In a broken utensil exists Kali himself, while in a broken bedstead is loss of money. When a cock or a dog is seen, the celestials do not eat the offerings made to them. Scorpions and snakes find shelter under the roots of a tree. Hence one should never plant a tree within his house.
भिन्नभाण्डे कलिं प्राहुः खट्वायां तु धनक्षयः। कुक्कुटे शुनके चैव हविर्नाश्नन्ति देवताः। वृक्षमूले ध्रुवं सत्त्वं तस्माद् वृक्षं न रोपयेत्॥