Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 12.322
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12.322.1
तथैवोत्क्रमतां स्थानं शृणुष्वावहितो नृप ।
पद्भ्यामुत्क्रममाणस्य वैष्णवं स्थानमुच्यते ॥ १२.३२२.१ ॥
Likewise, O king, listen attentively to the abodes of those who depart. For one departing through the feet, the abode is said to be Vaiṣṇava.
12.322.2
जङ्घाभ्यां तु वसून्देवानाप्नुयादिति नः श्रुतम् ।
जानुभ्यां च महाभागान्साध्यान्देवानवाप्नुयात् ॥ १२.३२२.२ ॥
By the shins, we have heard, one attains the Vasu gods; and by the knees one attains the greatly fortunate Sādhya gods.
12.322.3
पायुनोत्क्रममाणस्तु मैत्रं स्थानमवाप्नुयात् ।
पृथिवीं जघनेनाथ ऊरुभ्यां च प्रजापतिम् ॥ १२.३२२.३ ॥
One departing through the anus attains the abode of Mitra; through the hips, the earth; and through the thighs, Prajāpati.
12.322.4
पार्श्वाभ्यां मरुतो देवान्नासाभ्यामिन्दुमेव च ।
बाहुभ्यामिन्द्रमित्याहुरुरसा रुद्रमेव च ॥ १२.३२२.४ ॥
Through the flanks one attains the Marut gods, and through the nostrils the moon itself. Through the arms, they say, one attains Indra; and through the chest, Rudra.
12.322.5
ग्रीवया तु मुनिश्रेष्ठं नरमाप्नोत्यनुत्तमम् ।
विश्वेदेवान्मुखेनाथ दिशः श्रोत्रेण चाप्नुयात् ॥ १२.३२२.५ ॥
Through the neck one attains Nara, best of sages, the supreme; through the mouth, the Viśvedevas; and through the ear, the directions.
12.322.6
घ्राणेन गन्धवहनं नेत्राभ्यां सूर्यमेव च ।
भ्रूभ्यां चैवाश्विनौ देवौ ललाटेन पितृनथ ॥ १२.३२२.६ ॥
Through the nose one attains the wind that bears fragrance; through the eyes, the sun; through the brows, the two Aśvin gods; and through the forehead, the ancestors.
12.322.7
ब्रह्माणमाप्नोति विभुं मूर्ध्ना देवाग्रजं तथा ।
एतान्युत्क्रमणस्थानान्युक्तानि मिथिलेश्वर ॥ १२.३२२.७ ॥
Through the crown of the head he attains Brahmā, the all-pervading, and likewise the firstborn of the gods. These, O lord of Mithilā, are the places of departure of the life-breath that have been declared.
12.322.8
अरिगनि प्रवक्ष्यामि विहितानि मनीषिभिः ।
संवत्सराद्धिमोक्षस्तु संभवेत शरीरिणः ॥ १२.३२२.८ ॥
I shall proclaim the signs of death prescribed by the wise. For an embodied being, release from life may come within a year.
12.322.9
योऽरुन्धतीं न पश्येत दृष्टपूर्वा कदाचन ।
तथैव ध्रुवमतित्याहुः पूर्णेन्दुं दीपमेव च ॥ १२.३२२.९ ॥
He who never sees Arundhatī, though he has seen her before, is said likewise to pass beyond the pole star; and he also fails to see the full moon and the lamp.
12.322.10
खण्डाभासं दक्षिणतस्तेऽपि संवत्सरायुषः ।
परचक्षुषि चात्मानं ये न पश्यन्ति पार्थिवः ॥ १२.३२२.१० ॥
A broken, fragmentary light appearing on the right side marks those with one year of life left; likewise, O king, those who do not see their own reflection in another's eye.
12.322.11
आत्मच्छायाकृतीभूतं तेऽपि संवत्सरायुषः ।
अतिद्युतिरतिप्रज्ञा अप्रज्ञा चाद्युतिस्तथा ॥ १२.३२२.११ ॥
Those who take on the form of their own shadow likewise have one year of life left. Excessive brilliance, excessive wisdom, lack of wisdom and lack of lustre are similar signs.
12.322.12
प्रकृतेर्विक्रियापत्तिः षण्मासान्मृत्युलक्षणम् ।
दैवतान्यवजानाति ब्राह्मणैश्च विरुध्यते ॥ १२.३२२.१२ ॥
A change coming over one's natural state is a sign of death within six months. He who disdains the gods and sets himself against the brahmins is likewise marked.
12.322.13
कृष्णश्यावच्छविच्छायः षण्मासान्मृत्युलक्षणम् ।
शीर्णनाभिं यथा चक्रं छिद्रं सोमं प्रपश्यति ॥ १२.३२२.१३ ॥
One whose complexion is dark and bluish-black sees a sign of death within six months; as a wheel with a broken hub shows a hole, so he sees a hole in the moon.
12.322.14
तथैव च सहस्रांशुं सप्तरात्रेण मृत्युभाक् ।
शवगन्धमुपाघ्राति सप्तरात्रेण मृत्युभाक्। ॥ १२.३२२.१४ ॥
Likewise, one who sees the thousand-rayed sun meets death within seven nights; and one who smells the odour of a corpse meets death within seven nights.
12.322.15
कर्णनासावनमनं दन्तदृष्टिविरागितां ।
कर्णनासावनमनं दन्तदृष्टिविरागिता ॥ १२.३२२.१५ ॥
The drooping of the ears and nose, and the loss of lustre in the teeth and the eyes.
12.322.16
संज्ञालोपो निरूष्मत्वं सद्योमृत्युनिदर्शनम् ।
अकस्माच्च स्रवेद्यस्य वाममक्षि नराधिप ॥ १२.३२२.१६ ॥
Loss of consciousness and absence of bodily heat are immediate signs of death; and when the left eye of a man suddenly streams with tears, O lord of men, that too is such a sign.
12.322.17
मूर्ध्रतश्चोत्पतेद्धूमः सद्योमृत्युनिदर्शनम् ।
एतावन्ति त्वरिष्टानि विदित्वा मानवोऽऽत्मवान् ॥ १२.३२२.१७ ॥
If smoke rises from the head, that too is an immediate sign of death. Having known these many omens of death, the self-controlled man (…).
12.322.18
निशि चाहनि चात्मानं योजयेत्परमात्मनि ।
प्रतीक्षमाणस्तत्कालं यः कालः प्रकृतो भवेत् ॥ १२.३२२.१८ ॥
Night and day one should join the self to the supreme Self, waiting for that time which has been appointed (for death).
12.322.19
अथास्य नेष्टं मरणं स्थातुमिच्छेदिमां क्रियाम् ।
सर्वगन्धान्रसांश्चैव धारयीत समाहितः ॥ १२.३२२.१९ ॥
Then death should not be desired by him who wishes to remain in this practice; with a composed mind let him refrain from all fragrances and tastes.
12.322.20
तथा मृत्युमुपादाय तत्परेणान्दरात्मना ।
स साङ्ख्यधारणं चैव विदित्वा मनुजर्षभ।
जयेच्च मृत्युं योगेन तत्परेणान्तरात्मना ॥ १२.३२२.२० ॥
Thus, having embraced death, with the inner self intent upon it, and having understood the holding of Sāṅkhya, O bull of men, let him conquer death through yoga, with the inner self intent upon it.
12.322.21
गच्छेत्प्राप्याक्षयं कृत्स्नमजन्म शिवमव्ययम् ।
शाश्वतं स्थानमचलं दुष्प्रापमकृतात्मभिः ॥ १२.३२२.२१ ॥
Having attained the complete, imperishable, unborn, auspicious, undecaying, eternal, unmoving state, let him go; it is hard for those whose selves are undisciplined to reach.