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Condition
Rakshasa graha
राक्षस ग्रह · राक्षसग्रह
The Rakshasa graha is described as seizing children, who vomit froth, yawn, look upward crying, smell of flesh and have high fever and great pain; affected adults are described separately.
Topic
Signs of the Rakshasa graha in a child
राक्षस ग्रह से पीड़ित बालक के लक्षण · राक्षसगृहीत लक्षण
A child seized by the Rakshasa graha vomits froth, yawns, looks upward while crying in agitation, smells of flesh, suffers high fever and is in great pain.
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For the Rakshasa graha the possessed child is worshipped beneath a tree with flower garlands,…
For the Rakshasa graha the possessed child is worshipped beneath a tree with flower garlands, many kinds of food, sesame and rice.
Formulation
Karanja, nightshade and agnimantha bath for the Rakshasa graha
करंज-दोनों कटेरी-अरणी जल से स्नान
A child seized by the Rakshasa graha is bathed with water boiled with karanja, both brihatis and agnimantha; warm kanji may also be used for bathing.
Formulation
Vata-removing and sweet-drug ghee with milk for the Rakshasa graha
वातनाशक व मधुर औषधि सिद्ध घृत
Ghee prepared with the decoction and paste of vata-removing and sweet drugs and with milk is given to drink to a child seized by the Rakshasa graha.
Topic
Amulet and offering against the Rakshasa graha
राक्षस ग्रह में धारण और बलिदान · राक्षसग्रहघ्न धारण व बलिदान
The child wears a pouch of haritaki, white mustard, vacha and jatamamsi, and the possessed child is worshipped beneath a tree with flower garlands, various foods, sesame and rice.
Topic
Bath, oil and ghee against the Rakshasa graha
राक्षस ग्रह में स्नान, तैल और घृत · राक्षसग्रहघ्न स्नान, तैल, घृत
The child is bathed with water boiled with karanja, both brihatis and agnimantha, or with warm kanji; massaged with oil prepared with a decoction and paste of nut grass, vacha, priyangu,…
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Bathing place and mantras for the Rakshasa-seized child
राक्षस ग्रह पीड़ित का स्नान स्थान और मंत्र · राक्षसग्रहगृहीत का स्नान स्थान व मंत्र आदि
The wise physician bathes the seized child near a milky-sap tree such as the banyan or pipal, and always protects him with mantras and yantras of the guardian deities of the Jain teaching.…
Condition
Yaksha graha (possession by a yaksha)
यक्ष ग्रह · यक्षग्रह
Possession of a person by a yaksha, as the text describes it.
Condition
Graha and bhuta afflictions
ग्रहरोग (भूतबाधा) · ग्रहरोग
Graha affliction is described as seizure by spirit beings (vyantaras and grahas), who the text says trouble people from enmity, for play or wishing to kill, and enter those who neglect…
Remedy
Haritaki, white mustard, vacha and jatamamsi pouch
हरड़-सफेद सरसों-बच-जटामांसी पोटली
A pouch of haritaki, white mustard, vacha and jatamamsi is made and worn by a child seized by the Rakshasa graha.
Formulation
Nut grass, vacha, priyangu and sarala oil with kanji, curd and buttermilk
नागरमोथा-बच-प्रियंगु-सरल सिद्ध तैल
Oil prepared with a decoction and paste of nut grass, vacha, priyangu, sarala and shatahva, together with kanji, sour curd and buttermilk, is massaged on a child seized by the Rakshasa…
Question
On which days or times do the different grahas roam, according to verses 127-128?
श्लोक 127-128 के अनुसार विभिन्न ग्रह किन दिनों या समय में भ्रमण करते हैं?
Devas on the full-moon day, asuras at the twilights, gandharvas on the eighth lunar day, yakshas on the first, ancestral bhutas in the dark fortnight, rakshasas and (per the commentary)…
Topic
Times when the grahas roam and seize
ग्रहों के संचार और पकड़ने का समय · ग्रहों के संचार व उपग्रह देने का काल
Devas roam mostly on the full-moon day, asuras and their retinue at the two twilights, gandharvas on the eighth lunar day, yakshas on the first, ancestral bhutas in the dark fortnight,…