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Vira Simhavaloka · by Virasimha
Chapter 98 · Bala roga: past deeds
बालरोग — कर्मविपाकः
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 (moon-phase fast). To ease all illness, he should give food. He should also do the vyahriti (the sacred calls bhur, bhuvah, svah) homa (fire offering). The Brahmanda Purana says this.
Classical view, not medical advice.
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…
तत्र पताकाविलेपनघटरूयहमिह कुक्कुटबलिंदद्यात्।
There, [one should give] flags, anointing paste and a pot, and a bali (offering to spirits) of a cock. (Our text is unclear here: the words after…