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Vira Simhavaloka · by Virasimha
Chapter 70 · Vrana: past deeds
व्रण — कर्मविपाकः
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 chandala (an outcaste, in the old social order) and the like. He may get wounds from too much pitta (the bile humour). He should do krichchhra (penance fast) and atikrichchhra (a harder penance fast). He should give sesame, as his means allow. He should make a homa (fire offering) of 108 offerings with ghee mixed with honey.
Classical view, not medical advice.
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.
पलेन वा तदर्धेन तदर्धार्धेन वा पुनः ॥
He should have a gold elephant made, of one pala (weight unit of about 48 grams). Or it may be of half that, or of a quarter. It is a mount, with…