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Vira Simhavaloka · by Virasimha
Chapter 42 · Shula: past deeds
शूल — कर्मविपाकः
अथ शूलरोगस्य कर्मविपाकमाह । याचितारमर्किंचनं ब्राह्मणं श्रुताध्यपनसंपन्नातिशांतमाहूय यो न प्रयच्छति स जठरशूलरोगवान्भवति कदाचिदाध्मानी भवति स कृच्छ्रातिकृच्छ्रचांद्रायणानि कुर्यात् वस्त्राणि दद्यात् अन्यच्च संध्योपासनादिभ्रष्टोऽन्यजन्मनि बस्तिशूली भवति । स्वर्णद्वादशकं दद्यात् । यथाविभवं ब्राह्मणभोजनं हिरण्यं च दद्यात् ।
Next, the text tells the result of past deeds for colic. A poor brahmana (priest) may come and ask. He is learned, teaches the Veda and is very calm. The text says one who calls him but gives nothing may suffer from colic in the stomach. Sometimes bloating comes too. He should keep the krichchhra (penance fast), the atikrichchhra (a harder penance fast) and the chandrayana (moon-phase fast). He should give clothes. Also, one who gave up the twilight prayers and like duties may have colic in the bladder in another birth. He should give twelve pieces of gold. He should feed priests as his means allow, and give gold.
Classical view, not medical advice.
यो मातापितृभ्यां प्रवृत्तं मैथुनं शृणोति स कर्णशूली भवति पश्चाद्बधिरः किंचिदेव शृणोति वा । तद्विष्णोरित्यष्टोत्तरायुतं जपेत् पुरुषसूक्तं वा । अपामार्जनस्तोत्राभिमंत्रितं जलं पिबेत् ।
The text says one who listened to his mother and father in union may get sharp pain in the ear. Later he may become deaf, or hear only a little. He…
शूलेन शूली भवति मनुष्याणां च हिंसकः ।
One who harmed people with a spear may suffer from shula (colic). [So make a spear] of one pala (weight unit of about 48 grams). Or make it of half…
सौवर्णं राजतं वापि शूलं कुर्यात्प्रयत्नतः ।
One should carefully make the spear of gold or silver. Or, as one can, of copper, iron or khadira (cutch tree) wood.