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Vira Simhavaloka · Chapter 62
अंत्र-वृषण — कर्मविपाकः
This Antra karmavipaka chapter links its troubles to past deeds. They are harm done to blameless servants, the killing of a man of trade and blocking a sacrifice.
Classical view, not medical advice.
It gives japa of Vedic verses, homa, feeding priests and a golden image of Narayana.
The English below is our translation from the Sanskrit.
Vrishana (scrotal swelling) - past deeds
अथ वृषणरोगस्य कर्मविपाके हेतुमाह तत्प्रतीकारं च । तत्र स्नुषागामी वातवृषणः । अथ प्रायश्चित्तं आत्मजस्त्रियम् असकृदज्ञानाद्गत्वा चांद्रायणत्रयाच्छुध्येत् । ज्ञानात्सकृद्गमने कृच्छ्राद्वा शुद्धिः । आसामेकां बुद्धिपूर्वकं बहुदिनेषु गत्वा अग्निं प्रविश्य मृतः शुध्येत् ।
Next, the text gives the cause of scrotal illness from past deeds, and its remedy. The text says one who goes to his son's wife may get a scrotum swollen with wind. Now the amends. One who goes to his son's wife again and again, unknowingly, is cleansed by three chandrayanas (moon-phase fasts). One who goes once, knowingly, is cleansed by krichchhra (penance fast). One may go to one of these women on purpose for many days. The text says he is cleansed only by entering fire and dying.
Vrishana (scrotal swelling) - past deeds
अपरं च अपराधमंतरेण यो नृपो भृत्यादीनां हस्तपादादींश्छेदयति तस्य मुष्कमग्निना दग्धमिव शिलापिष्टमिव वृषणं जायते पश्चादुधिरं स्रवति । स रुद्रसंहितामष्टोत्तरसहस्रं जपेत् । प्रतिरोगंचांद्रायणत्रयं कुर्यात् । गांदद्यात् ।
Also: a king may have the hands, feet and so on of his servants cut off, though they did no wrong. The text says his scrotum may become as if burnt by fire, or crushed on a stone. Later blood flows. He should repeat the Rudra Samhita (the Rudra hymns) 1,008 times. For each illness he should do three chandrayanas (moon-phase fasts). He should give a cow.
Vrishana (scrotal swelling) - past deeds
जायते वृषणे यस्य व्याधिः परमदारुणः ।जपित्वा दशसाहस्रं मुच्यते रुद्रसंहिताम् ॥
One may get a very hard illness in the scrotum. He is said to be freed by repeating the Rudra Samhita (the Rudra hymns) ten thousand times.
So says Vishnu. This is the remedy for scrotal illness.
Antra (hernia) - past deeds
अथांत्ररोगे विशेषतया कर्मविपाके हेतुमाह तत्प्रतीकारं च।पूर्वजन्मनि वैश्यहंतुरंत्राणि छिन्नानीव भवंति । पश्चाच्छीतज्वरमनंतरमुष्णज्वरमपानदाहश्च भवति ।
Next, the text gives the cause of intestine illness from past deeds in particular, and the remedy. One may have killed a vaishya (a person of the trading caste, in the old social order). This was in a past birth. His bowels may feel as if cut. Chill fever may come, then hot fever. Burning at the anus follows.
Antra (hernia) - past deeds
शतब्राह्मणभोजनं च उद्यन्नद्येति ऋचमयुतत्रयं जपेत् । आतेरौद्रसूक्तेन मधुघृताभ्यां जुहुयात् । अथवा महिषीं प्रतिरूपां च दद्यात् । इति ॥
He should feed one hundred brahmanas (priests). He should do japa (repeating a mantra) of the rik (Vedic verse) that begins "udyann adya", thirty thousand times. He should do homa (fire offering) with honey and ghee. He uses the sukta (Vedic hymn) to Rudra that begins "a te". Or he should give a she-buffalo, a fine one.
Antra (hernia) - past deeds
सोपद्रवायां पीडायाम् ब्रह्मणोक्तं च ॥यज्ञे विघ्नकरो मर्त्यो जायते चांत्रवृद्धिमान् ।वक्ष्यामि तत्प्रतीकारं दानहोमादिकर्मणा ॥
When the pain comes with other troubles, Brahma has also said: A man who blocks a sacrifice is born with a hernia. I will tell the remedy, done by gifts, homa (fire offering) and the like.
Antra (hernia) - past deeds
कुर्यात्स्वर्णमयीं धेनुं शुभां नारायणस्य तु ।व्यावहारिकनिष्काभ्यामेकेनापि तदर्द्धतः ॥
Make a good golden cow of Narayana (Vishnu). Make it of two nishka (gold coin weight), or one, or half of that.
Antra (hernia) - past deeds
नारायणलक्षणतूक्तं हेमहस्तिरथदाने ।प्रक्षाल्य पंचगव्येन स्थापयेत्कुंकुमोपरि ॥
The marks of Narayana are as told in the gift of a golden elephant and chariot. Wash it with the five products of the cow, and set it on saffron.
Antra (hernia) - past deeds
श्वेतवस्त्रेण संवेष्टच गंधमाल्यैः समर्चयेत् ।उपचारैः षोडशभिराचार्यो वैष्णवः शुचिः ॥
Wrap it in white cloth. Honour it with scents and garlands, and with sixteen offerings. The teacher should be a Vishnu devotee, and pure.
Antra (hernia) - past deeds
सर्वशास्त्रार्थतत्त्वज्ञो ब्रह्मविद्यासु निश्चितः ।होमं च कारयेत्तत्र ह्याग्नेयां दिशि शास्त्रतः ॥समिदाज्यतिलैश्चैव नमो नारायणाय च ।
He should know the true meaning of all the sacred texts, and be firm in knowledge of Brahman. Let him do the homa (fire offering) there, in the south-east, by the rule. He uses samidh (sacred firewood), ghee and sesame, with the mantra "namo narayanaya".
Antra (hernia) - past deeds
तिलान्व्याहृतिभिर्जुहुयात् ॥
He should offer sesame with the vyahriti (the sacred calls bhur, bhuvah, svah).
Antra (hernia) - past deeds
रोगी तथार्च्चयेद्देवं नारायणमनामयम् ।मूलमंत्रेण विधिवन्नैवेद्यं चरुरिष्यते ॥
The sick person should also worship the god Narayana, who is free of all ill, by the rule. He uses the root mantra. The naivedya (food offering) is charu (rice offering).
Antra (hernia) - past deeds
नमोंऽतं नाम सोंकारं मूलमंत्रः प्रकीर्त्तितः ।ततस्तां प्रतिमां दिव्यां प्राङ्मुखाय ह्युदङ्मुखः ।
The root mantra is said to be the name, with "om" before it and "namah" at the end. Then, facing north, he gives that divine image to the priest, who faces east.
Antra (hernia) - past deeds
मंत्रेणानेन विधिवद्भक्त्या परमया युतः ।नारायण जगन्नाथ शंखचक्रगदाधर ॥पूर्वजन्मनि यज्ञादिविघ्नाद्यद्वै कृतं मया ।
He says this mantra by the rule, with great devotion. "Narayana, lord of the world, holder of conch, wheel and mace. In a past birth I blocked sacrifices and the like."
Antra (hernia) - past deeds
अंत्रवृद्धिं महारोगं दानेनानेन तोषितः ॥चक्रहस्त गदापाणे शमयाशु जगत्पते ।
"From that came this great illness, a hernia. Pleased by this gift, quickly calm it, lord of the world, wheel in hand, mace in hand."
These are the two mantras of the gift.
Antra (hernia) - past deeds
एवं कृत्वा तु तं देवं क्षमाप्य ब्राह्मणं ततः ।विप्राणां भोजनं दद्यात्स्नात्वा भुंजीत वाग्यतः ॥
After doing so, he should ask forgiveness of the god, and then of the priest. Then he should give a meal to the priests. After a bath, he should eat in silence.
Antra (hernia) - past deeds
एवं कृत्वा समाप्नोति नीरोगत्वं नरो भुवि ।आरोग्ययुक्तो नित्यं हि सुचिरं सुखमेधते ॥
By doing so, the text says, a person gains health on earth. He stays free of illness and long enjoys happiness.
This is the method of the Narayana gift that eases hernia.
Unit 62.6 says to feed one hundred priests, do japa thirty thousand times, and do homa with honey and ghee.