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Vira Simhavaloka · by Virasimha
Chapter 58 · Udara: past deeds
उदररोग — कर्मविपाकः
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).
Classical view, not medical advice.
ताम्रेवै जलपात्रेतु स्थापयेन्मकरं शुभम् ।
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.
वस्त्रैः कटककेयूरैः पूजयेदंगुलीयकैः ।
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…
ततश्चौदरिको विप्रे मकरं विनिवेदयेत् ।
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…