Shloka 16
Adhyaya 43 — Portents of Death (Ariṣṭa-lakṣaṇas) and the Yogin’s Response; Alarka Renounces Kingship
रक्तकृष्णाम्बरधरा गायन्ती हसती च यम् ।
दक्षिणाशान्नयेन्नारी स्वप्ने सोऽपि न जीवति ॥
raktakṛṣṇāmbaradharā gāyantī hasatī ca yam / dakṣiṇāśānnayennārī svapne so 'pi na jīvati
Jika dalam mimpi seorang wanita berpakaian merah dan hitam—sambil menyanyi dan ketawa—membawa seseorang menuju ke arah selatan, maka orang itu juga tidak akan hidup lama (kematiannya hampir).
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FAQs
The verse depicts death as an unavoidable summons; its ethical use is to provoke wakefulness—live in a way that leaves no unfinished harm, debt, or neglected duty.
Ancillary omen-literature; not among the five defining Purāṇic topics.
The laughing, singing guide represents māyā’s seductive pull even at the threshold; red-black suggests rajas-tamas dominance and the terrifying/liminal aspect of transition toward Yama’s quarter.