Chapter 52 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 52

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 52.2

निमित्तं लक्षणं स्वप्नं शकुनिस्वरदर्शनम्। अवश्यं सुखदुःखेषु नराणां परिदृश्यते॥

nimittaṃ lakṣaṇaṃ svapnaṃ śakunisvaradarśanam| avaśyaṃ sukhaduḥkheṣu narāṇāṃ paridṛśyate||

English Meaning

Throbbings of the eyes or other parts of the body, dreams, seeing birds or hearing their voice, are found to augur happiness or misery to men.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)