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Vira Simhavaloka · by Virasimha
Chapter 10 · Ajirna: past deeds
अजीर्ण — कर्मविपाकः
तश्माग्निवर्णमित्यष्टोत्तरशतं जपेत् रोगमुक्तो भवेन्नरः इति वचनात् चत्वारिंशद्ब्राह्मणान् भोजयेत् ।
By a saying: "He should do japa (repeating a mantra) 108 times of the verse that begins 'agnivarna'. The man becomes free of illness." He should also feed forty brahmanas (priests).
Classical view, not medical advice.
प्रकारान्तरमपि यथाह बौधायनः ॥
Another way too, as Baudhayana says: Weak digestive fire may come to one who destroyed the sacred fires. I will tell its remedy, as Brahma told it…
पलार्धेन तदर्धेन तदर्धेनाथ वा पुनः ।
Have a carrier of Agni (the fire god) made well of silver, the best one. Its weight is half a pala (weight unit of about 48 grams). Or it is half of…
सौवर्णस्य खुराः कार्याः श्वेतवस्त्रेण वेष्टयेत् ।
Its hooves should be made of gold. Wrap it in white cloth. Give white garlands and white scents, and incense rich in honey.