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Karma Vipaka Samhita · Chapter 23
मृगशिरा नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
This chapter covers Mrigashira 4th pada, the fourth quarter of Mrigashira. The book tells of Kishoresharma, a Veda master of the city of Keshava who gathered wealth and did no good works.
Classical view, not medical advice.
He did not give his younger brother a share. After death he passes through hell and several births. The remedy is japa and good works with a sixth of his wealth. A gold Sun and a silver Moon are given to a brahmin with mantras.
The English below is our translation from the Sanskrit.
मृगशिरा नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
॥ शिव उवाच ॥अथ वक्ष्याम्यहं देवि चतुर्थचरणं तथा ॥मृगशिरो नाम नक्षत्रं तस्य पूर्वं च सञ्चितम् ॥ १ ॥
Shiva said: Now, O Goddess, I will tell the fourth charana (quarter of a star). It is the nakshatra (star) named Mrigashira, and I will tell what was stored up in its past.
मृगशिरा नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
अवन्तीपुरतो देवि दक्षिणे क्रोशपञ्चके ॥पुरं तत्रैव विख्यातं केशवं नाम शोभनम् ॥ २ ॥
O Goddess, south of Avanti, five krosha (a measure of distance) away, is a famous, lovely city named Keshava.
मृगशिरा नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
वसत्येको हि देवेशि ब्राह्मणो वेदपारगः ॥किशोरशर्मा विख्यातो मृतगेहे प्रभुज्यते ॥ ३ ॥
O Queen of the gods, one brahmin lived there, a master of the Vedas, known as Kishoresharma. He ate in houses where someone had died.
मृगशिरा नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
कष्टेनैव महादेवि व्ययं कुर्याद्दिने दिने ॥धनं च बहुधा कृत्वा पुण्यकार्यं न कारयेत् ॥ ४ ॥
O Great Goddess, he spent money only with pain, day by day. He gathered much wealth in many ways, but did no good works.
मृगशिरा नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
ततो भ्रातुः कनिष्ठस्य भागं नैव ददौ च सः ॥त्रिकोटिप्रमितं द्रव्यं स्वगृहे चैव सञ्चितम् ॥ ५ ॥
Then he did not give his younger brother his share. He had stored wealth of three koti (a koti is ten million) in his house.
मृगशिरा नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
द्रव्यस्यैव विभागाय मरणं ब्राह्मणोपरि ॥कृतं भ्रात्रा कनिष्ठेन द्रव्यं तस्मै न दत्तवान् ॥ ६ ॥
To get his share of the wealth, the younger brother gave up his life against the brahmin. Still the brahmin did not give him the wealth.
मृगशिरा नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
एवं बहुतिथे काले किशोरः स मृतस्तु वै ॥गतो वै नरके घोरे युगमेकोनविंशतिम् ॥ ७ ॥
Much time passed, and Kishora died. He went to a terrible hell for nineteen yugas (ages).
मृगशिरा नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
पुनः कर्मवशाद्देवि गर्दभत्वं च जायते ॥वृकयोनिस्ततो जातो मानुषत्वं भवेत्पुनः ॥ ८ ॥
Again, by the force of his deeds, O Goddess, he was born a donkey. Then he was born a wolf, and then he became human again.
मृगशिरा नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
मध्यदेशे वरारोहे पुत्रो नैव प्रजायते ॥कन्यका बहवो गर्भा विनश्यन्ति वरानने ॥ ९ ॥
O lovely one, in the Middle Country a son is not born. Daughters are born, and many unborn babies are lost.
मृगशिरा नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
पूर्वजन्मकृतं कर्म भुज्यते देवि मानवैः ॥इह लोके वरारोहे पुण्यं पापमनूनकम् ॥ १० ॥
O Goddess, people eat the fruit of deeds done in a past life. O lovely one, here in this world merit and sin come in full.
मृगशिरा नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
भ्रातुस्तस्य कनिष्ठस्य मरणं पूर्वजन्मनि ॥तदुद्देशेन भो देवि तस्माद्रोगं च जायते ॥ ११ ॥
O Goddess, the death of his younger brother happened in the past life. Because of that, illness is born in him.
मृगशिरा नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
तस्य पापस्य शुद्धिं च शृणु देवि प्रयत्नतः ॥गायत्रीमूलमन्त्रेण लक्षजाप्यं च कारयेत् ॥ १२ ॥
O Goddess, now carefully hear the cleansing of that sin. Let 100,000 japa (repeating a mantra) be done. Use the root mantra (sacred words) of the Gayatri (a sacred Vedic chant).
मृगशिरा नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
गृहवित्तषडंशेन पुण्यकार्यं च कारयेत् ॥गायत्रीजातवेदेन त्र्यम्बकेण तथैव च ॥ १३ ॥
Let him do good works with one sixth of his house and wealth. He uses the Gayatri (a sacred Vedic chant), Jatavedas (a name of the fire god) and Tryambaka mantras (sacred words).
मृगशिरा नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
लक्षत्रयं जपं चैव दशवर्णाः प्रदापयेत् ॥हवनं विधिवत्कुर्यात् तर्पणं मार्जनं तथा ॥ १४ ॥
With them let him do 300,000 japa (repeating a mantra). Let him have dashavarna (a gift of ten colours) given. Let him do the homa (fire offering) by the rules. Then come tarpana (water offering to the ancestors and gods) and marjana (sprinkling).
मृगशिरा नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
सौवर्णस्य वरारोहे सूर्यं कुर्यात्प्रयत्नतः ॥पलपञ्चप्रमाणेन द्विगुणं चन्द्रमेव च ॥ १५ ॥
O lovely one, let him carefully make a Sun of gold, weighing five pala (a unit of weight). Let him make a Moon of twice that weight.
मृगशिरा नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
रौप्यस्यैव प्रकुर्यात्तु यथाशास्त्रं प्रपूजयेत् ॥मन्त्रेणानेन भो देवि दद्याद्विप्राय तद्वयम् ॥ १६ ॥
Let him make it of silver and worship them as the texts say. O Goddess, with this mantra (sacred words) let him give both to a brahmin.
मृगशिरा नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
ॐ ह्रीं मार्त्तण्डाय स्वाहा ॥सूर्यदेव महाभाग त्रैलोक्यतिमिरापह ॥मम पूर्वकृतं पाप क्षम्यतां परमेश्वर ॥ १७ ॥
Om hrim martandaya svaha. This means: Om hrim, offering to Martanda, the Sun. O Sun god, great and fortunate one, you drive away the darkness of the three worlds. Forgive my sin done before, O Supreme Lord.
मृगशिरा नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
ॐ सोमाय स्वाहा ॥ॐ सौम्यरूप महाभाग मन्त्रराज द्विजोत्तम ॥पूर्वजन्मकृतं पापमोषधीश क्षमस्व मे ॥ १८ ॥
Om somaya svaha. This means: Om, offering to Soma, the Moon. O gentle form, great and fortunate one, king of mantras, best of the twice-born, lord of herbs. Forgive my sin done in a past life.
मृगशिरा नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
ततश्च ब्राह्मणान् पूज्य भोजयित्वा विसर्जयेत् ॥एवं कृते न संदेहो विद्वान् पुत्रोऽभिजायते ॥ १९ ॥
Then let him honour brahmins, feed them and send them off. When this is done, there is no doubt. A learned son is born.
मृगशिरा नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
रोगः सर्वः क्षयं याति नात्र कार्या विचारणा ॥ २० ॥
All illness is destroyed. There is no need for doubt here.
Verse 23.12 starts with 100,000 japa of the Gayatri root mantra, and verse 23.14 raises it to 300,000. Verse 23.13 adds good works with a sixth of the wealth, and verse 23.15 a gold Sun and a Moon.
Verse 23.16 says both are given to a brahmin with a mantra. Verses 23.17 and 23.18 give a prayer to the Sun and to the Moon.