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एको निशीथे अनलदिक्स्थितश्च दिव्यैतरैस्तां शपथैर्नियोज्य । पृच्छेद्यथाचिन्तितं अर्थं एवम् अनेन मन्त्रेण यथाआशृणोति ॥ ८८-४१ ॥
At mid-night the person shah take his station alone to the north-east of the tree and pronouncing the mantras given below within its hearing call upon the bird to divine his thoughts and indicate the issue; he shall solemnly call upon the bird to do so in the name of every thing holy excepting the names of the Devas.
english translation
विद्धि भद्रे मया यत्त्वं इमं अर्थं प्रचोदिता । कल्याणि सर्ववचसां वेदित्री त्वं प्रकीर्त्यसे ॥ ८८-४२ ॥
“O you giver of prosperity, I entreat you to divine my thoughts; you are praised as knowing all languages.
english translation
आपृच्छे अद्य गमिष्यामि वेदितश्च पुनस्त्वहम् । प्रातरागम्य पृच्छे त्वां आग्नेयीं दिशं आश्रितः ॥ ८८-४३ ॥
I mean to leave only after being informed by you and I will question you from the north-eastern corner early in the morning.
english translation
प्रचोदयाम्यहं यत्त्वां तन्मे व्याख्यातुं अर्हसि । स्वचेष्टितेन कल्याणि यथा वेद्मि निराकुलम् ॥ ८८-४४ ॥
O you giver of prosperity, I call upon you to indicate by signs, the issue of the object I have in view.”
english translation
इत्येवं उक्ते तरुमूर्धगायाश् चिरिल्विरिल्विइति रुते अर्थसिद्धिः । अत्याकुलत्वं दिशिकारशब्दे कुचाकुचाइत्येवं उदाहृते वा ॥ ८८-४५ ॥
If immediately after this, the bird be heard to sound the cirilvirilvi there will be success of the undertaking, but if the sound be either diśikāra or kucā-kuce, there will be much mental suffering.
english translation