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Vira Simhavaloka · by Virasimha
Chapter 14 · Pandu and Kamala: past deeds
पाण्डु-कामला — कर्मविपाकः
अथ पाण्डुरोगस्य कर्मविपाकमाचष्टे तदुपशमप्रकारं च । देवब्राह्मणद्रव्यापहारी पाण्डुरोगवान्भवतिसकृच्छ्रातिकृच्छ्रचान्द्रायणानि कुर्यात् कूष्माण्डहोमं च कुर्यात् हिरण्यं दद्यात्
Next, the result of past deeds behind pandu (anaemia), and the way to ease it, are told. The text says that one who took away the wealth of a god or of a priest may have pandu. He should keep the krichchhra (penance fast), the atikrichchhra (a harder penance fast) and the chandrayana (moon-phase fast). He should do the homa (fire offering) with the kushmanda (a set of Vedic verses for making amends). He should give gold.
Classical view, not medical advice.
अपरं चशौनकोक्तम् ।
Also, Shaunaka says: A man may have lain with an antyaja (a person of the lowest caste, in the old social order) [woman]. Then he is born with pandu…
पलेनैकेन कुर्वीत रजतेन वसुन्धराम् ॥
Make an image of the Earth with one pala (weight unit of about 48 grams) of silver. Or use half of that. Do not be miserly about the cost.
सपर्वतवनां कृत्वा समुद्रपरिवेष्टिताम् ॥
Make her with mountains and forests, ringed by the sea. Put nine gems in her and wrap her in white cloth.