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Karma Vipaka Samhita · Chapter 13
कृत्तिका नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
This chapter covers Krittika 2nd pada, the second quarter of Krittika. It opens on happiness that comes from gifts of cows, gold and elephants in a past life.
Classical view, not medical advice.
Then it tells of Indrasharma, a Vedic brahmin of Kanyakubja who ate at a warrior king's death rites and took the gifts. After death he passes through hell and several births. The remedy is Gayatri japa, the Tryambaka mantra, a homa, cows and a feast.
The English below is our translation from the Sanskrit.
कृत्तिका नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
॥ शिव उवाच ॥नराणां पुण्यशीलानामिह जन्मसमुद्भवम् ॥सुखं वक्ष्याम्यहं देवि पूर्वकर्मफलं यतः ॥ १ ॥
Shiva said: Now I will tell, O Goddess, of the happiness in this birth for men of good deeds. It comes from their past deeds.
कृत्तिका नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
येन दत्तं पुरा दानं गोसुवर्णगजादिकम् ॥तत्फलेन महादेवि इह तस्मात् सुखं भवेत् ॥ २ ॥
A man gave gifts in a past life: cows, gold, elephants and the like. Because of that fruit, O Great Goddess, he has happiness here.
कृत्तिका नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
शरीरे जन्मतः कान्तिर्लक्ष्मीवान् गुणवानपि ॥सौख्यं प्रभुज्यंते नित्यं पुत्रतो धनतस्तथा ॥ ३ ॥
From birth his body shines. He has wealth and good qualities. He always enjoys happiness through sons and wealth.
कृत्तिका नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
न रोगो जायते देवि दुःखं नैव कदाचन ॥इह लोके सुखं भुक्त्वा कीर्तिमान् सुखमेधते ॥ ४ ॥
No disease comes, O Goddess, and never any sorrow. Having enjoyed happiness in this world, he is famous and grows in joy.
कृत्तिका नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
अथ वक्ष्याम्यहं देवि नक्षत्रे कृत्तिकाह्वये ॥द्वितीयचरणे देवि पूर्वं यत् फलमुच्यते ॥ ५ ॥
Now I tell, O Goddess, of the star called Krittika, in its second charana (quarter of a star). I tell the result that comes from the past.
कृत्तिका नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
कान्यकुब्जो द्विजः कश्चिदिन्द्रशर्मेति नामतः ॥पत्नी रुद्रमती देवि कुशीला कलहप्रिया ॥ ६ ॥
A brahmin of Kanyakubja was named Indrasharma. His wife was Rudramati, O Goddess, of bad conduct and fond of quarrels.
कृत्तिका नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
वेदपाठरतो नित्यं षडङ्गस्य च पाठकः ॥एकदा तत्र वै देशे कश्चित् क्षत्री नराधिपः ॥ ७ ॥
He was always busy with Vedic recitation and read the six limbs of the Veda. Once in that land a warrior king,
कृत्तिका नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
मरणे तस्य वै याते तद्विप्रस्य निमन्त्रणम् ॥भुक्तं तेन तदा देवि क्षत्रियस्य क्रियासु च ॥ ८ ॥
a ruler of men, died. That brahmin was invited. He ate then, O Goddess, at the death rites of the warrior.
कृत्तिका नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
गृहीतं तस्य वै दानं शय्यां चैव गजादिकम् ॥सर्वं गृह्य गृहं गत्वा भुक्तं बहुदिनं प्रिये ॥ ९ ॥
He took his gifts: a bed, elephants and the like. Taking it all home, he lived on it for many days, dear one.
कृत्तिका नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
ततो बहुगते काले तस्य विप्रस्य पञ्चता ॥स यातो यमलोके वै नरके च सुदारुणे ॥ १० ॥
After much time had passed, that brahmin died. He went to the world of Yama (the god of death), to a very terrible hell.
कृत्तिका नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
भुक्तं स्वकर्मजं दुःखं युगमेकं वरानने ॥गजव्याघ्रकृमेर्योनिं ततो भुङ्क्ते पृथक् पृथक् ॥ ११ ॥
He suffered the pain of his own deeds for one yuga (an age), O fair-faced one. Then he lived as an elephant, a tiger and a worm, one after another.
कृत्तिका नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
मनुष्यत्वं ततः प्राप्तः पूर्वकर्मविपाकतः ॥पुत्रो न जायते देवि कन्यका विविधास्तथा ॥ १२॥
Then he got a human birth through the ripening of past deeds. No son is born, O Goddess. Daughters of many kinds are born.
कृत्तिका नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
मृतवत्सा भवेन्नारी रोगाश्च विविधाः प्रिये ॥शान्तिं तस्य प्रवक्ष्यामि यतः पुत्रमवाप्स्यते ॥१३॥
The woman becomes a mritavatsa (one whose children die young), and diseases of many kinds come, dear one. I will tell the remedy by which he will gain a son.
कृत्तिका नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
गायत्रीलक्षजाप्येन त्र्यम्बकेण तथा प्रिये ॥होमं च कारयामास षडंशं दानमेव च ॥ १४ ॥
Do Gayatri (a sacred Vedic chant) japa (repeating a mantra) 100,000 times, and the Tryambaka mantra (sacred words), dear one. A homa (fire offering) of a sixth part was done, and a gift too.
कृत्तिका नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
दशवर्णाश्च गा दद्याद्विधिवद्ब्राह्मणाय वै ॥भोजयेच्छतसंख्यं च ब्राह्मणं वेदपारगम् ॥ १५ ॥
He should give cows as dashavarna (a gift of ten colours) to a brahmin by the rule. He should feed a hundred brahmins who know the Vedas to the end.
कृत्तिका नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
एवं कृतेन भो देवि पुत्रश्चैव प्रजायते ॥रोगाणां च निवृत्तिः स्यात् पूर्वपापक्षयो भवेत् ॥ १६ ॥
By doing this, O Goddess, a son is born. Diseases go away and the past sin is ended.
Verse 13.14 gives 100,000 Gayatri japa, the Tryambaka mantra, a homa and a gift. Verse 13.15 adds cows as a gift of ten colours and a feast for a hundred Veda scholars.
Verses 13.1 and 13.2 speak of happiness in this birth from good deeds. A man who gave cows, gold and elephants in a past life has that fruit now.