Shloka 39
Adhyaya 43 — Portents of Death (Ariṣṭa-lakṣaṇas) and the Yogin’s Response; Alarka Renounces Kingship
विलोक्या विशदा चैषां फलपङ्क्तिः सुभीषणाः ।
विज्ञाय कार्यो मनसि स च कालो नरेश्वर ॥
vilokyā viśadā caiṣāṃ phalapaṅktiḥ subhīṣaṇāḥ / vijñāya kāryo manasi sa ca kālo nareśvara
இவற்றைத் தெளிவாகக் கவனித்து, அவற்றின் பலன்களின் வரிசை—மிகவும் அச்சமூட்டுவது—மனத்தில் உறுதியாக நிலைநிறுத்த வேண்டும்; ஹே மனிதர்களில் தலைவனே, அந்தக் காலத்தையும் அறிய வேண்டும்.
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FAQs
The teaching emphasizes sober discernment: even frightening indications are to be registered clearly, not sensationalized; the mind is trained to recognize ‘the time’ for decisive spiritual effort.
Didactic instruction (dharma/yoga upadeśa) rather than the five lakṣaṇas; it supports the Purāṇic role of guiding conduct and liberation.
‘Phalapaṅkti’ suggests karmic sequencing: subtle impressions (saṃskāras) mature in ordered patterns; insight into these patterns is a doorway to non-reactive awareness.