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Vira Simhavaloka · by Virasimha
Chapter 14 · Pandu and Kamala: past deeds
पाण्डु-कामला — कर्मविपाकः
सर्वशास्त्रार्थतत्त्वज्ञो वैष्णवो धर्मतत्परः ।ब्राह्मणस्त्वर्चितो भक्त्या यजमानेन शक्तितः ॥
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 and firm in duty.
Classical view, not medical advice.
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…
समिदाज्यतिलैस्तत्र पालाशसमिधोपि च ।
There he should offer samidh (sacred firewood), ghee and sesame, and palasha (flame of the forest tree) sticks as well. For the firewood and ghee…
तिलहोमो व्याहृतिभिः कार्यं स्विष्टकृतं जपेत् ।
The sesame homa (fire offering) is done with the vyahritis (the sacred calls bhur, bhuvah, svah). Then he should say the svishtakrit (the final…