Karma Vipaka Samhita · by Anonymous
Chapter 30 · Punarvasu 3rd Pada
पुनर्वसु नक्षत्र तृतीय चरण
हरिवंशस्य श्रवणं चण्डीपाठं शिवार्चनम् ॥विधिवद्देवि कर्तव्यं पापं सर्वं विनश्यति ॥ १७ ॥
He should hear the Harivamsha (a sacred book about Krishna). He should read the Chandi (the sacred text of the Goddess) and worship Shiva, by rule. O Goddess, all wrong is destroyed.
Classical view, not medical advice.
चतुरस्रे ततः कुण्डे होमं चैव तु कारयेत् ॥
Then a homa (fire offering) in a square pit, with sesame, grain and the like. The count is a tenth of the japa (repeating a mantra).
वैश्यस्य प्रतिमां देवि कारयेद्वै सुवर्णतः ॥
O Goddess, he should have an image of the merchant made of gold. It is of twenty-five pala (a unit of weight), made with care.
ताम्रपात्रे शुभे स्थाप्य पूजयेत्प्रतिमां ततः ॥
Set it in a good copper vessel. Then, O Goddess, he should worship the image with this mantra (sacred words). He uses sandal paste, flowers, rice…