All of us have to die at some point and this is decided as per our destiny. There are some pre-destined time periods in our lives in which death can occur as per our destiny. The following table gives more details on these periods in a person’s life.
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Period of Death in a person’s life
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| Type of death according to time | Sanskrit language term | Probability of preventing death % | Times it generally occurs in a person’s life | Can ghosts / people influence? | How can it be avoided |
| Probable death | Apamrutyuyoga | 70 – 100 % | Once and lasts for 2 weeks | Yes | Doing certain rituals as prescribed by scriptures |
| Death | Mrutyuyoga | 30 – 70 % | Once and lasts for 1 week | Yes | Spiritual practice as per the six basic principles |
| Definite death | Mahamrutyuyoga | No chance of avoiding | Once and the time is predecided upto final second | No | None |
| Source: Spiritual Research from Spiritual Science Research Foundation – 07. Feb. 2009. ©All rights reserved | |||||
The following factors influence whether a person can die during his/her pre-destined ‘probable death’ (apamrutyuyoga) or the ‘death’ (mrutyuyoga) time period.
- Give-and-take account: The amount of give-and-take account pending with people on Earth that can be settled if the person does not die. The give-and-take account that is remaining in a person’s destiny for his current life is also an important factor that decides whether he dies before the ‘definite death’ (mahamrutyuyoga) stage.
- Departed ancestors and ghosts: The influence of departed ancestors and ghosts may sometimes bring about early death. Read about why our departed ancestors can create problems in our lives?
- Spiritual practice: The type and intensity of spiritual practice helps a person avoid early death, i.e. before the stage of definite death.
When the stage of definite death arrives, it means that a person has completed his/her destiny for the current lifetime on the Earth plane of existence and to continue journey in the afterlife.
