364 THE SANGUINARY CHAPTER 



Then let the text Amhe A'mbice, &c. and the Ro<w- 

 dra and Bhairava texts be ufed, and Devi herfelf 

 will guard the victim who, when thus purified, 

 malady does not approach him, nor does his mind fuf- 

 fer any derangement from grief and fimilar caufes, 

 nor doeb the death or birth of a kinfman render him 

 impure. 



Now liften to the good and bad omens, to be drawn 

 from the falling of the head, when fevered from the 

 body. 



If the head falls towards the north-eaft, or fouth- 

 weft, the prince of the country and offerer of the 

 facrihee will both perifh. 



If the human head, when fevered from the body, 

 falls in the following quarters, the following omens 

 are to be drawn. 



If in the eafl, wealth ; if in the fcuth-weft, power ; 

 if in the fouth, terror ; if in the weft, profit ; if in 

 the north- weft, a ion ; if in the north, riches. 



Liften now to the omens to be drawn from the 

 falling of the head of a buffalo, when levered from 

 the body, 



If in the north, property ; the north-eafl, lofs ; 

 in the eaft, dominion ; fouth-eaft, wealth ; the fouth, 

 victory over enemies; if in the fouth- weft, fear; 

 if in the wed, attainment of kingdom, if in the 

 north-eaft, profperity : this rule, O Bhirava ! holds 

 good for all animals, but not for aquatick or ovipa- 

 rous creatures. 



If the heads of birds, or fifties, fall in the fouth, 

 or fouth-eaft, quarter, it indicates fear, and if any 

 of the other quarters profperity. 



