The Awakening of Mahāvairocana 4.209

4.209

「定慧相合，二虛空輪圓屈，其餘四輪亦如是，是名地神印。

“Clasp the left and right hands together, with the two thumbs bent around in a circular fashion and the remaining four fingers also like this: this is called the seal of Pṛthivī.

“Make the gesture of bestowing fearlessness with the right hand as before and put the thumb in the palm: this is the seal for invoking Agni.

“Then, with the gesture of bestowing fearlessness, support the second phalanx of the ring finger with the thumb: this is the seal of all seers. Use it as appropriate in their proper order.

“Clasp the left and right hands together as before and insert the forefingers and little fingers in between the palms, with the remaining [fingers] all turned upward: this is the daṇḍa (staff) seal of Yama.

“Turn the right hand downward, just like a ghaṇṭā: this is the bell seal of Yama’s consort (Yamī).

“Make a fist with the left hand and extend the forefinger and middle finger: this is the seal of Kālarātri.

“Then, with this seal, also bend the forefinger: this is the lance seal of Rudra[’s consort] (Rudrāṇī).

“With the previous seal make the gesture of holding a lotus flower: this is the seal of Brahmā’s spell-consort (Brahmāṇī).

“With the previous seal bend the forefinger and place it against the back of the third phalanx of the middle finger: this is the śakti (lance) seal of Kaumārī.

“Then, with this seal, place the forefinger on top of the thumb: this is the wheel seal of Nārāyaṇa’s queen consort (Nārāyaṇī).

“Make a fist with the left hand and make the thumb stand straight up: this is the hammer seal of Yama’s Seven Mothers.

“Turn the left hand upward, as if holding a kapāla (skull): this is the

seal of Cāmuṇḍā.

“The khaḍga seal as before: this is the sword seal of Nairṛti.

“The wheel seal as before, making it with the left hand: this is the wheel

seal of Nārāyaṇa.

“Turn the left and right hands over, adding the left to the right: these are

the two cloud seals of Nandopananda (Nanda and Upananda).

“Extend the left hand as before and add the thumb to the little finger:

this is the trident seal of Śaṃkara.

“Extend the left hand as before, with the thumb and little finger sup-

porting each other: this is the seal of Śaṃkara’s wife (Śaṃkarī).

“Then, with this seal, extend the three [other] fingers straight: this is the

seal of Śaṃkara’s consort (Umā).

“With the left hand make the gesture of holding a lotus flower: this is

the seal of Brahmā.