Agni Purana — Raja-dharma, Shloka 9
Chapter 229 — शकुनानि (Śakuna: Omens)
श्वेताः सुमनसः श्रेष्ठाः पूर्णकुम्भो महोत्तमः मांसं मत्स्या दूरशब्दा वृद्ध एकः पशुस्त्वजः
śvetāḥ sumanasaḥ śreṣṭhāḥ pūrṇakumbho mahottamaḥ māṃsaṃ matsyā dūraśabdā vṛddha ekaḥ paśustvajaḥ
Objetos brancos, flores auspiciosas, pessoas excelentes e um pote de água cheio são sumamente favoráveis; do mesmo modo, carne e peixe, sons ouvidos ao longe, um velho encontrado sozinho e um animal que traz um estandarte (ou marcado como tal) também são contados como sinais altamente auspiciosos.
Lord Agni (teaching the sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s instructional dialogue)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पूर्णकुम्भः = पूर्ण + कुम्भः; महोत्तमः = महा + उत्तमः; दूरशब्दाः = दूर + शब्दाः; पशुस्त्वजः = पशुः + तु + अजः (visarga sandhi: पशुः + तु → पशुस् + तु).
FAQs
Nimitta-vidyā (omenology): it lists specific encounter-signs—white objects, flowers, a full pot, certain foods/animals, and particular sounds/meetings—classified as highly auspicious for undertaking actions.
It exemplifies the Agni Purana’s practical cataloging of applied knowledge—here, śakuna/nimitta rules used for decision-making—alongside its many other domains like ritual, polity, medicine, and poetics.
Acting after observing auspicious nimittas is presented as aligning one’s undertaking with favorable cosmic indications, reducing obstacles and supporting success and purity of intent in one’s actions.