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Vira Simhavaloka · Chapter 20
कास-गद्गदत्व — कर्मविपाकः
This is the Kasa and Gadgadatva karmavipaka chapter of Vira Simhavaloka, on the past-life deed the text links to this trouble. The text links this trouble to past-life deeds, such as forgetting help given or taking gifts from givers not allowed to give.
Classical view, not medical advice.
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Check free →The amends include fasts, feeding fifty priests, gifts and japa of hymns.
The English below is our translation from the Sanskrit.
Kasa (cough) - past deeds
अथ कासश्वासकफरोगस्य कर्मविपाकहेतुमाह तत्प्रतीकारं च । यदुक्तं उपकारिणोप्रत्युपकर्त्ता अपकर्त्ता चश्वासी कासी कफवान् जायते । दुःखोष्णज्वरवातपित्तं च ।
Next, the cause of cough, hard breathing and phlegm trouble from past deeds is told, with its remedy. As it is said: one who does not repay a helper, and even harms him, may be born with hard breathing, cough and phlegm. Pain, hot fever, and troubles of wind and bile come too. (Our text is unclear here: the words about the helper and the harm are run together in our text.)
Kasa (cough) - past deeds
यदुक्तमुमामहेश्वरसंवादे ॥कृतघ्नो जायते मर्त्यः कफवान् श्वासकासवान् ।उष्णज्वरी च नित्यं हि पित्तरोगसमन्वितः ॥ इति ।
As it is said in the talk of Uma and Maheshvara (Parvati and Shiva): a man who forgets the help he was given may be born with phlegm, hard breathing and cough. He may always have hot fever, with bile trouble.
Kasa (cough) - past deeds
तच्छांतये पिपीलिकामध्यानि यवमध्यानि वा त्रीणि चांद्रायणानि कुर्यात् यथेप्सितं पंचाशद्ब्राह्मणान् भोजयेत् । अग्निन्दूतमिति सूक्तेन चरुघृताभ्यामष्टोत्तरायुतं जुहुयात् ।
To bring peace to this, he should keep three chandrayana (moon-phase fast) fasts. They may be of the ant-middle kind or the barley-middle kind. He should feed fifty priests as he wishes. He should use the sukta (Vedic hymn) that begins "agnim dutam". With it he should offer 10,008 offerings of a rice offering and ghee into the fire.
Kasa (cough) - past deeds
तद्विष्णोरिति सूक्तेन जपं कुर्याद्द्विजोत्तमः ।पूजयेद्भोजयेद्दद्यात्तन्मना नान्यमानसः ॥
The best of the twice-born should do japa (repeating a mantra) of the sukta (Vedic hymn) that begins "tad vishnoh". With his mind fixed on this and on nothing else, he should worship, feed priests and give.
Kasa (cough) - past deeds
अत्रैव कारणांतरं विधानांतरमभिधीयते । लवणमधुकृष्णाजिनमहादानादिकुरुक्षेत्रादिविशिष्टदेशेषुग्रहणादिविशिष्टकालेषु निषिद्धदातृभ्यः प्रतिगृह्णाति । स्वयमपात्रीभूतो जन्मान्तरे पामाकंडूपीड्यमानः श्वासी कासी कृमिकुक्षिश्च भवति ।
Another cause and another rite are now told. Some take gifts from givers who are not allowed to give. These are gifts such as salt, honey, black antelope skin and the great gifts. They take them in special places such as Kurukshetra, or at special times such as an eclipse. Yet such a person is himself not fit to receive. In another birth he may suffer from scabies and itching. He may have hard breathing, cough and worms in the belly.
Kasa (cough) - past deeds
तदुपशांतये महिर्षीं यथोक्तविधानां दद्यात् । वित्तशाठ्यं विवर्जयेत् ।
To bring peace to this, he should give a she-buffalo, in the way already described. He should not be mean with money.
Kasa (cough) - past deeds
यतःकाम्याय दीयते दानं तत्समग्रं सुखावहम् ।असमग्रं तु दोषाय भवतीह परत्र च ॥
Because: A gift given for a wish brings happiness when it is complete. When it is not complete, it brings dosha (fault), here and in the next world.
Kasa (cough) - past deeds
पुरुषसूक्तं सहस्रनामस्तोत्रं उद्यन्नित्यृचं जपेत् । प्रत्यष्टोत्तरायुतं चरुघृताभ्यां जुहुयात् पंचाशद्ब्राह्मणान्भोजयेत् रक्तवासांसि दद्यात् ।
He should do japa (repeating a mantra) of three things. These are the Purusha sukta (Vedic hymn), the thousand-names praise, and the rik (Vedic verse) that begins "udyann". For each of them he should offer 10,008 offerings of rice and ghee into the fire. He should feed fifty priests and give red cloths.
Kasa (cough) - past deeds
तदुक्तं महाभारतेहिरण्यं रक्तवासांसि पंचाशद्विप्रभोजनम् ।सहस्रकलशस्नानं कुर्याद्रोगस्य शांतये ॥
The Mahabharata says this: Gold, red cloths, feeding fifty priests and a bath with a thousand water pots. One should do these to bring peace to the illness.
Kasa (cough) - past deeds
एतदुक्ता शक्तौ पंचाशद्ब्राह्मणभोजनम् । नामत्रयमष्टोत्तरायुतत्रयं जपेत् । अत्र नामत्रयमच्युतानंतगोविंन्देति अत्रापि ब्राह्मणभोजनं सहस्रकलशस्नानं वासुदेवप्रीतये हिरण्यं च दद्यात् ।
If he cannot do all this, he should feed fifty priests. He should do japa (repeating a mantra) of three names, 10,008 times three over. The three names are Achyuta, Ananta and Govinda. Here too he should feed priests and take the bath with a thousand water pots. He should also give gold to please Vasudeva (Vishnu).
Kasa (cough) - past deeds
अथ वा श्वासकासी कृमिकुक्षिश्च यो भवति ।श्वासकासयुतो मर्त्यो वरुणं प्रणतो भवेत् ।ध्वजं पाशं पलैकेन कुर्यात्तु रजतेन वा ॥
Or else, for one who has hard breathing, cough and worms in the belly: the person with hard breathing and cough should bow to Varuna (god of waters). He should make a banner and a noose of silver, weighing one pala (weight unit of about 48 grams).
Kasa (cough) - past deeds
पलार्धेनाथ वा शुद्धस्फटिकोपममादृतः ।रत्नैर्मरकतैः सम्यग्बद्धमंगेषु सर्वतः ॥
Or he may make them of half a pala (weight unit of about 48 grams). They should be as bright as pure crystal and made with care. They should be set well all over with gems, with emeralds.
Kasa (cough) - past deeds
कुंभं च स्थापयेत्तत्र तिलानां द्रोणपंचके ।कुंभस्योपरि संस्थाप्य ध्वजपाशैः सुशोभनैः ॥
He should place a pot there, on five drona (grain measure) of sesame. On top of the pot he should set the fine banner and noose.
Kasa (cough) - past deeds
सहिरण्यं द्वयं तत्तु ब्राह्मणाय निवेदयेत् ।वस्त्रेणावेष्ट्य तं कुंभं गंधपुष्पाक्षतार्चितम् ।
He should offer the two, with gold, to a priest. The pot is wrapped in cloth and honoured with scent, flowers and unbroken rice grains.
Kasa (cough) - past deeds
श्रुतवृत्तसमग्राय श्रोत्रियाय कुटुंबिने ।वरुणस्य तथा वायोः प्रीत्यर्थं विनिवेदयेत् ॥
He should offer it to a learned priest of good conduct, a student of the Veda who has a family. It is given to please Varuna and Vayu (god of wind).
Kasa (cough) - past deeds
नमः पाशभृते तुभ्यं नमो द्विजवराय ते ।जलाधिपतये तुभ्यं वायोर्वापि प्रियाय च ॥
Bow to you who hold the noose. Bow to you, best of the twice-born. Bow to you, lord of the waters, and to you who are dear to Vayu.
Kasa (cough) - past deeds
युवयोः प्रीतये दत्तौ ध्वजपाशौ सुराजतौ ।श्वासकासौ हरेतां मे प्रीतौ सर्वजनाश्रयौ ॥
For the pleasure of you two I have given this banner and noose of fine silver. May you two, pleased and sheltering all people, take away my hard breathing and cough.
Kasa (cough) - past deeds
एवं कृत्वा श्वासकासी नीरोगस्तत्क्षणाद्भवेत् ।
The text says this about the one with hard breathing and cough. When he does this, he is freed from the illness at once.
This is the rule of past deeds for hard breathing and cough.
Next, the fruit of past deeds for stammering is told, along with its remedy.
Gadgadatva (stammering) - past deeds
वायुपुराणे ।वाग्विरोधं गुरोः कृत्वा भवेद्गद्गदवान्नरः ॥तस्य वक्ष्ये प्रतीकारं दानेन ऋषिभाषितम् ।
The Vayu Purana says: One who speaks against his guru (teacher) may become a person who stammers. I will tell its remedy through a gift, as the sages said.
Gadgadatva (stammering) - past deeds
पलेनाथ तदर्धेन तदर्धार्धेन वा पुनः ॥सरस्वतीप्रतिमां कुर्याद्द्विजानां च चतुष्टयम् ।
Make an image of Sarasvati (goddess of speech) of one pala (weight unit of about 48 grams). Or make it of half of that, or half of that again. Four priests [are also needed].
Gadgadatva (stammering) - past deeds
वरदं चाक्षसूत्रं च बिभ्रतीं दक्षिणे करे ॥पुस्तकं चाभयं वामे दधानां हंसवाहनाम् ।
In her right hands she shows the boon-giving sign and holds a rosary. In her left hands she holds a book and shows the sign of no fear. She rides a swan.
Gadgadatva (stammering) - past deeds
अतिशुभ्रेण रौप्येण कूटस्वर्णेन वा भवेत् ॥आसनं च प्रकुर्वीत सौवर्णं पद्ममुत्तमम् ।
It should be of very bright silver or of alloyed gold. Make also a seat for her, a fine lotus of gold.
Gadgadatva (stammering) - past deeds
तस्योपरि च संवेश्य देवीं वागीश्वरीं पराम् ॥मुक्तादामसमायुक्तां शुक्लवस्त्रेण संयुताम् ।
Seat the supreme goddess, lady of speech, on it. She wears a garland of pearls and white cloth.
Gadgadatva (stammering) - past deeds
वागीश्वरेण मंत्रेण पूजयेत्पीततंडुलैः ॥श्वेतपुष्पैः श्वेतगंधैः सत्कृत्य विधिपूर्वकम् ।
He should worship her with the Vagishvara mantra (the mantra of the lord of speech). He should use yellow rice grains, white flowers and white scents, and honour her by the rule.
Gadgadatva (stammering) - past deeds
ब्राह्मणः सर्वशास्त्रज्ञः कुशलः सर्वसंमतः ॥मंत्रवादप्रवीणश्च तेन होमंच कारयेत् ।
A priest should do the homa (fire offering) for this. He should know all the shastra (science) and be skilled. He should be accepted by all and expert in mantras.
Gadgadatva (stammering) - past deeds
पायसं जुहुयादष्टशतशालिमयं तथा ॥जुहुयात्समिधश्चापि तथाज्यं च तिलानपि ॥
He should offer 108 offerings of rice-milk pudding made of shali (fine rice), into the fire. He should also offer samidh (sacred firewood), ghee and sesame.
Gadgadatva (stammering) - past deeds
सरस्वतिप्रदेमिव इति वा मंत्र इष्यते ॥कृतेधिवासने नाम आचार्याय निवेदयेत् ।
Or the mantra "sarasvati pradem iva" is wanted. First the adhivasana (rite of welcoming the god into the image) is done. Then he should hand [the image] to the acharya (teacher).
Gadgadatva (stammering) - past deeds
मंत्रेणानेन विधिवत्प्राङ्मुखाय ह्युदङ्मुखः ॥संपूज्य ब्राह्मणं सम्यक् वस्त्रालंकारपूर्वकम् ।
With this mantra, by the rule, he should face north while the priest faces east. He should honour the priest well, first with cloth and ornaments.
Gadgadatva (stammering) - past deeds
या वक्के ब्रह्मणो देवी या सा वागीश्वरी परा ॥ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवैश्चान्यैः पूजिता सर्ववंदिता ।तुष्टा भवतु दानेन समिदादिहुतैरपि ॥
She is the goddess of Brahma's speech and the supreme lady of speech. Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva and others worship her, and all honour her. May she be pleased by this gift and by the offerings of samidh (sacred firewood) and the rest.
Gadgadatva (stammering) - past deeds
नैवेद्यं पायसं दद्याद्देयंच ब्राह्मणे तथा ।सरस्वतिप्रदेमिव मंत्रः सर्वत्र संमतः ॥
He should give a rice-milk pudding as naivedya (food offering), and give to the priest as well. The mantra "sarasvati pradem iva" is accepted everywhere.
Gadgadatva (stammering) - past deeds
तस्मै हुतवते दद्यात्तां घंटां पूजकायतु ।मंत्रेणानेन विधिवद्रोगी पूर्वमुखः शुचिः ॥उदङ्मुखोपविष्टाय सतोयामथ भक्तितः ।
To him who has done the homa (fire offering), the worshipper, he should give that bell. The sick person, clean and facing east, gives it by the rule with this mantra. He gives it with water and devotion to the priest sitting facing north.
Gadgadatva (stammering) - past deeds
गुरोरवज्ञया यन्मे स्वाध्यायाध्ययनं कृतम् ॥सरस्वती जगन्माता जगज्जाड्यापहारिणी ।साक्षाद्ब्रह्मकलत्रं त्वं विष्णुरुद्रादिभिस्तुता ॥
Because I studied and recited while I showed no respect to my guru (teacher): Sarasvati, mother of the world, you remove the dullness of the world. You are Brahma's own wife. Vishnu, Rudra and others praise you.
Gadgadatva (stammering) - past deeds
तन्ममाध्यापनं देहि जाड्यं हर वरानने ।घंटादानेन तुष्टा त्वं दत्तेनानेन वाक्परा ॥
So give me [the skill of] teaching. Take away my dullness, O fair-faced one. You are pleased by the gift of the bell. May you, supreme speech, be pleased by this gift.
Gadgadatva (stammering) - past deeds
वाग्विरोधं गुरोः कृत्वा यन्मे गद्गदभाषितम् ।तत्सर्वं क्षपय क्षिप्रं ब्राह्मी त्वं लोकपावनी ॥
I opposed my guru (teacher) in speech and spoke in a stammer. Destroy all that quickly, you Brahmi, purifier of the world. This is the mantra for the dana (gift).
Gadgadatva (stammering) - past deeds
अनुज्ञाय ब्राह्मणं तं स्वयं भुंजीत मानवः ।
Having taken leave of the priest, the man himself should then eat.
This is the rule of the gift of Sarasvati that takes away stammering.
Unit 20.10 says he should feed fifty priests and do japa of three names, Achyuta and the others, in the stated count.