RS Śloka 01
rāja-sambandha-yogaḥ rājasya sambandhaḥ yasya saḥ yogaḥ m. the yoga whose connection is with a king (or authority) what are looking for? a rāja — king,…
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…
