Vira Simhavaloka · by Virasimha
Chapter 14 · Pandu and Kamala: past deeds
पाण्डु-कामला — कर्मविपाकः
स्थापयेदव्रणं शुभ्रमश्वस्थानादिमृत्तिकाः ॥प्रक्षिपेच्च ततः शुद्धवारिणा परिपूरयेत् ।
The pot should be whole, clean and without a crack. Put in earth from a horse stable and other places. Then fill it with clean water.
Classical view, not medical advice.
पावमान्यादिभिर्मन्त्रैरभिषेकं च कारयेत् ॥
Have the sick person bathed with abhisheka (ritual pouring of water), using mantras such as the pavamani. Also make the shanti (peace ritual) with…
अभिषिक्तस्य चांगानि वस्त्रेण परिमार्जयेत् ॥
Wipe the limbs of the one bathed with a cloth and darbha (sacred grass). Use the anuvaka (a section of the Veda) that begins "akshibhyam", touching…
आचार्याय तु तां पृथ्वीं दद्याद्रोगी समाहितः ॥
The sick person, calm in mind, should give that Earth to the teacher by the rule. The giver faces north and the teacher faces east. He says this…