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Vira Simhavaloka · by Virasimha
Chapter 54 · Prameha: past deeds
प्रमेह — कर्मविपाकः
मातृगामी स्वसृगामी मधुमेही भवेन्नरः ।भ्रातृभार्याभिगामी च जलमेही नराधिप ॥यो गच्छेद्भगिनीं नित्यमिक्षुमेहीति निश्चितम् ।
The text says: a man who goes to his mother or his sister may have madhumeha (sweet urinary disorder). O king, one who goes to his brother's wife may have jalameha (watery urinary disorder). One who always goes to his sister surely has ikshumeha (sugarcane-juice urinary disorder).
Classical view, not medical advice.
इति वचनात् । प्रोक्ताधिकं प्रायश्चित्तं प्रकल्प्यं मात्रादीनामतिमात्रनिषिद्धत्वात् । यत्राशक्तः तत्र कृच्छ्रत्रयं प्रतिदिनं चत्वारिंशद्ब्राह्मणभोजनं कारयेत्। पुरुषसूक्तं सहस्रनामस्तोत्रं गायत्रीं वा जपेत् । आतेरौद्रसूक्तेनाज्याहुतिहोमं जपं वा अष्टोत्तरसहस्रं कारयेत्।
Because of this saying, heavier amends than those told above should be set. Going to a mother and the like is very strongly forbidden. Where he…
चांडालीगामी सर्वमेहव्याधिमान्भवति सततं क्षुत्पिपासातुरश्च ।
The text speaks of a chandala (an outcaste, in the old social order) woman. One who went to her may have every kind of urinary disease. He may…
स पिपीलिकामध्यचांद्रायणानि कुर्यात् । इदमापः प्रवहतोदुत्तमं वरुणेत्यादिभिर्मंत्रैर्जपेज्जुहुयाच्च ।
He should keep the pipilikamadhya (ant-shaped) chandrayana (moon-phase fast), thin in the middle like an ant. He should do japa (repeating a mantra)…