The goddess then said:

“What conduct should be followed by a yogin? Tell me, O lord! And what practice ought to be done? By what means is accomplishment speedily attained?”

The lord said:

“Killed should be the evil ones— Those who disparage the Buddha’s teaching. Having seized their wealth, One should perform the benefit of beings.

“All widows should indeed be attended upon; Female ascetics, one’s mother or daughter. One should consume fish and meat, And drink wine, in a state of mental equilibrium.

“Using deception, one devoted to concentration Should keep one’s own and others’ offenses secret. One free from dualistic mental constructs Will succeed by applying this secret discipline.

“By whatever wickedness Beings go to lower states of existence, By the very same wickedness A yogin quickly attains success.”

The goddess Hatred Vajrī then asked the lord, “How, O lord, would you explain the inverted conduct?”

The lord then said:

“By passion, passion is killed; A conflagration is killed by fire. One should destroy poison with poison, Applying the instructions.

“Contemplating the world to be devoid of independent existence, Cultivating the thought, ‘I am an accomplished one,’ One should keep all one’s practice very secret, So that nobody knows.

“Having extinguished all one’s negativity, One succeeds by means of the inverted conduct alone. A yogin, solely devoted to yoga, Who does not keep it secret,

“Will not have success In this inverted conduct. There is neither evil nor virtue, Since both are, by nature, devoid of independent existence.

“In order to destroy the wickedness of the world, I have not disclosed this earlier. Only now do I teach it in truth, In the form of Caṇḍa­mahā­roṣaṇa, O beloved.

“In order to induct beings into the ranks of yogins— A cause serving the purpose of all beings— I will now explain the conduct that is for all to see. Listen now, O beloved!

“One should not kill living beings Or take another’s property. One should never steal another’s wife Or speak untruthful words.

“For the sake of abandoning the vices of the world, A wise one should never drink wine. It is with decorum that one should take up This public level of training.

“That which has just been taught is the outward conduct; Now, however, the secret practice will be taught. One should place a diadem on one’s head And a pair of earrings on one’s ears.

“Having prepared different adornments, One should wear them on one’s body— Anklets should be placed around one’s ankles, And likewise a girdle around one’s waist.

“In one’s right hand, one should hold a sword; In the left, a noose. On the head, a crown-seal should be placed, Representing the five buddhas.

“One should attach to one’s head the five strips of colored cloth And shave off one’s hair and beard. One should procure a girl who is older than ten years And embark upon one’s practice.

“One should prepare this girl According to the previously explained division of families. One should always bedeck her with adornments Suitable for a girl.

“One should place in her right hand a kartri knife, And in the left, a skull cup. A paramour of a select category should arrange such requisites On his partner’s body according to the division of families.

“One should take a wisdom-consort from one’s own spiritual family, Or any other spiritual family, keeping a focused mind. One should collect the objects of worship as one wishes And commence the practice itself.

“In the absence of jewels and the like, One should make do with other precious things. Alternatively one should create things mentally If they cannot be physically obtained.

“One should practice the five pledges According to the fivefold family division. Using the method as previously described, One should make love with both lovers taking part.

“The yogin will succeed in every way; There should be no doubt about this. After the union of the wisdom and the means, One should scratch her and inscribe the three syllables.

“One should give kisses and embraces, As well as all of one’s semen. The perfection of giving becomes thus fulfilled— There is no doubt.

“One’s body, speech, and mind wholly engaged And controlled in concordance with one’s intense pleasure— This should be known as the perfection of discipline. The nail-wound, patiently endured—

“The suffering of the inscribed three syllables— This alone is the perfection of patience. With reverence and for a long time Should one make love, with a focused mind—

“This should be known as the perfection of diligence, Because of engaging one’s mind in the pleasure of it. As this is the reality of everything, It is regarded as the perfection of concentration.

“Meditating on a woman’s form— This is proclaimed to be the perfection of wisdom‌. Merely by this single method of exquisite pleasure, The six perfections become fulfilled.

“If the five perfections are merit, The knowledge is wisdom—so it is said. When united in the union of exquisite bliss, The yogin has completed the two accumulations already.

“One who is endowed with merit and wisdom Will succeed in an instant, Just like a fruit growing on a creeper Is endowed with a flower.

“A full awakening will happen within a moment With the two accumulations already completed. One becomes master of the thirteen stages, There is no doubt.

“The stages should be known as Joyful, Pure, Beacon of Light, Resplendent, Invincible, Facing Directly, Going Far, Immovable,

“Auspicious Intelligence, Cloud of Dharma, All Luminous, Matchless, Possessed of Wisdom‌— These are the thirteen names.”