त्रिशतं मन्त्रितं पीतं हन्याद्विषपराभवम्
Three hundred times, if the mantra is recited over yellow, it destroys the defeat by poison.
अलक्तरञ्जिते लक्षं मन्त्रयेन्मनुनामुना
On a surface dyed with lac, one should recite the mantra a hundred thousand times, using the prescribed formula.
पारदं च शिलां तालं पिष्टं मधुसमन्वितम्
Mercury, stone, and tal, ground together with honey,
अदृश्यः स्यान्नृणामेष आश्चर्य्यं दृश्यतामिदम्
This becomes invisible to people; let this wonder be seen.
हरितालनिशाचूर्णैरुन्मत्तुरससंयुतैः
With powders of orpiment and nightshade, mixed with the juice of datura,
तद्यन्त्रं स्थापितप्राणं पीतसूत्रेण वेष्टयेत्
One should wrap the device, whose life has been established, with a yellow thread.
रचयेदृषभं रम्यं यन्त्रं तन्मध्यतः क्षिपेत्
One should construct a beautiful bull-shaped device and place it in the center of that.
स्तंभयेद्विद्विषां वाचं गतिं कार्यपरंपराम्
He restrains the speech, movement, and succession of actions of enemies.
अङ्गारेण चितास्थेन तत्र यन्त्रं समालिखेत्
With a coal taken from the funeral pyre, one should inscribe the diagram there.
प्रेतवस्त्रे लिखेद्यन्त्रं अङ्गारेणैव तत्पुनः
On a shroud of the dead, one should again draw the diagram with the same coal.
पूजितं पीतपुष्पैस्तद्वाचं संस्तंभयेद्द्विषाम्
When it has been worshipped with yellow flowers, by reciting its formula, one restrains the enemies.
मार्जितं तद्द्विषां पात्रैर्दिव्यस्तम्भनकृद्भवेत्
If it is cleansed with vessels belonging to the enemies, it becomes a means of extraordinary restraint.
क्षिप्तं जले दिव्यकृतं जलस्तंभनकारकम्
If it is cast into water, it becomes a divine means for restraining water.
शत्रूणां गतिबुद्ध्यादेः स्तंभनो नात्र संशयः
There is no doubt that it restrains the movement, intellect, and so on, of enemies.
दुर्गायाश्चाभिधास्यामि सर्वलोकोपकारकान्
Now I shall describe those of Durgā that are beneficial to all the worlds.
वज्राद्यं क्षुधिता सूक्ष्मा मृता स्वाग्नीन्दुसंयुता
She is as hard as a diamond, hungry, subtle, dead, united with her own fire and moon.
भैरवो ऽस्य मुनिः सम्राट् छन्दो मन्त्रस्य देवता
Bhairava is the seer of this mantra, the emperor; the meter and the deity of the mantra are the same.
आं खड्गाय हृदाख्यातमीं खड्गाय शिरः स्मृतम्
‘Āṃ khaḍgāya’ is known as the heart; ‘īṃ khaḍgāya’ is remembered as the head.
औमङ्कुशाय नेत्रं स्याद्विसर्गो वसुरक्षयुक्
‘Aum aṅkuśāya’ is for the eyes; the visarga is joined with the protection of wealth.
स्वाहान्ताश्चैवमङ्गानि कृत्वा ध्यायेद्थांबिकाम्
Having thus made the limbs ending with ‘svāhā’, one should meditate on Ambikā.
छिन्नं स्वकं स्फआरमुखं स्वरक्तं प्रपिबद्गलत्
Her own severed, wide mouth, drinking her own blood as it flows.
डाकिनीवर्णिनीसख्यौ दृष्ट्वा मोदभराकुलाम्
Seeing her, surrounded by friends named Ḍākinī and Varṇinī, overwhelmed with the joy of intoxication.
पालाशैर्विल्वजैर्वापि जुहुयात्कुसुमैः फलैः
One should offer oblations with palāśa or bilva flowers, or with fruits.
पीठे जयाख्या विजया जिता चापि पराजिता
On the seat are Jayā, Vijaya, Jitā, and also Parājitā.
दिक्षु मध्ये च संपूज्या नव पीठस्य शक्तयः
In the directions and in the center, the nine powers of the seat should be duly worshipped.
सिद्धिप्रदे डाकिनीये तारो वज्रः सभौतिकः
In the Ḍākinī seat that grants success, Tāra is vajra, along with the elementals.
तारादिपीठमन्त्रो ऽयं वेदरामाक्षरो मतः
This mantra, which is the seat of Tara, is regarded as the Rama syllable of the Veda.
त्रिकोणमध्यषट्कोणपद्मभूपुरमध्यतः
From the center of the triangle, within the six-pointed lotus and the fortress of earth.
भूपुरे बाह्यभागेषु वज्रादीनि प्रपूजयेत्
On the outer parts of the fortress, one should worship Vajra and other deities.
भूपुरस्य चतुर्द्वार्षु द्वारपालान्यजेदथ
At the four gates of the fortress, one should then offer worship to the gatekeepers.