Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 43, 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
Kung sa panaginip ang isang tao ay wari’y nahuhulog sa isang hukay at nagsasara ang pintuan, at hindi siya makaahon mula sa bangin na iyon—kung gayon, ang kaniyang buhay ay nasa wakas na.
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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.