Shloka 46
Appeasement Rite of the Sun
Sunday Vrata, Mantra, and Healing Praise
अश्मरीमूत्रंकृच्छ्रांश्च नानारोगामयांस्तथा । ये वातप्रभवा रोगा ये रोगा गर्भसंभवाः
aśmarīmūtraṃkṛcchrāṃśca nānārogāmayāṃstathā | ye vātaprabhavā rogā ye rogā garbhasaṃbhavāḥ
ย่อมขจัดนิ่วในทางเดินปัสสาวะและอาการปัสสาวะขัดอันเจ็บปวด; อีกทั้งโรคภัยนานาประการ—ทั้งที่เกิดจากวาตะกำเริบ และที่กำเนิดมาจากครรภ์ (แต่กำเนิด)
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Concept: The mantra’s protection extends to painful, hidden, and congenital ailments—implying divine care reaches even what seems fated or deeply rooted.
Application: Do not abandon hope for long-standing or congenital challenges; pair sustained prayer with disciplined lifestyle and appropriate medical support.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["flowing water (gentle)","soft conch (single)","temple bells (light)","incense crackle","quiet sustained chant"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: मूत्रंकृच्छ्रांश्च = मूत्र + कृच्छ्रान् + च; नानारोगामयांस्तथा = नाना + रोगामयान् + तथा.
FAQs
It lists urinary stone disease (aśmarī), painful/difficult urination (mūtra-kṛcchra), many other ailments, and highlights two broad causes: vāta-origin diseases and womb-origin (congenital) diseases.
“Vāta-prabhava” means diseases arising from vāta—understood in classical Indian medical thought as a governing principle of movement and nervous/air functions; when disturbed, it is said to generate specific disorders.
“Garbha-sambhava” refers to illnesses that originate in the womb—i.e., conditions present from birth or caused during gestation (congenital or prenatal-origin disorders).