Vira Simhavaloka · by Virasimha
Chapter 68 · Vidradhi: past deeds
विद्रधि — कर्मविपाकः
ग्रहशांतिश्च कर्त्तव्या गृह्योक्तविधिना ततः ।हुत्वा तु संस्रवान् पात्रे पात्रेऽन्यस्मिन्निधापयेत्।
Then do the shanti (peace ritual) of the planets by the rule of the household texts. After the homa (fire offering), collect the leftover drops in a vessel. Put them in another vessel.
Classical view, not medical advice.
तस्यैव विद्रधिर्गच्छेद्व्याधिस्तस्याप्रयत्नतः ।
The text says his abscess and illness then go away without effort. Then, on the north side of the fire, a priest who knows the rules [sets up] a…
स्थापयेदव्रणं कुंभं सितवस्त्रेण वेष्टयेत् ।
He should set an unbroken pot and wrap it in white cloth. He should put in gems, five kinds of earth and gorochana (a yellow pigment).
अश्वस्थानाद्गजस्थाद्गद्वल्मीकात्संगमाद्ध्रदात् ।
He takes the earth from a horse stable, an elephant stable, an anthill, a river meeting and a lake. He should put in the bark and young leaves of…