Then the goddess Prajñāpāramitā embraced the lord tightly, rubbing her lotus against his vajra, and said:

“How should one meditate According to the practice of the completion stage? Please elaborate on this question For the good of the yoginīs.”

The lord then said:

“Immersed in the practice of the completion stage And wholly devoted to his practice, a yogin Should visualize my form, With one-pointed mind, day and night.

“He should visualize his woman In your form, incisively. Through intensive practice like this, He will achieve mastery.

“The mother, and also the daughter, The younger sister, the niece, Or any other female relative, And likewise a female musician or a brahmin,

“A sweeper, a dancer, A washerwoman, a prostitute, A lay vow holder, and also a yoginī, Or a female kāpālika,

“Or another woman, as available, Well-endowed with feminine beauty— One should make love following the prescribed way, In such a way that the secret is not disclosed.

“Should the secret be disclosed, angry Caṇḍa­mahā­roṣaṇa Will kill the practitioner And will make him fall into Avīci Hell, Terrifying him with a sword and a noose.

“There will be no attainment for him in this world, Nor in the afterlife. Therefore one should maintain absolute secrecy And stay out of the range of anyone’s sight.

“Like the mantra of the ḍākinī, The sādhana of Caṇḍa­mahā­roṣaṇa should be kept secret— It was for the sake of insatiable lovers That I, the Buddha, taught it.

“In a place pleasing to the mind, Free from all distractions, One should secretly start out with her— The one who is pleasing to the mind.

“Thinking, ‘I am the buddha Acala, A perfected being, and my beloved is Prajñāpāramitā,’ The wise practitioner should visualize Their respective divine forms deeply in his mind.

“Ensuring that one’s hermitage is private And provided with food and other requisites as available, One should meditate incisively, Engaging in the union of two lovers.

“One should place the woman in front And make her sit facing oneself. With mutual passion, the two Should gaze at each other intensely.

“Then, focusing on the pleasure of gazing, One should remain with one’s mind focused one-pointedly. At precisely that time, she should say the following words, Which bring on an intensification of pleasure:

“ ‘You are my son, my husband; You are regarded as my brother and father. I am your mother, wife, Sister, and niece.

“ ‘In your seven incarnations as a man, You have been my lowly servant. I have bought you with cowrie shells; I should be regarded as your owner.’

“One should fall to her feet, With one’s hands joined in fervent supplication. One should say at that point the supreme words That intensify the pleasure:

“ ‘You are my mother, my father’s wife. You are also my niece, My younger sister, and my daughter-in-law. You are my sister and my maternal aunt.

“ ‘I am your slave in every respect, Filled with ardent devotion. Please look at me with compassion, O mother, With glances of your loving gaze.’

“Then she should embrace the man And kiss him again and again. She should place the three syllables on his head And the sweet juice from her mouth in his mouth.

“She should make him suck her lotus And look at him with eyes of love. She should apply color to her lips And press with her breast against his chest.

“Looking at his face facing her, She should scratch him in the right place. She should say to him these words: ‘Eat my Vairocana,

“ ‘Drink the water of Akṣobhya, O son; Be my slave as well as my father. For my part, I am your master And also your mother of royal descent.

“ ‘Go for refuge to my feet, O child, continually. Since you have been brought up by me, You have become priceless.

“ ‘Be grateful, O child! Give me the pleasure derived from the vajra! Look at my three-petaled lotus, Adorned in the middle with a stamen.

“ ‘Ah, this is the field of Sukhāvatī, Adorned with the red buddha, Giving pleasure to impassioned lovers, Tranquil and free from all mental constructs.

“ ‘As I lie on my back, Intoxicated from passion, You should place my feet on your shoulders And look me up and down.

“ ‘Then you should insert your throbbing vajra Into the opening in the center of my lotus. You should give one thousand strokes, Many hundreds of thousands, many millions of thousands

“ ‘In my three-petaled lotus, Endowed with a fleshy circle. You should place your vajra there And offer pleasure to the mind.

“ ‘O wind, wind, my fine lotus Is the unsurpassed quintessence of the quintessence, Awakened by the tip of the vajra, It is red like a bandhūka flower.’

“One should concentrate on her while she says that, Reaching an erection with one-pointed mind. One should meditate on the pleasure arising thence, Motionless, with the incisiveness of mind.

“One should give this reply to her: ‘Wait a moment, my dear, As I consider for a while The nature of your female body.

“ ‘The foul-mouthed ones, steeped in evil acts, Who out of enmity, revile, in this world, A woman, the sole mother of the three worlds, A gentle giver of true pleasure,

“ ‘They, because of this alone, will remain In a far-off, deep hell called Terrible, Tormented forever, crying, Their bodies burned by many fires, for three eons.

“ ‘On the other hand, women’s virtue, Which embraces all beings, should be spoken of— Be it the compassion or the protectiveness, Which is established in their minds.

“ ‘Whether one is a friend or a stranger, She nourishes one with alms. If she has such nature, The woman is no other than Vajrayoginī.

“ ‘Be it her sight, her touch, or her caress By a mere remembrance of her When she is far away, At that moment, pleasure is obtained.

“ ‘The five objects of senses, as found in women, Are endowed with divine forms. After marrying her, Men enjoy pleasure.

“ ‘So hail to you, who is free from faults, Adorned with all good qualities, Virtuous, virtuous, of great virtue, Be gracious to me, O mother!’

“Then, gazing intensely at her, One should bite one’s lower lip with one’s teeth. Then, making the sound sīt, The yogin should undress her.

“One should perform the position the arising of pleasure, The position rocking of a swing, The position holding the knees, And the position rubbing the thighs.

“The position moving the feet, And the position pressing the ground; The position even teeth, And the position called variegated.

“The position honeycomb, And the position mounted on a device with the feet upward. Similarly the tortoise position, And the one called good in every respect.

“There, with the woman squatting In the middle of the bed, One should make her clasp her arms Firmly around one’s shoulders.

“One should extend one’s own arms To the middle of her waist And insert one’s vajra into her lotus— This position is called the arising of pleasure.

“With their arms joined, Entwined like braids in union, One should make the two of them rock gently— This position is called the rocking of a swing.

“One should put her knees, joined together, Against one’s chest, and place one’s hands as In the rocking of a swing position— This position is called holding the knees.

“One should put the soles of her feet Against the base of one’s thighs, With the hands placed as in the arising of pleasure position— This position is called the kneading of the thighs.

“With the soles of her feet on one’s navel, Then on one’s chest, and then the flanks; And with the hands as in the rocking position— This position is called moving the feet.

“One should place her buttocks on the ground, Opposite one’s lap And place the hands as in the arising of pleasure position— This position is called pressing the ground.

“Placing her in a squatting position, One should make her extend her two feet. This position is known as even teeth; One should make her extend them one at a time.

“One should position her two feet into a pointed shape And join them to one’s left flank, Then the right flank, and then the front. Then, with one’s chest, one should touch her back.

“One should massage her with one’s hands and so on. This position is called variegated. Having again assumed the position of the arising of pleasure, One should lay her on her back.

“And with one’s right hand, one should Insert one’s vajra into the lotus. Holding her under her knees, One should push one’s elbows upward.

“When their hands are entwined together like a braid of hair— This position is known as honeycomb. When one puts her two feet Firmly on one’s shoulders—

“This position is called mounted on a device, As it employs repetitive thrusting motion. With her left foot on one’s shoulder, And the right foot at the base of one’s left thigh,

“Or with her right foot on one’s shoulder, And her left foot at the base of one’s right thigh— This position is called with the feet upward; It offers genuine pleasure and dispels suffering.

“One should place the soles of her feet Evenly in the middle of one’s chest, And should press with one’s arms against her knees— This is called tortoise position.

“One should place the soles of her feet On one’s eyes, ears, and head— This position is called good in every respect; It gives complete sexual satisfaction.

“One should perform all these various positions, Up to the variegated. One should press against her firmly with one’s chest, As this is the practice of Caṇḍa­mahā­roṣaṇa.

“One should kiss her mouth For as long as one likes, again and again; One should lift up her face and look at her, Saying sweet nothings of one’s choice.

“One should lick her tongue And drink the saliva produced in her mouth. One should eat the gunk licked off her teeth, Cultivating the feeling of pleasure.

“One should press one’s mouth gently onto her teeth and tongue, And her lower and upper lips. With one’s tongue, one should clean Her nostrils and the corners of her eyes.

“Also her teeth and her armpits— One should eat all the filth produced there. One should kiss her head, eyes, neck, ears, Flanks, armpits, hands, and breasts.

“One should scratch her, Avoiding her two eyes. One should rub the nipples with one’s hand, Then suck and bite them.

“As she lies on her back, One should kiss her beautiful abdomen, Recollecting again and again, ‘I was in this very place before.’

“One should touch her lotus with one’s hand, While saying, ‘O wind, this is beautiful.’ One should give kisses and rub her there with one’s fingers; Then, taking one’s hand away, one should look at it.

“Smelling the scent, one should clean The woman’s orifice with one’s tongue. ‘As I have entered through this, So also have I emerged many times.’

“Words such as the above should one say in that situation. This very path is a nose-rope that, If applied without knowledge, Will lead to the six destinies.

“However, if applied with knowledge It will lead to the accomplishment of Caṇḍa­mahā­roṣaṇa. Therefore, making the sound of pleasure sīt, One should eat the semen or blood that is in the lotus.

“Looking at her face, Again and again One should scratch her thighs with fingernails And rub her feet like a slave.

“One should place the three syllables on her head And give a light blow with a fist on her chest. Then, after the variegated, the yogin, With a focused mind, should do other positions.

“One should intently pay attention there, With the mind focused one-pointedly on pleasure. One may ejaculate or not, as one pleases, With the mind focused solely on pleasure.

“If one does ejaculate, one should lick the lotus, Falling down to one’s knees. One should consume the semen and the blood That are in the lotus using one’s tongue.

“One should drink these substances through one’s nose, Using a straw, in order to increase one’s power. Having cleaned the lotus with one’s tongue, One should make the wisdom get up and then kiss her.

“Having embraced her, one should later Eat fish and meat. One should drink milk or wine In order to make one’s desire arise again.

“Then, when the fatigue has worn off, One should comfort her and make her excited. Again, by the method previously described, One should start the union.

“By doing this practice, Great bliss is attained. One who knows this practice attains, In this very birth, the level of Caṇḍa­mahā­roṣaṇa.

“I have taught this practice In order to grant accomplishment to the passionate ones. One should place the right shin, with ease, Above the left shin—

“This is called sattvaparyaṅka posture; It grants complete sexual satisfaction. When one places, with ease, the left shin On top of the right shin—

“This is called lotus posture; It grants complete sexual satisfaction. Assuming the lotus posture, One should extend, above one’s left shin,

“With ease, one’s right shin— This is known as vajra posture. One should place the soles of one’s feet on the ground, Each in the same way, parallel—

“This posture, known to give complete sexual satisfaction, Is called the squatting posture. One should place the soles of one’s feet on the ground, With the feet at an oblique angle, extended sideways—

“This is known as the half-moon posture; It gives complete sexual satisfaction. One should place both knees flatly on the ground, With the buttocks between the ankles—

“This is called bow posture; It gives heavenly sexual pleasure. Sattva, lotus, and vajra Are considered postures.

“Squatting, half-moon, and bow Are regarded as seats. One should make the woman sit in the half-moon posture, And then, without pausing,

“Fall down and lick her lotus, Marking the three syllables on her secret place. Having again made her assume the bow posture, One should lower one’s face

“To the center of her anus and lick it, Stroking it also with one’s nose. One should meditate on the thence-derived pleasure, As this is the practice of Caṇḍa­mahā­roṣaṇa.

“Subsequently the yogin will become liberated, Free from all mental constructs. One should make one’s mind free from indifference And make love to the mother.

“Merit is acquired through passionate affection; Sins are acquired by indifference. There is no greater evil than the absence of passion, And no merit greater than pleasure.

“One should therefore focus one’s mind On the pleasure arising from desire.”

The goddess rejoiced in her heart, paid homage to and saluted the lord, saying, “O lord, is this means of accomplishment exclusively for humans, or is it also for other beings?”

The lord said:

“Those who are impassioned with affection, Who reside in all quarters of the universe— Gods, demigods, humans, nāgas— They also succeed as practitioners.”

When Śiva and other gods heard this, they grasped Gaurī, Lakṣmī, Śacī, Ratī, and other goddesses, and started to meditate. At that moment, all of them instantaneously attained the level of Caṇḍa­mahā­roṣaṇa and began to wander on the earth. Among them, Śiva became accomplished as Vajraśaṃkara; Viṣṇu as Vajranārāyaṇa; Indra as Vajrapāṇi; Kāmadeva as Vajrānaṅga. In this way, the main gods, as numerous as grains of sand in the Ganges, became accomplished.

Endowed with the qualities of the five sensual desires, Fulfilling the aims of all beings, All possessed of different forms— They are victors adept in magic.

Just as a lotus, growing out of mud, Is not soiled by dirt or mud, So also they, arisen through experiencing passion, Are not soiled by faults.