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Vira Simhavaloka · by Virasimha
Chapter 14 · Pandu and Kamala: past deeds
पाण्डु-कामला — कर्मविपाकः
तत्सर्वं नाशमायातु पाण्डुरोगादिकं महत् ।शान्त्यर्थं ब्राह्मणैः सार्द्धं कुर्यात्पुण्याहवाचनम् ॥
"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 priests.
Classical view, not medical advice.
इति पाण्डुरोगहरः पृथ्वीदानविधिः ।
This is the rule of the gift of the Earth, meant to ease pandu (anaemia).
अथ कामलारोगस्य प्रतीकारं कर्मविपाकाभिप्रायेणाह ।
Next, the remedy for kamala (jaundice) is told, in the view of past deeds.
यथाह वृद्धगौतमः —
As Vriddha Gautama says: The text says that one with kamala (jaundice) was a thief of cooked food. [I will tell] the amends for it. He should have…