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Karma Vipaka Samhita · by Anonymous
एवं सर्वविधिं कृत्वा संकल्पं कारयेत्ततः । अद्ये-हेत्यादि प्राचीनसंचितकर्मविलोकनार्थं मनः-कामनासिद्ध्यर्थं विष्णोः पूजनपूर्वकं कर्मविपा-कपुस्तकपूजनमहं करिष्ये ॥ अङ्गन्यासपूर्वकंषोडशोपचारपूजासंकल्पः वैश्वदेवं श्राद्धं च । अ-त्रान्तरे देहशुद्ध्यर्थं पुरश्चरणाङ्गत्वेन गोमिथुन-दानव्रतं कुम्भदानं च प्रजापतिसंतुष्टये षोडशब्राह्मणान्भोजयेत् ॥ भोजनान्तरे प्रार्थनाचार्य-स्य, ब्राह्मण त्वं महाभाग भूमिदेव द्विजोत्तम ॥यथाविधं प्रतिज्ञाय प्राचीनं च शुभाशुभम् ॥ ७ ॥
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 wish of my heart, I will first worship Vishnu. Then I will worship the Karma Vipaka book. Make the resolve for sixteen-part worship, with the placing of the mantras (sacred words) on the limbs. Do the rite to all the gods, and shraddha (rite for the dead ancestors). Meanwhile, to purify the body, do these as part of the full preparatory rite. Keep the vrata (vow of fasting and worship) of giving a cow and bull pair. Give a water jar. To please Prajapati, feed sixteen brahmins. After the meal he makes this prayer to the teacher. O brahmin, great and fortunate one, god on earth, best of the twice-born, promise by the rule. Tell my past, good and bad.
Classical view, not medical advice.
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).
वस्त्रालंकरणैराचार्य्यं पूजयित्वा प्रजापतिस्वरूपं
Honour the teacher with clothes and ornaments. Then pray to the guru, who is Prajapati in form: O Prajapati, mighty-armed, master of the Vedas and…
Chapter 1 · The Opening Rite
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