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
یہ پیشاب کی نالی کی پتھری اور پیشاب میں تکلیف دہ عوارض کو مٹا دیتا ہے؛ نیز طرح طرح کی بیماریوں کو—جو وات (وایو) کے بگاڑ سے پیدا ہوں اور جو رحم سے ہی (پیدائشی) ہوں۔
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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).