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Vira Simhavaloka · by Virasimha
Chapter 80 · Visarpa: past deeds
विसर्प — कर्मविपाकः
अष्टाविंशतिकं वापि परीमाणं पृथक्पृथक् ।हुत्वा चाहुतिसंपातैः पात्रे चैकीकृतं स्वयम् ॥
or 28, taken separately for each. After the offerings, the acharya (teacher) himself should gather in one pot what falls from them.
Classical view, not medical advice.
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.
गुग्गुलुं च सुगंधं च पुष्पदारु च निक्षिपेत् ।
He should put guggulu (a fragrant resin), sweet-smelling things and pushpadaru (a fragrant wood) into a kalasha (water pot). After preparing it in…