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Vira Simhavaloka · by Virasimha
Chapter 14 · Pandu and Kamala: past deeds
पाण्डु-कामला — कर्मविपाकः
यथाह वृद्धगौतमः —कामली भक्तचौरःस्याद्भक्ष्यामितस्य तन्निष्कृतिम् ।कुर्याच्च पक्षिराजं तु विष्णोर्वाहनमुत्तमम् ॥
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 Garuda made, the king of birds, the best vehicle of Vishnu.
Classical view, not medical advice.
सुवर्णेनातिशुद्धेन पक्षयोमौंक्तिकद्वयम् ।
Make him of very pure gold. Set two pearls on the wings and a diamond on the nose. Give him an upper cloth of silver. (Our text is unclear here: it…
एवं कृत्वा गरुत्मन्तं घृतद्रोणोपरि न्यसेत् ।
Having made Garuda like this, place him on a drona (grain measure) of ghee. Wrap him in white cloth and honour him with white garlands.
सर्वशास्त्रार्थतत्त्वज्ञो वैष्णवो धर्मतत्परः ।
The giver should honour a priest with devotion, as far as he can. The priest knows the meaning of all the sacred books. He is a devotee of Vishnu…