।। ईश्वर उवाच ।। सत्यं ते कथयिष्यामि शास्त्रं सर्वोत्तमं प्रिये ।। येन शास्त्रेण देवेशि नरैः कालः प्रबुध्यते ।। ६।।
Lord Śiva said:— O beloved, I shall tell you the truth, the Śāstra that is the most excellent of all, by which, O goddess, men can understand their time of death.
अहः पक्षं तथा मासमृतुं चायनवत्सरौ।। स्थूलसूक्ष्मगतैश्चिह्नैर्बहिरंतर्गतैस्तथा ।। ७ ।।
The day, the fortnight, the month, the season, the transit of the sun and the year can be known by means of the subtle or gross, external or internal signs.