Diseases caused by Purva Janma karma
In this section let us see the Poorva Janma causes
and remedies for diseases of the stomach and digestive system. The source texts
are Prasna Marga (PM) and Veerasimhaavaloka (VS).
Digestive system related diseases are perhaps the
highest in number for their connection to previous karma. It is amazing to see minor
variation in indigestive problems being traced various karma of the past. Even
pot belly – a common feature among Indians has a karmic cause.
Among remedies Kris-chandraayana
Vratha is oft cited for many types of diseases. Therefore a word on it
might help serious readers.
This Vratha is celibacy related one as the description
pertains to taking up celibacy in the waning phase of moon and continuing it in
the waxing phase of moon. In the waxing phase the native has to do 5 types of
homa followed by homas to six different deities. This Vratha also requires the
native to get alms, like a Brahmachari and eat the food after offering it to
six deities. These details make it almost impossible to observe it in today’s
world.
Therefore I am giving here the observable rites and
the chantings of this Vratha.
Celibacy is a must for men or women observing this Vratha.
It starts on the day before Amavasya. From the first day after Amavasya, one
must start worshiping the Trinities and chant all or any one of the sookthas
namely Rudra sooktha, Vishnu Sooktha and Brahma sooktha for 100 or 1000 times.
After that one can take food in the form of balls after offering them to Sun
and other Gods. This must be repeated during every waxing period of the Moon.
Prasna Marga offers easier remedies that suit for
any disease.
The foremost remedy is ‘anna
daanam’ – gift of food to the needy
The next important remedy is gift of medicine to the sick people.
Among slokas / mantras, Vishnu
Sahasranama finds the first position for recital.
Satarudreeya and Rudra Sooktha are the other ones that must be chanted
everyday for relief / release from any disease.
Disease
|
Source
|
Previous karma
|
Remedy
|
Dysentery
(Atisara)
|
PM
|
Destroying
tanks and wells
|
Recitation
of Rudra Sooktham and Varuna Sooktham
|
Dyspepsia (grahaneeroga)
|
VS
(disease
occurs during the period of weak Moon)
|
Discarding
wife of good character and conduct
|
Propitiation
of Moon.
Chanting
Siva Sankalpa sooktha 108 times.
Gift
of cow with calf, with gold ornaments.
|
Indigestion
(Ajeernam)
|
VS
|
Stealing
annam (cooked food)
Living
on interest of money advanced.
Taking
food from one who does not do good deeds /
Taking
food from someone / through means that are not ethical.
|
Propitiation
of Jupiter.
Gift
of yellow coloured cloth.
|
Difficulty in digestion
(Agnimaandyam)
(
accompanied with loose motion / dyspepsia)
|
VS
|
Destroying
the Homa agni.
|
Idol
of goat in silver with garland around neck, placed in a vessel of rice and
covered with cloth to be offered as gift to a worthy person, by chanting the
mantra “Devaanaam yo mukham havya vaahana sarvapoojitha”.
|
Worm troubles
(Krimeerogam)
|
VS
|
Giving
trouble to elephants, cow or horse.
|
Propitiation
of Moon
|
Jaundice /Hepatitis
(Manjapittham)
|
VS
|
Stealing
food/ annam
|
Idol
of Garuda kept in a vessel of ghee must be worshiped by chanting Garuda
gayathri mantra and Swishtakrith mantra.
|
Bilious disease
(Rakthapittham)
Blood
in the vomit.
|
VS
|
Preparation
of medicines in unscientific and wrong ways.
|
Homa
by offering sesame, ghee, karuingali and venga samith and by chanting the
mantra “agnimoodha”.
|
Colic trouble
(soola)
|
PM
VS
|
Having
relation with virgins, widows, animals and maid servants.
Consuming
prohibited food.
Abandoning
the performance of essential rituals.
Back
–stabbing / double crossing.
Killing
someone by poison and sharp weapons.
Not
giving anything to begger
|
Gift
of sesame, lotus.
Gift
of trident made of silver or gold.
Propitiation
of Sun, Moon and Venus.
Gift
of cloths.
Kris-chandrayana Vratha.
|
Spleen disease
(Gulma)
|
PM
VS
|
Deep
animosity towards preceptor.
Ill-treatment
of preceptor.
Envy.
Misuse
of other’s food.
Same
|
Homa
with Aindragni sooktham.
Chanting
Rudra sooktham, Vayu sooktham.
Chanting
Gayatri mantra.
Gift
of image of Lord Ganapathi.
Propitiation
of Moon and Saturn.
Payovratha
(drinking of milk or water only for a month)
Gift
of food.
|
Aruchi
(lack
of appetite)
|
PM
|
Giving
charity without due regard and devotion.
|
Giving
charity with due regard and devotion.
|
Chardhi
(vomiting,
stomach not accepting food)
|
PM
VS
|
Betrayal
of a person who trusts the native.
Giving
impure food knowingly.
|
Gift
of food.
Tila-homa
by chanting the mantra ‘aganirasthi janmana”
Propitiation
of Moon and Venus
|
Insatiable thirst
(Daaham)
|
VS
PM
|
Not
giving water to tired travellers and cows.
|
Homa
by chanting Varuna sooktham.
Gift
of water and paanakam to the thirsty.
|
Stomach swelling
(gastric
troubles)
(Aadhmaana
and Udaavartha)
|
VS
|
Spoiling
and destroying ponds and lakes belonging to temples and public.
|
Kris-chandrayana
Vratha.
Gift
of gold.
|
Large belly, dropsy
(Mahodaram)
|
VS
PM
|
Behaving
in unjust way in any situation.
Copulating
with the wife of the teacher.
Copulating
with the wife of the preceptor.
Causing
abortions.
|
Kris-chandrayana
Vratha.
Gift
of gold.
Abhisheka
to Lord Shiva with 1000 pots of water (sahasra Kalasabhisheka)
Payovratha
(subsisting on milk and water for a month)
Idol
of crocodile made of silver or copper kept in a vessel of ghee and covered
with black cloth and gifted to a worthy person.
Chanting
Rudra sooktham and Varuna sooktham.
Gift
of idol of crocodile with water.
|
Hernia
(Anthra
Vriddhi)
|
PM
|
Obstructing
performance of yajna.
|
Gift
of idol of Vishnu.
|
Piles
(Arsa
roga)
|
PM
VS
|
Misappropriating
the wealth of the learned and the blind.
Stealing
food.
Killing
cows.
Charging
fee for teaching and for conducting homa.
Killing
cows.
|
Gift
of the idol of cow.
Kris-chandrayana
Vratha.
Chanting
of Sooktha starting with Udyanna
Purursha
sooktham
Agnivarna
sooktham
Aadithya
Hrudhayam
Gift
of cow, gold and ghee.
|
Fistula
(Bhagandara
roga)
|
VS
PM
|
Misappropriation
of wealth meant for charitable and noble causes.
Copulation
with the wife of the preceptor.
Disregarding
advice of elders and preceptors.
Copulation
with the wife of the preceptor.
|
Propitiation
of Sun. Moon, Mars and Saturn.
Gift
of gold, cloth, cereals, jewels.
Navagraha
homa.
Vigraha
preethi pooja.
Gift
of gold, silver and jewels.
Gift
of the idol of elephant made of gold.
Chanting
of Gayatri mantra,
Adithya
sooktham and Rudra sooktham.
|
