Māraka Śloka-12
उत्तमायुः शतादूर्ध्वं ज्ञातव्यं द्विजसत्तम। जनैर्विंशतिवर्षान्त्यमायुर्ज्ञातं न शक्यते १२ uttamāyuḥ śatād ūrdhvaṁ jñātavyaṁ dvijasattama janair viṁśativarṣāntyam āyur jñātaṁ na śakyate || 12 Translation: O noble Brāhmaṇa,…
Māraka Lakṣaṇa 2
द्वाविंशात् पूर्वमल्पायुर्मध्यमायुस्ततः परम्। चतुष्षष्ट्याः पुरस्तात् तु ततो दीर्घमुदाहृतम् ११ dvāviṁśāt pūrvamalpāyurmadhyamāyustataḥ param | catuṣṣaṣṭyāḥ purastāt tu tato dīrghamudāhṛtam 11 Translation: Ⓐ Uptill the age of…
Māraka Lakṣaṇa
अथाऽन्यदपि वक्ष्यामि द्विज मारकलक्षणम्। त्रिविधाश्चायुषो योगाः स्वल्पायुर्मध्यमोत्तमाः १० athā’nyadapi vakṣyāmi dvija mārakalakṣaṇam | trividhāścāyuṣo yogāḥ svalpāyurmadhyamottamāḥ 10 Translation: O dvija [Maitreya], I shall enunciate the…
Māraka Śloka 9
मारकग्रहसम्बन्धान्निहन्ता पापकृच्छनिः। अतिक्रम्येतरान् सर्वान् भवत्यत्र न संशयः ९ mārakagrahasambandhānnihantā pāpakṛcchaniḥ | atikramyetarān sarvān bhavatyatra na saṁśayaḥ 9 Translation: A graha, by association with a māraka…
Rig Veda 10.71.2
Ṛṣi (sage/seer): bṛhaspati; Devatā (deity/subject-matter): jñānam ; Chandas (meter): bhurik-triṣṭup ; Svara (tone/note): Swar; सक्तुमिव तितउना पुनन्तो यत्र धीरा मनसा वाचमक्रत । अत्रा सखायः सख्यानि…
Māraka Śloka 7-8
Śloka 7 During the daśās of natural malefic planets, death may occur; but when the māraka planets are not present (i.e. inoperative), the death of…
Māraka Śloka 4-6
Śloka 4 These planets are [to be considered as] malefic, and all of them are known as māraka (death-inflicting). When the results of their daśā…
Māraka Śloka 1-3
Śloka 1 O Sage, you have now described many yogas that bestow long life. Out of your compassion, kindly explain also the various types of…
Matsya Yoga II
Continued from Matsya Yoga Matsya Yoga is associated with chaitra śukla pratipāda which is the start of the vedic calendar and the most auspicious date for…
