སྟང་ཆན་མ་རབ་ཏ་འཇམས་པ་ཞས་བྱ་བའ་མད 44

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He will be worthy of veneration by all assemblies of bhūtas. If even the four great kings show their faces when one holds this sūtra, Destroyer of the Great Trichiliocosm, how much more so will yakṣas, rākṣasas, and other ordinary beings? Why is that? It is because those who perform incantations in the world for the sake of healing sentient beings render these secret mantra syllables supreme, principal, exalted, sublime, profound, vast, authentic, impenetrable, and unique—it is the seal of the Dharma.”

Then, Indra, The Thousand-Eyed One,
King of the Gods, Śacipati,
Paid homage with palms joined,
And said to the Lord of the World:

“This incantation,
Which benefits all worlds, was eloquently spoken.
I will describe the incantation, the secret mantra,
In conjunction with medicinal substances.

“Take śirīṣa flowers, the apāmārga plant,
Kaṭaka fruit, aloeswood,
Śaileya, eḍamañjiṣṭhā,
Sūkarī, markaṭī, and jayā,

“Paripelava, rasa, vīrā,
Sāmaka, busā, tagara,
Sandalwood paste, costus root,
Nakha, kata leaves, marā,

“Priyaṅgu, spṛkkā, rocanā,³³
Mustard seeds, red arsenic,
Cinnamon, vacā, saffron,
And an unguent³⁴ of asafetida mixed with leaves.

“Mixing these together and making them into an ointment³⁵
Delivers one from all harms.
When it is rubbed on the eyes
Of those afflicted with bhūtas,
It delivers those seized
By the vajra and thunderbolt arrows of bhūtas.

“When it is smeared on a large tree,
Or on a large shrine,
Then whoever sees that spot
Will not be threatened by bhūtas, and
Bhūtas will not dwell there,
Nor will any other harm doer.

“When it is applied
To kettledrums, conch shells,
Clay drums, and small kettledrums,
Then, wherever their sounds are heard,
The circles of bhūtas will be frightened.