Loading…
Karma Vipaka Samhita · Chapter 15
कृत्तिका नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
This chapter covers Krittika 4th pada, the fourth quarter of Krittika. The book tells of Yodhasharma, a brahmin at Mahishmati on the Narmada who did a merchant's work.
Classical view, not medical advice.
He took a loan of gold from a merchant and did not repay it. The book says the merchant later came as his son through the debt. The remedy is Gayatri japa, a garden, well and pond on the road, a homa, gold and gifts.
The English below is our translation from the Sanskrit.
कृत्तिका नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
॥ शिव उवाच ॥कान्यकुब्जो द्विजः कश्चिन्नर्मदादक्षिणे तटे ॥माहिष्मत्यां वसत्येको द्विजः परमवैष्णवः ॥ १ ॥
Shiva said: A brahmin of Kanyakubja lived on the south bank of the Narmada at Mahishmati. He was a brahmin and a great devotee of Vishnu.
कृत्तिका नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
नामतो योधशर्मेति तस्य भार्या तु दानवी ॥प्रत्यहं वैश्यवृत्तिस्तु विक्रयं चाकरोत्सदा ॥ २ ॥
His name was Yodhasharma. His wife was like a demoness. Every day he did a merchant's work and always sold goods.
कृत्तिका नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
तत्र वैश्य उवासैको धनधान्यसमन्वितः ॥वैश्यतस्तेन विप्रेण स्वर्णं नीतमृणं बहु ॥ ३ ॥
A merchant lived there with wealth and grain. That brahmin took much gold from the merchant as a loan.
कृत्तिका नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
ततो बहुतिथे काले स विप्रो मृत्युमागतः ॥ऋणं तस्मै न दत्तं वै वैश्याय तु स्वकर्मणे ॥ ४ ॥
After a long time that brahmin died. He did not repay the loan to the merchant, who lived by his own work.
कृत्तिका नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
मरणे सति विप्रस्तु रौरवं नरकं गतः ॥वैश्यकर्म कृतं तेन स्वकर्म परिमुच्यते ॥ ५ ॥
At death the brahmin went to Raurava hell. He had done a merchant's work and let go of his own duty.
कृत्तिका नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
विंशद्वर्षसहस्राणि यमलोके वसत्यसौ ॥नरकान्निःसृतो देवि यातो वृषभशूकरौ ॥ ६ ॥
He lived in the world of Yama (the god of death) for twenty thousand years. Coming out of hell, O Goddess, he was born as a bull and a pig.
कृत्तिका नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
योनिद्वयफलं भुक्त्वा मनुष्यत्वमवाप्नुयात् ॥धनधान्यसमायुक्तस्तत्पुण्यस्य प्रभावतः ॥ ७ ॥
After enduring the fruit of the two births, he got a human birth. He has wealth and grain by the power of his merit.
कृत्तिका नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
ऋणसंबन्धतो देवि वैश्यः पुत्रत्वमागतः ॥प्रत्यहं तस्य वै द्रव्यं व्ययं कुर्याद्दिने दिने ॥ ८ ॥
Through the debt, the merchant came as his son, O Goddess. Every day he spent that man's wealth, day after day.
कृत्तिका नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
मद्यवेश्याप्रदानेन धनं सर्वं व्ययं कृतम् ॥यदा पुत्रः समुत्पन्नो युवा तस्य भवेत्प्रिये ॥ ९ ॥
All the wealth was spent on wine and harlots. When a son was born and became a young man, dear one,
कृत्तिका नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
तदा मृत्युमवाप्नोति शोकं दत्त्वा तयोस्तदा ॥पुनः पुत्रो न जातो वै पूर्वजन्मविपाकतः ॥ १० ॥
he died, giving grief to both of them. Then no son was born again, by the ripening of a past life.
कृत्तिका नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
प्रायश्चित्तं प्रवक्ष्यामि पूर्वपापविशुद्धये ॥गायत्रीलक्षजाप्येन तदर्थं वाटिकां पथि ॥ ११ ॥
I will tell the prayashchitta (remedy for a past wrong) to wash away the past sin. Do Gayatri (a sacred Vedic chant) japa (repeating a mantra) 100,000 times. For it, make a garden on the road,
कृत्तिका नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
कूपं प्रयत्नतः कुर्यात्तडागं विधिपूर्वकम् ॥होमं वै कारयेच्चैव विधिपूर्वं वरानने ॥ १२ ॥
dig a well with care, and a pond by the rule. Have a homa (fire offering) done by the rule, O fair-faced one.
कृत्तिका नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
पलपञ्चसुवर्णस्य दानं दद्याद्विशेषतः ॥दशवर्णाः प्रदातव्याः स्वर्णयुक्ताः सहाम्बराः ॥ १३ ॥
Give especially a gift of five pala (a unit of weight) of gold. Dashavarna (a gift of ten colours) is to be given, with gold and clothes.
कृत्तिका नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
भोजयेच्छतविप्रांस्तु यथाशक्ति सदक्षिणान् ॥एवं कृते न संदेहो रोगनाशो भवेदनु ॥ १४ ॥
Feed a hundred brahmins as well as one can, with the priest's fee. When this is done, there is no doubt, disease ends.
कृत्तिका नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
पुत्रपौत्रा विवर्द्धन्ते मम वाक्यं न चान्यथा ॥ १५ ॥
Sons and grandsons grow. My word is not otherwise.
Verse 15.11 gives 100,000 Gayatri japa and a garden on the road. Verses 15.12 and 15.13 add a well, a pond, a homa, five pala of gold and a gift of ten colours.
Verses 15.3 and 15.4 name a loan of gold from a merchant that was not repaid. Verse 15.8 says the merchant came as the man's son through the debt.