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Vira Simhavaloka · Chapter 39
ऊरुस्तंभ-आमवात — ज्योतिःशास्त्रम्
This is the Urustambha and Amavata astrology chapter of Vira Simhavaloka. It is a one-unit chapter.
Classical view, not medical advice.
It names Jupiter in the 8th house and the rites told before.
The English below is our translation from the Sanskrit.
Urustambha and Amavata (stiff thighs and joint pain) - the stars
अथेदानीं उरुस्तंभामवातयोःसामान्यदोषदूष्यत्वात् ज्योतिश्शास्त्राभिप्रायेण हेतुमाह तत्प्रतीकारं च ।यदुक्तं जातके । अष्टमगो गुरुरामकर्ता च इति वचनात् अष्टमस्थानस्थगुरुजनितामवातरोगोपशांतये तत्प्रीतये पूर्वोक्तमेव होमपूजादानादिकं कुर्यात् । तेनोपशाम्यति ।
Next, urustambha (stiff thighs) and amavata (joint pain) share the same dosha (fault) and the same affected parts. So the text tells their cause from the view of astrology, and the remedy. As a jataka (birth chart reading) text says: "Jupiter in the 8th house makes ama (undigested waste)." By this saying, Jupiter in the 8th house can bring amavata (joint pain). To ease it, the person should do the rites named before, to please Jupiter. These are homa (fire offering), worship, dana (gift) and the like. By this it eases.
Unit 39.1 names Jupiter in the 8th house and says the earlier rites ease the trouble.