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Vira Simhavaloka · by Virasimha
Chapter 42 · Shula: past deeds
शूल — कर्मविपाकः
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 should do japa (repeating a mantra) of the Vedic mantra that begins "tad vishnoh" 10,008 times. Or he may recite the Purusha sukta (Vedic hymn). He should drink water charmed with the Apamarjana hymn.
Classical view, not medical advice.
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.
रक्तवस्त्रेण संवेष्ट्य तिलानामुपरि न्यसेत् ॥
Wrap it in a red cloth and place it on sesame seeds. The amount of sesame should be a drona (grain measure), or half of that, or half again, as one…