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Vira Simhavaloka · Chapter 50
मूत्रकृच्छ्र — कर्मविपाकः
This is the Mutrakrichchhra karmavipaka chapter of Vira Simhavaloka, on the past-life deed the text links to this trouble. The text links this trouble to a person always jealous of his teacher.
Classical view, not medical advice.
The amends are the gift of a gold lotus of eight petals to a poor priest, with a mantra to the Sun.
The English below is our translation from the Sanskrit.
Mutrakrichchhra (painful urination) - past deeds
इदानीं मूत्रकृच्छ्ररोगस्य कर्मविपाकप्रकारमाह तत्प्रतीकारं च । गुरुणा सार्द्धं सततं मत्सरकृत् स्त्रीदिवागामी मूत्रकृच्छ्रवान्भवति गुरुतल्पातिदेशप्रायश्चित्तं कुर्यात् । अन्यच्च वायुपुराणे । सुरापो मूत्रकृच्छ्री स्यात् इति ।
Now the text tells the result of past deeds for painful urination, and its remedy. The text says one always jealous of his teacher, who goes to women by day, may have painful urination. He should do the prayashchitta (making amends) set for going to the teacher's wife, applied here by extension. Also, the Vayu Purana says one who drank liquor may have painful urination.
Mutrakrichchhra (painful urination) - past deeds
अथाह बोधायनः — सौवर्णं कारयेत्पद्मं पलेनार्द्धपलेन वा ।यथावन्मतिमान्कुर्यात्पद्ममष्टदलं शुभम् ॥
Then Baudhayana says: Make a gold lotus of one pala (weight unit of about 48 grams) or half a pala. The wise one should make a good eight-petalled lotus, rightly.
Mutrakrichchhra (painful urination) - past deeds
वित्तशाठ्यं न कुर्वीत भवेन्निष्फलमन्यथा ।द्रोणे तिलाढके वापि ताम्रपात्रं जलान्वितम् ॥
Do not be stingy with the money, or the rite will bear no fruit. Place a copper vessel with water on a drona (grain measure) of sesame, or on an adhaka of sesame.
Mutrakrichchhra (painful urination) - past deeds
तस्य मध्ये तु तत्पद्मं विदध्यात्कुंकुमान्वितम् ।ब्राह्मणं श्रुतिसंपन्नं दरिद्रं चाग्निहोत्रिणम् ॥
In the middle of it, place the lotus with kumkum. [Then take] a poor priest who knows the Veda and keeps the sacred fire.
Mutrakrichchhra (painful urination) - past deeds
आहूय गंधमाल्याद्यैर्विधिना चातिभक्तितः ।ततः स्वर्णमयं पद्मं दद्यान्मंत्रेण संयुतम् ॥
Invite him by the rule and honour him with scents, garlands and the like, with deep devotion. Then give the gold lotus with this mantra.
Mutrakrichchhra (painful urination) - past deeds
भगः पूषा पतंगोऽसौ द्वादशात्मा त्रयीतनुः ।पद्मेनानेन दत्तेन प्रीतो भवतु भास्करः ॥
Bhaga, Pushan, the Sun who moves in the sky, twelve-formed, whose body is the three Vedas: may the Sun be pleased by this lotus given.
Mutrakrichchhra (painful urination) - past deeds
दानमंत्रः
The mantra for the gift.
Mutrakrichchhra (painful urination) - past deeds
कृतेनानेन मनुजो मूत्रकृच्छ्रात्प्रमुच्यते ।मूत्रकृच्छ्रातुरस्तस्मादेतत्कुर्यात्प्रयत्नतः ॥
By doing this a person may find relief from painful urination. So the one troubled by it should do this with care.
This is the method of the gift of the sesame and the lotus that eases painful urination.
Unit 50.2 describes a gold lotus. Unit 50.5 says it is given to a priest with a mantra.