Karma Vipaka Samhita · by Anonymous
Chapter 28 · Punarvasu 1st Pada
पुनर्वसु नक्षत्र प्रथम चरण
मित्रं तस्य महादेवि ब्राह्मणो वेदपारगः ॥स तिष्ठति पुरीमध्ये धनं तस्य स्थितं बहु ॥ ७ ॥
He had a friend, O great Goddess, a brahmin who knew the Vedas fully. He lived in the middle of the city and had much wealth.
Classical view, not medical advice.
प्रत्यहं च परान्नेन भोजनं कुरुते स तु ॥
Every day he ate food given by others. When he grew old, he left the city.
आगतो मित्रपार्श्वं वै वसन्ते वै पुरे शुभे ॥
He came to his friend in the good town of Vasanta. The cowherd himself gave him a place to live in his house, out of friendship. (Our text is…
बहुकालमवात्सीत्स तत्प्रीत्या सुरसुन्दरि ॥
He lived there a long time out of that friendship, O lovely goddess. Then, O Goddess, the cowherd saw the gold and was thrilled.