Karma Vipaka Samhita · by Anonymous
Chapter 83 · A Garland-Maker of Ayodhya
पूर्वाषाढा नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
हवनं तद्दशांशेन मार्जनं तर्पणं तथा ॥श्रवणं मासमेकं तु चण्डिकाचारितत्रयम् ॥ १० ॥
Do a tenth part of that as homa (fire offering). Do sprinkling with water and tarpana (water offering to the ancestors and gods) the same way. For one month, hear the three tales of Chandika (a form of the Goddess).
Classical view, not medical advice.
ततः षडंशं देवेशि ब्राह्मणाय समर्पयेत् ॥
Then give a sixth part to a brahmin, O Goddess. Then give a tawny cow, and a sesame cow, well worshipped.
अश्वं दद्याद्विशालाक्षि महिषीं दुग्धसंयुताम् ॥
Give a horse, O large-eyed one, and a milk-giving buffalo. Give a tree made of gold, with fruit and flowers.
दद्याद्दशपलं देवि ततः पुत्रः प्रजायते ॥
The tree should weigh ten pala (a unit of weight), O Goddess. Then a son is born. A woman may be a mritavatsa (one whose children die young). Or she…