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Vira Simhavaloka · by Virasimha
Chapter 33 · Apasmara: the stars
अपस्मार — ज्योतिःशास्त्रम्
अथेदानीमपस्माररोगस्य जातकाभिप्रायेण हेतुं तत्प्रतीकारं चाह ।
Next, the text tells the cause of epilepsy (apasmara) as the jataka (birth chart reading) texts see it. It also tells the remedy.
Classical view, not medical advice.
यथोक्तं जातके — शनिभूसुतदिननाथा निधनस्था यस्य जन्मकाले स्युः ।
As a jataka (birth chart reading) text says: At a person's birth, Saturn, Mars and the Sun may be in the 8th house. Then he may suffer from many…
अष्टमस्थानस्थशनिमंगलसूर्यजनितापस्माररोगप्रतीकाराय तत्तद्ग्रहप्रीतये पूर्वोक्तमेव सकलं जपहोमदानस्नानादि कुर्यात् । तेनोपशाम्यति ।
Saturn, Mars and the Sun in the 8th house can bring epilepsy. To ease it, the person should do all the rites named before. These are japa (repeating…