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Karma Vipaka Samhita · by Anonymous
Chapter 14 · Krittika 3rd Pada
कृत्तिका नक्षत्र तृतीय चरण
॥ शिव उवाच ॥तृतीयं तस्य वै देवि चरणं वदतः शृणु ॥कान्यकुब्जकुले कश्चिन्नगरे सूर्यसंज्ञके ॥ १ ॥
Shiva said: Hear of its third charana (quarter of a star) as I tell it, O Goddess. In a Kanyakubja family, in a town called Surya,
Classical view, not medical advice.
उद्योतशर्मा विख्यातस्तस्य स्त्री गिरिजाभवत् ॥
a man named Udyotasharma was well known. His wife was Girija. He was always devoted to Vedic recitation and was crushed by poverty.
कर्कशा भामिनी तस्य निष्ठुरं वदती स्मृता ॥
His wife was harsh and rude, known for sharp talk. Once, at a solar eclipse, an oil-presser came.
गङ्गामध्ये ततो दानं तस्मै विप्राय वै शिवे ॥
In the middle of the Ganga the oil-presser gave a gift to that brahmin, O Parvati. It was 100,000 gold coins as the priest's fee.