Karma Vipaka Samhita · by Anonymous
Chapter 36 · Ashlesha 1st Pada
आश्लेषा नक्षत्र प्रथम चरण
शरीरे रोग उत्पन्नो विग्रहस्तु वरानने ॥प्रायश्चित्तं प्रवक्ष्यामि पूर्वकिल्विषशान्तये ॥ १४ ॥
Illness arose in his body, and quarrels. I will tell the prayashchitta (remedy for a past wrong), to calm the old sin.
Classical view, not medical advice.
गायत्रीसूर्यमन्त्राभ्यां पञ्चलक्षजपं शिवे ॥
O dear one, he should do five lakh (a lakh is 100,000) japa (repeating a mantra). He uses the Gayatri (a sacred Vedic chant) and the Surya (the Sun…
होमं कारयितुं प्राज्यं कुण्डे चाष्टदले तथा ॥
He should have a rich homa (fire offering) done in a fire pit shaped with eight petals. Tarpana (water offering to the ancestors and gods) is a…
प्रतिमां रुचिरां कृत्वा सुवर्णस्य महेश्वरि ॥
O Great Goddess, he should make a lovely image in gold, of sixty pala (a unit of weight). He should worship it with care, by the rule.