སྟང་ཆན་མ་རབ་ཏ་འཇམས་པ་ཞས་བྱ་བའ་མད 6

6

“One sings and dances,
And also indulges in jewelry.
One is without avarice and speaks profusely,
Laughs, and is prone to anger.

“One is thirsty, has red eyes,
And is constantly suffering with fever.
Unable to open one’s eyes,
One lies with face averted.

“There are mantra syllables for this,
So please listen to me, Lord of the World!

syād yathedam akhe nakhe vinakhe bhandhe varāṅge capale vakhe vakhane akhiṇe nakhene vahule bhakhe bhagandale vaśe vaśavartīna svāhā |

“Through the name, power, sovereignty, and might of the great king Dhṛtarāṣṭra, may I be free of all grahas and misfortunes! Svāhā!”

Then it was the great king Virūḍhaka who arose from his seat, draped his upper robe on one shoulder, and kneeled on his right knee. Bowing to the Blessed One with palms joined, he said to him, “The symptoms of being afflicted by a preta kumbhāṇḍa from my entourage, Blessed One, are as follows:

“One becomes afflicted with extreme thirst
And looks about with bewilderment.
One’s face turns red,
And one lies curled up on the ground.

“One’s complexion becomes sickly and one’s body emaciated.
One’s hair and nails grow long.
One becomes filthy and malodorous.
One utters falsehoods and nonsense.

“There are mantra syllables for this,
So please listen to me, Lord of the World!

syād yathedam khakhakhami khalane khalami kharāli kharali karakhe kaśani karaṭe kāli kāmini vivale vidheya­śayani­samavate śama śamini svāhā |

“Through the name, power, sovereignty, and might of the great king Virūḍhaka, may all grahas and misfortunes be pacified for me! Svāhā!”

The great king Virūpākṣa now arose from his seat, draped his upper robe on one shoulder, and kneeled on his right knee