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Vira Simhavaloka · by Virasimha
Chapter 24 · Arochaka: past deeds
अरोचक — कर्मविपाकः
अथ कर्मविपाकाभिप्रायेण अरुचिप्रतीकारमाह यथा । अद्धाहीनो धनी अदाता दानरतिर्वा तामसगुणान्वितो यः सोरुचिमान् शूली वा जायते अस्य प्रायश्चित्तं कृच्छ्रमतिकृच्छ्रं चांद्रायणंव्यस्तं समस्तं वा व्याधितारतम्येन कुर्यात् ।
Next, the remedy for loss of taste is told as past deeds see it. One may have no faith, and be rich but not give. Such a one may be born with loss of taste or sharp belly pain. So may one who likes to give but has the quality of tamas (the dark, heavy quality). The prayashchitta (making amends) for this is krichchhra (penance fast), atikrichchhra (a harder penance fast) and chandrayana (moon-phase fast). They are done singly or together, by how strong the illness is.
Classical view, not medical advice.
अत्राशक्तौ धनी वा प्रतिदिनं पंचाशद्ब्राह्मणभोजनंमिष्टान्नं कारयेत् । अत्राप्यशक्तौ होमं सततं कुर्यात्
If he cannot do this, or if he is rich, he should feed fifty priests sweet food every day. If he cannot do even this, he should do homa (fire…
जपं होमं तथा तीर्थस्नानं वापि समाचरेत् ।
He should do japa (repeating a mantra), homa (fire offering), or a bath at a holy water place. With deep detachment, he should feed priests. "He…
अग्निरस्मीतिमंत्रेण जपेदयुतसंख्यया ।
He should do japa (repeating a mantra) of the Vedic mantra that begins "agnir asmi", ten thousand times. He should offer charu (rice offering) and…