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Vira Simhavaloka · by Virasimha
Chapter 76 · Kushtha: past deeds
कुष्ठ — कर्मविपाकः
अथ क्रमप्राप्तस्य कुष्ठरोगस्य कर्मविपाके हेतुमाह तत्प्रतीकारं च । तत्र जंतुघातकः कुष्ठरोगी वस्त्रहारी श्वेतकुष्ठी भवति स सांतपनं कुर्यात् ।
Next, in its turn: the cause of kushtha (skin disease) in karmavipaka (fruit of past deeds), and its remedy. The text says that one who kills living beings may get kushtha. One who steals cloth may get white kushtha. He should do santapana (a penance fast with cow products).
Classical view, not medical advice.
यो नरो हंति वै जंतून्कुष्ठरोगी भवेत्तु सः ।
One who kills living beings may get kushtha (skin disease). He should do santapana (a penance fast with cow products). So the lord Shankara has said.
इति वचनात् । अन्यायदंडकारी च मुखकृष्णो भवति । असौ कृच्छ्रातिकृच्छ्रचान्द्रायणं कुर्यात् । क्षुद्रभाणिहिंसको विवर्णमुखः स चांद्रायणमतिकृच्छ्रं च कुर्यात् ।
So says the text. One who punishes unjustly may get a dark face. He should do krichchhra (penance fast), atikrichchhra (a harder penance fast) and…
तथा च वायुपुराणे ।
And in the Vayu Purana: A man who is a thief may become one with kushtha (skin disease). Now I will tell the best gift of a bull, which takes away…