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Karma Vipaka Samhita · Chapter 71
अनुराधा नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
This chapter covers anuradha 4th pada, the star quarter and the past deed the book links to it. A bard of Saurashtra could not give a celibate student a guest's welcome, and the student fasted at his door.
Classical view, not medical advice.
The book also tells of a cat and her kittens. The remedy is Jatavedas japa, a gold and silver cat image, a red cow, offerings and a vrata.
The English below is our translation from the Sanskrit.
अनुराधा नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
॥ शिव उवाच ॥बन्दीजनोऽवसच्चैकः सौराष्ट्रविषये शुभे ॥स कविर्भाग्यवान्देवि स्वधर्मनिरतः सदा ॥ १ ॥
Shiva said: "A bard lived in the fair land of Saurashtra. He was a poet and lucky, O Goddess, always firm in his own duty."
अनुराधा नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
तस्य स्त्री सुन्दरी देवि पतिसेवासु तत्परा ॥एकस्मिन् दिवसे देवि ब्रह्मचारी समागतः ॥ २ ॥
His wife was beautiful and keen in serving her husband. One day, O Goddess, a celibate student came.
अनुराधा नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
आतिथ्यकरणे तस्य चासमर्थस्तदा शिवे ॥उपोषणं कृतं तेन द्वारे बन्दिजनस्य च ॥ ३ ॥
The bard could not then give him a guest's welcome, O Shiva's wife. So the student fasted at the bard's door.
अनुराधा नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
प्रभाते स वरारोहे शापं दत्त्वा गतस्तु वै ॥ततस्तु दैवयोगेन मार्जारी तत्र सूतिका ॥ ४ ॥
In the morning he gave a curse and left, O lovely one. Then, by chance, a cat with new kittens was there.
अनुराधा नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
पञ्च पुत्रा वरारोहे घातितास्तस्य च स्त्रिया ॥मार्जारी च तदा देवि क्षुधार्ता च तदा मृता ॥ ५ ॥
The bard's wife killed her five kittens, O lovely one. And the cat, hungry, died then.
अनुराधा नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
ततो बहुतिथे काले तस्य मृत्युरभूत्पुरा ॥पत्नी पतिव्रता तस्य सती जाता च तत्क्षणात् ॥६॥
After a long time he died. His faithful wife became a sati (a wife who dies with her husband) at that moment.
अनुराधा नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
सत्यलोके वरारोहे युगमेकमुवास सः ॥पत्न्या सह वरारोहे सौख्यं हि मानसेप्सितम् ॥ ७ ॥
He lived in Satyaloka (the world of truth) for one age, O lovely one, with his wife. They had happiness as the mind wished.
अनुराधा नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
भुक्तं देवाङ्गनासार्द्धं पुनः पुण्यक्षये सति ॥मानुषत्वं ततो लेभे सह पत्न्या वरानने ॥ ८ ॥
He enjoyed it with heavenly women. When his merit ran out, he got a man's birth again with his wife.
अनुराधा नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
धनधान्यसमायुक्तो वरा भार्या विवाहिता ॥पुत्राश्च बहवो जातास्तेषां मृत्युरभूत्किल ॥ ९ ॥
He was rich in wealth and grain, and married a fine wife. Many sons were born, and they died.
अनुराधा नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
सा ज्वरेण समाविग्ना मध्ये तापयुता पुनः ॥तस्य पापस्य वै शांतिं शृणु त्वं गिरिजे वरे ॥१०॥
She is troubled by fever, with heat coming in between again. Listen, O noble daughter of the mountain, to the remedy for that wrong.
अनुराधा नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
जातवेदस्य मन्त्रेण लक्षजाप्यं च कारयेत् ॥विडालीप्रतिमां कृत्वा पञ्चबालेन संयुताम् ॥ ११ ॥
Have 100,000 japa (repeating a mantra) done with the Jatavedas (a name of the fire god) mantra. Make an image of a cat with five kittens,
अनुराधा नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
स्वर्णस्याथ च रौप्यस्य पलपञ्चदशस्य तु ॥सवस्त्रां वै तदा दद्याद्ब्राह्मणाय वरानने ॥ १२ ॥
of gold and of silver, of 15 pala (a unit of weight). Give it with cloth to a brahmin, O fair-faced one.
अनुराधा नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
गामेकां रक्तवर्णां च तां विप्राय प्रदापयेत् ॥अमायां पिण्डदानं च सोमवारे तथा गुरौ ॥ १३ ॥
Give one red cow to the brahmin. Offer pinda (a rice-ball offering to the ancestors) on the new moon day, on Monday and on Thursday.
अनुराधा नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
व्रतं च रविसप्तम्यां कुर्याद्वै भार्यया सह ॥ततः पुत्रो भवेद्देवि चिरंजीवी तथोत्तमः ॥ १४ ॥
Keep a vrata (vow of fasting and worship) with your wife on a seventh lunar day that falls on Sunday. Then a fine son is born who lives long, O Goddess.
अनुराधा नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
व्याधिनाशो भवेद्देवि वन्ध्यात्वं च प्रशाम्यति ॥१५॥
Illness ends, and childlessness calms down.
Verse 71.3 says the bard could not give a celibate student a guest's welcome, so the student fasted at his door. Verse 71.4 adds that the student left in the morning.
Verse 71.11 says to have 100,000 japa done with the Jatavedas mantra and make an image of a cat with five kittens. Verse 71.12 adds that it is given with cloth to a brahmin.