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Vira Simhavaloka · by Virasimha
Chapter 14 · Pandu and Kamala: past deeds
पाण्डु-कामला — कर्मविपाकः
सुवर्णेनातिशुद्धेन पक्षयोमौंक्तिकद्वयम् ।नासिकायां तथा वज्रमुत्तरीयं च राजतम् ॥
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 is not clear what is made of gold and what of silver.)
Classical view, not medical advice.
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…
उपचारैः षोडशभिर्द्विजमभ्यर्चयेत्तदा ।
Then he should honour the priest with sixteen acts of worship. The homa (fire offering) should be done on a clean, prepared patch of ground in the…