Karma Vipaka Samhita · by Anonymous
Chapter 7 · Women's Past Deeds
स्त्रीकर्मकथनम्
रौप्यस्य च महादेवि दशनिष्कस्य भक्तितः ॥प्रत्यहं पूजयेद्देवि पत्युराज्ञां समाचरेत् ॥ २४ ॥
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 her husband's word.
Classical view, not medical advice.
भोजयेद्विविधैश्चान्नैर्घृतखण्डसमन्वितैः ॥
She should give a meal of many kinds of food, with ghee and sugar. Then she should give a cow, with faith, to one who lives by learning.
यदा नारी च दुष्टात्मा स्वपतौ दुर्वचो वदेत् ॥
A woman of bad heart speaks harsh words to her husband. Then a disease comes in her throat and a cold in her nose.
वातगुल्मं वापि शिवे श्वेतपुष्पं प्रजायते ॥
Or a wind lump in the belly comes. O Parvati, white patches are born. A silver flower joined with gold,