The Dhāraṇī of the Goddess Cundā 1.5

1.5

「復次我今說此大陀羅尼所作之事。若於佛像前、或於塔前、若清淨處，以瞿摩夷塗地而作方壇，隨其大小。復以花、香、幡蓋、飲食、燈、燭，隨力所辦而供養之。復呪香水散於四方上下，以為結界。於壇四角及壇中央，皆各置一香水之瓶。持呪之者於其壇中，面向東方胡跪，誦呪一千八遍，其香水瓶即便自轉。叉手捧雜花，呪千八遍，散一鏡面；又於鏡前正觀，誦呪亦千八遍，得見佛菩薩像。應呪花百八遍，而散供養，隨請問法無不決了。若有鬼病，以呪茅草而拂病人，即得除愈。若有幼小為鬼所著，以五色縷，應令童女搓以為線，一呪一結滿二十一，用繫其頸，以芥子呪滿七遍，散其面，即便除差。

“Moreover, I will now teach what may be accomplished with this great dhāraṇī. Standing before an image of the Buddha, or on clean ground before a stūpa, spread gomaya on the ground to create a square maṇḍala, large or small. Set up offerings of flowers, incense, banners, canopies, food, drinks, lamps, and candles, according to your abilities. While reciting the mantra, spray perfume in the four directions, and in the Zenith and Nadir, to seal the boundary of the maṇḍala. In the four corners of the maṇḍala and in the center, place one perfume bottle. You, the mantrin, should be at the center of the maṇḍala, facing East, and kneeling on your right knee. Recite the mantra 1080 times, and the perfume bottles will automatically rotate. Holding a bunch of various flowers as an offering, recite the mantra 1080 times, and then scatter the flowers over the surface of a mirror. Looking straight at the mirror, recite the mantra 1080 times, and you will see images of buddhas and bodhisattvas. You should then mantra with flowers 108 times, and then scatter them as offerings, and the questions you ask will be answered.

“If there is an illness caused by a ghost, mantra with kuśa grass, and then brush the sick person with it, and he or she will be healed. If there are young children possessed by ghosts, have a maiden twist together a multi-colored string using five threads. Then mantra one time for each knot you tie, for total of 21 knots, and fasten the knotted string around the neck of the child. Mantra with mustard seeds a total of seven times, and then scatter them over the face of the child, and it will be removed. Moreover, there is a method in which you stand before a sick person with an ink drawing of him or her. Mantra with a neem branch and strike the drawing, and the illness will be easily removed. There is also a method if there is a sick person who is affected by ghosts, but is in a distant place. You should mantra with a neem branch a total of seven times, and then send another person with the stick, and the illness may also be removed.