Then each of the yakṣiṇīs stood up, respectfully bowed her head to the feet of the glorious Vajradhara, and offered him her heart mantra:

Surasundarī: “ Oṁ, Surasundarī, please come! Svāhā!”

Manohāriṇī: “ Oṁ, you who captivate everyone’s mind! Salutation to you! Svāhā!”

Kanakavatī: “ Oṁ, Kanakavatī, fond of sexual intercourse! Svāhā!”

Kāmeśvarī: “ Oṁ, Kāmeśvarī, please come! Svāhā!”

Rati: “ Oṁ, you who are fond of sexual pleasure! Svāhā!”

Padminī: “ Oṁ, Padminī! Svāhā!”

Naṭī: “ Oṁ, Naṭī! Beautiful great dancer! Svāhā!”

Anurāgiṇī: “ Oṁ, Anurāgiṇī, fond of sexual intercourse! Svāhā!”

Next are the detailed instructions on the sādhanas of the eight yakṣiṇīs.

“[The sādhana of Surasundarī:]

“The practitioner should go to a temple of Vajrapāṇi, light bdellium incense, and recite the mantra one thousand times at the three junctions of the day. Surasundarī is certain to arrive within a month. When she arrives she should be given a welcome offering of sandalwood-scented water. She will perform the duties of a mother, sister, or wife. If she becomes a mother, the practitioner must not hurt her feelings, and she will offer an elixir of long life every day, and also 100,000 dinars. If she becomes a sister, she will offer power substances and the elixir of long life. She will procure a celestial girl from the realm of the gods and offer her, and will be able to describe the past, present, and future. If she becomes a wife, she will fulfill every wish, and the practitioner will become immensely wealthy.

“The sādhana of Manohāriṇī:

“The practitioner should go to a riverbank, draw a maṇḍala with sandalwood powder, offer an elaborate pūjā, and recite the mantra one thousand and eight times. Burning aloeswood incense, he should recite the mantra ten thousand times every day for seven days. On the seventh day he should offer an elaborate pūjā and recite the mantra all night. Manohāriṇī is certain to arrive at midnight. If she does not, she will die. She will say, ‘Please command me.’ The practitioner should reply, ‘Please be my servant.’ She will offer protection to one hundred and eight people from the practitioner’s close circle. She will offer one hundred dinars every day, which must be spent in its entirety. If the practitioner saves anything he will never receive more.

The sādhana of Kanakavatī:

“The practitioner should go to a banyan tree and offer alcohol following the procedure prescribed for fish and meat. Drinking some himself, he should use the remainder for a welcome offering. He should recite the mantra one thousand times. On the seventh day, he should practice the same way at night. He should recite until Kanakavatī arrives in person at midnight, adorned with all kinds of jewelry and surrounded by a retinue of one hundred and eight. He should make love to her once she arrives, and she will become his wife. She will give clothes, adornments, and food to twelve people every day. She will also offer eight dinars.

“The sādhana of Kāmeśvarī:

“The practitioner should draw an image of Kāmeśvarī on birch bark with bovine bezoar, climb into bed alone, and recite the mantra one thousand times. Then, when one month has passed, he should offer an elaborate pūjā, light a butter lamp, and recite the mantra silently. Then, at midnight, she is certain to arrive. Once she has arrived, she will generously offer sexual pleasure and will become his wife. Leaving behind divine adornments on his bed, she will depart at daybreak. The practitioner should not approach the wives of others, otherwise he will perish.

“The sādhana of Rati:

“She should be painted on a piece of canvas as a nubile woman of golden color, adorned with every type of jewelry and holding a blue lotus in her hand. The practitioner should worship her with jasmine flowers, burn bdellium incense, and recite the mantra one thousand and eight times for one month. At the end of the month he should offer a pūjā according to his means, light a butter lamp, and recite the mantra until Rati arrives in person at midnight. When she does, he should make love to her in silence. In this way she will become his wife. She will protect him and his close circle and will offer delicious divine foods, an elixir of long life, and twenty-five dinars.

“The sādhana of Padminī:

“The practitioner should create a sandalwood maṇḍala in the upper part of his house. Burning bdellium incense, he should recite the mantra one thousand times for one month. Then, on the day of the full moon, he should offer a pūjā according to his means and recite the mantra until midnight, when Padminī is certain to arrive. When she does, he should make love to her. She will become his wife, grant divine pleasures bounteously, and offer an elixir of long life and power substances.

“The sādhana of Naṭī:

“The practitioner should perform this sādhana below an aśoka tree. Having offered perfume, flowers, and incense, along with a dish of meat, he should recite the mantra one thousand and eight times. Naṭī is certain to arrive within one month. When she does, she will become, in short, either a mother, or a sister, or a wife. If she becomes a mother, she will give delicious foods, a pair of garments, one hundred palas of gold, and the elixir of long life. If she becomes a sister, she will bring a celestial woman and offer her, even over a distance of one thousand leagues, She will also offer clothes, adornments, delicious foods, and the elixir of long life. If she becomes a wife, she will offer a divine elixir of long life and eight dinars.

“The sādhana of Anurāgiṇī:

“The practitioner should draw this yakṣiṇī on birch bark with saffron ink and, starting on the first day of the bright fortnight, spend one month reciting the mantra while making ritual offerings of perfume, flowers, and lamps at the three junctions of the day. Then, on the day of the full moon, he should offer a pūjā according to his means, light a butter lamp, and recite the mantra all night. Anurāgiṇī is certain to arrive at dawn. Once she has arrived, she will bounteously bestow the pleasures of sex and become his wife. She will offer a divine elixir of long life and one thousand dinars. The practitioner will live thousands of years.”