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Vira Simhavaloka · by Virasimha
Chapter 14 · Pandu and Kamala: past deeds
पाण्डु-कामला — कर्मविपाकः
आचार्याय तु तां पृथ्वीं दद्याद्रोगी समाहितः ॥मन्त्रेणानेन विधिवत्प्राङ्मुखाय ह्युदङ्मुखः ।
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 mantra:
Classical view, not medical advice.
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…
अनेन विधिना दद्यात्पृथ्वीदानं प्रयत्नतः ।
Give this gift of the Earth with care, by this rule. "The disorder born of union with an antyaja (a person of the lowest caste, in the old social…
तत्सर्वं नाशमायातु पाण्डुरोगादिकं महत् ।
"May all of it be destroyed, the great illness pandu (anaemia) and the rest." For peace, one should do the punyahavachana (blessing rite) with the…