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Karma Vipaka Samhita · Chapter 103
पूर्वाभाद्रपदा नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
This chapter of Karma Vipaka Samhita is for purva bhadrapada 4th pada. In the story, a hunter named Sema meets his daily spending with deer meat.
Classical view, not medical advice.
The book says he is later born with wealth and grain, and links his troubles at home to that deed. Shiva then gives a very short remedy. A garland of five pala of gold with a Meru bead is given to a brahmin. A gift of a bed follows.
The English below is our translation from the Sanskrit.
पूर्वाभाद्रपदा नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
॥ शिव उवाच ॥वैदण्डे च पुरे देवि लुब्धको वसति प्रिये ॥सेमानाम्ना स विख्यातस्तस्य भार्यातिनिष्ठुरा ॥ १ ॥
Shiva said: In the city of Vaidanda, O Goddess, a hunter lived, dear one. He was famous by the name Sema. His wife was very cruel.
पूर्वाभाद्रपदा नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
प्रत्यहं मृगमांसेन व्ययं कुर्य्याद्दिनेदिने ॥एवं सर्वं वयो जातं लुब्धकस्य तदा प्रिये ॥ २ ॥
Every day he met his spending with deer meat. In this way, dear one, the hunter's whole life passed.
पूर्वाभाद्रपदा नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
मरणं तस्य वै जातं यमदूतैर्यमाज्ञया ॥निक्षिप्तो नरके घोरे षष्टिवर्षसहस्रकम् ॥ ३ ॥
He died. The messengers of Yama (the god of death) threw him into a terrible hell. This was at Yama's order, for sixty thousand years.
पूर्वाभाद्रपदा नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
भुक्तं च विविधं दुःखं कृमिसूचीमुखैर्युतम् ॥मानुषत्वं ततो जातं धनधान्यसमन्वितम् ॥ ४ ॥
He suffered many kinds of pain there, from worms with mouths like needles. Then he was born as a man, with wealth and grain.
पूर्वाभाद्रपदा नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
पुत्राणां मरणं देवि जायते हि विपाकतः ॥पलपञ्चसुवर्णस्य माल्यं मेरुयुतं तु वै ॥ ५ ॥
Sons die, O Goddess, as the ripening of that deed. He should have a garland made with five pala (a unit of weight) of gold. It has a Meru (the head bead).
पूर्वाभाद्रपदा नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
ब्राह्मणाय ततो दद्याच्छय्यादानं विशेषतः ॥एवं कृते वरारोहे पुत्रस्तस्य च जीवति ॥ ६ ॥
Then he should give it to a brahmin. A gift of a bed is especially needed. When this is done, O fair one, his son lives.
पूर्वाभाद्रपदा नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
व्याधयः संक्षयं यान्ति काकवन्ध्या लभेत्सुतम् ॥ ७ ॥
Illness is destroyed. A kakavandhya (a woman who has only one child) gets a son.
Verse 103.5 says a garland of five pala of gold with a Meru, the head bead.
Verse 103.6 says a gift of a bed is especially needed.