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Vira Simhavaloka · by Virasimha
Chapter 18 · Kshaya: past deeds
क्षय — कर्मविपाकः
अत्राप्यशक्तस्य चान्द्रायणं कुर्यात् । प्रतिदिनं चतुर्विंशतिब्राह्मणभोजनं कारयेत् । अत्राप्येतदंगत्वेन मुंचामित्वेत्यनेन सूक्तेन प्रत्यृचं चरुघृताभ्यां होमं कुर्यात् । जुहुयादष्टोत्तरशतमिति ।
One who cannot do even this should keep the chandrayana (moon-phase fast). Each day he should feed twenty-four priests. As part of this, he should also do a homa (fire offering). He uses the sukta (Vedic hymn) that begins "munchami tva". For each verse, he offers charu (rice offering) and ghee. He should offer one hundred and eight times.
Classical view, not medical advice.
अनुक्तसंख्यायत्र स्याच्छतमष्टोत्तरं स्मृतम् ।
"Where no number is stated, one hundred and eight is the rule." So says the saying.
रोगभूयस्त्वापेक्षया अयुतसंख्यो जपो होमश्च भवति
If the illness is heavy, the count is ten thousand. This is for japa (repeating a mantra) and homa (fire offering).
तथा चोक्तम् ।
It is also said: One may be gripped by a fierce, life-taking illness that does not yield to treatment. He should keep silent and be clean. With the…