Adhyaya 43 — Portents of Death (Ariṣṭa-lakṣaṇas) and the Yogin’s Response; Alarka Renounces Kingship
दृष्ट्वा प्रेतपिशाचादीन् गन्धर्वनगराणि च ।
सुवर्णवर्णान् वृक्षांश्च नव मासान् स जीवति ॥
dṛṣṭvā preta-piśācādīn gandharva-nagarāṇi ca /
suvarṇa-varṇān vṛkṣāṃś ca nava māsān sa jīvati //
Tendo visto pretas, piśācas e semelhantes, e também ‘cidades dos Gandharvas’ (cidades ilusórias), e árvores de cor dourada—ele vive por nove meses.
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When the mind begins to populate perception with fearsome or mirage-like forms, one should not cling to ordinary pursuits; the instruction redirects one toward spiritual consolidation and calm.
Ancillary yogic-omen material; not Pancalakṣaṇa.
‘Gandharva cities’ are classical symbols of insubstantiality. As death nears, the world’s solidity weakens in experience—teaching the yogin to recognize all appearances as transient constructions.