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Vira Simhavaloka · Chapter 58
उदररोग — कर्मविपाकः
This Udara karmavipaka chapter links the trouble to past-life deeds. These include setting the great gods in rank and misusing funds held in trust.
Classical view, not medical advice.
It gives amends and a long rite with a silver and copper figure.
The English below is our translation from the Sanskrit.
Udara (belly swelling) - past deeds
अथोदररोगस्य कर्मविपाके हेतुमाह तत्प्रतीकारं च । यो ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेशानामुत्तमभावेन भेदं साधयति स उदरव्याधिमान्भवति। तच्छांतये कृच्छ्रातिकृच्छ्रचांद्रायणानि कुर्यात् । महेश्वरस्य सहस्रकलशाभिषेकं कुर्यात् । उद्यन्नद्येति ऋचमयुतं जपेत् ॥ आतेरौद्रसूक्तेन चरुघृताभ्यामष्टोत्तरसहस्रं जुहुयात् । मधुघृतप्लुतहिरण्यं दद्यात् ।
Next, the text gives the cause of belly swelling from past deeds, and its remedy. One may rank Brahma, Vishnu and Maheshana (Shiva) as higher and lower, and set them apart. The text says such a one may suffer from belly swelling. To bring peace, he should do krichchhra (penance fast), atikrichchhra (a harder penance fast) and chandrayana (moon-phase fast). He should do the abhisheka (ritual pouring of water) of Maheshvara with a thousand kalasha (water pot) loads. He should do japa (repeating a mantra) of the rik (Vedic verse) that begins "udyann adya", ten thousand times. With the sukta (Vedic hymn) to Rudra that begins "a te", he should do homa (fire offering). He offers charu (rice offering) and ghee 1,008 times. He should give a dana (gift) of gold soaked in honey and ghee.
Udara (belly swelling) - past deeds
धर्मनिश्चयार्थं स्वामिना नियुक्तस्य ततो व्ययमाचरतः प्राड्विवाकस्य मंत्रिणो वा जलोदरत्वं तस्य प्रायश्चित्तं मासत्रयं पयोव्रतं शतब्राह्मणभोजनं कारयेत् । महादेवस्य सहस्रकलशाभिषेकं कुर्यात् इति ॥
A judge or a minister is appointed by his lord to decide what is right. He may then spend from what is in his charge. The text says such a one may get water-belly (swelling of the belly with water). For his amends, he should keep a milk-only fast for three months. He should have one hundred brahmanas (priests) fed. He should do the abhisheka (ritual pouring of water) of Mahadeva (Shiva) with a thousand water pots.
Udara (belly swelling) - past deeds
जलोदरे पद्मपुराणे —उदरव्याधियुक्तस्तु भवेद्दुर्वंगनागमे ।चांद्रायणत्रयं कुर्यात्तस्य पापस्य शांतये ॥
The Padma Purana says, on water-belly (swelling of the belly with water): One who goes to a wicked woman may suffer from belly swelling. To bring peace to that sin, he should do chandrayana (moon-phase fast) three times.
Udara (belly swelling) - past deeds
बोधायनः —कुर्यात्तु मकरं सम्यग्राजतं ताम्रमेव च ।पलत्रयेण द्वाभ्यां च तथैकेन तथा शुभम् ॥
Bodhayana says: Make a good makara (a sea-creature like a crocodile) of silver, and also of copper. Make it of three pala (weight unit of about 48 grams), or two, or one.
Udara (belly swelling) - past deeds
पुच्छे रत्नानि देयानि कटिं रौप्येण कारयेत् ।नेत्रे स्वर्णमये कार्ये जिह्वा रीत्या प्रकल्पयेत् ॥
Set gems in its tail. Make its waist of silver. Make its two eyes of gold. Make its tongue of brass.
Udara (belly swelling) - past deeds
पादयोः प्रक्षिपेत्तत्र घृतपात्रं पुनर्द्वयोः ।कृष्णवस्त्रेण संवेष्ट्य चंदनागरुचर्चितम् ॥
Put a pot of ghee at its feet, one at each of the two. Wrap it in black cloth. Smear it with sandalwood paste and agaru (aloe wood).
Udara (belly swelling) - past deeds
ताम्रेवै जलपात्रेतु स्थापयेन्मकरं शुभम् ।ब्राह्मणं वृत्तसंपन्नं वृद्धं दांतमलोलुपम् ॥
Set the good makara (a sea-creature like a crocodile) in a copper water vessel. Take a priest of good conduct, old, self-controlled and free of greed.
Udara (belly swelling) - past deeds
वस्त्रैः कटककेयूरैः पूजयेदंगुलीयकैः ।होमो वरुणदैवत्यैरत्राध्यायोक्तमार्गतः ॥
Honour him with clothes, bracelets, armlets and rings. Do the homa (fire offering) with the mantras addressed to Varuna, in the way told in this chapter.
Udara (belly swelling) - past deeds
ततश्चौदरिको विप्रे मकरं विनिवेदयेत् ।जलाधिदेव देवेश पश्चिमाशापते विभो ॥उदरव्याधिनाशं मे कुरु दानेन तोषितः ।
Then the sick person should offer the makara (a sea-creature like a crocodile) to the priest. He says: "Lord of the waters, god of gods, lord of the west, mighty one! Pleased by this gift, end my belly illness."
This is the method of the makara (a sea-creature like a crocodile) gift. It is for water-belly (swelling of the belly with water).
Unit 58.4 describes a makara figure of silver and of copper, in one to three pala.
Unit 58.3 sets the moon-phase fast three times.