Vira Simhavaloka · by Virasimha
Chapter 74 · Upadamsha and Shuka: past deeds
उपदंश-शूक — कर्मविपाकः
मातृगामी भवेद्यस्तु लिंगं तस्य विनश्यति ।तस्य प्रतिक्रियां कर्तुं लिंगमुत्तरतो न्यसेत् ॥
The text says that one who goes to his mother may lose his private part. To make amends, he should set up a linga (an emblem of Shiva) to the north.
Classical view, not medical advice.
कृष्णवस्त्रसमाच्छन्नं कृष्णमाल्यविभूषितम् ।
It should be covered with black cloth and adorned with a black garland. On it, in a bronze vessel, he should place the god Dhaneshvara (Kubera, lord…
सुवर्णनिष्ककर्षेण निर्मितं नरवाहनम् ।
It is made of gold, a nishka (gold coin weight) and a karsha (weight unit). It has a man as its mount. He should worship the giver of wealth, in the…
सुवर्णपुत्तिकां कृत्वा निष्कविंशतिसंख्यया ॥
He should make a small gold figure of twenty nishkas (gold coin weights). He should honour it and give it to a priest, saying 'twenty nishkas'.