Verse 1 — Karmic Causes of Afflictions (Parihara Vidhi) — Verse 1
पापग्रहप्रभावेण दोषाः सन्ति कलेवरे । परिहारं ततो देयं देवताशान्तिकर्मणा ॥
pāpagrahaprabhāveṇa doṣāḥ santi kalevare | parihāraṃ tato deyaṃ devatāśāntikarmaṇā ||
Through the influence of malefic planets, defects arise in the body; therefore one should perform a remedial rite (parihāra) by means of deity-propitiatory and pacification rites.