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Vira Simhavaloka · by Virasimha
Chapter 20 · Kasa and Gadgadatva: past deeds
कास-गद्गदत्व — कर्मविपाकः
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.
Classical view, not medical advice.
तद्विष्णोरिति सूक्तेन जपं कुर्याद्द्विजोत्तमः ।
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…
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…
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.