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Karma Vipaka Samhita · by Anonymous
Chapter 1 · The Opening Rite
पूजनविधिः
औषधैः समभागैस्तु स्नानं कुर्यात्प्रयत्नतः ॥देवान्पितॄंश्च संतर्प्य दत्त्वा सूर्यार्घ्यमेव च ॥ ६ ॥
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). Then give water to the Sun.
Classical view, not medical advice.
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.
दश पञ्च तथा विप्रानुपवेश्य प्रयत्नतः ॥
Seat ten and five brahmins, fifteen in all, with care. With their leave, begin the whole prayashchitta (remedy for a past wrong).