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Karma Vipaka Samhita · Chapter 64
विशाखा नक्षत्र प्रथम चरण
This chapter covers vishakha 1st pada, the star quarter and the past deed the book links to it. A warrior of Kapila gave up a warrior's duty and did only a trader's work.
Classical view, not medical advice.
The book calls him a very greedy man who gave his family nothing to enjoy. The remedy is a gold wishing tree on a silver altar, Shiva worship and a Shivaratri vrata.
The English below is our translation from the Sanskrit.
विशाखा नक्षत्र प्रथम चरण
॥ शिव उवाच ॥कपिले नगरे देवि क्षत्री वै न्यवसत्पुरा ॥क्षत्रधर्मविहीनश्च वैश्यकर्मरतः सदा ॥ १ ॥
Shiva said: "O Goddess, long ago a kshatriya (warrior class) lived in the city of Kapila. He gave up a kshatriya's duty. He always did a vaishya's (trader class) work."
विशाखा नक्षत्र प्रथम चरण
प्रत्यहं वैश्यवृत्त्या तु व्ययं कुर्यादिने दिने ॥बहुद्रव्यं तदा तेन संचितं त्यक्तधर्मणा ॥ २ ॥
Every day he lived by trade and met his costs day by day. He gave up his duty and gathered much wealth.
विशाखा नक्षत्र प्रथम चरण
महालोभेन संयुक्तो धर्मचर्चा न कुत्रचित् ॥पत्नी पुत्राय भोगार्थं नादात्कृपणकेसरी ॥ ३ ॥
He was full of great greed. He never spoke of duty anywhere. This lion among misers gave his wife and son nothing to enjoy.
विशाखा नक्षत्र प्रथम चरण
एवं बहुतिथे काले मरणं सर्पतस्तदा ॥ ४ ॥
After a long time he died from a snake bite.
विशाखा नक्षत्र प्रथम चरण
आसीत्तदीयप्रमदा तादृक् यतो जनो योग्यमु-पैति सर्वम् ॥ यथार्थतः क्षिप्तमतीव दुःखेयमस्य दूतैः कृतपादशृङ्खलः ॥ ५ ॥
His wife was just like him, for a person gets all that suits him. The messengers of Yama (the god of death) chained his feet. They threw him into very deep suffering.
विशाखा नक्षत्र प्रथम चरण
युगमेकं वरारोहे कष्टं भुक्त्वा सुदारुणम् ॥ननोऽभूत्स ततो देवि महिषी वृषभो हयः ॥ ६ ॥
For one age, O noble lady, he bore terrible pain. Then he became a buffalo, a bull and a horse. (Our text is unclear here: the words just before "buffalo" are worn in print.)
विशाखा नक्षत्र प्रथम चरण
पुनश्च मानुषो भूत्वा तस्य भार्या च या पुरा ॥विवाहिता च सा देवि तस्यां पुत्रो न जायते ॥ ७ ॥
Then he was born a man again. The wife he had before was married to him again, O Goddess. No son is born to her.
विशाखा नक्षत्र प्रथम चरण
पुरा ह्येकाऽभवत्कन्या पुनः सूतिविवर्जिता ॥रोगो भवति देहे च मध्ये मध्ये ज्वरो भवेत् ॥ ८ ॥
Before, one daughter was born to her. After that she bore no more children. Illness comes in the body, and now and then fever.
विशाखा नक्षत्र प्रथम चरण
अस्य शान्तिं प्रवक्ष्यामि शृणु देवि वरानने ॥कल्पवृक्षवरं कुर्यात् स्वाङ्गुष्ठपरिमाणकम् ॥ ९ ॥
Now I will tell the remedy for this. Listen, O Goddess of the lovely face. Make a fine wishing tree the size of one's thumb.
विशाखा नक्षत्र प्रथम चरण
सुवर्णस्य महादेवि पलपञ्चदशस्य तु ॥वेदीं रौप्यमयीं कुर्यात् पलपञ्चदशस्य तु ॥ १० ॥
Make it of 15 pala (a unit of weight) of gold. Make a silver altar of 15 pala too.
विशाखा नक्षत्र प्रथम चरण
तत्र वृक्षं समारोप्य फलपुष्पेण संयुतम् ॥अष्टम्यां च चतुर्दश्यां नवम्यां च सुरेश्वरि ॥ ११ ॥
Plant the tree on it, with fruit and flowers. Do this on the eighth, fourteenth and ninth lunar days, O Goddess of the gods.
विशाखा नक्षत्र प्रथम चरण
तस्य वृक्षस्य वै मूले वृक्षकेतुं सुरेश्वरि ॥सगणं देवमीशानमर्चयित्वा यथाविधि ॥ १२ ॥
At the root of that tree, worship Lord Ishana (Shiva) with his attendants, by the rule. Worship him as the god with the tree banner.
विशाखा नक्षत्र प्रथम चरण
यथाशक्ति वरारोहे गन्धधूपादिभिस्तथा ॥साष्टाङ्गं दण्डवत्तत्र देवदेवं समापयेत् ॥ १३ ॥
Offer sandalwood paste, incense and the rest, as you can afford, O Goddess. Then bow flat on the ground and end the worship of the God of gods.
विशाखा नक्षत्र प्रथम चरण
मन्त्रेणानेन भो देवि विसर्जनमथाचरेत् ॥ॐ नमः शिवाय देवाय शिवायै सततं नमः ॥ १४ ॥
Then close the worship with this mantra (sacred words), O Goddess. "Om namah shivaya devaya shivayai satatam namah." Om, salutation to Shiva the God, and always to the Goddess, his wife.
विशाखा नक्षत्र प्रथम चरण
मम पूर्वकृतं पापं जन्मजन्मसमुद्भवम् ॥तत्सर्वं क्षम्यतां देव देव्या सह महेश्वर ॥ १५ ॥
"Forgive all the wrong I did before, born in birth after birth. Forgive it, O God, with the Goddess, O Great Lord."
विशाखा नक्षत्र प्रथम चरण
ततो वै पूजयेद्विप्रं वेदब्रह्मस्वरूपिणम् ॥पट्टवस्त्राद्यलंकारैर्विविधैर्मोदकैरपि ॥ १६ ॥
Then honor a brahmin who is like the Veda and Brahma himself. Give him silk cloth, ornaments and many kinds of sweets.
विशाखा नक्षत्र प्रथम चरण
ततो वृक्षं च वेदीं च कपिलां गां सवत्सकाम् ॥ब्राह्मणाय ततो दद्यात् पूर्वपापविशुद्धये ॥ १७ ॥
Then give the tree, the altar, and a tawny cow with her calf to the brahmin. This is to cleanse the earlier wrong.
विशाखा नक्षत्र प्रथम चरण
भक्त्या मम महादेवि शिवरात्र्यां विशेषतः ॥आजन्ममरणाद्देवि व्रतं कुर्यात्प्रयत्नतः ॥ १८ ॥
With devotion to me, O Great Goddess, keep a vrata (vow of fasting and worship) with care. Do it especially on Shivaratri (Shiva's night), all through life.
विशाखा नक्षत्र प्रथम चरण
एवं कृते महादेवि शीघ्रं पुत्रः प्रजायते ॥रोगाः सर्वे क्षयं यान्ति वन्ध्या च लभते सुतम् ॥ १९ ॥
When this is done, O Great Goddess, a son is soon born. All illness goes away. A vandhya (a woman who cannot bear children) gets a son.
विशाखा नक्षत्र प्रथम चरण
मृतवत्सा लभेत्पुत्रं चिरंजीविनमुत्तमम् ॥ २० ॥
A mritavatsa (one whose children die young) gets a fine son who lives long.
Verse 64.1 says the warrior gave up a warrior's duty and did a trader's work. Verse 64.3 says he was full of great greed.
Verse 64.9 and Verse 64.10 describe a wishing tree of 15 pala of gold, on a silver altar. Verse 64.18 adds a vrata kept especially on Shivaratri, all through life.