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Karma Vipaka Samhita · by Anonymous
Chapter 41 · A Brahmin Lost to Wine and Gambling
मघा नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
॥ शिव उवाच ॥अयोध्यानगराद्देवि योजनोपरि वल्लभे ॥दक्षिणे नन्दिनिग्रामे वसन्ति बहवो जनाः ॥ १ ॥
Shiva said: Dear one, south of the city of Ayodhya is the village of Nandini. It is a little more than one yojana (a measure of distance) away. Many people live there.
Classical view, not medical advice.
द्विजस्तत्र वसत्येको मद्यवेश्यारतः सदा ॥
A brahmin lived there, always fond of wine and courtesans. He always chased other men's wives, and loved wine and meat.
नामतो मित्रशर्मेति तस्य पत्नी तु कर्कशा ॥
His name was Mitrasharma. His wife was harsh. Every day he spent money on gambling.
एवं बहुगते काले तस्य मृत्युरभूत्पुरा ॥
After much time, in the past, his death came. Later his harsh wife, a giver of grief, also died.