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Vira Simhavaloka · by Virasimha
Chapter 58 · Udara: past deeds
उदररोग — कर्मविपाकः
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.
Classical view, not medical advice.
धर्मनिश्चयार्थं स्वामिना नियुक्तस्य ततो व्ययमाचरतः प्राड्विवाकस्य मंत्रिणो वा जलोदरत्वं तस्य प्रायश्चित्तं मासत्रयं पयोव्रतं शतब्राह्मणभोजनं कारयेत् । महादेवस्य सहस्रकलशाभिषेकं कुर्यात् इति ॥
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