसने यायात् दैवाद्यैः पीडितं परं । भूकम्पो यान्दिशं याति याञ्च केतुर्व्यदूषयत् ।। २२८.

One should advance when the enemy is in distress, or when the adversary is afflicted by fate, when an earthquake occurs, when the banner is damaged, or when the omen is unfavorable.

शरीरस्फुरणे धन्ये तथा सुस्वप्नदर्शने ।। २२८.

When there is auspicious twitching of the body, or when one sees a favorable dream.

निमित्ते शकुने धन्ये जाते शत्रुपुरं व्रजेत् । पदातिनागबहुलां सेनां प्रावृषि योजयेत् ।। २२८.

When an auspicious omen or bird appears, one should enter the enemy's city; in the rainy season, one should deploy an army abundant in infantry and elephants.

सेना पदातिबहुला शत्रून् जयति सर्वदा । अङ्गदक्षिणभागे तु शस्तं प्रस्फुरणं भवेत् ।। २२८.

An army rich in infantry always conquers enemies; twitching on the right side of the limb is auspicious.

न शस्तन्तु तथा वामे पृष्ठस्य हृदयस्य च । लाञ्छनं पिटकञ्चैव विज्ञेयं स्फुरणं तथा ।। २२८.

But it is not auspicious on the left side, nor on the back or the heart; a mark or swelling, as well as twitching, should be recognized.

पुष्कर उवाच स्वप्नं शुभाशुभं वक्ष्ये दुःस्वप्नहरणन्तथा । नाभिं विनान्यत्र गात्रे तृणवृक्षसमुद्भवः ।। २२९.

Puṣkara said: I will explain dreams, auspicious and inauspicious, as well as the removal of bad dreams; except for the navel, wherever grass or trees arise on the body.

चूर्णनं मूद्‌र्ध्नि कांस्यानां मुण्डनं नग्नता तथा । मलिनाम्बरधारित्वमभ्यङ्गः पङ्कदिग्धता ।। २२९.

Grinding on the head, shaving of copper vessels, being shaven, nakedness, wearing dirty garments, oiling, and being smeared with mud.

उच्चात् प्रपतनञ्चैव विवाहो गीतमेव च । तन्त्रीवाद्यविनोदश्च दालारोहणमेव च ।। २२९.

Falling from a height, marriage, singing, playing stringed instruments for amusement, and climbing a branch.

अर्जनं पद्मलोहानां सर्पाणामथ मारणं । रक्तपुष्पद्रुमाणाञ्च चण्डालस्य तथैव च ।। २२९.

Acquiring lotuses or copper, killing serpents, blood-red flowering trees, and likewise, contact with a caṇḍāla.

मातुः प्रवेशो जठरे चितारोहणमेव च । शक्रध्वजाभिपतनं पतनं शशिसूर्य्ययोः ।। २२९.

Entering the mother's womb, ascending the funeral pyre, falling upon Indra's banner, and falling upon the moon or sun.

दिव्यान्तरीक्षभौमानामुत्पातानाञ्च दर्शनं । देवद्विजातिभूपानां गुरूणाङ्कोप एव च ।। २२९.

Seeing portents among the divine, aerial, or earthly beings, and the anger of gods, twice-borns, kings, or teachers.

तन्त्रीवाद्यविहीनानां वाद्यानामपि वादनं ।। २२९.

Playing instruments without stringed accompaniment, or playing instruments that lack music.

स्त्रोतोवहाधोगमनं स्नानं गोमयवारिणा । पङ्कोदकेन च तथा मशीतोयेन वाप्यथ ।। २२९.

Descending into a stream, bathing with cow dung water, or with muddy water, or with ink-water.

हानिश्चैव स्वगात्राणां विरेको वमनक्रिया ।। २२९.

Loss of one's own limbs, purging, or the act of vomiting.

दक्षिणाशाप्रगमनं व्याधिनाभिभवस्तथा । फलानामुपहानिश्च धातूनां भेदनं तथा ।। २२९.

Going toward the southern direction, being overcome by disease, loss of fruits, and breaking of metals.

गृहाणाञ्चैव पतनं गृहसम्मार्जनन्तथा । क्रोडा पिशाचक्रव्यादवानरान्त्यनरैरपि ।। २२९.

Falling from houses, sweeping the house, and likewise, being carried by boars, ghosts, flesh-eaters, monkeys, or outcastes—

स्रेहपानावगाहौ च रक्तमाल्यानुलेपनं । इत्यधन्यानि स्वप्नानि तेषामकथनं शुभं ।। २२९.

Drinking oil, bathing, wearing garlands stained with blood, and anointing oneself—these are inauspicious dreams; telling them to others brings good.

भूयश्च स्वपनं तद्वत् कार्य्यं स्नानं द्विजार्च्चनं । तिलैर्होमो हरिब्रह्मशिवार्कगणपूजनं ।। २२९.

After such dreams, one should bathe, worship the twice-born, offer oblations with sesame seeds, and worship Hari, Brahmā, Śiva, the Sun, and Gaṇa.

तथा स्तुतिप्रपठनं पुंसूक्तादिजपस्तथा । स्वप्नास्तु प्रथमे यामे५ संवत्सरविपाकिनः ।। २२९.

Likewise, reciting hymns and chanting Purusha Sūkta and similar texts; dreams seen in the first watch of the night bear fruit after a year.

षड्‌भिर्मासैर्द्वितीये तु त्रिभिर्मासैस्त्रियामिकाः । चतुर्थे त्वर्द्धमासेन दशाहादरुणोदये ।। २२९.

Those seen in the second watch come to fruition in six months; in the third, in three months; in the fourth, in half a month, or by ten days at sunrise.

एकस्यामथ चेद्रात्रौ शुभं वा यदि वाऽशुभं । पश्चाद् दृष्टस्तु यस्तत्र तस्य पाकं विनिर्दिशेत् ।। २२९.

If, in a single night, both auspicious and inauspicious dreams are seen, the result is determined by the one seen last.