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Karma Vipaka Samhita · by Anonymous
Chapter 3 · Ashvini 1st Pada
अश्विनी नक्षत्र प्रथम चरण
ततो होमं प्रकुर्वीत तिलधान्यादितन्दुलैः ॥दशांशं होमयेद्देवि तर्पणं मार्जनं तथा ॥ १० ॥
He should then make a homa (fire offering) with sesame, grain and rice. O Goddess, he should offer a tenth part in the fire. Then comes tarpana (water offering to the ancestors and gods) and marjana (sprinkling).
Classical view, not medical advice.
गोदानं च ततः कुर्यात् दशवर्णं विशेषतः ॥
Then, above all, he should make a gift of cows: a dashavarna (a gift of ten colours). One bull is to be given, with gold on its horns and with cloth.
ततो वै ब्राह्मणान्देवि भोजयेद्विधिपूर्वकम् ॥
Then, O Goddess, he should feed brahmins by the rule. After the meal he should give a gift of gold as the fee.
प्रतिमालंकृता देवि वाचकाय प्रदापयेत् ॥
He should have the decked image given to the reader of the scripture. When this is done, O Great Goddess, a line of descendants arises, not otherwise.