Note 100 — Chapter V · WORSHIP OF THE MALEVOLENT DEAD.

Some lines from the sayings of Gorakhrāj run to the effect that a sneeze in the east causes anxiety, one in the south-east inflicts a sound beating, one in the south brings a visitor or guest, one in the south-west subjects the person concerned to a taunt, one in the west bestows a throne or crown, one in the north-west promises sweets or dainties, one in the north foretells good, one in the north-east brings disappointment, while one’s own sneeze is so ominous that one should never start out on any business after sneezing.100