Tarivishu 23 Women who dream of being Bit by a Snake will likely become pregnant in real life. When men go to sleep, they should not pronounce their names out loud; doing so could signal early death. When seen together they are considered signs that one could encounter such things as Tiger Running, Milk Boiling Over or Dog Urinating upon Milk Pot as well as Bull Bellowers; similarly dreaming of Widow is considered bad omens as it may portend future losses and deaths of loved ones or being born to tiger running or bellowing bull bellowers will bring bad omens upon wakening. If anyone encounters either one should pay attention and not pronounce his/her name aloud; doing so can bring about early death!
Natives have developed an ancient system for finding signs that their journey will be successful, using Sadhana Samhita – or Science of Omens – as an indicator. A person wanting to know whether their journey will go smoothly consults this system by boiling two pots of milk on two hearths simultaneously until both overflow at roughly equal rates, or just one overflows from either pot; this indicates an abundance of crops on either side or good fortune in that direction.
Before undertaking a predatory expedition, thieves called Korava would offer up the body of a decorated goat at a shrine and ask the goddess if their expedition will be successful; if she replies with yes then the expedition can start.
Koyis (Nairs) take their omens from the ground, and it is considered inauspicious to travel westward on Sunday or Friday until noon; eastward Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday and Thursday; northward Wednesday and Thursday; southward Friday and Saturday; as well as climbing mountains or trees, entering temples or palaces, riding bulls, wearing pearls or drinking liquor or eating flesh/curds during these times or wearing white cloths during these periods.