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Karma Vipaka Samhita · Chapter 49
उत्तराफाल्गुनी नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
This chapter covers uttara phalguni 2nd pada, the star quarter and the past deed the book links to it. A goldsmith in Purushottama was given a hundred pala of gold to make a garland for a brahmin friend.
Classical view, not medical advice.
He never gave the garland to the brahmin. The remedy is a gift, Gayatri japa, the Harivamsha, a gold gift and a cow.
The English below is our translation from the Sanskrit.
उत्तराफाल्गुनी नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
॥ शिव उवाच ॥पुरुषोत्तमपुरे रम्ये स्वर्णकारोऽवसत्पुरा ॥स्वकर्मनिरतो नित्यं हेमकृत्ये विचक्षणः ॥ १ ॥
Shiva said: Long ago, in the lovely city of Purushottama, a goldsmith lived. He was always busy with his work and clever at gold work.
उत्तराफाल्गुनी नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
ब्राह्मणस्तस्य वै मित्रं धनाढ्यो वेदवर्जितः ॥तेन विप्रेण भो देवि स्वर्णं दत्तं शतं पलम् ॥ २ ॥
A brahmin was his friend, rich but without the Veda. O Goddess, that brahmin gave him a hundred pala (a unit of weight) of gold.
उत्तराफाल्गुनी नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
स्वर्णकाराय मित्राय माल्यार्थं च विचक्षणः ॥ब्राह्मणाय न दत्तं हि माल्यं दिव्यं वरेऽनघे ॥ ३ ॥
The wise brahmin gave the gold to his friend the goldsmith to make a garland. The goldsmith did not give the fine garland to the brahmin, O blameless one.
उत्तराफाल्गुनी नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
ब्राह्मणस्याभवन्मृत्युः किंचित्काले गते सति ॥स्वर्णं तत्स्वेच्छया भुक्तं पुत्रदारयुतेन च ॥ ४ ॥
After a little time the brahmin died. The goldsmith, with his sons and wife, used that gold as he pleased.
उत्तराफाल्गुनी नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
ततो बहुगते काले स्वर्णकारस्य वै शिवे ॥मरणं वै तदा जातं पुत्रदारयुतस्य च ॥ ५ ॥
Then, after much time had passed, O Parvati, the goldsmith died. He had sons and a wife.
उत्तराफाल्गुनी नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
महाकटाहनरके दूतैः क्षिप्तो यमाज्ञया ॥युगमेकं वरारोहे भुक्तं नरकजं फलम् ॥ ६ ॥
By the order of Yama (the god of death), his messengers threw him into the hell of the great cauldron. He suffered the fruit of hell for one yuga (age), O lovely one.
उत्तराफाल्गुनी नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
नरकान्निर्गतो देवि व्याघ्रयोनिस्ततोऽभवत् ॥व्याघ्रयोनिं ततो भुक्त्वा शृगालत्वं ततोऽभवत् ॥ ७ ॥
Coming out of hell, O Goddess, he was born a tiger. After living as a tiger, he became a jackal.
उत्तराफाल्गुनी नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
ततः काकस्य वै योनिं भुक्त्वा नरकमाप्नुयात् ॥देशे पुण्यतरे देवि मानुषत्वं सुरेश्वरि ॥ ८ ॥
After living as a crow, he went to hell. Then, O queen of the gods, he got a human birth in a most holy land.
उत्तराफाल्गुनी नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
पूर्वजन्मनि यत्स्वर्णं ब्राह्मणस्य हृतं प्रिये ॥तेन पापेन भो देवि पुत्रो नैव प्रजायते ॥ ९ ॥
In the past birth he took the brahmin's gold, dear one. By that sin, O Goddess, no son is born to him.
उत्तराफाल्गुनी नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
गर्भस्रावो भवेन्नार्य्याः काकवन्ध्या च जायते ॥अस्य पापस्य वै शान्तिं शृणु देवि सुशोभने ॥ १० ॥
His wife loses her unborn babies and becomes a kakavandhya (a woman who has only one child). Hear the calming rite for this sin, O lovely Goddess.
उत्तराफाल्गुनी नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
षडंशं च ततो देवि ब्राह्मणाय समर्पयेत् ॥दशायुतजपं कुर्याद्गायत्र्या नियमेन च ॥ ११ ॥
Then let him give one sixth to a brahmin, O Goddess. Let him do a hundred thousand japa (repeating a mantra) of the Gayatri (a sacred Vedic chant), with discipline.
उत्तराफाल्गुनी नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
हरिवंशश्रुतिं देवि संकल्प्य श्रद्धया युतः ॥होमं वै कारयेद्देवि स्वर्णदानं शतं पलम् ॥ १२ ॥
Let him make the vow and have the Harivamsha (a sacred book about Krishna) heard with faith, O Goddess. Let him have a homa (fire offering) done, and give a hundred pala (a unit of weight) of gold.
उत्तराफाल्गुनी नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
गोदानं विधिवत्कुर्याच्छिवपूजनमेव च ॥एवं कृते न संदेहः शीघ्रं पुत्रमवाप्स्यते ॥ १३ ॥
Let him give a cow by the rule, and worship Shiva. When this is done, without doubt he soon gets a son.
उत्तराफाल्गुनी नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
मृतवत्सा लभेत्पुत्रं चिरंजीविनमुत्तमम् ॥काकवन्ध्या प्रसूयेत सत्यमेव न संशयः ॥ १४ ॥
The mritavatsa (one whose children die young) gets a son, the best, who lives long. The kakavandhya (a woman who has only one child) gives birth. This is true, without doubt.
उत्तराफाल्गुनी नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
रोगात्प्रमुच्यते शीघ्रं ज्वरं सर्वं क्षयं व्रजेत् ॥ १५ ॥
He is quickly freed from disease, and all fever comes to an end.
Verse 49.3 says the goldsmith did not give the finished garland to the brahmin. Verse 49.9 says he took the brahmin's gold, and links this to a home with no son.
Verse 49.11 says to give one sixth to a brahmin and do a hundred thousand Gayatri japa. Verse 49.12 adds a vow, the Harivamsha and a gift of gold.