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Karma Vipaka Samhita · by Anonymous
Chapter 49 · A Goldsmith and the Brahmin's Garland
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.
Classical view, not medical advice.
गर्भस्रावो भवेन्नार्य्याः काकवन्ध्या च जायते ॥
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.
षडंशं च ततो देवि ब्राह्मणाय समर्पयेत् ॥
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)…
हरिवंशश्रुतिं देवि संकल्प्य श्रद्धया युतः ॥
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…