Arista is the indication of the end of life. Some yogis have
knowledge of the time of their death this is known as Aparantajnana. Arista and
Aparantajnana were mentioned by Sage Patanjali in the Yogasutra.
These powers are attained by concentrating the mind.
There are three types of Arista – spiritual, material and
supernatural.
In spiritual arista, a person who is about to die in a short
time does not hear the inner sound when the ears are closed, and does not see
the inner flame when the eyes are closed.
In material arista, a person sees dreams of dreadful figures
or one’s dead forefathers.
In super natural arista, a person sees gods, holy persons or
sages in dreams.
A common man overlooks these happenings. But a yogi becomes
aware of Arista.