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Vira Simhavaloka · by Virasimha
Chapter 10 · Ajirna: past deeds
अजीर्ण — कर्मविपाकः
यदुक्तमृग्विधाने ॥यस्य भुक्तं न जीर्येत न तिष्ठेद्वा कथंचन ।तस्यान्नस्यानुरोधत्वादग्निरस्मीत्यृचं जपेत् ॥
As the Rigvidhana says: A person may find that food does not digest, or does not stay down at all. Because of that food, he should do japa (repeating a mantra) of the rik (Vedic verse) "agnir asmi".
Classical view, not medical advice.
अथवा वार्धुषिकस्याव्रतस्य शूद्रस्य संबंध्यन्नं भुक्त्वाऽजीर्णार्तिः शूलव्याधिरोगवान् भवति ।
Or one may eat food from a moneylender or from one who keeps no vows. Or one may eat food from a shudra (a person of the labouring caste, in the old…
शूद्रस्यैव तु भुक्त्वान्नमव्रतस्य द्विजस्य च ।
The food of a shudra (a person of the labouring caste, in the old social order) may always bring colic. The same may come to one who ate the food of…
तत्रोपवासत्रयं कुर्यात् । शुद्धरजतपलत्रयसंमिश्रमन्नं श्रोत्रियाय कुटुंबिने दद्यात् ।
Here he should fast for three days. He should give cooked food mixed with three pala (weight unit of about 48 grams) of pure silver. He gives it to…