Next follows the chapter from the great sovereign Bhūta­ḍāmara Tantra that contains detailed instructions on the sādhanas of the eight bhūtas.

[Their mantras are:]

Aparājita: Oṁ hrīḥ jaḥ!

Ajita: Oṁ hūṁ jaḥ!

Pūraṇa: Oṁ hrīḥ jaḥ!

Āpūraṇa: Oṁ hūṁ jaḥ!

Śmaśānādhipati: Oṁ śrūṃ jaḥ!

Kuleśvara: Oṁ rūṃ jaḥ!

Bhūteśvara: Oṁ hūṁ jaḥ!

Kiṃkarottama: Oṁ āṃ jaḥ!

“The sādhana of the bhūta Aparājita:

“One should recite the mantra in front of Vajradhara 100,000 times. This constitutes the preliminary practice. Then, on the full moon day, one should prepare an elaborate pūjā and offer cooked white rice, curds, molasses, and milk as prescribed. Burning bdellium incense, one should recite all night. Aparājita is certain to arrive at dawn. If he does not arrive, he will die right then. Once he arrives, he will request orders, saying, ‘What can I do?’ The practitioner should reply, ‘Please be my servant.’ From then on he will perform the duties of a servant. He will offer the kingdom of the vidyādharas and will eliminate all one’s enemies. He will even bring the goddess Śaśī and offer her. Taking the practitioner upon his back, he will carry him to the realm of the gods, where he will bestow upon him the status of Indra. The practitioner will live for seven eons.

“The sādhana of Ajita:

“Standing in front of a caitya, one should recite the mantra one thousand and eight times at night for seven days. On the seventh day one should prepare an elaborate pūjā and offer bali. Burning bdellium incense, one should recite the mantra. Ajita is certain to arrive at the end of the recitation. He will say, ‘Hey practitioner! What can I do for you?’ The practitioner should reply, ‘Please be my servant.’ Ajita, taking him upon his back, will carry him around the four continents. Furthermore, he will give him a kingdom. The practitioner will live one thousand years.

“The sādhana of Pūraṇa:

“One should go to a temple of Vajradhara and recite the mantra one thousand and eight times for seven days. On the seventh day one should prepare an elaborate pūjā and offer cooked white rice and curds as prescribed. One should recite the mantra until midnight, when Pūraṇa is certain to arrive. One should give him a welcome offering of water with flowers. He will be pleased, offer a kingdom, and completely fulfill one’s every wish. One will live thousands of years, and for as long as one lives Pūraṇa will perform the duties of a servant. He can be induced to kill anyone or let them live. He can do anything.

“The sādhana of Āpūraṇa:

“One should go to a caitya that contains relics and recite the mantra ten thousand times. This constitutes the preliminary practice. Then, on the day of the full moon, one should offer a pūjā according to one’s means and recite the mantra until midnight, at which time Āpūraṇa will swiftly arrive. When he arrives, he will stand in front of one and say, ‘What can I do for you, my dear?’ The practitioner should reply, ‘Please be my servant,’ and from then on he will perform the duties of a servant. He will bring a divine yakṣa maiden and offer her, disclose the location of every treasure hoard, and offer delicious divine food. Every day he will offer a pair of garments and five dinars. The practitioner will live five hundred years.

“The sādhana of Śmaśānādhipati:

“One should go at night to a charnel ground and recite the mantra one thousand and eight times for seven days. On the seventh day one should follow the prescribed rite to offer fish, meat, sesame, rose apple, cooked white rice, curds, molasses, and milk to this great bhūta. One should recite the mantra until midnight while burning bdellium incense. Then, the sound hā hā will be heard. One should not be afraid—Śmaśānādhipati has arrived with his retinue. One should offer bali to this visitor. He will be pleased, and all the bhūtas will become one’s servants. Śmaśānādhipati will offer eight dinars every day and will crush all one’s enemies. One will live a thousand years.

“The sādhana of Kuleśvara:

“One should go to a temple and, after offering red perfumes, red flowers, and bdellium incense, recite the mantra ten thousand times. This constitutes the preliminary practice. At night, on the fourteenth day of the dark fortnight, one should prepare fish, meat, sesame, rose apple, and cooked red rice as prescribed. Burning frankincense, one should recite until midnight. Kuleśvara will then arrive in a terrible, blazing form, but one should not be afraid of him. He will say, ‘What can I do for you, my dear?’ The practitioner should reply, ‘Please be my servant.’ He will then perform the duties of a servant for as long as the practitioner lives. Every day, three times a day, he will offer five dinars and delicious divine food. The practitioner will live five hundred years.

“The sādhana of Bhūteśvara:

“One should go alone at night to a solitary Śiva liṅga and, for three days, offer cooked red rice, fish, meat, sesame, and rose apple. While burning incense made of goat meat and bdellium mixed with honey, one should recite the mantra one thousand and eight times. On the first day one will see Bhūteśvara in a dream. On the second day Bhūteśvara will promptly arrive in person and stand in front of the practitioner. He will say, ‘What can I do for you?’ The practitioner should reply, ‘Please be my servant.’ Bhūteśvara will remain in close attendance. He will bring an apsaras and offer her and will describe the past, present, and future. He will give clothes, adornments, and delicious divine foods. The practitioner will live for three hundred years.

“The sādhana of Kiṃkarottama:

“One should go to a temple of Vajradhara on the fourteenth day of the dark fortnight and recite the mantra ten thousand times for seven days. This constitutes the preliminary practice. Then one should burn bdellium incense and offer cooked white rice, ghee, and milk. Sitting on a seat of kuśa grass, one should light a butter lamp and recite the mantra into the night until, at midnight, Kiṃkarottama arrives in person. Upon arrival, he should be given a welcome offering of water scented with white sandalwood. He will be pleased and say, ‘Hey practitioner! What can I do for you?’ The practitioner should reply, ‘Please be my servant.’ From then on, Kiṃkarottama will perform the duties of a servant and will offer delicious divine food. Taking the practitioner on his back, he will take him to the heavenly realm. Moreover, he will give him a kingdom and a lifespan of five thousand years.”