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Vira Simhavaloka · by Virasimha
Chapter 34 · Apasmara: past deeds
अपस्मार — कर्मविपाकः
गणानांत्वेति मंत्रेण तूष्णीं शूद्रस्तु पूजयेत् ।ततो मध्यंदिने प्राप्ते प्रतिमां दक्षिणायुताम् ॥
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 worship in silence. Then, when midday comes, the image is given, with the fee to the priest.
Classical view, not medical advice.
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.
विनायक प्रपन्नार्तिहर विघ्नविनायक ।
"O Vinayaka, you take away the pain of those who come to you. O remover of obstacles! In the past the gods asked you for help. They were intent on…
ब्राह्मणश्वासरोधेन यज्जातं मम वैकृतम् ।
The illness came upon me by choking a Brahmin. It comes from the ripening of an earlier deed. It is epilepsy, madness and the like.