Diseases caused by poorva janma karma - Part 1

Blindness & leprosy and Sun worship

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Diseases caused by Purva Janma karma

Part 1 - General

Part 2 - Diabetes

Part 3 - Rheumatism

Part 4 - Skin related

Part 5 - Digestive system related

Part 6 - Head and face

Part 7 - Heart, Urinary and others        

In the previous post we saw how Mrithyu reaches one by means of disease. Any disease does not spring up suddenly one day. The death – causing disease is ingrained at birth itself in the form of some weakness and vulnerability. When the respective planetary dasa or bhukthi runs, it triggers the blow-up of the disease.

Though the cause of a disease is traced to a deficiency or some such factor, the kind of suffering one experiences can not happen unless a related karmic reason is there as a causative. Ayurvedic system traces such causes for certain diseases so that in addition to medicine, the related propitiatory remedy can also be suggested to reduce the impact of the karmic cause. The book called 'Vaidhya Chinthamani" traces the acts in previous birth that follow one in the next birth and gets manifest as a disease. In other words, certain acts (karma) are identified as causatives of certain diseases. Such karmic diseases have to be treated with remedial measures in addition to medicine. The wisdom of Vaidhya Chinthamani is given below as a table.

Disease	Previous karma	Remedy
Tuberculosis	Deceiving the master Disobedient to elders Harming Brahmins Intercourse during eclipse	Donation of cloths Recital of Vishnu sahasranamam Fire sacrifice with Aidragni hymn
Leprosy	Murdering a Brahmin Intercourse with the wife of master Black marketing medicines Poisoning followers and others	Kushmanda homa Donation of idols of sun and ox Worship of Shiva
Eye diseases	Looking at women with passion Causing injury to eyes of others	Feed blind people with pudding made of rice, pulses and milk Donation of idol of kite bird
Ulcer in genitals	Contempt of master	Donation of an idol of elephant
Headache	Hatred for Brahmins	Donation of sacred thread.
Fits / unconsciousness	Killing master / guru Killing employer	Japa of Ashtakashari for 5 lakh times Donation and worship connected with Mercury and Jupiter
Ulcer	Cutting trees Stealing vegetables	Donation and worship connected with Moon and Mars. Donation of pearls and corals weighing 6 carats
Hernia	Obstructing others from doing worship or good deeds	Donation of idol of Vishnu
Vomiting	Spoiling the good deeds of others or food by deliberately putting hair or insects or allowing to be touched by crows and dogs	Donation of rice and ghee Feeding 50 Brahmins
Chronic cough and phlegm	Stealing Stealing poor man's money deceitfully	A penance is recommended. Helping the poor
Nausea	Illegal affairs / contact with women	Donation of gold
Throat diseases	Theft Robbing public property	Worship and donation connected with Mercury and Venus

General remedial for

• Fever – Worship of Rudra
• Chronic diarrhea – Rudra and Varuna hymns
• Ear diseases – Hymns of Sun / Adhithya
• Dumbness / speech difficulties – Donation of idol of Saraswathy & worship and donation pertaining to Mercury.

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