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## Means of Knowing Time
**Yoga Shastra, Fifth Light, Verses 132-139**
Imagine the eleventh lunar day (Ekadashi). On the thumb, imagine the fifth, tenth, and full moon days in the lower, middle, and upper phalanges respectively. On the ring finger, imagine the second, third, and fourth lunar days in the three phalanges. On the middle finger, imagine the seventh, eighth, and ninth lunar days in the three phalanges. On the index finger, imagine the twelfth, thirteenth, and fourteenth lunar days in the three phalanges. ||130-131|| ||594||
Imagine the dark fortnight (Krishna Paksha) in the left hand, with the lunar days in the same way as in the right hand. Then, in a secluded place, the wise seeker should sit in the lotus posture (Padmasana), with a joyful mind and bright contemplation. He should join both hands in the shape of a lotus bud and contemplate a black point within the hands. ||132-133||
**Meaning:** On the first day of the dark fortnight, imagine the lunar days of the dark fortnight in the left hand, in the same way as in the right hand. Then, the wise seeker should go to a secluded place, sit in the lotus posture, and with a joyful mind and bright contemplation, join both hands in the shape of a lotus bud and contemplate a black point within the hands. ||132-133||
Then, when the lotus of the hands is opened, the black or white point of time that is seen within the finger corresponding to the lunar day, is considered to be the day of death. ||134||
**Meaning:** Then, when the lotus of the hands is opened, the black or white point of time that is seen within the finger corresponding to the lunar day, is considered to be the day of death. ||134||
Other means of knowing time are also mentioned. ||597||
If sneezing, defecation, ejaculation, and urination happen simultaneously, then death will occur in that month and on that lunar day, within a year. ||135||
**Meaning:** If a person experiences sneezing, defecation, ejaculation, and urination simultaneously, then death will occur in that month and on that lunar day, within a year. ||135||
Also, ||598||
If one cannot see the Rohini constellation, the moon sign, the path of the sun (Mahapath), Arundhati star, and Dhruva star, then death will occur within a year. ||136||
**Meaning:** If one cannot see the Rohini constellation, the moon sign, the path of the sun (Mahapath), Arundhati star, and Dhruva star, then death will occur within a year. ||136||
In this regard, the commentary quotes the opinion of other teachers in two verses, as follows:
Those whose lifespan is waning cannot see Arundhati, Dhruva, the three steps of Vishnu, and the maternal circle.
Arundhati is the tongue, Dhruva is the tip of the nose, the star is called Vishnu's step, and the maternal circle is the eyebrow. ||599||
If one sees oneself being eaten in a dream by dogs, vultures, crows, or other nocturnal creatures, or if one sees oneself riding on a donkey, camel, or dog, or being dragged by them, then death will occur within a year. ||137||
**Meaning:** If one sees oneself being eaten in a dream by dogs, vultures, crows, or other nocturnal creatures, or if one sees oneself riding on a donkey, camel, or dog, or being dragged by them, then death will occur within a year. ||137||
Also, ||600||
If one sees the sun without rays and fire with rays, then death will occur within eleven months. ||138||
**Meaning:** If one sees the sun without rays and fire with rays, then death will occur within eleven months. ||138||
||601||
If one sees a Gandharva city on a tree, or sees ghosts or demons in their true form, then death will occur in the tenth month. ||139||
**Meaning:** If one sees a Gandharva city on a tree, or sees ghosts or demons in their true form, then death will occur in the tenth month. ||139||| SR No. | 002418 |
| Book Title | Yogshastra |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Jayanandvijay |
| Publisher | Lehar Kundan Group |
| Publication Year | |
| Total Pages | 494 |
| Language | Sanskrit, Hindi |
| Classification | Book_Devnagari |
| File Size | 24 MB |