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Vira Simhavaloka · by Virasimha
Chapter 80 · Visarpa: past deeds
विसर्प — कर्मविपाकः
नमोऽस्तु सर्पेभ्य इति त्रिभिर्मंत्रैर्यथाक्रमम् ।अष्टोत्तरसहस्रं वाप्यष्टोत्तरशतं तु वा ॥
In order, with the three Vedic mantras that begin "namo astu sarpebhyah", the count is 1,008, or 108,
Classical view, not medical advice.
अष्टाविंशतिकं वापि परीमाणं पृथक्पृथक् ।
or 28, taken separately for each. After the offerings, the acharya (teacher) himself should gather in one pot what falls from them.
आचार्योंऽगानि चाभ्यज्य रोगिणां तु विसर्पिणाम्
The acharya (teacher) should then rub the bodies of the sick people who have spreading rash. He uses the riks (Vedic verses) of the Snake Queen…
स्वस्थोऽसौ यथा भवति गात्राणि चापरोगतो यथा मुक्तानि भवंति
[This is done] so that the sick person becomes well, and the limbs become free of illness.