Revolution and Counter-Revolution in Ancient India - Satnami.com
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Foretell<strong>in</strong>g a deficient ra<strong>in</strong>fall.<br />
Foretell<strong>in</strong>g a good harvest.<br />
Foretell<strong>in</strong>g scarcity of food.<br />
Foretell<strong>in</strong>g tranquillity.<br />
Foretell<strong>in</strong>g disturbances.<br />
Foretell<strong>in</strong>g a pestilence.<br />
Foretell<strong>in</strong>g a healthy season.<br />
Count<strong>in</strong>g on the f<strong>in</strong>gers.<br />
Count<strong>in</strong>g without us<strong>in</strong>g the f<strong>in</strong>gers Summ<strong>in</strong>g up large totals.<br />
Compos<strong>in</strong>g ballads, poetis<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
Casuistry, sophistry.<br />
The Brahm<strong>in</strong>s, while liv<strong>in</strong>g on food provided by the faithful, earn their liv<strong>in</strong>g<br />
by wrong means of livelihood by low arts, such as:<br />
(1) Arrang<strong>in</strong>g a lucky day for marriages <strong>in</strong> which the bride or bridegroom is<br />
brought home.<br />
(2) Arrang<strong>in</strong>g a lucky day for marriages <strong>in</strong> which the bride or bridegroom is<br />
sent forth.<br />
(3) Fix<strong>in</strong>g a lucky time for the conclusion of treaties of peace (or us<strong>in</strong>g charms<br />
to procure harmony).<br />
(4) Fix<strong>in</strong>g a lucky time for the outbreak of hostilities (or us<strong>in</strong>g charms to make<br />
discord).<br />
(5) Fix<strong>in</strong>g a lucky time for the call<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> of debts (or charms for success <strong>in</strong><br />
throw<strong>in</strong>g dice).<br />
(6) Fix<strong>in</strong>g a lucky time for the expenditure of money (or charms to br<strong>in</strong>g ill luck<br />
to an opponent throw<strong>in</strong>g dice).<br />
(7) Us<strong>in</strong>g charms to make people lucky.<br />
(8) Us<strong>in</strong>g charms to make people unlucky.<br />
(9) Us<strong>in</strong>g charms to procure abortion.<br />
(10) Incantations to keep a man's jaws fixed.<br />
(11) Incantations to br<strong>in</strong>g on dumbness.<br />
(12) Incantations to make a man throw up his h<strong>and</strong>s.<br />
(13) Incantations to br<strong>in</strong>g on deafness.<br />
(14) Obta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g oracular answers by means of the magic mirror.<br />
(15) Obta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g oracular answers through a girl possessed.<br />
(16) Obta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g oracular answers from a god.<br />
(17) The worship of the Sun.<br />
(18) The worship of the Great One.<br />
(19) Br<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong>g forth flames from one's mouth.<br />
(20) Invok<strong>in</strong>g Siri, the goddess of Luck. The Brahm<strong>in</strong>s earned their liv<strong>in</strong>g by<br />
wrong means of livelihood, by low arts, such as these: