Shloka 6

Adhyaya 43 — Portents of Death (Ariṣṭa-lakṣaṇas) and the Yogin’s Response; Alarka Renounces Kingship

Sanskrit

स्थूलः कृशः कृशः स्थूलो योऽकस्मादेव जायते ।

प्रकृतेश्च निवर्तेत तस्यायुश्चाष्टमासिकम् ॥

Transliteration

sthūlaḥ kṛśaḥ kṛśaḥ sthūlo yo 'kasmād eva jāyate /

prakṛteś ca nivarteta tasyāyuś cāṣṭa-māsikam //

Translation

Si quelqu’un devient soudainement gros puis maigre, maigre puis gros, sans cause, s’écartant de sa constitution habituelle—sa durée de vie n’est (que) de huit mois.

Speakers

• Dattatreya to the king

Key Themes

• Ariṣṭa
• Bodily signs
• Mortality awareness
• Time-to-death prognosis