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Vira Simhavaloka · by Virasimha
Chapter 76 · Kushtha: past deeds
कुष्ठ — कर्मविपाकः
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 still take great gifts. These are gifts like salt, honey and black antelope skin. He takes them in holy places like Kurukshetra, or at special times like an eclipse. He takes them from givers he should not take from. In another birth, he may be troubled by pama (an itchy skin rash) and itching. He may also have cough, breathlessness and worms in the belly.
Classical view, not medical advice.
तदुपशांतयेमहिषीं यथोक्तविधिना दद्यात् वित्तशाठ्यं विवर्जयेत् ।
For peace from this, he should give a female buffalo by the rule told. He should not be miserly with his wealth.
तथा चोक्तम् ।
And it is said: A dana (gift) given for a wish brings happiness if it is complete. If it is not complete, it brings harm in this world and the next.
पुरुषसूक्तं सहस्रनामस्तोत्रं उन्नयेत्यृचो जपेत्भत्यष्टोत्तरायुतं चरुघृताभ्यां जुहुयात् । पंचाशद्ब्राह्मणभोजनं कारयेत् ।रक्तवासांसि दद्यात् ।
He should do japa (repeating a mantra) of the Purusha sukta and the sahasranama (hymn of a thousand names). He should also repeat the riks (Vedic…