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Vira Simhavaloka · Chapter 72
भगंदर — कर्मविपाकः
This Bhagandara karmavipaka chapter links the trouble to a priest who took money and judged wrongly. It gives gifts and feeding priests, and a worship of the planets with nine gems.
Classical view, not medical advice.
The English below is our translation from the Sanskrit.
Bhagandara (fistula) - past deeds
अथ भगंदररोगस्य कर्मविपाके हेतुमाह तत्प्रतीकारं च । पूर्वजन्मनि राज्ञा धर्मनिश्चयार्थं पुरोहितः प्रहितः सद्रव्यं गृहीत्वा यथावद्धर्मं न नि श्विनोति स भगंदररोगवान्भवति ॥
Next, the cause of fistula in karmavipaka (fruit of past deeds) and its remedy are described. In a past birth, a king sent a family priest to decide a matter of right conduct. The priest took money and did not decide it rightly. The text says he may suffer from fistula.
Bhagandara (fistula) - past deeds
तदुक्तमादिवाराहे ।यो गृहीत्वा द्विजो मोहान्नियुक्तो धर्मनिश्चये ॥भगंदरो भवेत्तस्य ह्यधर्मं वदतो मुखात् ।
This is said in the Adi Varaha [Purana]: A priest may be appointed to decide a matter of right conduct. If he takes [money] out of folly, fistula may come to him. It is because his mouth spoke what is wrong.
Bhagandara (fistula) - past deeds
सहिरण्यं वस्त्रं रत्नधान्यादिभूमिं ब्राह्मणेभ्यो भोजनं च दद्यात् । ततो रोगान्मुक्तो भवति।
He should give gold, cloth, jewels and grain, and land to priests, and feed priests. Then, the text says, he is freed from the illness.
Bhagandara (fistula) - past deeds
दुष्टव्रणानामप्येवं पद्मपुराणे ।आचार्यभार्यागमनेभगंदरयुतो भवेत् ।
The same holds for bad wounds, in the Padma Purana: One who goes to his teacher's wife may get fistula.
Bhagandara (fistula) - past deeds
यथाह वृद्धबोधायनो गौतमश्च ।माणिक्यं पद्मरागं च वज्रं वैडूर्यमेव च ।मौक्तिकं पुष्यरागं च सम्यङ् मरकतं तथा ॥
As Vriddha Bodhayana and Gautama say: Ruby, padmaraga (a red gem), diamond, cat's-eye, pearl, pushyaraga (a yellow gem), and a good emerald.
Bhagandara (fistula) - past deeds
हरितं च नवैतानि स्वर्णपात्रोपरि न्यसेत् ।अथ वा राजते ताम्रे ग्रहान्मंत्रैः प्रपूजयेत् ॥
And a green one. These nine he should place on a gold plate. Or [he may use] a silver or copper one. He should worship the planets with mantras.
Bhagandara (fistula) - past deeds
नवग्रहाणां प्रीत्यर्थं ब्रह्मणा निर्मितं पुरा ।गंधपुष्पाक्षतैर्धूपैर्नैवेद्यैस्तान्प्रपूजयेत् ॥स्वलिंगैश्चैव मंत्रैश्च होमः कार्यश्च पूर्ववत् ।
This was made long ago by Brahma, for the pleasure of the nine planets. He should worship them with scent, flowers, akshata (unbroken rice grains), incense and naivedya (food offering). The homa (fire offering) is to be done as before, with their own marks and their mantras. (Our text is unclear here: 'their own marks' may mean the mantras that name each planet.)
Bhagandara (fistula) - past deeds
पूर्ववत् ग्रहयज्ञोक्तमार्गेणेत्यर्थः ।
'As before' means: in the way told for the graha yajna (fire rite for the planets).
Bhagandara (fistula) - past deeds
ततो ब्राह्मणमाहूय सर्वशास्त्रार्थकोविदम् ।आदित्यादिग्रहाः सर्वे नवरत्नप्रदानतः ॥विनाशयंतु मे दुष्टं क्षिप्रमेव भगंदरम् ।
Then he should call a priest who knows the meaning of all the texts. [He says:] May all the planets, the Sun and the rest, be pleased by the gift of the nine jewels. May they quickly destroy my bad fistula.
Bhagandara (fistula) - past deeds
अनेन कर्मणा भूतं यथावद्विहितेन तु ॥नरो नैरुज्यमाप्नोति निःसंदिग्धं भगंदरी ।
The text says this rite must be done rightly, as laid down. By it, the person with fistula becomes free of illness, without doubt.
This is the rule of the gift of the nine jewels for fistula.
Unit 72.3 names gold, cloth, jewels, grain and land for priests, and feeding priests.