“Next, I will explain The practice of the great Heruka, Knowing which, the yogin Will quickly be liberated from saṃsāra’s fetters.

“One should visualize him with two arms and one face, Blue in color, and in the half-dancing posture. He should be visualized with a vajra in one hand And a skull cup in the other.

“He has three eyes, his hair flows upward, And he is adorned with the five mudrās. He has a khaṭvāṅga at his left side And his feet are adorned with anklets.

“He has emerged from the syllable hūṁ And should always be placed standing on a preta. The five skulls on his head Are related to the five buddhas. One should visualize Akṣobhya on their crown— This is how one visualizes the one called Heruka.

“In the east is Dharmacakrā, In the south, Buddhabodhi, In the west, Sarvakāmalatā, And in the north, the one resembling Heruka.

“They are adorned with every ornament And are arrayed in their respective colors. They are alluring, stand on pretas, And destroy all delusion.

“They are to be drawn in the midst of a Dharma wheel, An aśvattha sprig, and a wish-fulfilling tree. A vajra should be visualized In the goddesses’ right hands. They should be visualized on a circular disk, With a human skull in their other hand.

“The enchanting Locanā, Māmakī, Tārā, and Pāṇḍarā Are in the four corners, beginning in the southeast, And Yamāntaka is in the outer circle.

One should visualize Prajñāntaka, Hayagrīva, Sarvakuṇḍali, And the maṇḍala’s door guardians as well, Imagining them following the proper rite.”

This was the sixteenth chapter, “The Practice of Heruka,” from The Tantra of Black Yamāri, the Body, Speech, and Mind of All Tathāgatas.