Auspicious omens

At departure, calm quarters and the sounds of drums, kettledrums, conch, rain-clouds, flute and mṛdaṅga are good signs, as is meeting, face to face, an umbrella, a banner, a prince, a maiden in white, song, a gentle fragrant breeze, white unbroken rice, lotuses, a cock, a peacock, graceful women, elephants, pots full of clear water, bulls and horses; the commentary says they foretell the physician's success. Having judged the patient's fortune by such omens, the physician goes to the patient, observes all his bodily marks and, even if he is long-lived, considers how many years have passed and how many remain.