Shloka 29
Adhyaya 43 — Portents of Death (Ariṣṭa-lakṣaṇas) and the Yogin’s Response; Alarka Renounces Kingship
पततो यस्य वै गर्ते स्वप्ने द्वारं पिधीयते ।
न चोत्तिष्ठति यः श्वभ्रात्तदन्तं तस्य जीवितम् ॥
patato yasya vai garte svapne dvāraṃ pidhīyate / na cottiṣṭhati yaḥ śvabhrāt tadantaṃ tasya jīvitam
Jika dalam mimpi seseorang tampak jatuh ke dalam lubang dan pintunya tertutup, lalu ia tidak bangkit dari jurang itu—maka hidupnya telah sampai pada penghujungnya.
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FAQs
Dreams are presented as a liminal mirror of karmic and bodily states. The ethical thrust is practical: recognize decline, settle obligations, and intensify spiritual practice when such persistent portents arise.
Ancillary dharma/ariṣṭa instruction rather than the five defining Purāṇic topics.
The ‘pit’ symbolizes descent of vitality; the ‘closing door’ symbolizes the shutting of prāṇa’s outward pathways and the narrowing of embodied options—an image of the transition to death.