Then the bodhisattva Vajrapāṇi requested the Blessed One, “Lord, for the sake of all sentient beings, please explain the secret of enlightened mind.”

The Blessed One answered this request by saying:

“Vajrapāṇi, terrifying one, It is excellent that you consider the welfare of others so diligently. In the degenerated age, whoever wishes To tame those sentient beings that are difficult to tame

“Should first give rise to the mind of awakening, And completely perfect the two accumulations. On a lotus base within a jeweled vessel, Array the Lord of Secrets in the center,

“Surrounded by the eight great nāgas on eight petals, Each with the head of a snake. When washed and pure, Perform the practice of the deity of activity.

“First invite and make offerings, Then recite while projecting and absorbing oneself and the deity. Think that the eight nāgas are pacified. Thus, from hūṃ and the rope of hūṃ, The one to be accomplished is turned into a mass of light, And, in an instant, caught within the hūṃ.

“Oṃ vajrakrodha ahicaṇḍa phaṭ.

“With ten thousand repetitions, one will certainly be freed from the grahas.

“Vajrapāṇi, Your radiation and absorption of enlightened mind is secret. Cover the body of the one to be accomplished in color, And cut it with the radiation and absorption of the garland of the great hūṃ.

“When examining the great substances, One will surely be freed from grahas. However, if this should not accomplish it, Reverse the mantra chain and do the recitation.

“Having cut with the vajra chain, It will be accomplished without any doubt. The supreme ritual for repelling the obstructors below Appears like a wish-fulfilling jewel.

“This great tantra is the ultimate secret, Which, without doubt, is victorious among the three vehicles And supreme among all protective intentions.”

As soon as the Blessed One had spoken, the retinues of the family, including Vajrapāṇi, along with all the hosts of deities, rejoiced and praised what the Blessed Vajradhara had said.

The translation was completed by the Kashmiri scholar Celu and the Tibetan translator Phakpa Sherab.