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Vira Simhavaloka · by Virasimha
Chapter 90 · Shiroroga: past deeds
शिरोरोग — कर्मविपाकः
ब्रह्मचारी यदाश्नीयाद्भिन्नपात्रे विशेषतः ।एकदेशशिरोरोगी भवतीत्याह नारदः ॥
A brahmachari (celibate student of the Veda) may eat from a broken vessel. Then, most of all, he may have head trouble on one side. So says Narada.
Classical view, not medical advice.
इति नारदीयपुराणवचनात् । द्वादशब्राह्मणान्भोजयेत् । इत्यर्द्धशीर्षरोगः ।
This comes from the words of the Naradiya Purana. He should feed twelve brahmanas (priests). This ends [the part on] pain in half of the head.
ब्राह्मणोर्द्धशिरोरोगी वायुपुराणात्
A brahmana (priest) with pain in half of the head: from the Vayu Purana. A sacred thread should be made of gold, counted in palas (weight unit of…
उत्तरीयं च विमलं तदन्यत्संख्यया कृतम् ।
And a clean upper cloth should be made, to the same measure. He should give it to the foremost brahmana (priest), one learned in the Veda.