Shloka 24
Adhyaya 43 — Portents of Death (Ariṣṭa-lakṣaṇas) and the Yogin’s Response; Alarka Renounces Kingship
Sanskrit
शक्रायुधं चार्धरात्रे दिवा ग्रहगणं तथा ।
दृष्ट्वा मन्येत संक्षीणमात्मजीवितमात्मवित् ॥
Transliteration
śakrāyudhaṃ cārdharātre divā grahagaṇantathā / dṛṣṭvā manyeta saṃkṣīṇamātmajīvitamātmavit
Translation
Si l’on voit l’arme d’Indra (l’arc-en-ciel) à minuit, ou si l’on voit les cohortes des planètes en plein jour, le sage doit comprendre que sa propre vie s’amenuise.
Speakers
Not explicit in excerpt; didactic omen teaching
Primary Deities
Indra (Śakra)
Key ThemesOmensAstral phenomenaCosmic order and disorderMortality