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Karma Vipaka Samhita · by Anonymous
Chapter 39 · A Fisherman Without Mercy
आश्लेषा नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
॥ शिव उवाच ॥अयोध्या नगरी श्रेष्ठा सर्वदेवसुपूजिता ॥यस्याः प्रवेशमात्रेण सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते ॥ १ ॥
Shiva said: Ayodhya is the best of cities, well worshipped by all the gods. Just by entering it, one is freed from all sins.
Classical view, not medical advice.
तस्यास्तु पश्चिमं देवि योजनानां दशोपरि ॥
West of it, O Goddess, more than ten yojana (a measure of distance) away, is a town named Lakshmana. Many people live there.
तन्मध्ये शूद्र एको हि कैवर्तो धनधान्यवान् ॥
Among them lived a fisherman, a shudra (servant class), rich in wealth and grain. He was named Dala. His wife was Keshavi.
तेन व्यापारतो देवि धनं च बहु संस्थितम् ॥
By trade, O Goddess, he gathered much wealth. He ate meat every day. He liked meat in many forms.