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Testing

Soil Smell and Taste Test

Soil samples from all eight directions are mixed, smelt and brought near the tongue: a smell of flowers, ghee or honey and a sweet or astringent taste are auspicious, while a smell of excreta or liquor and a bitter taste are not.

What it does

To judge the quality of a land's soil by smell and taste.

Where

Samples from all eight directions of the land

Samagri used

  • Soil samples from the four directions and the four corners of the land

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How to do it

  1. 1Take soil samples from the four directions and the four corners (vidishas) and mix them
  2. 2Smell the mixed soil
  3. 3Take a fragrance like flowers, ghee or honey as auspicious, and a smell like excreta (a toilet) or liquor as not good
  4. 4Bring the soil close to the tongue, without putting it in the mouth, until its taste is felt
  5. 5Take an astringent (kasela) or sweet taste as auspicious and a bitter taste as not good

Cautions

  • Do not put the soil in the mouth; bring it near the tongue only

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