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Vira Simhavaloka · Chapter 2
ज्वर — कर्मविपाकः
This is the Jvara karmavipaka chapter of Vira Simhavaloka, on the past-life deed the text links to this trouble. It starts from Gargya, who links lasting trouble to cruel and spiteful deeds in an earlier birth.
Classical view, not medical advice.
Peace is sought through the Jatavedas mantra, a thousand-pot ritual pouring of water and feeding priests. Most units then lay out the gift of a clay pot.
The English below is our translation from the Sanskrit.
Jvara (fever) - past deeds
अथ कर्मविपाकाभिप्रायेण ज्वरस्य हेतुमाह तत्प्रतीकारं च यथाह गार्ग्यः — ये पुनःपूर्वजन्मनि क्रूराःपिशुनचेतसस्तेऽन्यजन्मनि संततज्वरवंतः स्युः ।
Next, the cause of fever by way of karmavipaka (fruit of past deeds), and its remedy, is told. As Gargya says: Those who were cruel and spiteful in mind in an earlier birth may suffer from continuous fever in another birth.
Jvara (fever) - past deeds
तच्छमनार्थं जातवेदसमष्टोत्तरशतयुतं कल्पम् । सहस्रकलशाभिषेकं महादेवस्य कुर्यात् ब्राह्मणभोजनं च कारयेत् ।
To bring peace from it, the rule is the mantra of Jatavedas (the fire god), said with 108 [repeats]. One should also do the thousand-pot abhisheka (ritual pouring of water) of Mahadeva (Shiva). One should have brahmanas (priests) fed too.
Jvara (fever) - past deeds
अन्यच्च —ये पुनःक्रूरकर्माणःपापाःपिशुनचेतसः ।ते भवेयुः सदाशीतज्वरवंतश्च तत्पराः ॥
Also: Some did cruel deeds, were wrongdoers and were spiteful in mind. They may always suffer from fever with chills, [if they stay] given to those ways.
Jvara (fever) - past deeds
शांतयेऽयुतसंख्याकं कुर्यात्तु प्रयतो जपम् ॥जातवेदसमंत्रेण ब्राह्मणान्भोजयेत्ततः ॥
For peace, a person with self-control should do japa (repeating a mantra) 10,000 times. It is done with the Jatavedas mantra. Then one should feed brahmanas (priests).
Jvara (fever) - past deeds
सुरामांसोपहाराद्यैः कल्पं तत्र प्रशस्यते ॥सहस्रकलशस्नानशतभोजनमेव चेति ।
Here the rite with offerings of liquor, meat and the like is praised. It also has a bath with a thousand pots, and a meal for a hundred.
Jvara (fever) - past deeds
तत्र ब्राह्मणभोजनं गुरुलघुभावेन द्रष्टव्यं अशक्तापेक्षया वा वित्तशाठ्यं न कुर्वीतेतिवचनात् । इति संततज्वरं ।
Here the feeding of brahmanas (priests) may be large or small. Or it may suit one who cannot afford much. But there is a saying: "Do not be stingy with wealth." This is for continuous fever.
Jvara (fever) - past deeds
संनिपातज्वरमनुक्त्वा संततज्वरप्रतीकारस्य यत्कथनं तदार्षवचनानुरोधात् ।
The remedy for continuous fever is told without first naming sannipata (fever of all three humours mixed). This follows the words of the old seers.
Jvara (fever) - past deeds
शुभकार्यसंततसंकोचनः उष्णज्वरवान्भवतिमहादेवस्य सहस्रकलशाभिषेकमाचरेत् शक्त्या ब्राह्मण भोजनं तथा चोक्तं महेश्वरतंत्रे। उष्णज्वरे महेशस्य प्रकुर्यादभिषेचनमिति । शीतज्वरे विष्णोःसर्वमेतत्कार्यं शीतज्वरे तथा कुर्यादभिषेकं हरेर्बुध इति वचनात् । अंगदाही ज्वरवानिति ।
One who always holds back from good works may suffer from fever with heat. He should do the thousand-pot abhisheka (ritual pouring of water) of Mahadeva (Shiva). He should feed brahmanas (priests) as he can. It is said so in the Maheshvara Tantra: "In fever with heat, one should do the abhisheka of Mahesha." In fever with chills, all this is to be done for Vishnu. The saying is: "In fever with chills, the wise should do the abhisheka of Hari." [Such a person] may have burning limbs and fever.
Jvara (fever) - past deeds
नवकुंभं समानीय मृन्मयं चाव्रणं दृढम् ।लोहितं कर्णरहितं स्थापयेत्तंडुलोपरि ॥
Bring a new clay pot, firm and without a crack. It should be red and without ears (handles). Set it on rice.
Jvara (fever) - past deeds
तंडुलानां परीमाणं द्रोणपंचकमिष्यते ।विशुद्धास्तंडुला ग्राह्याः श्वेतवस्त्रेण वेष्टयेत् ॥
The amount of rice is taken as five drona (grain measure). Take clean rice. Wrap the pot in white cloth.
Jvara (fever) - past deeds
मधुनाप्यथवाज्येन गुडशर्करयापि च ।तिलैः प्रपूरयेदद्भिर्यथा विभवतो नरः ॥
Fill the pot with honey, or ghee, or jaggery and sugar. Or fill it with sesame, or with water, as the person's means allow.
Jvara (fever) - past deeds
श्वेतपुष्पैरर्चयेत्तं गंधधूपैस्तथापरैः ।होमश्च पूर्ववत्कार्यः समिदाज्यचरूत्कटः ॥
One should worship the pot with white flowers, with scents and incense, and with other things. Do the homa (fire offering) as before, rich in samidh (sacred firewood), ghee and charu (rice offering).
Jvara (fever) - past deeds
सुवर्णं च यथाशक्त्या ब्राह्मणाय निवेदयेत् ।तस्मै व्रतवते वृत्तश्रुतशीलाय सत्कृतम् ॥
One should offer gold too, as one can, to a brahmana (priest). He should keep vows and have good conduct, learning and character. The gift is made after honouring him.
Jvara (fever) - past deeds
मंत्रेणानेन विधिवत्पूजयित्वा ज्वरी नरः ।महेश देवदेवेश देवदेव परात्पर ॥कुंभेनानेन दत्तेन ज्वरः क्षिप्रं विनश्यतु ।
Having worshipped by the rule with this mantra, the sick person should say: "Mahesha, lord of the gods, god of gods, highest of the high! By this pot given, may the fever quickly go away."
Jvara (fever) - past deeds
एकांतरं संनिपातं तृतीयं च चतुर्थकम् ॥पाक्षिकं मासिकं वापि सांवत्सरिकमेव च ।नाशयेतां मम क्षिप्रं वासुदेवमहेश्वरौ ॥
"May Vasudeva and Maheshvara quickly end for me the fever that comes every other day. May they end the fever of mixed humours, and the fevers of the third day and fourth day. May they end the fortnightly and monthly ones, and the yearly one too."
Jvara (fever) - past deeds
अचीर्णप्रायश्चित्तो न दानाद्यधिकारीत्याशंक्याह । अत्रोक्तमेव जपहोमादिकं प्रायश्चित्तं वेदितव्यम् ॥
Someone may worry that a person who has not made amends is not fit to give gifts. So the text says this: The japa (repeating a mantra), homa (fire offering) and the rest told here are the prayashchitta (making amends).
This is the rule for the dana (gift) of a pot, which brings peace in every fever.
Unit 2.17 calls it the rule for the gift of a pot, said to bring peace. Units 2.9 to 2.13 describe the pot, its filling and its worship.