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Vira Simhavaloka · by Virasimha
Chapter 14 · Pandu and Kamala: past deeds
पाण्डु-कामला — कर्मविपाकः
पावमान्यादिभिर्मन्त्रैरभिषेकं च कारयेत् ॥शन्नोदेव्यनुवाकेन शान्तिं चापि प्रकल्पयेत् ।
Have the sick person bathed with abhisheka (ritual pouring of water), using mantras such as the pavamani. Also make the shanti (peace ritual) with the anuvaka that begins "shanno devi".
Classical view, not medical advice.
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…
धात्री धरित्री भूतानां वराहेणोद्धृता पुरा ॥
"Earth, who carries and holds all beings, was lifted up long ago by Varaha (the boar form of Vishnu). She holds gems in her womb, wears only the…