Vira Simhavaloka · by Virasimha
Chapter 25 · Chhardi: the stars
छर्दि — ज्योतिःशास्त्रम्
रिपुस्थाने यदा स्यातां चांद्रिशुक्रौ ततो भवेत् ।छर्दिमान्मनुजः कृष्णपक्षचंद्रावलोकितौ ॥
Mercury and Venus may be in the 6th house, with the waning Moon looking at them. Then the person may suffer from vomiting.
Classical view, not medical advice.
क्षीणचंद्रावलोकितषष्ठस्थानस्थितबुधशुक्रबाधोपशांतयेतत्प्रीतयेबुधस्य तु पूर्वोक्तमेव सकलं जपहोमदानादिविधानं विदध्यात् । शुक्रस्य तु वक्ष्यामः । अन्नात्प रिस्रुतेतिमन्त्रजपः तिलाज्यौदुंबरीसमिद्भिर्होमः अश्वदानं स्नानं च ।
Mercury and Venus may stand in the 6th house, with the waning Moon looking at them. To ease the trouble, and to please Mercury, he should do all the…
एलया च शिलया समन्वितैर्वारिभिः सफलमूलकुंकुमैः ।
He should bathe in water mixed with cardamom, shila (a stone or mineral), fruits, roots and saffron. Such a bath ends the trouble brought by Venus…
इति श्रीपतिवचनात् । रौप्यं धारयेत् हविष्यं नैवेद्यं दद्यात् ॥
So says Shripati. He should wear silver. He should give havishya (plain boiled ritual food) as naivedya (food offering).