Vira Simhavaloka · by Virasimha
Chapter 74 · Upadamsha and Shuka: past deeds
उपदंश-शूक — कर्मविपाकः
कृष्णवस्त्रसमाच्छन्नं कृष्णमाल्यविभूषितम् ।तस्योपरिक्षिपेत्कांस्यपात्रे देवं धनेश्वरम् ॥
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 of wealth).
Classical view, not medical advice.
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'.
निधीनामधिपो देवःशंकरस्य प्रियः सखा ॥
The god is lord of the treasures and the dear friend of Shankara [Shiva]. He is master of the northern direction. May he remove my wrong.