Karma Vipaka Samhita · by Anonymous
Chapter 7 · Women's Past Deeds
स्त्रीकर्मकथनम्
जपं कृत्वा प्रयत्नेन पतिरूपाय विष्णवे ॥समर्पणं ततः कुर्यात् शीघ्रं पापं प्रणश्यति ॥ २१ ॥
After careful japa (repeating a mantra), she should give it to Vishnu, who is in the form of the husband. Her sin goes away quickly.
Classical view, not medical advice.
यदा पापयुता नारी गर्भपातं च कारयेत् ॥
When a sinful woman has an abortion done, for that evil deed she suffers fever and pain in the belly.
योनिशूलं भवेद्देवि गुदरोगो भगंदरः ॥
She has pain in the womb, O Goddess, a disease of the anus and a fistula. Then she should carefully make a brahmin woman and a brahmin man,
रौप्यस्य च महादेवि दशनिष्कस्य भक्तितः ॥
of silver weighing ten nishka (a unit of gold weight), with faith, O Great Goddess. She should worship them every day, O Goddess. She should obey…