Then, each nāga queen present in the gathering rose up, respectfully bowed to the feet of the glorious Vajradhara, and offered him her heart mantra:

Anantamukhī: “Oṁ phuḥ oṁ phuḥ!”

Karkoṭakamukhī: “Phuḥ oṁ phuḥ!”

Padminī: “Phuḥ gaṃ phuḥ!”

Mahāpadminī: “Phuḥ āḥ phuḥ!”

Vāsukimukhī: “Phuḥ dhīḥ phuḥ!”

Jvālāmukhī: “Phuḥ hūṁ phuḥ!”

Dhūpamukhī: “Phuḥ kaṃ phuḥ!”

Śaṃkhinī: “Phuḥ sa phuḥ!”

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

“The practitioner should go to a place where nāgas live and recite the mantra 100,000 times as a preliminary practice. Every nāginī will be pleased, and all nāgas and nāginīs will rejoice. On the fifth day of the bright fortnight, he should descend into the water at the nāgas’ dwelling place and offer perfume, flowers, incense, and milk in the prescribed way. Then, he should recite the mantra one thousand times for each of the eight nāginīs. Soon a nāga maiden will emerge, burning with heat. On her arrival, a welcome offering of milk and sandalwood should be given. The practitioner should say, ‘Welcome! Please be my wife.’ She will offer eight dinars every day, and can be induced to kill anyone or let them live. She can do anything.

“The practitioner should go to the confluence of two rivers and recite the mantra one thousand and eight times while offering food made from milk. A divinely beautiful nāginī will arrive. When she does, he should place some flowers on her head and say, ‘Please be my wife.’ She will give delicious divine foods and five dinars every day.

“The practitioner should go at night to a place inhabited by nāgas and recite the mantra one thousand and eight times. The moment the recitation is complete, a nāginī will arrive suffering from an intense headache. She will say, ‘What can I do for you, my dear?’ The practitioner should reply, ‘Please be my mother.’ She will then offer the practitioner and four other people clothes, adornments, food, and so forth every day, along with five dinars.

“The practitioner should go at night to a lotus pond and recite the mantra one thousand and eight times. A nāginī will swiftly arrive. When she does, he should make love to her. She will become his wife and offer eight dinars. He should spend it all without remainder. If he saves anything, he will not get more.

“The practitioner should go at night to the confluence of two rivers and recite the mantra one thousand and eight times. Then, at the end of the recitation, a nāga maiden is certain to arrive. When she does, he should offer to her a seat made of gold and say, ‘Welcome! Please be my wife.’ She will give one hundred palas of gold every single day.

“The practitioner should go at night to a great lake filled with lotuses and recite the mantra one thousand and eight times. When the recitation is complete a nāga maiden is certain to arrive. When she does, he should say, ‘Please be my wife.’ She will offer one dinar and a pair of garments.

“The practitioner should go to a place inhabited by nāgas, descend into the water up to his navel, and recite the mantra one thousand and eight times. When the recitation is complete a nāga maiden is certain to arrive. When she does, he should place flowers on her head and say, ‘Please be my wife.’ She will give eight dinars and delicious divine food.

“The practitioner should go to a place inhabited by nāgas and recite the mantra all night. Then, at dawn, a nāga maiden adorned with all kinds of jewelry will arrive in an instant. When she does, he should give her a welcome offering of sandalwood-scented water and flowers. He should say, ‘Welcome! Please be my wife.’ She will present a divine elixir of long life and power substances. She will fulfill all his wishes and offer a kingdom.

“The practitioner should go to a place where nāgas are found and recite the mantra ten thousand times. A nāga maiden will soon arrive. When she does, he should promptly make love to her and say, ‘Please be my wife.’ Every day she will give him eight dinars, delicious divine food, and a pair of garments.

“The practitioner should go at night into the vicinity of nāgas and recite the mantra one thousand and eight times. When the recitation is complete a nāga maiden will swiftly arrive. When she does, he should place nāga flowers on her head and say, ‘Please be my wife.’ She will give him divine clothes, adornments, delicious food, and so on.

“The pledge mantras of the nāginīs are:

“The invocation mantra: Oṁ phuḥ! Come, O nāginī! Phuḥ!

“The mantra of perfume and flowers: Oṁ ī phuḥ!

“The mantra of the welcome offering and incense: Oṁ phuḥ, aḥ phuḥ!

“The pledge mantra of all nāginīs: Ā phuḥ, ī phuḥ, vā phuḥ!

“The mantra of dismissing: Phuḥ! Depart, depart! Svāhā to your swift return!

“Next are the descriptions of mudrās.

“The pledge mudrā of the nāginīs:

“Join the flattened palms of your hands together and raise them up, forming the shape of a topknot with the fingers. The tips of your index fingers should be placed together with the thumbs extended. This is the universal mudrā for all rites, including the invocation, the pledge, and the dismissal.

“The pledge mudrā of the nāginīs that enthralls all nāgas:

“Form your left and right hands into fists and press down on the fingernails of your little fingers with your thumbs. Extend the remaining fingers.”

So spoke the glorious lord Vajradhara.