“Now, the knife that severs The evil deeds of beings, However many there are, Is the sword that cuts through anger.

“Next, I will explain The practice of Vajraḍākinī, In order to accomplish remote hearing.

“One should imagine a sublime sun disk Located in the center of the sky. A five-pronged vajra should be visualized there, And a palace placed on top of that.

“One should visualize her In a dark-blue, terrifying form. She is six-armed and fearsome, With a vajra in one hand and the others in the rest.

“In the east is Buddhaḍākinī, Six-armed and resembling Mohavajra. Terrifying with a wheel in hand, She is visualized in the center of a yoga-maṇḍala.

“In the south is Ratnaḍākinī, Six-armed and resembling Piśuna. Blazing brightly with a jewel in hand, She is visualized on the disk of the sun.

“In the west is Padmadākinī, Six-armed and holding a lotus. In the north is Karmaḍākinī, On a bhaga maṇḍala holding a sword.

“In the four corners, beginning in the west, The vow-holder should visualize the goddesses, Specifically Lāsyā and Mālyā, As well as Nṛtyā and Geyā.

“They should then focus on the door guardians By following the prescribed method: Mudgara, Daṇḍa, Padma, And the other one, Khaḍga.

oṁ vajraḍākinī | oṁ buddhaḍākinī | oṁ ratnaḍākinī | oṁ padmaḍākinī | oṁ karmaḍākinī |

And for the corners: laṁ naṁ gaṁ maṁ |

oṁ mudgara jaḥ | oṁ daṇḍa hūṁ | oṁ padma vaṁ | oṁ khadga hoḥ |

This is the practice of Vajraḍākinī taught by the blessed vajra bearer.

“To accomplish remote hearing One should visualize Vajraḍākinī. In that way the mantra siddhi is attained.

oṁ ākāśacara ḍākinīye hūṁ hūṁ phaṭ phaṭ svāhā |

“Next, I will explain The practice of Vajrapātāla. To attain the siddhi of moving underground One should visualize Śumbhavajra.

“He has six arms, is blue and fearsome, Holds a pestle aloft in his hand, And is in the middle of the garbhamaṇḍala. This is how he is to be arranged.

“Locanā should be placed in the east, Māmakī in the south, The goddess Pāṇdarā in the west, And Tārā in the north.

“Puṣpā, Dhūpā, Gandhā, and Dīpā Should be placed in the east and so forth. Mudgara and the rest stand in the doors, All wearing snakes as belts.

“One should visualize the maṇḍala in this way, Following the prescribed method. Those who train in Vajrapātāla Will see a path in their dreams.

“Next, I will explain The maṇḍala of the King of the Seven. In order to attain the power of flight, One should perfect Paramāśva.

“He has two arms, one face, A dark-colored body, and is terrifying. He stands on a sun disk And is beautiful, with face of a horse. His right hand holds bean pods in a fist, And his left, a skull cup.

oṁ phuṁ phuṁ phuṁ hi hi hi |

“The adept should recite this mantra For the renowned Paramāśva.

“In the east, visualize Vaḍavā, In the south Turaṅgamā, In the west Saptarājñī, And in the northern space, Paramāśvā.

“One should visualize their faces and arms To be like those of the central deity. The request for them to arrive Resounds everywhere through this mantra.

“In each of the corners one should place Bamboo and reed flutes, a lute, drum, and tabor.

“Gokarṇa, Hastikarṇa, Sumukha, Durmukha, Muśāla, Paraśu, Aṅkuśa, and Pāśa Should be continuously visualized in the four doors, Engaged in dance and other dramatic acts. Green shoots should be visualized in their left hands And, similarly, their emblems in their right. The mantra of Paramāśva Is the same as Vajrapātāla’s. By cultivating the practice of Paramāśva One becomes the space of the three worlds.

This was the thirteenth chapter, “Identifying the Siddhis,” from The Tantra of Black Yamāri, the Body, Speech, and Mind of All Tathāgatas.