Diseases caused by Purva Janma karma
In this section we will see the diseases in the face
such as the ones affecting eyes, ear, mouth etc and the diseases of the head
which include mental diseases. The sources are Prasna Marga (PM) and
Veerasimhaavaloka (VS)
Disease
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Source text
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Previous karma
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Remedies
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Face diseases
(Grahani/
mukha roga)
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PM
VS
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Tearing
away lips,
Breaking
the teeth and
Cutting
the tongues of others.
Talking
ill of others.
Uttering
falsehood.
Giving
false witness.
Hindering
the religious rites.
Talking
ill of others who are innocent.
Obstructing
the talk of others.
Cutting
away the vital parts of others.
Cutting
the tongue of others.
Causing
worry to others.
Lying.
Siding
with wrong causes.
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Kushmanda
Homa.
Gayatri
Japa.
Gift
of grains and medicines.
Gift
of idol of elephant in gold.
Propitiation
of Sun and Venus.
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Eye disease
(Netra
roga)
Partial blindness.
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PM
VS
PM
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Ingratitude.
Casting
wily glances at other women.
Injuring
other’s eyes.
In
addition to the above,
Putting
off lamps in temples deliberately.
Destroying
the eye of others.
Throwing
dust in the eyes of animals.
Injuring
or blinding the eyes of cows.
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Chanting
Netra raksha sooktham or Netra mantra.
Gift
of Garuda made of gold.
Gift
of payasa prepared with milk or dhal and ghee.
Kris-chandraayana
Vratha.
Offering
sweet broth of rice and ghee in Homa while chanting the mantra “paya: Suvarna
Suvarnosi”.
Chanting
of Garuda mantra.
Gift
of food.
In
addition to the above,
Gift
of idol of Gopala.
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Ear diseases
(karna
roga)
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PM
VS
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Back
stabbing, cheating.
Tearing
away other’s ears.
Obstructing
other’s actions.
Secretly
hearing the sensual and private conversation of one’s parents and of other
couples.
Violating
moral rules.
Eating
food of Shraddha ceremony (done for
dpeated pithrus) of others.
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Gift
of land, gold, grains and woollen cloths.
Chanting
Surya mantra.
Chanting
the mantra “Tad viShno” and Purusha sooktham.
Chanting
the stotra ‘apaamaarjana’ and drinking water while chanting it.
Gift
of cooked rice, cloth and red cloth.
Gift
of black ox.
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Jihwa roga
(lingual
disease)
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PM
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Scolding
preceptors and elderly persons.
Uttering
falsehood.
Tearing
away other’s tongue.
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Gift
of grains and medicines.
Kushmanda
Homa.
Chanting
Rahu Mantra and other sookthams.
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Stammering
(Gadgada
roga)
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VS
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Tormenting
the teacher and others.
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Goddess
Saraswathi with japamudra (rosary) and varamaala (auspicious garland) made in
gold or silver and worshiped with Vageeswara mantra.
Then
it must be gifted to a suitable and worthy person.
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Headache
(Siro
roga)
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PM
VS
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Hatred
towards Brahmins.
Tormenting
the teacher.
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Repentance.
Gifting
of sacred thread.
Sacred
thread made of gold given to a worthy person.
Chanting
“Aksheebhyaam sooktham” while offering ghee in the homa.
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Diseases of the nose.
(Naasaa
roga)
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VS
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Talking
ill of others.
Eating
animals like chicken while observing spiritual or religious rites.
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Kris-
chandraayana Vratha.
Chanting
Sree Sooktham.
Chanting
“Uddwayam: mantra while poring ghee in the Homa.
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Dumbness
(Mookatwa)
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PM
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Plagiarism.
Breaking
promises.
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Gifting
the idol of Goddess Saraswathi.
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Throat diseases
(Kantha
roga)
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PM
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Stealing
public property.
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Graha
shanthi.
Gift
of gems.
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Asthma
(Kaasa
roga)
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VS
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Ingratitude.
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Chanting
Surya mantra. Home to be done by chanting Surya mantra.
Chanting
Agni Sooktham while offering ghee in the Homa. After that red cloth to be
gifted to 9 persons.
Varuna
paasa (coir pertaining to varuna) to be made with silver. Varuna sooktham to
be recited while doing pooja to a pot-ful of sesame adorned with red cloth.
Both must be gifted to a worthy
person.
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Goitre
(Gandamaala)
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VS
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Cheating
and maligning the teacher while continuing to learn from him.
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Kis-
chandraayana Vratha.
Propitiation
of Sun, Mars and Mercury.
Chanting
Purusha Sooktham.
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Madness / Hysteria
(Unmadaa,
Bhranthu)
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VS
PM
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Stealing
others’ property by power of authority, ego, pride and haughtiness.
Ridiculing
elderly persons.
Casting
eye on other’s wife.
Breaking
promises.
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Kris-chandraayana
Vratha.
Propitiation
to Sun, Jupiter and Saturn.
Gift
of gold and sweets.
Homa
to be done by chanting mantra starting with
“kayaana schithra..” and Saaraswatha mantra.
Gift
of idol of elephant.
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Epilepsy
(Apasmara)
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PM
VS
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Killing
preceptors and masters.
Abusing
teachers and acting against their wishes.
Killing
others by suffocating
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Kris-
chandraayana Vratha.
Sweet
broth and ghee to be offered in Homa while chanting ‘Sadasaspathi madbhootha”
mantra and ‘Kayaanaschithra’ mantra.
Ganapathy
pooja to be done by having 4 purohits chant mantras on the previous night and
doing Ganapathy Homa the next morning by offering appam. Then Ganapathy idol
to be given to a worthy person.
Regular
worship of Lord Ganapathy.
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Diseases not covered so far, such as those of Heart,
urinary tract and reproductive organs will be written in the next and
concluding part.
