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Vira Simhavaloka · by Virasimha
Chapter 14 · Pandu and Kamala: past deeds
पाण्डु-कामला — कर्मविपाकः
स्थापयेदव्रणं कुंभं सितवस्त्रेण वेष्टयेत् ।क्षिपेत्तत्र च रत्नानि मृत्तिका पञ्च रोचनम् ॥
Place a whole pot and wrap it in white cloth. Drop in gems, earth from five places, and rochana (a yellow pigment).
Classical view, not medical advice.
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…
ततःस्नात्वा शुची रोगी विष्णोर्वाहनमुत्तमम् ।
Then the sick person, clean after bathing and glad, should offer the best vehicle of Vishnu to the priest. The priest faces east. A dakshina (fee to…