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Karma Vipaka Samhita · by Anonymous
Chapter 62 · A Cowherd of Kurukshetra
स्वाती नक्षत्र तृतीय चरण
षडंशं च ततो दानं विप्राय विदुषे तथा ॥गायत्रीलक्षजाप्यं च ततो होमं प्रकल्पयेत् ॥ ९ ॥
He should give a sixth of his wealth to a learned brahmin. Then he should do a lakh (100,000) japa (repeating a mantra) of the Gayatri (a sacred Vedic chant). Then he should arrange a homa (fire offering).
Classical view, not medical advice.
दशांशं तर्पणं कुर्यात्तद्दशांशं च मार्जनम् ॥
He should do tarpana (water offering to the ancestors and gods) of a tenth of that. Then marjana (sprinkling) of a tenth of that. He should give one…
ब्राह्मणान्पञ्चपञ्चाशत् पक्वान्नेन च भोजयेत् ॥
He should feed fifty-five brahmins with cooked food. He should give five vessels. He should give a bed by the rule.
दशवर्णाः प्रदातव्या ब्राह्मणेभ्यो यथाविधि ॥
A dashavarna (a gift of ten colours) should be given to brahmins by the rule. When this is done, there is no doubt. A son is born soon.