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Vira Simhavaloka · Chapter 4
अतीसार — कर्मविपाकः
This is the Atisara karmavipaka chapter of Vira Simhavaloka, on the past-life deed the text links to this trouble. The text links this trouble to a past deed such as putting out a fire or breaking a tank.
Classical view, not medical advice.
The expiation is a repeated mantra, offerings of sesame and ghee, and the gift of a golden or copper image of Agni.
The English below is our translation from the Sanskrit.
Atisara (diarrhoea) - past deeds
अथातीसाररोगस्य कर्मविपाकमाह।अग्न्युपशमी अतीसारी भवति तडागभेत्ता च । यदुक्तं पद्मपुराणे । अतीसारी च भवति यस्त्रेताग्निविनाशक इति ॥
Next, the karmavipaka (fruit of past deeds) of diarrhoea is told. One who put out a fire, or broke a tank, may have diarrhoea. As the Padma Purana says: "One who destroyed the three sacred fires may have diarrhoea."
Atisara (diarrhoea) - past deeds
सोऽग्निरस्मीत्यृचं जपेत् यथोक्तमेव दशसहस्रसंख्यया तिलाज्यद्रव्येण जुहुयात् हिरण्यं दद्यात्।
He should do japa (repeating a mantra) of the rik (Vedic verse) that begins "agnir asmi". As told, he should offer sesame and ghee into the fire 10,000 times. He should give gold.
Atisara (diarrhoea) - past deeds
अन्यच्च यथाह बौधायनः ॥सुवर्णेनाथ ताम्रेण कुर्यात्प्रतिकृतिं बुधः ।वह्नेर्विभवसारेण पलेनार्द्धेन वा पुनः इति ॥
Also, as Baudhayana says: The wise one should make a pratima (image) of Agni (the fire god), of gold or copper. It should suit his means, and weigh one pala (weight unit of about 48 grams), or half a pala.
Atisara (diarrhoea) - past deeds
वह्निप्रतिकृतिलक्षणं तु लोकपालप्रसंगेन ब्रह्मांडदानेन दर्शितम् ॥
The marks of the pratima (image) of Agni (the fire god) have been shown elsewhere. They are shown in the part on the guardians of the world. That is in the Brahmanda dana (gift of the cosmic egg).
Atisara (diarrhoea) - past deeds
तथा ज्वालाकुलां रक्तचंदनेन विलेपिताम् ।रक्तवस्त्रेण संवीतां मेषस्योपरि संस्थिताम् ॥
The image is shown like this: It is full of flames and smeared with red sandal. It is wrapped in red cloth and sits on a ram.
Atisara (diarrhoea) - past deeds
रक्तमाल्यैस्तु संछन्नां मुक्तादामपरिष्कृताम् ।कनकाचलवर्णाभां द्वादशार्कनिभां शुभाम् ॥
It is covered with red garlands and decorated with strings of pearls. Its colour shines like a golden mountain. It is bright like twelve suns, and lovely.
Atisara (diarrhoea) - past deeds
ब्रह्मचर्यान्विते विप्रे तपोनिष्ठेऽग्निहोत्रिणि ।अंगुलीयकवस्त्राद्यैर्भूषिते तां निवेदयेत् ॥
He should offer it to a brahmana (priest) who keeps celibacy and is firm in austerity. The priest keeps the sacred fire. He first adorns the priest with a ring, cloth and the like.
Atisara (diarrhoea) - past deeds
मंत्रेणानेन विधिवदग्निप्रीत्यर्थमादृतः ।त्रेतारूपोऽग्निरीड्यस्त्वमंतश्चरसि वै नृणाम् ॥त्वं वेत्सि प्राक्तनं पापमतीसारं विनाशय ।
With this mantra, with care and by the rule, to please Agni (the fire god): "Agni, worthy of praise, you take the form of the three sacred fires. You move inside people. You know the wrong done earlier. Make my diarrhoea go."
Atisara (diarrhoea) - past deeds
एवं कृत्वा नरः सम्यगतीसारं व्यपोहति ॥निरोगश्च सुखी नित्यं दीर्घमायुश्च विंदति ।
The text says that one who does this well puts diarrhoea away. The person is said to become free of illness and happy, and to gain a long life.
Atisara (diarrhoea) - past deeds
इत्यतीसारहरवह्निमूर्तिदानम् ।
This is the rule for the dana (gift) of an image of Agni (the fire god). It brings peace in diarrhoea.
Unit 4.7 says the image of Agni is offered to a priest who keeps the sacred fire. Unit 4.10 calls this the rule of the gift of an image of Agni.