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Vira Simhavaloka · by Virasimha
Chapter 70 · Vrana: past deeds
व्रण — कर्मविपाकः
तच्छांतये तप्तकृच्छ्रं कुर्यात्तिलप्रस्थदो भवति । दर्भा ज्यतिलैर्व्याहृतिभिरष्टोत्तरसहस्रंजुहुयात् । पंचाशद्ब्राम्हणभोजनं तुकारयेत् ।
To bring peace to this, he should do the hot form of krichchhra (penance fast). He should give a prastha (a small grain measure) of sesame. He should make a homa (fire offering) of 1,008 offerings. He uses darbha grass, ghee and sesame, with the vyahritis (the sacred calls bhur, bhuvah, svah). He should also have fifty priests fed.
Classical view, not medical advice.
तथा च महाफलतस्करःपादव्रणीभवति । तथा च यश्चांडालादिवचः शृणवन्स्वयं भुंक्ते स पित्तोद्रेकाद्व्रणवान्भवति । स कृच्छ्रातिकृच्छ्रं कुर्याद्यथा विभवंतिलान्दद्यात् । सर्पिर्मधुयुतं चाष्टोत्तरशतं होमं कुर्यात् ।
Also: The text says that one who steals a great fruit may be born with a wound in the foot. Another case: one eats while he hears the words of a…
यदुक्तम् ।
As it is said: A best of priests offers into the fire 108 times, with ghee mixed with honey. He uses the Yama sukta, the hymn to Yama. He does it…
इति । पद्मपुराण वचनात् । इति पित्तोद्रेके विधिः ।
So says the Padma Purana. This is the rule when pitta (the bile humour) is in excess.