“Now I will teach the supreme great maṇḍala.

“It is four-sided and has four doors Surmounted by four portals. It has sixteen divisions and is adorned With a perimeter wall of vajras.

“In its center one should place Great Wrath; Fierce, he is surrounded by a halo of flames. He has four arms and shines with light The color of collyrium.

“His right hand raises a vajra; His left displays the threatening mudrā. His face is terrifying, his fangs bared; He is adorned with the eight nāgas.

“Crowned with a row of skulls, He is capable of destroying the triple universe. Laughing and roaring loudly, He is the mighty lord of the triple universe.

“Standing astride Aparājita, His left leg is outstretched, his right slightly bent; Blazing like a million suns, He displays the following mudrā:

“Folding in the ring fingers, He bends both index fingers slightly. The little and middle fingers Are held by his thumbs.

“This mudrā is the most excellent, the best; It grants dominion over the triple universe.

“One should draw Umā’s husband In front of Great Wrath. To his right one should draw Viṣṇu, And to his left Brahmā.

“In the north is Lord Kārttikeya, In the northeast, Gaṇapati, And in the southeast draw Āditya, With a thousand rays.

“In the southwest one should draw Rāhu, And in the northwest, Lord Nandi.

“In the area within the outer maṇḍala One should draw the offering goddesses. They are of golden color, And adorned with every kind of jewelry.

“Smiling slightly, They gaze passionately at the lord. To the left of Great Wrath One should draw the goddess Umā.

“In front of Great Wrath one should draw The goddess Śrī with flowers in her hands. To the right of Great Wrath One should draw Tilottamā.

“She holds incense in her hands And is adorned with every type of jewelry. Behind Great Wrath One should draw the goddess Śaśī.

“She holds a lamp in her hand And wears divine earrings. In the southeast one should draw Devī, Wearing divine earrings.

“She holds a flask of perfume, And is adorned with jewel ornaments. In the southwest, one should draw The goddess Sarasvatī with a lute in her hands.

“She sings many songs, melodies, and the like, Dances, and recites beautiful poetry. In the northwest one should draw a yakṣiṇī Holding a jewel garland in her hands.

“Her name is Surasundarī, Known as the queen of all yakṣas. In the northeast one should draw Bhūti, A bhūtinī who destroys poverty.

“A queen who rules over all spirits, She is bedecked in all kinds of jewelry. Draw her with a beautiful face and elongated eyes, And endowed with beauty and youthfulness.

“Golden in color, Her curly hair blue, This goddess, beautiful in every limb, Delights in and aids the practice of sādhana.

“Those eight goddesses are inside the second zone of the maṇḍala.

“In the east one should draw Indra; In the southeast, Agni; In the south, the king Yama; In the southwest, Rāvaṇa, the king of rākṣasas;

“In the west, the king Varuṇa; In the northwest, the god Vāyu; In the north, Kubera; And in the northeast, Candra.

“One should place them in their respective places In the third zone of the maṇḍala.

“The procedure for entering the maṇḍala:

“Acting as vajra master, one should tie on a blue turban and put on a pair of blue garments. Then, raising the vajra-scepter, one should say the following:

“In order to benefit all beings You grant instant accomplishment. O Great Wrath, the vajra of accomplishment, Please remain as the pledge deity!

“Forming the mudrā of Great Wrath one should then enter the maṇḍala and say, ‘Hūṁ phaṭ!’ As soon as one has pronounced this, Great Wrath will enter oneself.

“Next, one should invite the disciple to enter. After blindfolding the disciple with a deep blue cloth, one should form the mudrā of Great Wrath and place it on the disciple’s head. Then, one should give him vajra water to drink while reciting this mantra:

“ Oṁ, remain! Give an accomplishment, hūṁ!”

“One should invite the deity to enter the initiate with the mantra of Wrath’s entry:

“ Oṁ, enter, O Wrath! Hūṁ hūṁ hūṁ! Āḥ!

“With the syllable hūṁ one will even be able to penetrate Mount Sumeru, and to describe events of the past, future, and present.

“Next, one should scatter flowers on the maṇḍala, remove the disciple’s blindfold, and show him his family deity. One should then conduct the pūjā for the ‘name initiation’ and teach the mudrās and the mantras.”