बृहत्संहिता (आचार्य वराहमिहिर - स्थापत्य, खगोल, मौसम व जल विज्ञान)

Adh. XLVI. Sl. 50-53] षट्चत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः 357
: Sloka 49.—If wells show flames, smoke, ebullition,
crying sound, shouting, singing and talking, they are said
to tend to the mortality of the population.
सलिलोत्पत्तिरखाते गन्धरसविपर्यये च तोयानाम् ।
सलिलाशयविकृतौ वा महद्भयं तत्र शान्तिमिमाम् ॥५०॥
Sloka 50.—When water springs up from the earth
without any digging, when the taste and smell of it
undergo a change, or, when there is some unnatural
occurrence in tanks, etc , great danger is to be appre-
hended. The following is the remedial measure to be
adopted in that case.
सलिलविकारे कुर्यात् पूजां वरुणस्य वारुणैर्मन्त्रैः ।
तैरेव च जपहोमं शममेवं पापमुपयाति ॥५१॥
Sloka 51.—During a watery portent, Varuna should
be worshipped with hymns addressed to him and with
the same hymns meditation (Japa) and offerings to
the Fire should be made. By so doing, the sin can be
warded off.
(7) Portents connected with Births.
प्रसवविकारे स्त्रीणां द्वित्रिचतुःप्रभृतिसम्प्रसूतौ वा ।
हीनातिरिक्तकाले च देशकुलसङ्क्षयो भवति ॥५२॥
Sloka 52.—When women give birth to monstro-
cities, or two, three, four or more children at a time, long
before or after the usual period, ruin befalls the country
and the family.
वडवोष्ट्रमाहिषगोहस्तिनीषु यमलोद्भवे मरणमेषाम् ।
षण्मासात् सूतिफलं शान्तौ श्लोकौ च गर्गोक्तौ ॥५३॥
Sloka 53.—If mares, camels, she-buffaloes, cows and
cow-elephants bring forth twins, it augurs the death of
hese mothers. The effect of such births will come to be