Vira Simhavaloka · by Virasimha
Chapter 34 · Apasmara: past deeds
अपस्मार — कर्मविपाकः
इति बलिदानमन्त्रः ।
This is the mantra for the offering.
Classical view, not medical advice.
ततः प्रभाते विमले स्नात्वा चाहतवाससः ॥
Then, at clear dawn, they bathe and put on fresh cloth. They adorn themselves well with bracelets, sacred threads and rings. Four fire pits are…
कुर्युस्ते तु पृथक्तेषु होमं मंत्रैः स्वकैस्तदा ।
They should each do homa (fire offering) separately in these pits, with their own mantras. In the east the Rig Veda priest should do a rich homa of…
विनायकं समुद्दिश्य गणानांत्वेति मंत्रतः ।
He offers it to Vinayaka with the mantra that begins "gananam tva". Then: "tatpurushaya vidmahe vakratundaya dhimahi, tanno danti prachodayat" (a…