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Vira Simhavaloka · Chapter 88
नेत्ररोग — कर्मविपाकः
This Netra roga karmavipaka chapter links eye trouble to past-life harm done to another's sight and to false practice. It gives penance fasts, feeding priests, japa and a ritual bath.
Classical view, not medical advice.
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Netra roga (eye trouble) - past deeds
अथ नयनामयस्य कर्मविपाके हेतुमाह तत्प्रतीकारं च । परदृष्टिविघातकद्भिषक् मिथ्याचारेण व्याधिकृत् यद्वा परस्त्रियं दृष्ट्वा दृष्टिं यः प्रेरयति स नेत्ररोगी भवति ।
Next, the cause of eye trouble in karmavipaka (fruit of past deeds), and its remedy, are told. A physician who harms another's sight may suffer eye disease. So may one who causes illness by false treatment. So may one who looks at another man's wife and sends his gaze after her.
Netra roga (eye trouble) - past deeds
अस्य प्रायश्चित्तं चांद्रायणं पाराकं च कुर्यात् । अत्राप्यशक्तः प्रतिदिनं पंचाशद्ब्राह्मणभोजनं कारयेत् । अत्राप्यशक्तो वयःसुपर्णो सुवर्णोसीति चरुघृताभ्यामष्टोत्तरसहस्रं जुहुयात् । यावद्रोगमोक्षः चक्षुर्मे देहीतीमं मंत्रं जपेत् । आज्यं सहिरण्यं दद्यात् ।
For this, he should do the chandrayana (moon-phase fast) and the paraka (a twelve-day penance fast). If he cannot, he should have fifty brahmanas (priests) fed every day. If he cannot even that, he should do homa (fire offering) 1,008 times with charu (rice offering) and ajya (ghee). He uses the Vedic mantra that begins "vayah suparno suvarno asi". Until the illness leaves, he should do japa (repeating a mantra) of the mantra "chakshur me dehi". He should give ajya with gold.
Netra roga (eye trouble) - past deeds
मुद्गान्नं ब्राह्मणे दद्यान्नेत्ररोगापनुत्तये ।
To ease eye trouble, he should give a mung bean meal to a brahmana (priest).
This is from the words of the Brahmanda Purana.
Nayanapuya (pus in the eyes) - past deeds
अथ नयनपूये जले — — दंपतिभ्यां प्रवृत्तं मैथुनं यो निरीक्षते स नयनपूयवान् भवति। सजलनयनश्च। स चक्षुर्मेदेहि अक्षीभ्यामिति मंत्राभ्यां जपं कुर्यात् ।सूर्यस्य सहस्रकलशाभिषेकं कुर्यात् कारयेद्वा ।
Next, for pus and water in the eyes: one who watches a husband and wife making love may get pus in the eyes and watery eyes. He should do japa (repeating a mantra) of the two mantras that begin "chakshur me dehi" and "akshibhyam". He should do the abhisheka (ritual pouring of water) of the Sun with a thousand water pots. Or he should have it done.
Nayanapuya (pus in the eyes) - past deeds
सहस्रकलशस्नानं रवौ कुर्याद्द्विजोत्तमः ॥
A good brahmana (priest) should do the snana (ritual bath) of a thousand water pots for the Sun.
So the text says. He should have brahmanas fed as far as his means allow. This is for pus and watery eyes.
Mandadrishti (weak sight) - past deeds
अथ मंददृष्टौ — — यः उच्छिष्ट उद्यंतं भास्करं मध्याह्नगतं भास्वंतं वा नक्षत्राणि वा निरीक्षते स मंदभूतनेत्रदृष्टिर्भवति । स उद्यन्नद्य मित्रमःइत्यादिऋचा चरुघृताभ्यामष्टोत्तरसहस्रं जुहुयात् ।
Next, for dim sight: one may look at the rising Sun, the midday Sun or the stars while unclean after eating. He may get weak, dim sight. He should do homa (fire offering) 1,008 times with charu (rice offering) and ajya (ghee). The Vedic mantra for it begins "udyann adya mitramahah".
Mandadrishti (weak sight) - past deeds
घृतेन चरुणा चैव नेत्रहीनो हुताशने ॥जुहुयादयुतं सम्यगिति शास्त्रविनिश्चयः ।
The man who has lost his sight should offer ghee and charu (rice offering) into the fire. He should do it rightly, ten thousand times. This is the sure word of the shastra.
Mandadrishti (weak sight) - past deeds
कूर्म पुराणे ।निष्कद्वादशकं दद्याद्रक्तवासांसि चैव हि ।
In the Kurma Purana: he should give twelve nishka (gold coin weight) and red cloths.
Timira (dim sight) - past deeds
अपरं च यः पूर्वजन्मनि ब्राह्मणदेवमंदिरे वर्तमानं ज्वलंतं दीपं निर्वापयति सोऽन्यजन्मनि तिमिरव्याधिर्भवति । समस्तभूमिदैवतमंत्रान् जपेत् । जलमभिमंत्र्य सर्वांगेषु प्रोक्षयेत् मुक्तो भवति । महादेवस्य सहस्रकलशाभिषेकं कुर्यात् ॥
Also: one who in a past life puts out a burning lamp may be born with dim sight in another life. The lamp stood in the temple of a brahmana (priest) or a god. He should do japa (repeating a mantra) of the mantras of all the earth gods. He should charm water with a mantra and sprinkle it over all his limbs. The text says he then becomes free of it. He should do the abhisheka (ritual pouring of water) of Mahadeva with a thousand water pots.
Timira (dim sight) - past deeds
दीपकं भंजयित्वा तु तिमिरव्याधिमान्भवेत् ।
One who breaks a lamp may have dim sight.
So the text says. This ends the remedy for dim sight.
Akshivedana (eye pain) - past deeds
अथाक्षिवेदनायां — — पद्मपुराणे ।जन्मांतरेक्षिभेदेन जायते ह्यक्षिवेदना ।वक्ष्यामि तत्प्रतीकारं ब्रह्मणा भाषितं पुरा ॥
Next, for eye pain, from the Padma Purana: in another life, eye pain comes from harming an eye. I will tell its remedy, spoken long ago by Brahma.
Akshivedana (eye pain) - past deeds
पलेन कारयेद्धेम्ना गरुडं विष्णुवाहनम् ।राजतौ च तथा पक्षौ रत्ननद्धौ सुविस्तृतौ ॥
He should have an eagle, Garuda, the vehicle of Vishnu, made of gold. It should weigh one pala (weight unit of about 48 grams). It has two silver wings, wide and set with gems. (Our text is unclear here: it is not certain whether the silver wings are the ones set with gems.)
Akshivedana (eye pain) - past deeds
कर्तव्यं चाक्षियुगलं माणिक्याभ्यां प्रकल्पितम्ग्रैवेयकं स्वर्णमयं ग्रीवायां तस्य विन्यसेत् ॥
A pair of eyes made of two rubies should be fitted. A gold necklace should be placed on its neck.
Akshivedana (eye pain) - past deeds
नासिकायां तु वैडूर्यं मौक्तिकं वा प्रकल्पयेत् ।वस्त्रैर्नानाविधैर्बद्धमलंकृत्य शुभाकृतिम् ॥
On the nose he should set a cat's eye gem or a pearl. He should wrap the fair-shaped image in cloths of many kinds and adorn it.
Akshivedana (eye pain) - past deeds
स्थापयेत्पुरतो विष्णोः प्रीत्यर्थं च गदाभृतः ।गंधपुष्पाक्षतैर्वस्त्रैःपूजयेद्ब्राह्मणोत्तमम् ॥
He should place it before Vishnu, the bearer of the mace, to please him. He should honour the best of brahmanas with scent, flowers, whole rice and cloth.
Akshivedana (eye pain) - past deeds
वेदवेदांगकुशलं सर्वविद्याविशारदम् ।होमश्च तत्र कर्त्तव्यो मंत्रैः श्रद्धादिकैः शुभैः ॥
That brahmana (priest) should be skilled in the Veda and its limbs, and learned in all branches of knowledge. A homa (fire offering) should be done there with good mantras, those that begin "shraddhayagnih" and the like.
Akshivedana (eye pain) - past deeds
यद्वा गरुडगायत्र्या समिदाज्यतिलाहुतीः ।गरुडगायत्री नयनवैकृत्यहरा यथाॐ पक्षिराजाय विद्महे स्वर्णपक्षाय धीमहि ।तन्नो गरुडः प्रचोदयात् — — इति गरुडगायत्री ।
Or he may offer samidh (sacred firewood), ajya (ghee) and tila (sesame) with the Garuda gayatri (gayatri mantra). The Garuda gayatri removes faults of the eyes. It is: "om pakshirajaya vidmahe svarnapakshaya dhimahi, tan no garudah prachodayat" (a mantra). This is the Garuda gayatri.
Akshivedana (eye pain) - past deeds
पुण्याहवाचनं कार्यं ब्राह्मणैर्वेदपारगैः ।तस्मै हुतवते दद्याच्छौरिप्रीत्यर्थमादृतः ॥
A punyahavachana (blessing rite) should be done by brahmanas who know the Veda to its end. Respectfully, he should give the image to the one who did the homa (fire offering), to please Vishnu.
Akshivedana (eye pain) - past deeds
भक्त्यासंपूज्य विधिवन्नूपुरैः कटकादिभिः ।मंत्रेणानेन विधिवत्प्राङ्मुखो नेत्ररोगवान् ॥
The one with eye trouble should honour him with devotion, by the rules, with anklets, bracelets and the like. He should face east. Then he should speak this mantra by the rules.
Akshivedana (eye pain) - past deeds
देवदेव जगन्नाथ लक्ष्मीप्रियपरायण ।वाहनस्य प्रदानेन दुष्टकर्मविपाकजम् ॥
"God of gods, lord of the world, dear to Lakshmi, I give this vehicle. [Destroy] the illness born of the ripening of bad deeds.
Akshivedana (eye pain) - past deeds
अक्षिरोगं नाशय मे नारायण जगन्मय ।पुष्पं वा पटलं वापि आंध्यं रक्तमथापि वा ॥
Narayana, who fills the world, destroy my eye illness: a flower or a film, blindness, or redness [of the eyes],
Akshivedana (eye pain) - past deeds
स्रवज्जलं वा पूयं वा रक्ताक्षं वा तथार्बुदान् । इति दानमन्त्रः ।ततो विसृज्यविप्रेंद्रं शिष्टैरिष्टैश्च बंधुभिः ॥
or watering, or pus, or red eyes, or growths." This is the mantra for the dana (gift). Then he should send off the best of brahmanas, together with his good and dear relatives.
Akshivedana (eye pain) - past deeds
ब्रह्मांडपुराणेअक्षिसंभवरोगाणामाज्यं कनकसंयुतम् । इति
In the Brahmanda Purana: for illnesses born in the eyes, give ghee with gold. So it says.
Akshivedana (eye pain) - past deeds
नक्तांध्यं जायते तस्य यो गवां नेत्रयोर्द्वयोः ॥धूलिक्षेपं प्रकुरुते तस्य वक्ष्यामि निष्कृतिम् ।विष्णोरराटं प्रतद्विष्णुर्विष्णोर्नुकमिति वा मंत्राञ्जपेत् ॥
One who throws dust in the eyes of cows may get night blindness. I will tell the remedy for him. He should do japa (repeating a mantra) of the mantras that begin "vishnor aratam", "pra tad vishnuh" or "vishnor nukam".
Akshivedana (eye pain) - past deeds
श्रीमतो गोपवेषस्य यथाशक्त्या च भक्तितः ।सुवर्णेन प्रतिकृतिं वेणुवादनतत्परम् ।बर्हापीडेन संयुक्तं द्विभुजं हर्षसंयुतम् ॥
As far as his means allow, and with devotion, he should have a gold image made. It shows the handsome Gopala, Krishna dressed as a cowherd, busy playing the flute. It wears a peacock-feather crown and has two arms. It looks glad.
Akshivedana (eye pain) - past deeds
कारयित्वा शुभाकारं प्रक्षाल्य शुभवारिणा ।वस्त्रेणावेष्ट्य विधिवद्गंधमाल्यैः समर्चयेत् ॥
When the fair form is made, he should wash it with clean water and wrap it in cloth. He should honour it by the rules with scent and garlands.
Akshivedana (eye pain) - past deeds
तंडुलोपरि संस्थाप्य यथाविभवविस्तरम् ॥पूजां च कारयेन्मंत्री शुभैः पूर्वोदितैः क्रमात् ।होमं तत्र प्रकुर्वीत समिदाज्यतिलैः सह ॥
He should set it on raw rice and make the display as grand as his means allow. One who knows mantras should have the worship done in order with the good things told before. There he should do homa (fire offering) with samidh (sacred firewood), ajya (ghee) and tila (sesame).
Akshivedana (eye pain) - past deeds
देवस्य दद्यान्नैवेद्यं हविः सर्वं समंत्रितम् ।अष्टोत्तरशतं वापि मूलमंत्रेण वैश्रुतम् ॥
He should give the god a food offering, all of it charmed with mantras. Or he may offer 108 times with the root mantra, as is well known.
Akshivedana (eye pain) - past deeds
जुहुयादथ रोगार्तः प्राङ्मुखः प्रयतः शुचिः ।शुक्लांम्बरधरः शुक्लगंधमाल्यानुलेपनः ॥
Then the one troubled by the illness should offer into the fire. He should face east, be self-controlled and clean, and wear white clothes. He should wear white scent, garlands and ointments.
Akshivedana (eye pain) - past deeds
सदक्षिणां पुनर्दद्यात्प्राङ्मुखो वाप्युदङ्मुखः ।मंत्रेणानेन विधिवन्नमस्कृत्य तु भक्तितः ।
Then, facing east or north, he should give [the image] again with dakshina (fee to the priest). He should bow with devotion and give it with this mantra, by the rules.
Akshivedana (eye pain) - past deeds
गोविंद गोपीजनवल्लभेश विध्वस्तकंस त्रिदशेंद्रवंद्य ॥गोवर्धनाद्रिप्रवरैकहस्त संरक्षिताशेषजनप्रवीण ।गोनेत्ररेणुक्षपणप्रभूतमांध्यं तथोग्रं तिमिरं क्षपाशु ॥
"Govinda, beloved lord of the cowherd women, destroyer of Kamsa, worshipped by the king of the gods! You held up the Govardhana hill with one hand. You protect all people. Quickly destroy the blindness that came from throwing dust in cows' eyes. Destroy the fierce dim sight."
This is the mantra for the gift.
Akshivedana (eye pain) - past deeds
एवं कृत्वा विधानं तु गोपवेषधरस्य तु ।तत्क्षणादेव हि सुखं जायते नात्र संशयः ॥
This rite may be done for the one in the form of the cowherd. The text says comfort then comes at that very moment, without doubt.
This ends the rite of giving Gopala, which removes night blindness.
Unit 88.2 sets the moon-phase fast and a twelve-day fast, or fifty priests fed each day, or homa.