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Vira Simhavaloka · by Virasimha
Chapter 54 · Prameha: past deeds
प्रमेह — कर्मविपाकः
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 cannot do that, he should do three krichchhra (penance fasts). He should feed forty priests every day. He should do japa (repeating a mantra) of the Purusha sukta (Vedic hymn). Or he may do japa of the thousand-names hymn or the gayatri (gayatri mantra). He should have a homa (fire offering) of ghee done with the Rudra sukta that begins "a te". Or he has japa of it done. Either is done 1,008 times.
Classical view, not medical advice.
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)…
तिर्यग्गामी प्रमेही शूली स सांतपनानि कुर्यात् । व्याधिगुरुलघुत्वभावेन प्रायश्चित्ते गुरुलघुभावौ द्रष्टव्यौ इति ॥
One who went to an animal may have a urinary disorder and colic. He should keep the santapana (a penance fast with cow products) fasts. The amends…