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Vira Simhavaloka · by Virasimha
Chapter 36 · Vatavyadhi: past deeds
वातव्याधि — कर्मविपाकः
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 and the metre of the gayatri (gayatri mantra). The further words "purusha, prakriti, suta" stand as printed. The sages are Vasishtha, Kashyapa and Narada. The gods are Mahavishnu, Mahanrisimha and Mahavaraha. To ease all illness he should do japa (repeating a mantra) thirty thousand times.
Classical view, not medical advice.
अच्युतानंद गोविंदेत्येतन्नामत्रयं द्विजः ।
A dvija (twice-born) man should do japa (repeating a mantra) of these three names: "achyuta", "ananda" and "govinda". He should do it thirty…
इति शंकरगीतासु वचनात् । पुरुषसूक्तजपं कुर्यात् । ततः पापक्षयाद्रोगमोक्षो भवत्येव इति ।
This is said in the Shankara Gita. He should also do japa (repeating a mantra) of the Purusha Sukta (Vedic hymn). The text says that then, as sin…
धनुर्वातरोगे अन्यच्च वायुपुराणे ॥ वातव्याधियुतः स्तेयीत्याह बौधायनो मुनिः ।
For dhanurvata (a wind illness that bends the body like a bow), the Vayu Purana gives another rule. The sage Baudhayana says that one who stole may…