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Karma Vipaka Samhita · Chapter 79
मूल नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
This chapter of Karma Vipaka Samhita is for mula 4th pada. In the story, a salt-maker's wife and two bulls fall into a salt well at nightfall.
Classical view, not medical advice.
He does not go at night, and she is pulled out later, but the two bulls die. The book says this is why a daughter, not a son, is born to him in a later life. Shiva then gives the remedy: gifts, chanting and images of Lakshmi and two bulls.
The English below is our translation from the Sanskrit.
मूल नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
॥ शिव उवाच ॥मध्यदेशे विशालाक्षि हिडम्बं नाम वै पुरम् ॥लवणकारोऽवसत्तत्र भीमो गुणविचक्षणः ॥ १ ॥
Shiva said: In the middle country, O large-eyed one, there is a city named Hidimba. A salt-maker lived there, Bhima, skilled in good qualities. (Our text is unclear here: the word for the country may read another way in print.)
मूल नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
प्रत्यहं लवणं कृत्वा विक्रयं चाकरोत्सदा ॥तस्य भार्या पुण्यवती पुत्रत्रयमजीजनत् ॥ २ ॥
Every day he made salt and sold it. His wife was virtuous, and she bore three sons.
मूल नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
धनधान्यवृषच्छागगोमहिष्यादिकं तथा ॥बहूनि सञ्चितानि स्युर्लवणान्निलये प्रिये ॥ ३ ॥
Wealth, grain, bulls, goats, cows, buffaloes and the like, much was gathered in the salt-maker's house, dear one.
मूल नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
तस्य ज्येष्ठः सुतो देवि वेश्यासुरततत्परः ॥एकस्मिन्समये देवि लवणाब्धौ निशामुखे ॥ ४ ॥
His eldest son, O Goddess, was given to prostitutes and love-making. Once, O Goddess, at nightfall, at the salt sea,
मूल नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
स्त्रिया सहाद्रितनये वृषभौ पतितौ तदा ॥श्रुत्वा तत्र तदा देवि निशायां न गतोऽपि सः ॥ ५ ॥
two bulls fell in along with a woman, O daughter of the mountain. He heard of it there then, O Goddess, but he did not go at night.
मूल नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
त्रयाणां वै भवेन्मृत्युः स्वकाले ज्ञातिना सह ॥भार्या निःसारिता तेन वृषभौ मृत्युसंयुतौ ॥ ६ ॥
All three could have died. Later, at his own time, he went with a relative. He pulled his wife out, but the two bulls died.
मूल नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
ततः सर्वं क्षयो जातं वृद्धे सति वरानने ॥मरणं तस्य वै जातं लवणकारस्य पार्वति ॥ ७ ॥
Then all was ruined when he grew old, O fair-faced one. The salt-maker died, O Parvati. (Our text is unclear here: the word for his death looks broken in print.)
मूल नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
यमदूतैर्महाघोरैर्नरके घोरसंज्ञके ॥पातितस्तत्र देवेशि द्वाविंशतिसहस्रकम् ॥ ८ ॥
Very dreadful messengers of Yama (the god of death) threw him into the hell named Ghora, O Goddess. It was for twenty-two thousand years.
मूल नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
वर्षं सुभुज्यते देवि कृमिसूचिमुखैर्युतम् ॥नरकान्निःसृतो देवि व्याघ्रयोनावजायत ॥ ९ ॥
He suffered it there, O Goddess, for years, with worms that had needle-sharp mouths. He came out of hell and was born a tiger.
मूल नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
पुनश्छागस्य वै योनिं बिडालस्य ततोऽगमत् ॥मानुषत्वं ततो लेभे देशे पुण्यतमे शुभे ॥ १० ॥
Then he went to a goat's birth, and then a cat's. Then he got human birth in a very holy and good country.
मूल नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
स्वकर्मवशगो नित्यं धनधान्यसमन्वितः ॥गुणज्ञः सर्वविद्यानां कन्यापुत्रैश्च वर्जितः ॥ ११ ॥
Following his own deeds, he always has wealth and grain. He knows all learning, but he has neither daughters nor sons.
मूल नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
लवणकारस्य मरणं गङ्गायां पूर्वजन्मतः ॥तत्फलेन महादेवि धनाढ्यत्वं प्रजायते ॥ १२ ॥
The salt-maker died in the Ganga in the past birth. By the fruit of that, O Goddess, wealth is born.
मूल नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
स्वभार्या पतिता देवि लवणकूपे निशामुखे ॥नैव निःसारिता देवि ततः कन्या प्रजायते ॥ १३ ॥
His wife fell into the salt well at nightfall, O Goddess. She was not pulled out then, O Goddess. So a daughter is born.
मूल नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
वृषभौ पतितौ कूपे पातितौ मृत्युमागतौ ॥तेन दोषेण देवेशि पुत्रो नैव प्रजायते ॥ १४ ॥
Two bulls fell into the well and were made to meet death. By that fault, O Goddess, a son is not born.
मूल नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
परस्त्रीरतिसंयोगं यत्कृतं पूर्वजन्मनि ॥तेन पापेन भो देवि शरीरे रोगसंभवः ॥ १५ ॥
What he did in the past birth, love-making with other men's wives: by that sin, O Goddess, illness arises in the body.
मूल नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
अस्य शान्ति प्रवक्ष्यामि शृणु देवि सुशोभने ॥गृहवित्ताष्टमं भागं ब्राह्मणाय समर्पयेत् ॥ १६ ॥
I will tell the remedy for this. Hear it, O beautiful Goddess. Let him give an eighth of his house wealth to a brahmin.
मूल नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
गायत्रीलक्षजाप्यं च विप्रद्वारा च कारयेत् ॥हवनं तद्दशांशेन मार्जनं तर्पणं तथा ॥ १७ ॥
Let him have one lakh (100,000) japa (repeating a mantra) of the Gayatri (a sacred Vedic chant) done through brahmins. Homa (fire offering) with a tenth part. Marjana (sprinkling) and tarpana (water offering to the ancestors and gods) likewise.
मूल नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
सुवर्णप्रतिमां कृत्वा लक्ष्म्याः पञ्चपलेन वै ॥रौप्यस्यैव वरारोहे वृषभौ द्वौ सुनिर्मलौ ॥ १८ ॥
Let him make a gold image of Lakshmi, of five pala (a unit of weight). Also two very pure bulls of silver, O fair one,
मूल नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
पलैर्दशमितैः कुर्यात्पूजयित्वा यथाविधि ॥मन्त्रेणाननेन देवेशि स्वोपचारैः पृथक् पृथक् ॥१९॥
of ten pala (a unit of weight). Let him worship them by the rule with this mantra (sacred words), O Goddess. Let him use the offerings one by one.
मूल नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
ॐ लक्ष्मि देवि महालक्ष्मि कमले सर्वसिद्धिदे ॥मम पूर्वकृतं पापं तत्क्षमस्व दयानिधे ॥ २० ॥
Om, Goddess Lakshmi, Mahalakshmi, Lotus one, giver of all success: forgive my sin done before, O ocean of mercy.
मूल नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
ॐ लक्ष्म्यै नमः पाद्यं सम० । ॐ लक्ष्म्यै नमःअर्घ्यं० । ॐ देव्यै नम स्नानं० । ॐ कमलायैनमः गन्धं० । ॐ सर्वायै नमः धूपं० । ॐ सिद्धि-दायै नमः दीपं० । ॐ पाद्यादिसर्वाणि दापयेत् ॥ॐ नन्दिकेश्वर भूतेश गणानामधिपो भवान् ॥मम पूर्वकृतं पापं क्षम्यतां परमेश्वर ॥ २१ ॥
Om, salutation to Lakshmi: I offer water for the feet. Om, salutation to Lakshmi: water of welcome. Om, salutation to the Goddess: bath. Om, salutation to the Lotus one: perfume. Om, salutation to the All: incense. Om, salutation to the giver of success: lamp. Let him offer all, from water for the feet onward. Om, Nandikeshvara (Shiva's bull attendant), lord of beings, you are chief of the hosts. Forgive my sin done before, O Supreme Lord.
मूल नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
पूजयित्वा यथान्यायं ब्राह्मणाय ददंत्ततः ॥ २२ ॥
With this mantra (sacred words) the two bulls, bright white, are worshipped. After worshipping by the rule, let him give them to a brahmin.
मूल नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
ततो गां कपिलां दद्यात् स्वर्णशृंगीं सुभूषिताम् ॥एवं कृते वरारोहे यत्कृतं पूर्वजन्मनि ॥ २३ ॥
Then let him give a tawny cow, well adorned, with gold on the horns. When this is done, O fair one, what was done in the past birth
मूल नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
तत्सर्वं नाशमायाति शीघ्रमेव न संशयः ॥पुत्रोऽपि जायते देवि वन्ध्यात्वं च प्रशाम्यति ॥२४॥
is all destroyed soon, without doubt. A son is born, O Goddess. The state of being a vandhya (a woman who cannot bear children) is calmed.
मूल नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
रोगाः सर्वे क्षयं यान्ति नात्र कार्या विचारणा ॥मृतवत्सा लभेत्पुत्रं चिरंजीविनमुत्तमम् ॥ २५ ॥
All illnesses waste away, and there is no need to doubt. A mritavatsa (one whose children die young) gets a son, long-lived and the best.
मूल नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
काकवन्ध्या लभेत्पुत्रं पुनर्देवि न संशयः ॥ २६ ॥
A kakavandhya (a woman who has only one child) gets a son again, O Goddess, without doubt.
Verse 79.18 says a gold image of Lakshmi, five pala in weight, and two very pure silver bulls.
Verse 79.23 says a tawny cow, well adorned, with gold on the horns.