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Karma Vipaka Samhita · Chapter 37
आश्लेषा नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
This chapter covers Ashlesha 2nd pada, the second quarter of Ashlesha. The book tells of Durlabha, a cattle dealer of the city of Alarka whose herd stood in the forest unprotected.
Classical view, not medical advice.
A great rain fell, and many cows died. The book also says he gave gifts readily at every festival, and that merit brought him wealth. The remedy is a tenth part to a brahmin, 100,000 Gayatri japa, a homa, marjana and tarpana.
The English below is our translation from the Sanskrit.
आश्लेषा नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
॥ शिव उवाच ॥अलर्कस्य पुरे देवि शूद्र एकोऽवसत्पुरा ॥शूद्राचाररतो नित्यं विक्रयं कुरुते सदा ॥ १ ॥
Shiva said: In the city of Alarka, O Goddess, a shudra (servant class) once lived. He was always devoted to the ways of his class, and he always dealt in selling.
आश्लेषा नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
गोमहिष्यादिव्यापारैर्व्ययं कुर्याद्दिने दिने ॥गोधनानि बहून्येव तेषां रक्षा न जायते ॥ २ ॥
He spent each day on trade in cows, buffaloes and the like. He had many cattle, but they were not looked after.
आश्लेषा नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
दुर्लभ इति विख्यातो तत्राज्ञानी सदावसत् ॥एकदा तस्य गोवृन्दे वने तिष्ठति भोऽनघे ॥ ३ ॥
He was known as Durlabha and was always ignorant. Once his herd of cows was standing in the forest, O sinless one.
आश्लेषा नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
वृष्टिस्तत्र महाजाता गावश्च पीडिता भृशम् ॥तासां मध्ये भूरि गात्रो वर्षणेन मृताः पुरा ॥ ४ ॥
A great rain fell there, and the cows suffered badly. Many of them died from the rain.
आश्लेषा नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
रक्षां शूद्रो नाऽकरोत्स तृणैराच्छादनादिभिः ॥एवं बहुगते काले शूद्रः पापी मृतो यदा ॥ ५ ॥
The shudra (servant class) did not protect them with grass covers and the like. After much time the sinful shudra died.
आश्लेषा नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
नरके पातयामास यमदूतो यमाज्ञया ॥बहुवर्षसहस्राणि भुक्त्वा नरकजं फलम् ॥ ६ ॥
By the order of Yama (the god of death), a messenger of Yama threw him into hell. He suffered the fruit of hell for many thousand years.
आश्लेषा नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
नरकान्निर्गतो देवि गजयोनिमवाप्तवान् ॥गजयोनिं ततो भुक्त्वा मानुषत्वं ततोऽगमत् ॥ ७॥
Coming out of hell, O Goddess, he took an elephant's birth. After the elephant's life he reached a human birth.
आश्लेषा नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
स्वकर्मणा परित्यागं यतोऽकार्षीद्गवां पुरा ॥ततः कर्मफलादेवि नैव पुत्रः प्रजायते ॥ ८ ॥
In the past he had abandoned the cows by his own doing. By the fruit of that deed, O Goddess, no son is born.
आश्लेषा नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
कृतं दानं पुरा देवि सर्वपर्वणि चाञ्जसा ॥तेन पुण्येन भो देवि धनधान्यगजादिकम् ॥ ९ ॥
In the past he gave gifts readily at every festival. By that merit, O Goddess, he has wealth, grain, elephants and the like.
आश्लेषा नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
गोसंग्रहः कृतः पूर्वं मृतो तृणकणं विना ॥तेन पापेन भो देवि महाव्याधिः प्रजायते ॥ १० ॥
He had gathered cows, and they died without even a blade of grass. By that sin, O Goddess, a great illness is born.
आश्लेषा नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
तस्य शांतिं प्रवक्ष्यामि शृणु देवि सुशोभने ॥ब्राह्मणाय दशांशं च दानं दद्यात्सुरप्रिये ॥ ११ ॥
I will tell the remedy for it. Listen, lovely Goddess. He should give a tenth part to a brahmin, O dear one of the gods.
आश्लेषा नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
गायत्रीलक्षजाप्येन जपं कुर्यात्प्रसन्नधीः ॥दशांशं हवनं देवि मार्जनं तर्पणं तथा ॥ १२ ॥
With a calm mind he should do a hundred thousand japa (repeating a mantra). It is of the Gayatri (a sacred Vedic chant). Then, O Goddess, a tenth part as homa (fire offering). Also marjana (sprinkling) and tarpana (water offering to the ancestors and gods).
आश्लेषा नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
दशवर्णास्ततो दद्याद्ब्राह्मणाय वरानने ॥एवं कृते न संदेहो वरः पुत्रः प्रजायते ॥ १३ ॥
Then, fair-faced one, he should give dashavarna (a gift of ten colours) to a brahmin. When this is done, no doubt, a fine son is born.
आश्लेषा नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
रोगाः सर्वे क्षयं यान्ति नात्र कार्या विचारणा ॥ १४॥
All illnesses end. Have no doubt about this.
Verse 37.11 gives a tenth part to a brahmin. Verses 37.12 and 37.13 add 100,000 Gayatri japa, a homa, marjana, tarpana and a gift of ten colours.
Verse 37.9 says Durlabha gave gifts readily at every festival. The book says that merit gave him wealth, grain and elephants.