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Vira Simhavaloka · by Virasimha
Chapter 14 · Pandu and Kamala: past deeds
पाण्डु-कामला — कर्मविपाकः
पलेनैकेन कुर्वीत रजतेन वसुन्धराम् ॥तदर्धेनाथ वा कुर्याद्वित्तशाठ्यं न कारयेत् ।
Make an image of the Earth with one pala (weight unit of about 48 grams) of silver. Or use half of that. Do not be miserly about the cost.
Classical view, not medical advice.
सपर्वतवनां कृत्वा समुद्रपरिवेष्टिताम् ॥
Make her with mountains and forests, ringed by the sea. Put nine gems in her and wrap her in white cloth.
कांस्यपात्रे विनिःक्षिप्य पलाष्टकविनिर्मितम् ।
Place the image in a bronze vessel made of eight pala (weight unit of about 48 grams). There call the goddess Earth, who carries all beings and is…
एह्येहि वसुधे देवि रूपोस्मिन् सम्यगाविश ॥
"Come, come, goddess Earth. Enter this form well, with the mountains, the trees and the lovely flowers."