“Mañjuśrī, the rite that can be used for all activities is as follows. It should be performed in a charnel ground, by a lone tree, before a stūpa, or on the bank of a large river. Smear the site with the five substances from a cow, scatter flower petals over a maṇḍala that has been anointed with fragrant water, and set out an image of the Mother. At the heart of a wax effigy, insert a piece of charnel-ground shroud inscribed with the ten-syllable mantra and the two sets of syllables appended with the target’s name, and place the effigy in the center of the maṇḍala. In addition, arrange incense burners, flowers, and so on. Then cultivate the following meditation.
EN
“Visualize the heroine Tārā, the mother rich in swift diligence who appears in the form of a yoginī, emerging from the syllable tāṁ. She springs from a blossoming lotus and sits upon sun and moon disks. Her body is black, gleaming, and in the prime of youth. She is beautifully adorned with a long necklace, armlets, jewel tassels, and other ornaments. She wears a skirt of Pañcāla cloth and a top made of silk from Kāśī. She is seated with one leg outstretched and the other drawn in, and she has one face and two hands. Baring her fangs in a shape like a crescent moon, her face is drawn in a frown, and she resounds with hūṁ. Her orange hair rises from her head, above which sits Amitābha upon a moon disk. She is surrounded by apocalyptic fires from which emanate the eight goddesses that grant protection from the eight dangers. In her right hand she holds a curved knife, and in her left she holds an utpala flower by the stem, on top of which is a brahmin’s skull filled with flowers. She is surrounded by a horde of wrathful deities. Visualizing this, recite the following mantra:
EN
“oṁ tāre ture tuttāre svāhā.
EN
“If you then recite it together with the mantra for the rite either one, seven, twenty-one, or one hundred and eight times, three times a day and three times a night, and make a request, it will be fulfilled.
EN
“Mañjuśrī, the benefits of this are such that all four activities will be accomplished, and you will be protected from all danger.”
“Mañjuśrī, the rite that can be used for all activities is as follows. It should be performed in a charnel ground, by a lone tree, before a stūpa, or on the bank of a large river. Smear the site with the five substances from a cow, scatter flower petals over a maṇḍala that has been anointed with fragrant water, and set out an image of the Mother. At the heart of a wax effigy, insert a piece of charnel-ground shroud inscribed with the ten-syllable mantra and the two sets of syllables appended with the target’s name, and place the effigy in the center of the maṇḍala. In addition, arrange incense burners, flowers, and so on. Then cultivate the following meditation.
EN
“Visualize the heroine Tārā, the mother rich in swift diligence who appears in the form of a yoginī, emerging from the syllable tāṁ. She springs from a blossoming lotus and sits upon sun and moon disks. Her body is black, gleaming, and in the prime of youth. She is beautifully adorned with a long necklace, armlets, jewel tassels, and other ornaments. She wears a skirt of Pañcāla cloth and a top made of silk from Kāśī. She is seated with one leg outstretched and the other drawn in, and she has one face and two hands. Baring her fangs in a shape like a crescent moon, her face is drawn in a frown, and she resounds with hūṁ. Her orange hair rises from her head, above which sits Amitābha upon a moon disk. She is surrounded by apocalyptic fires from which emanate the eight goddesses that grant protection from the eight dangers. In her right hand she holds a curved knife, and in her left she holds an utpala flower by the stem, on top of which is a brahmin’s skull filled with flowers. She is surrounded by a horde of wrathful deities. Visualizing this, recite the following mantra:
EN
“oṁ tāre ture tuttāre svāhā.
EN
“If you then recite it together with the mantra for the rite either one, seven, twenty-one, or one hundred and eight times, three times a day and three times a night, and make a request, it will be fulfilled.
EN
“Mañjuśrī, the benefits of this are such that all four activities will be accomplished, and you will be protected from all danger.”
Sutraya