Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra
साधु पृष्टं त्वया विप्र जनानां च हितेच्छया । कथयाम्यायुषो ज्ञानं दुर्ज्ञेयं यत् सुरैरपि ॥ २॥
O Brahmin, for the benefit of mankind I narrate methods of ascertaining longevity. Knowing that longevity is difficult even for gods.
english translation
sAdhu pRSTaM tvayA vipra janAnAM ca hitecchayA । kathayAmyAyuSo jJAnaM durjJeyaM yat surairapi ॥ 2॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript