Vira Simhavaloka · by Virasimha
Chapter 38 · Vatarakta: past deeds
वातरक्त — कर्मविपाकः
ततो विप्रं समाहूय सुशीलं लक्षणान्वितम् ।आचारवन्तं धर्मज्ञं वेदवेदांगपारगम् ॥
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.
Classical view, not medical advice.
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…
कुंकुमागरुकर्पूरै रुचिरैरंगुलीयकैः ।
He should honour him with saffron, agaru (aloe wood), camphor and fine rings. He should have homa (fire offering) done there in the way told before.
मंत्रेणानेन तं दद्यात्सर्वलोकनमस्कृतम् ।
He should give the image, which all the world honours, with this mantra. "O Lord of Lakshmi, joy of Devaki, sleeper on the milk ocean, beyond the…