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Vira Simhavaloka · by Virasimha
Chapter 36 · Vatavyadhi: past deeds
वातव्याधि — कर्मविपाकः
यः पुनरक्षतयोनिमनिच्छंतीं परस्त्रियं बलादाक्रम्योपभुंक्ते स सर्वसंधिषु धनुर्वातरोगो वा विषमज्वरी वा तीव्रपीडावान्भवति । तदुपशांतये प्रतिरूपदानं महिषीदानं कृच्छ्रातिकृच्छ्रचांद्रायणानि कुर्यात् । उद्यन्नद्येत्यृचं जपेत् ।
The text speaks of a man who takes by force an unwilling virgin, a woman not his own. He may suffer from dhanurvata (a wind illness that bends the body like a bow) in all the joints. Or he may have an irregular fever with sharp pain. To ease it, he should give a pratirupa (a likeness given in place of the person) and a buffalo cow. He should keep the krichchhra (penance fast), atikrichchhra (a harder penance fast) and chandrayana (moon-phase fast). He should do japa (repeating a mantra) of the Vedic verse that begins "udyannadya".
Classical view, not medical advice.
तदुक्तं ब्रह्माण्डपुराणे । अपमृत्युप्रशांत्यर्थं प्रतिरूपं द्विजोत्तमे ।
As the Brahmanda Purana says: To ease untimely death, one should give a likeness to an excellent Brahmin. He should give a black buffalo cow with…
सहस्रनामस्तोत्रं वा सर्वं वारत्रयं जपेत् ।
Or he may recite the whole hymn of a thousand names three times. This is to ease death and illness, and for his own good gain.
इति महाभारतवचनात् नामत्रयं जपेत् । नामत्रयस्य छंदऋषिदेवताः प्रदर्श्यंते । उष्णिग्गायत्रीपुरुषप्रकृतीसुत लंछंदांसि वासिष्ठकश्यपनारदा ऋषयः महाविष्णुर्महानृसिंहो महावराहश्च देवता इति । सर्वरोगशांतयेऽयुतत्रयं जपेत् ।
As the Mahabharata says, he should repeat the three names. The metres, sages and gods of the three names are shown. The metres are given as ushnih…