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Vira Simhavaloka · by Virasimha
Chapter 34 · Apasmara: past deeds
अपस्मार — कर्मविपाकः
अपूपादि तथान्यच्च कारयेद्भक्षकादिकम् ।निवेद्य पार्वतीं चापि देवदेवं महेश्वरम् ॥
He should have cakes and other things made, and other eatables. He should offer them to Parvati, and to Maheshvara (Shiva), the god of gods.
Classical view, not medical advice.
पूजयेत्परया भक्त्या आचार्यः स्वयमेव हि ।
The lead priest himself should worship them with the highest devotion. In the same way the sick person should worship Ganesha, leader of Shiva's…
गणानांत्वेति मंत्रेण तूष्णीं शूद्रस्तु पूजयेत् ।
[A twice-born man] worships with the mantra that begins "gananam tva". A shudra (a person of the labouring caste, in the old social order) should…
मंत्रेणानेन दद्याच्च स रोगी प्राङ्मुखः स्वयम्
The sick person himself, facing east, should give it with this mantra and with great devotion. He gives it to a Brahmin who sits facing north.