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Vira Simhavaloka · by Virasimha
Chapter 76 · Kushtha: past deeds
कुष्ठ — कर्मविपाकः
अथश्वित्रिकस्य कर्मविपाकहेतुमाह तत्प्रतीकारं च । वस्त्रापहारी श्वेतकुष्ठी भवति स सांतपनं कुर्यात् ।चित्रं देवानामितिमंत्रमायुतं जपेत् । चरुघृताभ्यामष्टोत्तरसहस्रं जुहुयात् ।रजतं वस्त्राणि च दद्यात् ।सूर्यप्रीतयेऽलंकृतां गामेकां श्वेतां पयस्विनीं दद्यात् । इति श्वित्रिप्रतीकारः ॥
Next, the cause of shvitra (white patches on the skin) in karmavipaka (fruit of past deeds), and its remedy. One who steals cloth may get white kushtha (skin disease). He should do santapana (a penance fast with cow products). He should do japa (repeating a mantra) of the Vedic mantra that begins "chitram devanam", 10,000 times. He should make a homa (fire offering) of 1,008 offerings with charu (rice offering) and ghee. He should give silver and clothes. To please the Sun, he should give one white cow that gives milk, well adorned. This is the remedy for shvitra.
Classical view, not medical advice.
अथ पामारोगकर्मविपाकहेतुमाह तत्प्रतीकारं च । पूर्वजन्मनि परविषयमनुलोभयति यः स पामावान्भवति तस्यांगे शोणितं पूयश्च स्रवति स ।
Next, the cause of pama (an itchy skin rash) in karmavipaka (fruit of past deeds) and its remedy are described. The text says that one who coveted…
उपवासत्रयं कृत्वा दद्याद्ब्राह्मणभोजनम् ।
Having kept three fasts, he should feed priests.
इति वचनात्अत्र व्याधेर्गुरुलघुभावौ द्रष्टव्यौ ।प्रकारांतरमपि लवणमधुकृष्णाजिनमहादानादि कुरुक्षेत्रादिविशिष्टदेशेषु ग्रहणादिविशिष्टकालेषु निषिद्धदातृभ्यः प्रतिगृह्णाति स्वयमपात्रीभूतो जन्मांतरे पामाकंडूभ्यां पीड्यमानः कासी श्वासी कृमिकुक्षिश्च भवति ।
So says the text. Here one should judge how heavy or light the illness is. There is also another case. One who is himself unfit to receive gifts may…