HINDU ZOOLOGICAL BELIEFS. 



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Taklk 2. — Omens from Fall of Gkcko on the Person. 



Part of body. 



Result. 1 



Part of body. 



Result. 



Head 



Dissension, 



Navel 



Income of diamonds. 



Face 



Meeting a relative. 



Either side 



Good profit. 



Eyebrow . 



King's grace. 



(sideways) 





Upper lip 



Expenditure 



Thigh . 



Father's ruin. 





(unnecessary). 



Knee 



Auspicious. 



Lower lip 



Money. 



Ankle 



Auspicious. 



Nose 



Attack of some 



Foot 



Travel. 





disease, i 



Woman'sbreast Sinful deeds. 



Right ear 



Long life. 



Buttocks . 



Auspicious. 



Loft ear . 



Profit in mer- 



Nnils 



Loss of wealth. 





chandise. 



Hair 



Fear of death. 



Eyes 



Imprisonment. 



Top of the head 



Death. 



Chin 



Punishment from 



Forehead 



Coronation. 





the King. 



Left arm 



Sorrow. 



Mouth 



Fear 



Right arm 



Mishap. 



Neck 



Enemy's ruin. 



Back 



Loss of property. 



Rifjht sliouldcr 



Health. 



Toes 



Fear. 



Left slioulder . 



Desires gratified. 



Left hand 



Sorrow. 



Right wrist 



Miserj'. 



fingers 





Left wrist 



Fame. 



Right hand 



Fear. 



Male organ 



Poverty. 



fingers 





Chest 



Money. 



Along the whole 



Long life. 



Belly 



Income of grain. 



body 





Another Lizard common around bungalows is the small 

 delicate-limbed one with a red tail in youth, know^n as Lygosoma. 

 Its bite is said to cause instantaneous death, and it is avoided as 

 the plague. For all that it is a very pretty and quite harmless 

 little reptile. 



Varanuii, the largest Lizard in India, can usually be seen for 

 sale in the market. It is killed and eiiten, as its flesh is con- 

 sidered to strengthen the body. The Mahrattas are credited with 

 having made use of this animal, which may reach five feet iu 

 length, in their raids. To enable them to scale the wall of a 

 fort, the Lizard bad a stout rope passed round it, and was made 

 to climb up the wall, which it easily did by means of its sharp 

 claws. Once the animal was over the top the men singly 

 climbed quickly up the rope and entered the building. 



Mahnia, another familiar Lizard, has a peculiarly aimless 

 mode of progression. Consequently anyone who constantly 

 changes bis mind is said in Tamil to be of the " aranei " (name 

 of Mahuia) type. 



