Agam 11 Ang 11 Vipak Sutra English Translation

Author(s): Dipratnasagar, Deepratnasagar
Publisher: Deepratnasagar

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VipakShrut- Ang-11- ShrutSkandh-1, Chapter-1
Even after hearing the opinions of people like regional kings (raja), influential and rich persons (ishvar), knights of honour (talavar), landlords (mandavik), heads of large families (kautumbik), established merchants (shreshti), caravan chiefs (sarthavaha) and other villagers during their activities, deliberations, secret consultations, decisions, controversies and social interactions, that governor Ekadi would say-4 have not heard.' When he had not heard anything he would say--i have heard.' In the same way he would say 'I have not seen, not spoken, not accepted, and not understood" for things he had seen, spoken, accepted, and understood. Thus indulging in such wicked and cruel deeds (eyakamme), considering deceitful activities to be his prime duty (eyappahane), gaining expertise in tormenting people (eyavije), and accepting willful action to be good conduct (eyasamayare), that governor Ekadi led an extremely ignoble life acquiring highly demeritorious karmas.
(Note: Using four adjectives like `eyakamme' the aphorism conveys that the governor was immersed up to his neck in such extremely wicked activities.)
After some time that governor Ekadi suffered from sixteen different chronic ailments simultaneously. They are
[8] Meaning- (1) asthma (shvas), (2) bronchitis (kaas), (3) fever (jvar), (4) burning sensation (daaha), (5) stomach ache (kukshi shool), (6) fistula of the anus (bhagandar), (7) bleeding piles (arsh or bavasir), (8) indigestion (ajeern), (9) Glaucoma (drishti shoal), (10) headache (mastak shool), (11) loss of appetite (bhojan-aruchi), (12) pain in the eyes (akshi vedana), (13) pain in the ears (karna vedana), (14) eczema (khujali), (15) dropsy (jalodar), and (16) leprosy (kusht roag).
[9] Meaning- When he suffered from these ailments governor Ekadi called his servants and instructed, "Beloved of gods! Go and make this announcement loudly at every corner, crossings where three, four or more roads meet, main road and streets in the Vijayavardhaman borough
'0 Beloved of gods! Governor Ekadi is suffering from the pain of sixteen different ailments including asthma, bronchitis,... and so on up to... leprosy. Any Vaidya (qualified Ayurvedic doctors) and junior Vaidya, or senior and junior Jnayak (those who learned and practiced the art of healing through their own experience), or senior and junior Chikitsak (those who practiced medicine and surgery) who is able to cure even one of these diseases will be amply and richly rewarded by the governor.' Make this announcement two or three times and report back to me.
The servants did as told and reported back.
Hearing and understanding this announcement in Vijayavardhaman borough many healers (etc.) collected their instrument boxes and left their homes. They passed through the streets of Vijayavardhaman borough and came to the residence of Governor Ekadi. They thoroughly examined and questioned the patient. After diagnosis they selected different methods and regimens of treatment and tried to cure just one of the said ailments. The methods and processes employed are
(1) Abhyangan or application of medicinal pastes, (2) Udvartan or rubbing with medicinalpastes,(3) Snehapan or giving medicatedoils, (4) Vaman or emesis, (5) Virechan Aagam - 11 - Vipak-Shrut
Compiled by - Deepratnasagar
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