As per this blog , we have the following verses in reference to the Vāhana (vehicle - mount) of goddess Durgā on which she’s said to arrive and depart during the Navarātris.
- Arrival
शशिसूर्ये गजारूढ़ा शनिभौमे तुरंगमे ।
गुरुशुक्रे च दोलायां बुधे नौका प्रकीर्तिता ॥
फलम् - गजे च जलदा देवी छत्रभङ्ग तुरंगमे ।
नौकायां सर्व सिद्धिस्यात् दोलायां मरणं धुव्रम् ॥
- If the Navarātri begin on a Sunday or Monday, then goddess Durgā arrives on an elephant, prophesying rainfall.
- On a Navarātri beginning on Saturday or Tuesday, the goddess arrives on a horse, prophesying a power transition.
- If the Navarātri begin on a Thursday or Friday, the goddess arrives on a palanquin, prophesying war, people’s suffering and bloody massacre.
- If the Navarātri begin on a Wednesday, the goddess arrives seated on a boat, prophesying overall prosperity and wellbeing of the devotees.
- Departure
The 'departure day' is to be taken as the day on which the Dashmi tithi falls.
शशिसूर्यदिने यदि सा विजया महिषा गमनेरूज शोककरा ।
शनिभौमे यदि सा विजया चरणायुधयानकरी विकला ॥
बुधशुक्रे यदि सा विजया गजवाहनगा शुभवृष्टिकरा ।
सुरराजगुरौ यदि सा विजया नरवाहनगा शुभसौख्यकरा ॥
- If the day of goddess’s departure, i.e., the Dashmi tithi, coincides with a Sunday or Monday, then the goddess departs seated on a Buffalo, prophesying grief and misery.
- If the departure is on a Saturday or Tuesday, then the goddess departs on seated on a rooster, prophesying discomfort and perplexity
- If the departure is on a Wednesday or Friday, then the mount is an elephant, prophesying prosperous rains.
- If the departure coincides with a Thursday, the goddess departs on a Human, prophesying happiness & peace.
Question is, which texts contain these descriptions?
As per some sources of dubious accuracy, it's found in the Devī Bhāgavatapurāṇa, and/or a certain text called Medinī Jyotiṣa (or Muṇḍena Jyotiṣa), but I cannot locate it anywhere.
So, where are these verses found?
