Karma Vipaka Samhita · by Anonymous
Chapter 74 · A Betel Seller of Vijapura
ज्येष्ठा नक्षत्र तृतीय चरण
पुत्रस्य प्रतिमां तद्वत्स्वर्णवस्त्रसमन्विताम् ॥पलपञ्चदशस्यैव निर्मितां रत्नभूषिताम् ॥ १६ ॥
Likewise, an image of the son. Let it be made with gold and cloth, of fifteen pala (a unit of weight), and set with jewels.
Classical view, not medical advice.
जपं वै कारयेत्तत्र हवनं तद्दशांशतः ॥
Let him have the japa (repeating a mantra) done there, and homa (fire offering) with a tenth of it. Let him also have marjana (sprinkling) done, a…
पूजां कृत्वा विधानेन ब्राह्मणाय प्रदापयेत् ॥
After worship by the rule, let him give it to a brahmin. When this is done, there is no doubt, he will soon get a son.
व्याधिश्च प्रशमं यायात् काकबन्ध्या लभेत्सुतम् ॥
Illness will calm down. A kakavandhya (a woman who has only one child) will get a son. A mritavatsa (one whose children die young) will get a son…