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Vira Simhavaloka · by Virasimha
Chapter 18 · Kshaya: past deeds
क्षय — कर्मविपाकः
तदुक्तं ब्रह्माण्डपुराणे ॥ ब्रह्मोवाच — —सुवर्णरत्नरजतैर्यथाशक्त्यानुरूपतः ।कृत्वा च प्रतिमां व्याधेर्दद्याद्विप्राय यत्नतः ॥
This is told in the Brahmanda Purana. Brahma said: Make an image of the illness with gold, gems and silver, as far as one can. Give it with care to a priest.
Classical view, not medical advice.
शतेन वा तदर्धेन त्रिंशता निष्कसंख्यया ।
Make the likeness of the illness in gold. It should weigh a hundred nishka (gold coin weight), or half of that, or thirty.
निधाय पात्रे संपूर्णे तंदुलैः शतरूपकैः ।
Place it in a vessel filled with rice and a hundred rupaka (coins). Decorate the gold figure with a paste of aguru (agarwood).
वासोयुगेन संवेष्टच हिरण्यबहुभूषणैः ।
Wrap it in a pair of cloths, with gold and many ornaments. Give it to a priest who has been adorned, and say this mantra: