In digging, at the depth of a man, there will be a black snake; below it there will be a stone green as emerald; below it there will be black soil; below it there will be a current flowing westwards, and to the south of this current there will be another current.
If in the middle of an arid tract of land there be seen to grow plants or trees which generally grow in wet places, or if Vīraṇa and the Dūrvā grass be seen to grow luxuriantly, there will be a current at the spot at the depth of a man.
भार्ङ्गी त्रिवृता दन्ती सूकरपादी च लक्ष्मणा चएव । नवमालिका च हस्तद्वये अम्बु याम्ये त्रिभिः पुरुषैः ॥ ५४-४८ ॥
There will also be a current at the distance of two cubits to the south of the Bhārṅgī, Trivṛtā, Dantī, Sūkarapādī, Lakṣmaṇā and Navamālikā, and at a depth of three men.
Where trees are seen to grow luxuriantly with low branches and short twigs, there will be undercurrents (dakārgala) in the neighbourhood; but where trees are seen with holes and stiff leaves and of disagreeable appearance, there will be no water near.
They are tilaka, amrataka, varunaka, bhallataka, bilva, tinduka and ankola. They are very strong like piṇḍāra, śīrīṣa, collyrium, parūṣaka and vanjula.
In digging, at the depth of a man, there will be a black snake; below it there will be a stone green as emerald; below it there will be black soil; below it there will be a current flowing westwards, and to the south of this current there will be another current.
If in the middle of an arid tract of land there be seen to grow plants or trees which generally grow in wet places, or if Vīraṇa and the Dūrvā grass be seen to grow luxuriantly, there will be a current at the spot at the depth of a man.
भार्ङ्गी त्रिवृता दन्ती सूकरपादी च लक्ष्मणा चएव । नवमालिका च हस्तद्वये अम्बु याम्ये त्रिभिः पुरुषैः ॥ ५४-४८ ॥
There will also be a current at the distance of two cubits to the south of the Bhārṅgī, Trivṛtā, Dantī, Sūkarapādī, Lakṣmaṇā and Navamālikā, and at a depth of three men.
Where trees are seen to grow luxuriantly with low branches and short twigs, there will be undercurrents (dakārgala) in the neighbourhood; but where trees are seen with holes and stiff leaves and of disagreeable appearance, there will be no water near.
They are tilaka, amrataka, varunaka, bhallataka, bilva, tinduka and ankola. They are very strong like piṇḍāra, śīrīṣa, collyrium, parūṣaka and vanjula.