Adhyaya 51 — Yaksha Injunctions: Graha-Children and Female Spirits Causing Domestic and Ritual Disruptions
शुभाशुभं समाचष्टे कुशैस्तस्याङ्गताडनम् ।
काकादिपक्षिसंस्थो 'न्यः श्वादेरङ्गगतो 'पि वा ॥
śubhāśubhaṃ samācaṣṭe kuśais tasyāṅga-tāḍanam | kākādi-pakṣi-saṃstho 'nyaḥ śvāder aṅga-gato 'pi vā ||
कुशाग्रेण स्वशरीराभिघातो शुभाशुभसूचकः। अन्यन्निमित्तं काकादिषु पक्षिषु, तथा श्वादिस्पर्शोऽपि देहसंबन्धेन॥
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Purāṇic dharma often integrates folk-omen systems into a moral framework: signs are prompts for caution, purification, or timely action—not excuses for fatalism.
Dharma/ācāra material (supplementary).
Kuśa is a purifier in Vedic rites; using it diagnostically implies that ritual purity and attentiveness can ‘read’ the subtle environment. Birds/animals symbolize instinctive nature reflecting unseen atmospheric (adhidaivika) shifts.