Occasionally dreams are prophetic of future good and bad fortune.
The scripture teaches,
“When a man engaged in some work undertakes for a special wish, sees in his dreams a woman, he may infer success from that dream vision“.
“Then having washed the Mantha vessel which should be either of bell-metal or wood, let him lie down behind the fire on a skin or a bare ground silently and singly.
If in his dreams he sees a woman, let him know this is an omen that his sacrifice has been successful
Other scriptural passages declare that certain dreams indicate speedy death e.g.
“If he sees a black man with black teeth, that man will kill him“ (Kaushitaki Brahmana.)
Those who also understand the science of dreams hold the opinion that the dream of riding on an elephant and the like is lucky; while it is unlucky to dream of riding on a donkey.
Lord Siva taught Visvamitra in a dream the Mantra called “Ramaraksha“.
He exactly wrote it out in the morning when he awoke from sleep.
Works of genius like poems etc. are found in dreams.
Remedies for diseases are prescribed in the dream.
Sometimes the exact object seen in dreams is seen afterwards in a waking state.
Vyasa and other sages who know the science of dreams says, “Whatever a Brahmin or a God, a bull or a king may tell a person in dreams will doubtless prove true“.
Ramanuja holds, “Because the images of a dream are produced by the Highest Lord Himself, therefore, they have prophetic significance.
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