Karma Vipaka Samhita · by Anonymous
Chapter 4 · Ashvini 2nd Pada
अश्विनी नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
ॐ चक्रधराय नमः ॥ ॐ गदाधराय नमः ॥ॐ शार्ङ्गिणे नमः ॥ ॐ गरुडाय नमः ॥ ॐविष्णवे नमः ॥ ॐ शिवाय नमः ॥ ॐ ब्रह्मणेनमः ॥ ॐ प्रजापतये नमः ॥ ॐ सर्वेश्वरायनमः ॥ ॐ लक्ष्म्यै नमः ॥ॐ देवदेव महादेव शङ्खचक्रगदाधर ॥मम पूर्वं कृतं पापं हर त्वं धरणीधर ॥ १९ ॥
Om chakradharaya namah (Om, salutation to the bearer of the discus). Om gadadharaya namah (Om, salutation to the bearer of the mace). Om sharngine namah (Om, salutation to the holder of the Sharnga bow). Om garudaya namah (Om, salutation to Garuda). Om vishnave namah (Om, salutation to Vishnu). Om shivaya namah (Om, salutation to Shiva). Om brahmane namah (Om, salutation to Brahma). Om prajapataye namah (Om, salutation to Prajapati). Om sarveshvaraya namah (Om, salutation to the lord of all). Om lakshmyai namah (Om, salutation to Lakshmi). O god of gods, O Mahadeva, bearer of the conch, discus and mace. O holder of the earth, take away the sin I did before.
Classical view, not medical advice.
एवं पूजां समाप्यैव प्रतिमां तां च दापयेत् ॥
Having finished the worship in this way, he should give that image to the teacher. Then he should give gold as the fee.
ततः प्रदक्षिणां कृत्वा ब्राह्मणे व्यासरूपिणे ॥
Then he should walk around the brahmin, who is Vyasa in form. In the month of Magha, he should bathe at Prayaga with his wife.
एवं कृते न संदेहो वंशो भवति नान्यथा ॥
When this is done there is no doubt: a line of descendants arises, not otherwise. A woman who is mritavatsa (one whose children die young) gets a…