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Vira Simhavaloka · by Virasimha
Chapter 76 · Kushtha: past deeds
कुष्ठ — कर्मविपाकः
यो नरो हंति वै जंतून्कुष्ठरोगी भवेत्तु सः ।स च सांतपनं कुर्याद्भगवानाह शंकरः ॥
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.
Classical view, not medical advice.
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…
यः कुर्यात्कुष्ठरोगार्तः शरीरसुखकारकम् ।
One troubled by kushtha (skin disease) should have it made, as a comfort to the body. It may weigh three palas (weight unit of about 48 grams), or…