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Karma Vipaka Samhita · Chapter 85
उत्तराषाढा नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
This chapter of Karma Vipaka Samhita is for uttara ashadha 2nd pada. In the story, a brahmin who served outsiders takes his nephew's life at night for his jewels.
Classical view, not medical advice.
The book says the wrong is carried into a later life, though he is born a king. Shiva then gives the remedy: five lakh of japa, gifts and a gold image of the nephew. A Sunday fast kept with his wife for seven years and a gift in the Ganga close the rite.
The English below is our translation from the Sanskrit.
उत्तराषाढा नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
॥ शिव उवाच ॥सकेश्वरपुरे देव्यवात्सीच्चैको द्विजो वरः ॥म्लेच्छवाणीं वदन्नित्यं म्लेच्छसेवारतः सदा ॥ १ ॥
Shiva said: In the city of Sakeshvara, O Goddess, there lived one fine brahmin. He always spoke the speech of the mleccha (outsider). He was always happy serving the mleccha.
उत्तराषाढा नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
अतिष्ठन् म्लेच्छानिकटे म्लेच्छविद्यासु पण्डितः ॥मात्स्यं मांसं च मद्यं च भोजनं चाकरोत्सदा ॥ २ ॥
He lived near the mleccha (outsider). He was learned in mleccha knowledge. He always ate fish and meat and drank liquor.
उत्तराषाढा नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
एवं सर्वे वयो जातं धनं बहु सुसंचितम् ॥तद्धनं भूमिमध्ये हि स्थापितं तु गृहे शुभे ॥ ३ ॥
So all his years went by. He saved much wealth. He kept that wealth buried in the ground, inside his fine house.
उत्तराषाढा नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
एकस्मिन्समये देवि भ्रातुः पुत्रः समागतः ॥रत्नव्यापारकरणे स दक्षश्चतुरस्तथा ॥ ४ ॥
One day, O Goddess, his brother's son came. He was a dealer in jewels, skilled and clever.
उत्तराषाढा नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
ततो गेहस्थितो नित्यं रत्नं बहु सुसंचितम् ॥रत्नलोभेन भो देवि रात्रौ क्षुरिकया तदा ॥ ५ ॥
The nephew then stayed in the house all the time. He had gathered many jewels. Out of greed for the jewels, O Goddess, the brahmin took a razor at night,
उत्तराषाढा नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
कृत्वा शिरच्छेदनं च सुप्तं निशि ममार तम् ॥तत्सर्वं भूमिमध्ये तु स्थापितं रत्नसंचयम् ॥ ६ ॥
cut off the head of the sleeping man, and killed him. He buried all that heap of jewels in the ground.
उत्तराषाढा नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
भ्रातृजस्य धनं गृह्य व्ययं कृत्वा दिने दिने ॥ततो बहुदिने याते द्विजः पूर्वं मृतः स च ॥ ७ ॥
He took his brother's son's wealth and spent it day by day. After many days the brahmin died first.
उत्तराषाढा नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
पश्चात्पत्नी मृता तस्य तौ गतौ नरकार्णवे ॥षष्टिवर्षसहस्राणि महाकष्टेन पीडितौ ॥ ८ ॥
Later his wife died. The two of them went to the ocean of hell. They were tormented with great pain for sixty thousand years.
उत्तराषाढा नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
नरकान्निःसृतौ द्वौ तु गजयोनी बभूवतुः ॥पुनः कच्छपयोनी वै गोधायोनी बभूवतुः ॥ ९ ॥
Coming out of hell, the two were born as elephants. Then they were born as tortoises, and then as monitor lizards.
उत्तराषाढा नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
एवं योनित्रयं भुक्त्वा सरय्या उत्तरे तटे ॥मानुषत्वं ततो लेभे भाग्यवान् साधुसंज्ञितः ॥१०॥
After these three births, on the north bank of the Sarayu, he got a human birth. He was lucky, and known as a good man. (Our text is unclear here: the name of the river may be spelled a little differently.)
उत्तराषाढा नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
सुशीलः सुमतिर्दक्षः स्वल्पविद्यायुतो नरः ॥अपुत्रो रोगवान् देवि भूपतिर्नरपूजितः ॥ ११ ॥
He is good-natured, wise and clever, with a little learning. He has no son and is ill, O Goddess. He is a king, honoured by people.
उत्तराषाढा नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
पूर्वजन्मनि देवेशि भ्रातृपुत्रवधः कृतः ॥निशायां च पुरा देवि तेन दोषेण नो सुतः ॥ १२ ॥
In an earlier birth, O Goddess, he killed his brother's son. It was at night. For that fault he has no son.
उत्तराषाढा नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
म्लेच्छस्य सेवनाद्देवि म्लेच्छस्याशुचिभाषणात् ॥तेन पापेन भो देवि शरीरे रोगसंभवः ॥ १३ ॥
He served the mleccha (outsider), O Goddess, and spoke the mleccha's unclean speech. For that wrong, illness arises in his body.
उत्तराषाढा नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
यत्तु दानं कृतं पूर्वं दत्ता शय्या सुरेश्वरि ॥तत्फलेन महादेवि धनाढ्यत्वमजायत ॥ १४ ॥
Earlier he had given gifts and had given a bed, O Goddess. By the fruit of that he became rich.
उत्तराषाढा नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
अनाचारः कृतः पूर्वं पुत्रदारयुतेन च ॥तेन पापेन भो देवि नरः कन्याप्रजो भवेत् ॥ १५ ॥
He lived badly before, with his sons and wife. For that wrong, O Goddess, the man has only daughters.
उत्तराषाढा नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
अथ शान्तिं प्रवक्ष्यामि शृणु देवि सुशोभने ॥गायत्रीमूलमन्त्रेण पञ्चलक्षं वरानने ॥ १६ ॥
Now I will tell the remedy. Hear it, O lovely Goddess. Do five lakh (100,000) of japa (repeating a mantra). Use the root mantra (sacred words) of the Gayatri (a sacred Vedic chant), O fair-faced one.
उत्तराषाढा नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
जपं च कारयेद्देवि षडंशं दानमाचरेत् ॥होमं च कारयेत्कान्ते कुण्डे चैव सुसंस्कृते ॥ १७ ॥
Have the japa (repeating a mantra) done, and give a sixth part as a gift. Have homa (fire offering) done, dear one, in a well-made fire pit.
उत्तराषाढा नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
दशांशं तर्पणं देवि मार्जनं तद्दशांशतः ॥भ्रातृपुत्रस्य प्रतिमां कारयेदद्रिनन्दिनि ॥ १८ ॥
Do tarpana (water offering to the ancestors and gods) of a tenth part. Do sprinkling with water of a tenth of that. Have an image of the brother's son made, O daughter of the mountain.
उत्तराषाढा नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
पलं दश सुवर्णस्य विधिवत्पूजयेत्ततः ॥मन्त्रेणानेन देवेशि गन्धधूपादिभिस्तथा ॥ १९ ॥
Make it of ten pala (a unit of weight) of gold. Then worship it by the rule, O Goddess. Use this mantra (sacred words), with scents, incense and the like.
उत्तराषाढा नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
गणाधिप सुराध्यक्ष सर्वसिद्धिप्रदायक ॥मम पूर्वकृतं पापं तत्क्षमस्व दयानिधे ॥ २० ॥
Say: O Lord of the Ganas (Ganesha), chief of the gods, giver of all success. Forgive my earlier wrong, O ocean of mercy.
उत्तराषाढा नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
रौप्यपात्रे स्थितां तां तु प्रतिमां पार्थयेत्ततः ॥अज्ञानाद्वा प्रमादाद्वा पापं मम पुरा कृतम् ॥ २१ ॥
Put that image in a silver vessel and pray. Say: Whether by ignorance or by carelessness, I did wrong in the earlier time.
उत्तराषाढा नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
तत्सर्वं क्षम्यतां देव प्रपद्ये शरणं तव ॥ॐ गणपतये नमः ॐ लक्ष्म्यै० ॐ सूर्य०ॐ शिवाय० ॐ विश्वयोनये नमः ॐ गरुडाय०ॐ नन्दिकेश्वराय नमः ॥एभिर्मन्त्रैस्तु सर्वाणि वस्तूनि दापयेत्ततः ॥कलशं पूजयेद्देवि गणाधिपस्वरूपिणम् ॥ २२ ॥
Forgive all that, O God. I come to you for shelter. Om ganapataye namah, Om, salutation to Ganapati. Om, to Lakshmi. Om, to Surya (the Sun god). Om, to Shiva. Om vishvayonaye namah, Om, salutation to the Source of all. Om, to Garuda (Vishnu's eagle). Om nandikeshvaraya namah, Om, salutation to Nandikeshvara (Shiva's bull attendant). With these mantras (sacred words), have all the things given. Worship the pot, O Goddess, which has the form of the Lord of the Ganas.
उत्तराषाढा नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
गन्धपुष्पैश्च ताम्बूलैर्वस्त्रैर्नानाविधैरपि ॥प्रतिमां पूजितां देवि ब्राह्मणाय प्रदापयेत् ॥ २३ ॥
With scents, flowers, betel and many kinds of cloth, give the worshipped image to a brahmin, O Goddess.
उत्तराषाढा नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
दशवर्णास्ततो दद्याद्वृषमेकं वरानने ॥पञ्चपात्रं ततो दद्याद्ब्राह्मणान् भोजयेत्ततः ॥ २४ ॥
Then give dashavarna (a gift of ten colours) and one bull, O fair-faced one. Then give a set of five vessels. Then feed brahmins.
उत्तराषाढा नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
रविवारेण संयुक्तसप्तम्यां विधिपूर्वकम् ॥उपोषणं नियमतः पत्न्या सह वरानने ॥ २५ ॥
Fast on the seventh lunar day when it falls on a Sunday, O fair-faced one. Fast strictly, by the rule, with your wife.
उत्तराषाढा नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
सप्तवत्सरपर्यन्तं प्रकुर्य्याद्वै सुरेश्वरि ॥ततस्तूद्यापनं कुर्याद्यथाशक्ति सदाशिवे ॥ २६ ॥
Keep this for seven years, O Goddess. Then do the closing rite as you are able, O ever-kind one.
उत्तराषाढा नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
दद्याद्विप्राय विदुषे श्रोत्रियाय तपस्विने ॥कूष्माण्डं नारिकेलं च पञ्चरत्नसमन्वितम् ॥ २७ ॥
To a learned brahmin who knows the Veda and does austerity, give a pumpkin and a coconut with five jewels.
उत्तराषाढा नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
गङ्गामध्ये प्रदातव्यं पूर्वपापविशुद्धये ॥एवं कृते वरारोहे शीघ्रं पुत्रः प्रजायते ॥ २८ ॥
Give it in the middle of the Ganga, to cleanse the earlier wrong. Do this, O fair one, and a son is soon born.
उत्तराषाढा नक्षत्र द्वितीय चरण
सर्वे रोगाः क्षयं यान्ति नीहारा भास्कराद्यथा ॥२९॥
All illnesses come to an end, as mist does before the sun.
Verse 85.26 says to keep it for seven years, then do the closing rite as one is able.
Verse 85.28 says it is given in the middle of the Ganga, to cleanse the earlier wrong.