These all are harbingers of death. The foolish do not regard them as such. The wise say that all creatures are ruled by the Ordainer through their acts.
एते कालस्य निधयो नैताञ्जानन्ति दुर्बुधाः। धात्राभिलिखितान्याहुः सर्वभूतानि कर्मणा॥