Principle / Ruledraft· Bṛhat Saṁhitā

Felling rite and core signs

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Prāṇa relevance

Prāṇa relation not yet traced — a complete, acceptable terminal state.

Sources

Other attributes

Rule Class
procedure
Statement
Worship the chosen tree with food overnight; cut by day beginning from its NE side, clockwise. A fall to the north or east is blest; any other fall rejects the tree. A natural-looking cut marks good house timber; colored rings in the cross-section betray contents — yellowish: an alligator(?); madder: a frog; bluish: a reptile; red: a chameleon; gram-green: a stone; tawny: a rat; sword-dark: water.
Cross Ref
See BS 43.13–20 (Indra's Banner tree rites) per Bhat.
Tag
CLASSICAL