| The following is a table that gives more detail on | | | | principles. Definite death cannot be avoided. |
| these periods in a person’s life. | | | | |
| | | | | The following factors influence whether a person |
| Period of death in a person’s life | | | | can die during his/her pre-destined ‘probable |
| | | | | death’ (apamrutyuyoga) or the |
| Type of death according to time can be divided | | | | ‘death’ (mrutyuyoga) time period |
| as – | | | | |
| | | | | Give-and-take account: The amount of |
| - Probable death (Apamrutyuyoga) | | | | give-and-take account pending with people on |
| - Death (Mrutyuyoga) | | | | Earth that can be settled if the person does not |
| - Definite death (Mahamrutyuyoga) | | | | die. The give-and-take account that is remaining in |
| | | | | a person’s destiny for their current life is also |
| The probability of preventing Probable death is | | | | an important factor that decides whether they die |
| 70-100%. The probability of preventing Death is | | | | before ‘definite death’ stage. |
| 30-70%. There is not chance to prevent definite | | | | |
| death. | | | | Departed ancestors and ghosts: Influence of |
| | | | | departed ancestors and ghosts sometimes may |
| Probable death generally occurs in a person’s | | | | bring about early death. Read about why our |
| life only once and the time period lasts for 2 | | | | departed ancestors can create problems in our |
| weeks. Death also occurs once and it lasts for 1 | | | | lives. |
| week. Definite death occurs only once in a | | | | |
| persons’ life and it’s time is decided upto | | | | Spiritual practice: The type and intensity of spiritual |
| final second. | | | | practice helps to let a person avoid early death i.e. |
| | | | | before mahaamrutyuyoga. |
| Ghosts and people can influence probable death | | | | |
| and death but they cannot influence definite death. | | | | When the stage of definite death |
| | | | | (mahaamrutyuyoga) arrives, it means that a |
| Probable death can be avoided by doing certain | | | | person has completed his/her destiny for the |
| rituals as prescribed by scriptures. Death can be | | | | current lifetime on the Earth plane of existence. |
| avoided by doing spiritual practice as per six basic | | | | |