Karma Vipaka Samhita · by Anonymous
Chapter 1 · The Opening Rite
पूजनविधिः
मर्त्याः सर्वे जगज्जाताः कर्म कुर्वन्ति सर्वदा ॥स्वकर्माणि ततो देवि भुज्यंते देवमानुषैः ॥ ३१ ॥
All mortals born in the world do deeds at all times. Then, O Goddess, gods and humans reap the fruit of their own deeds.
Classical view, not medical advice.
मानवैस्तु विशेषेण सुखदुःखादिकं च यत् ॥
Humans above all feel pleasure, pain and the like. There are three kinds of deeds for all. Among them is the stored kind.
वक्तव्यं नात्र संदेहो यत्कृत्वा फलमाप्नुयात् ॥
That must be told, no doubt: the deed by which one gets the fruit. Prarabdha (deeds already bearing fruit) and present deeds are seen in full.
अश्विन्यादिकनक्षत्रे सर्वेषां जन्म जायते ॥
Everyone is born in a nakshatra (star), beginning with Ashvini. Know the good and bad by the division into charana (quarter of a star), starting…