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Vira Simhavaloka · by Virasimha
Chapter 98 · Bala roga: past deeds
बालरोग — कर्मविपाकः
अथ कर्मविपाकप्रकारेण बालानां रोगोपशांतिमा ह । गर्भस्थो निषिद्धाहारे क्रियमाणे निषिद्धाचारेण अशुभकर्मणां जन्मांतरे जन्मप्रभृत्यशौचो रोगी जायते । मातुरनुपचारकारी अशुभत्रिदोषजातरोगी जायते । एतच्चरकादिशास्त्रेऽभिहितं।
Next, according to karmavipaka (fruit of past deeds), the text tells how children's illness eases. Forbidden food may be eaten and forbidden ways kept while the child is in the womb. Through these bad deeds, in another birth the child may be born unclean and sick from birth. One who did not care for his mother may be born sick, with the three humours out of balance. Charaka and other books of shastra (science) say this.
Classical view, not medical advice.
अस्य प्रायश्चित्तं कृच्छ्रातिकृच्छ्रचांद्रायणं कुर्यात् । सर्वरोगोपशांत्यर्थं व्याहृतिहोमं चान्नदानं च ब्रह्मांडपुराणेभिहितम् ।
For this, he should do prayashchitta (making amends). He should keep the krichchhra (penance fast), the stricter atikrichchhra, and the chandrayana…
ताडनतर्जनहासभयाद्वा निजजननीप्राकृताहितभावात् ।
A child may be beaten, scolded, laughed at or frightened. Or the mother may have careless, harmful ways. Then the Pramathas (Shiva's attendants) led…
स्तब्धविलोचनशोणितगंधः कुटिलमुखाल्परवो लुलिताक्षः ।
A child troubled by them has staring eyes and a smell of blood. His face is twisted and his cry faint. His eyes roll. He turns away from the breast…