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Karma Vipaka Samhita · Chapter 35
पुष्य नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
This chapter covers Pushya 4th pada, the fourth quarter of Pushya. The book tells of Vaidumbara, a vegetable seller east of Ayodhya who was devoted to Vishnu and his teacher.
Classical view, not medical advice.
He killed a white cat he kept. Because he died at a holy place, he enjoyed heaven for sixty thousand years. The remedy is half of his house wealth to a brahmin, worship of Shiva, a silver cat and 100,000 Tryambaka japa.
The English below is our translation from the Sanskrit.
पुष्य नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
॥ शिव उवाच ॥अयोध्यानगराद्देवि पूर्वे क्रोशचतुर्दशे ॥तत्राप्येको वसच्छाककारो वैडुम्बराभिधः ॥ १ ॥
Shiva said: East of the city of Ayodhya, O Goddess, fourteen krosha (a measure of distance) away, there lived a vegetable seller. His name was Vaidumbara.
पुष्य नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
चिन्ता तस्याऽभवत्पत्नी पतिसेवापरायणा ॥शाककारो महासाधुर्विष्णुभक्तिरतः सदा ॥ २ ॥
His wife was Chinta, devoted to serving her husband. The vegetable seller was a very good man, always devoted to Vishnu.
पुष्य नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
गुरुसेवारतो नित्यं प्रत्यहं शाकविक्रयी ॥एका मार्जारिका श्वेता पालिता तेन वै हता ॥ ३ ॥
He always served his teacher. Every day he sold vegetables. He kept one white cat, and it was killed by him.
पुष्य नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
प्राप्तो वै तमसातीरे तीर्थे मृत्युर्मम प्रिये ॥विष्णुभक्तिरतो यस्मात्तीर्थे मृत्युफलादपि ॥ ४ ॥
He met his death at a holy place on the bank of the Tamasa river, dear one. This was because he was devoted to Vishnu, and also by the fruit of dying at a holy place.
पुष्य नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
न गतो यमलोकं तु भुक्त्वा स्वर्गे तु चाऽभवत् ॥षष्टिवर्षसहस्राणि पुनः पुण्यक्षयो यदा ॥ ५ ॥
So he did not go to the world of Yama (the god of death). He enjoyed heaven for sixty thousand years. Then his merit ran out again.
पुष्य नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
तदा वृषभयोनिश्च मर्त्यलोकेऽभवत्पुनः ॥मानुषत्वं ततो यातो धनधान्यसमन्वितः ॥ ६ ॥
Then he was born again in the mortal world, first as a bull. After that he reached a human birth, rich in wealth and grain.
पुष्य नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
सुन्दरो विष्णुभक्तित्वात्पुत्रेण रहितः शिवे ॥गर्भाणां पतनं यातं यतो मार्जारिका हता ॥ ७ ॥
He is handsome and devoted to Vishnu, but without a son, dear one. Miscarriages came, because the cat was killed.
पुष्य नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
सगर्भा च तदा देवि ततो गर्भो विनश्यति ॥तस्य शान्तिं प्रवक्ष्यामि शृणु त्वं गिरिजे वरे ॥ ८॥
When his wife is with child, the child in the womb is lost. I will tell his remedy. Listen, O Girija, excellent one.
पुष्य नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
गृहवित्तार्द्धभागं वै ब्राह्मणाय प्रदापयेत् ॥तदा पापं क्षयं याति नात्र कार्या विचारणा ॥ ९ ॥
He should give half of his house wealth to a brahmin. Then the sin goes. Have no doubt about this.
पुष्य नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
शिवार्चनं कारयित्वा रौप्यमार्जारिकां तथा ॥पलानां सप्तकैः कुर्यात् सगर्भा विमला शुभाम् ॥१०॥
He should have Shiva worshipped. He should have a silver cat made. It is pregnant, spotless and lovely. It is of seven pala (a unit of weight).
पुष्य नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
पूजयित्वा ततो देवि ततो दद्याद्विजात्मने ॥लक्षं जाप्यं ततो देवि त्र्यम्बकेण विशेषतः ॥ ११ ॥
Then, O Goddess, he should worship it and give it to a brahmin. In particular, he should do a hundred thousand japa (repeating a mantra) of the Tryambaka mantra (sacred words). It is the mantra to three-eyed Shiva.
पुष्य नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
ततो भवति वै शुद्धः पूर्वपापान्न संशयः ॥पुत्रो भवति वै देवि रोगाणां संक्षयस्तथा ॥ १२ ॥
Then he becomes clean of the past sin, without doubt. A son is born, O Goddess, and illnesses end.
Verse 35.9 gives half of the house wealth to a brahmin. Verses 35.10 and 35.11 add worship of Shiva, a silver cat of seven pala and a hundred thousand japa of the Tryambaka mantra.
Verse 35.3 says the vegetable seller kept one white cat and that it was killed by him. Verse 35.7 gives this as the cause in the story.