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Vira Simhavaloka · by Virasimha
Chapter 18 · Kshaya: past deeds
क्षय — कर्मविपाकः
तथा चोक्तम् ।असाध्य व्याधिना ग्रस्त उग्रेण प्राणहारिणा ।आतेरौद्रेण सूक्तेन प्रत्यृचं वाग्यतः शुचिः ॥
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 Rudra sukta (Vedic hymn) that begins "a te", verse by verse,
Classical view, not medical advice.
पूर्वमाज्याहुतीर्हुत्वा उपस्थाय च शंकरम् ।
he first offers ghee into the fire and prays to Shankara (Shiva). He lives on what is left of the offering. Then [he does the japa (repeating a…
पूर्णां मासं जपेन्मृत्युरोगेभ्यश्च प्रमुच्यते ।
for a full month. The text says he is then set free from death and illnesses. For those who cannot do the homa (fire offering), the japa (repeating…
पद्मपुराणे । क्षये कारणान्तरमाह क्षयी स्यात्क्षेत्रहरणादिति ।
The Padma Purana tells another cause: one may have kshaya (wasting disease) for seizing a field.