कृत्वा प्राणप्रतिष्टां च सिंदूराद्यैः प्रपूज्य च
After establishing the life-force and duly worshipping with vermilion and such,
ग्रहाभिचाररोगाग्निविषचौरनृपोद्भवाः
Afflictions arising from planets, sorcery, disease, fire, poison, thieves, or kings—
तद्गृहं धनपुत्राद्यैरेधते प्रत्यहं चिरम्
In that house, wealth, sons, and so on increase daily for a long time.
शत्रोः प्रतिकृतिं कृत्वा हृदि नाम समालिखेत्
Making an image of the enemy, one should inscribe the name on its heart.
मन्त्रान्ते प्रोञ्चरेच्छत्रोर्नाम छिन्धि च भिन्धि च
At the end of the mantra, one should utter the enemy’s name, saying: 'Sever! Break!'
पाण्योस्तले प्रपीड्याथ त्यक्त्वा तं स्वगृहं व्रजेत्
After pressing it between the palms, one should abandon it and return home.
राजिकालवणैर्मुक्तचिकुरः पितृकानने
With mustard seeds and salt, hair unbound, in the ancestral forest,
द्विक(काक)कौशिकगृध्राणां पक्षैः श्लेष्मान्तकाक्षजैः
With the feathers of an owl, crow, vulture, and mucus from the eyes of a crow,
एवं सप्तदिनं कुर्वन्मारयेदुद्धतं रिपुन्
Doing this for seven days, one can destroy an arrogant enemy.
ततो वेताल उत्थाय वदेद्भावि शुभाशुभम्
Then a spirit arises and declares what is to come, auspicious or inauspicious.
भास्मांबुमन्त्रितं रात्रौ सहस्रावृत्तिकं पुनः
Ash, water, and mantra, at night, repeated a thousand times again,
यासु कासु च स्थूलासु लघुष्वपि विशेषतः
In any of the gross or especially the subtle ones,
अष्टम्यां वा चतुर्दश्यां कुजे वा रविवासरे
On the eighth or fourteenth day, or on a Tuesday or Sunday,
कुर्याद्रम्यां विशुद्धात्मा सर्वलक्षणलक्षिताम्
One should perform the rite, pure in mind, marked by all auspicious signs.
संस्थाप्यावाहयेत्पश्चान्मूलमन्त्रेण मन्त्रवित्
Having established it, the knower of mantras should then invoke it with the root mantra.
रक्तचन्दनपुष्पैश्च सिंदूराद्यैः समर्चयेत्
He should worship with red sandalwood flowers and with vermilion and similar substances.
अपूपमोदनं शाकमोदकान्वटकादिकम्
He should offer rice cakes, cooked rice, vegetables, sweetmeats, fried balls, and the like.
अखण्डितान्यहिलतादलानि सप्तविंशतिम्
He should offer twenty-seven whole, unbroken tender leaves.
एवं संपूज्य मन्त्रज्ञो जपेद्दशशन्त मनुम्
Thus having worshipped, the knower of mantras should recite the mantra ten times in peace.
निजेप्सितं निवेद्याथ विधिवद्विसृजेत्ततः
Then, having offered his desired intention, he should properly dismiss it thereafter.
निवेदितानि पर्णानि तेभ्यो दद्याद्विभज्य च
He should distribute the offered leaves among them, giving each a share.
तत इष्टगणैः सार्द्धं स्वयं भुञ्जीत वाग्यतः
Then, together with the group of participants, he himself should eat in silence.
एवं यः कुरुते मर्त्यः सो ऽचिरादेव निश्चितम्
Whoever among mortals performs thus, certainly attains the result without delay.
हनुमत्प्रतिमां भूमौ विलिखेत्तत्पुरो मनुम्
He should draw the image of Hanuman on the ground and recite the mantra before it.
एवमष्टोत्तरशतं लिखित्वा मार्जयेत्पुनः
In this way, after writing it one hundred and eight times, he should erase it again.
एवमन्यानि कर्माणि कुर्य्यान्त्पल्लवमुल्लिखन्
Likewise, he should perform other rites by drawing with tender leaves.
कुङ्कुमैरिध्मकाष्ठैर्वा मरीचैर्जीरकैरपि
With saffron, kindling sticks, marica seeds, or cumin seeds as well.
शूले करञ्जवातारिसमिद्भिस्तैललोलितैः
With skewers, karanja seeds, vata seeds, sacrificial sticks, and those anointed with oil.
सौभाग्ये चन्दनैश्चेन्द्रलोचनैर्वा लवङ्गकैः
For good fortune, with sandalwood, indralocana seeds, or cloves.
रिपुपादरजोभिश्च राजीलवणमिश्रितैः
With dust from the enemy’s feet mixed with streaked salt.