Adhyaya 43 — Portents of Death (Ariṣṭa-lakṣaṇas) and the Yogin’s Response; Alarka Renounces Kingship
रुरुशावविषाणाग्रमालक्ष्य तिलकाकृतिम् ।
सह तेन विवर्धन्तं योगी सिद्धिमवाप्नुयात् ॥
ruruśāvaviṣāṇāgram ālakṣya tilakākṛtim | saha tena vivardhantaṃ yogī siddhim avāpnuyāt ||
بملاحظة طرف قرنِ غزالِ الرُّرُو الصغير، على هيئة علامةِ حبّةِ سمسم، وكيف ينمو معه—كذلك يبلغ اليوغي الكمالَ بفهم الزيادة المتدرّجة.
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Great capacities begin as barely visible beginnings. The yogin respects small starts and persists until full maturation.
Didactic yoga teaching; not one of the five purāṇic characteristics.
The ‘sesame-like’ horn-tip hints at bindu (a tiny point). From bindu, expansion occurs—mirroring inner unfolding from subtle concentration to expansive realization.