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Vira Simhavaloka · by Virasimha
Chapter 72 · Bhagandara: past deeds
भगंदर — कर्मविपाकः
इति भगंदरे नवरत्नदानविधिः ।
This is the rule of the gift of the nine jewels for fistula.
Classical view, not medical advice.
पूर्ववत् ग्रहयज्ञोक्तमार्गेणेत्यर्थः ।
'As before' means: in the way told for the graha yajna (fire rite for the planets).
ततो ब्राह्मणमाहूय सर्वशास्त्रार्थकोविदम् ।
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…
अनेन कर्मणा भूतं यथावद्विहितेन तु ॥
The text says this rite must be done rightly, as laid down. By it, the person with fistula becomes free of illness, without doubt.