Karma Vipaka Samhita · by Anonymous
Chapter 1 · The Opening Rite
पूजनविधिः
कलौ च मानवास्तुच्छाः पापमोहसमन्विताः ॥महामोहग्रहग्रस्ताः पुत्रकन्याविवर्जिताः ॥ २६ ॥
In the Kali age, people are petty, full of sin and confusion. Seized by the great demon of delusion, they lack sons and daughters.
Classical view, not medical advice.
कुत्सिता रूपविभ्रष्टा मृतवत्सा नपुंसकाः ॥
Some are despised and have lost their looks. Some are mritavatsa (one whose children die young), or impotent. O Lord, what was the past deed of…
तत्सर्वं वद मे स्वामिन् सर्वज्ञोऽसि मतो मम ॥
Tell me all that, O master. I hold you to be all-knowing. Hearing the Goddess's words, Maheshvara was pleased.
प्रहस्य जगतामीशो वल्लभां प्रीतिसंयुताम् ॥
The lord of the worlds smiled at his beloved, who was full of love. He spoke on the question, which is hidden and rare even in the three worlds.