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Vira Simhavaloka · by Virasimha
Chapter 14 · Pandu and Kamala: past deeds
पाण्डु-कामला — कर्मविपाकः
तेनावाप्तं हि वैरूप्यं यन्मया ह्यतिदुःसहम् ।कामलोत्थमिदं देव तव वाहनदानतः ॥विनाशयाशु मे कृष्ण जगतां पालको ह्यसि ।इति दानमन्त्रः ।
"has brought me a very hard disfigurement. O God, destroy quickly this trouble born of jaundice, by this gift of your vehicle. O Krishna, you are the keeper of the worlds." This is the dana (gift) mantra.
Classical view, not medical advice.
स्थापयेदव्रणं कुंभं सितवस्त्रेण वेष्टयेत् ।
Place a whole pot and wrap it in white cloth. Drop in gems, earth from five places, and rochana (a yellow pigment).
अश्वस्थानाद्गजस्थानाद्वल्मीकात्संगमाद्ध्रदात् ॥
[Take earth] from a horse stable, an elephant stable, an anthill, a river meeting and a lake. Put in five kinds of bark and young leaves, and fill…
तेनाभिषेकं कुर्वीत आपोहिष्ठादिभिः क्रमात् ।
With that water, do the abhisheka (ritual pouring of water) in order. Use the Vedic verses that begin "apo hishtha" and the rest, the Vedic verse…