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Vira Simhavaloka · Chapter 64
गलगंड-गंडमाला-रक्तार्बुद — कर्मविपाकः
This Galaganda karmavipaka chapter links the trouble to past deeds against a teacher and to teaching by cheating. It names fasts, feeding priests and japa of the Purusha hymn, said only after the hymn is understood.
Classical view, not medical advice.
For Raktarbuda it sets penance fasts and a gift of gold.
The English below is our translation from the Sanskrit.
Gandamala (neck swellings) - past deeds
गुरुद्वेषी परचित्तदुःखकारी गुल्मी गंडमालाव्याधिमांश्च जायते । एतद्बार्हस्पत्येऽभिहितम् ॥
One who hates his teacher and hurts the minds of others may be born with a lump in the belly. He may also get a chain of neck swellings. This is said in Brihaspati's text.
Gandamala (neck swellings) - past deeds
अपरंच ब्राह्मणं प्रतार्य योऽध्यापयति शिष्यश्च गुरुं वंचयित्वा योऽधीते स गंडमाली भवति । अस्य प्रायश्चित्त मनुक्तनिष्कृतित्वाच्चांद्रायणं कुर्यात् । एतन्मानवेऽभिहितम् ॥
Also: One who teaches after cheating a priest may get a chain of neck swellings. So may a student who learns by cheating his teacher. No amends is named for this, so he should do chandrayana (moon-phase fast). This is said in Manu's text.
Gandamala (neck swellings) - past deeds
गंडमालागलगंडोपशांतयेपुरुषसूक्तम् ऋषिच्छंदोदैवतानि ज्ञात्वैव जपेत् ।
To bring peace to a chain of neck swellings and throat swelling, he should repeat the Purusha sukta (Vedic hymn). He should first know its seer, metre and god.
Gandamala (neck swellings) - past deeds
अविदित्वा ऋषिच्छंदो दैवतं यज्ञमेव च ।योऽध्यापयेज्जपेद्वापि पापीयाञ्जायते तु सः ॥
One may teach or repeat a text without knowing the seer, metre, god and sacrifice. Such a one becomes a greater sinner.
Gandamala (neck swellings) - past deeds
इतिवचनात् । तस्माच्छंदऋषिदैवतानि ज्ञात्वैव जपेत् । एतच्चाधीतब्राह्मणविषयम् । कृच्छ्रचांद्रायणब्रह्मभोज्यानि च कारयेत् । अभक्ष्यभक्षी चैव ।
So the saying goes. So he should repeat it only after knowing the metre, seer and god. This is for a priest who has studied the Veda. He should also have krichchhra (penance fast), chandrayana (moon-phase fast) and a feast for priests done. [The same holds for] one who eats forbidden food.
Raktarbuda (blood tumour) - past deeds
अथार्बुदरोगस्य कर्मविपाकहेतुमाह तत्प्रतीकारंच । पूर्वजन्मनि विधवया सार्द्धं रममाणः रक्तार्बुदवान्भवति ।
Next, the text gives the cause of tumour illness from past deeds, and its remedy. In a past life, one who lay with a widow may get a blood tumour.
Raktarbuda (blood tumour) - past deeds
विधवागमने नित्यं नरो रक्तार्बुदी भवेत् ।
A man who keeps going to a widow may get a blood tumour.
So says the Naradiya text.
Raktarbuda (blood tumour) - past deeds
रक्तार्बुदी नरः कुर्यात्प्रायश्चित्तं प्रशांतये ।
A man with a blood tumour should do amends for peace.
Raktarbuda (blood tumour) - past deeds
इतिवचनात् कृच्छ्रातिकृच्छ्रचांद्रायणानि समस्तानि व्यस्तानि वा गुरुलघुभावापेक्षया समाचरेत् । सुवर्णदानं च दद्यात् । ब्राह्मणभोजनं च कारयेद्विभवापेक्षया इति । रक्तार्बुदव्रणहरणे ।
By this saying, he should do krichchhra (penance fast), atikrichchhra (a harder penance fast) and chandrayana (moon-phase fast). He may do them all together or one by one, as the case is heavy or light. He should make a gift of gold. He should have priests fed, as his wealth allows. This is for easing the sore of blood tumour.
Unit 64.3 says to know the seer, metre and god of the Purusha hymn first.