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Vira Simhavaloka · by Virasimha
Chapter 8 · Arsha: past deeds
अर्श — कर्मविपाकः
अथार्शोरोगस्य कर्मविपाकमाह तत्प्रतीकारं च ।वेतनमादाय योध्यापयत्यर्च्चयति जुहोति जपति स अर्शोरोगवान् भवति स कृच्छ्रातिकृच्छ्रचान्द्रायणानि कृत्वा पुरुषसूक्तम् उद्यन्नमृचम् विवस्वद्धृदयं वा अग्निवर्ण[…]मित्यादिसूक्तम् व्याधिगुरुलघुभावेन वापेक्षया जपेत्, सघृतं हिरण्यं च दद्यात् ।
Next, the karmavipaka (fruit of past deeds) of piles, and its remedy, is told. One who takes wages may have piles. This is one who teaches, worships, makes the fire offering or does japa (repeating a mantra) for pay. First he does krichchhra (penance fast), atikrichchhra (a harder penance fast) and chandrayana (moon-phase fast). Then he should do japa of the Purusha sukta (Vedic hymn), and of the rik (Vedic verse) that begins "udyan". Or he may use the hymn "Vivasvad hridaya" (the heart of the Sun). Or he may use the sukta that begins "agnivarna text lost" and so on. It is done as the illness is heavy or light, or as he is able. He should give gold with ghee. (Our text is unclear here: a part of the printed line is lost, and the hymn names are partly garbled.)
Classical view, not medical advice.
श्रोत्रियाय कुटुंबिने कुटुंबपर्याप्तं धनं दद्यात् एतन्महाधनिविषयम् ।
He should give wealth enough for a family to a priest who knows the Veda and has a family. This is meant for a very rich person.
श्रोत्रियाय कुलीनाय ह्यर्थिने च विशेषतः ।
The one seized by an illness that is hard to treat should give wealth. He should give it to a learned priest of good family, and above all to one in…
इति ब्रह्मगीतावचनात्, इत्यर्शोघ्नप्रतीकारः पद्मपुराणे । अर्शवान् गोवधो मर्त्यः ।
So say the words of the Brahma Gita. This is the remedy that brings peace in piles. In the Padma Purana: A mortal with piles may be one who killed a…