Karma Vipaka Samhita · by Anonymous
Chapter 1 · The Opening Rite
पूजनविधिः
धात्रीफलानि लोध्रं च गोमयं तिलसर्षपान् ॥मृत्तिकाः सप्त कर्पूरमुशीरं मुस्तसंयुतम् ॥ ५ ॥
Take amla fruits, lodhra bark, cow dung, sesame seeds and mustard seeds. Take seven kinds of earth, camphor, and vetiver root with nutgrass.
Classical view, not medical advice.
औषधैः समभागैस्तु स्नानं कुर्यात्प्रयत्नतः ॥
Bathe with these herbs in equal parts, with care. First please the gods and the ancestors with tarpana (water offering to the ancestors and gods)…
एवं सर्वविधिं कृत्वा संकल्पं कारयेत्ततः । अद्ये-
Having done the whole rite this way, he should then make the resolve. He says: Today, here, and so on. To see my past stored deeds and to fulfil the…
कथं मे कथयस्वाशु कृपां कृत्वा ममोपरि ॥
Tell me quickly, and be kind to me. Bow to the brahmin teacher in this way and win his favour.