Vira Simhavaloka · by Virasimha
Chapter 38 · Vatarakta: past deeds
वातरक्त — कर्मविपाकः
वस्त्रैरत्यंतरुचिरैः परिधाप्यातिकौतुकम् ।मुक्तादामपरिक्षिप्तं चंदनागरुलेपनम् ॥
Dress them with great delight in very fine cloth. Ring them with strings of pearls. Smear them with sandalwood and agaru (aloe wood).
Classical view, not medical advice.
अर्चयेत्कुसुमैर्युग्मं लक्ष्मीनारायणात्मकम् ।
Worship the pair with flowers, as Lakshmi and Narayana. They are pleasing and lovely, and they sit on Garuda.
ततो विप्रं समाहूय सुशीलं लक्षणान्वितम् ।
Then he should call a Brahmin of good conduct and good signs. The Brahmin should know duty. He should be a master of the Vedas and their limbs.
प्रतिग्रहनिवृत्तं च श्रुतिस्मृतिपथे स्थितम् ।
The Brahmin should no longer take gifts. He should follow the path of the Vedas and the law books. The giver should bring him himself with devotion…