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In the next world, too, one will become a monarch with a retinue of thousands.

“The sādhana of Uṣṇīṣa.

“If one wants to perform this sādhana, one should make a stick, one cubit long, out of gold, silver, copper, or precious stone. One should then recite the mantra until [the stick] emits light. When one takes hold of it, one will be able to go¹⁵²⁷ wherever one pleases and teach Dharma to sentient beings. One will live one great eon.

“The sādhana of the auspicious pot.

“If one wants to perform this sādhana, one should make a pot out of gold; fill it completely with all types of seeds, jewels, and herbs; cover it with white cloth; and imbue it with magical power by means of the same [mantra]. If one starts in a prātihāra bright fortnight, one will accomplish the sādhana in the next prātihāra fortnight.¹⁵²⁸ If one places this pot in one’s hand, one will obtain whatever one wishes for. [The wealth] will be inexhaustible.

“The sādhana of the wish-fulfilling gem.

“If one wants to perform this sādhana, one should fashion a jewel out of precious gems, crystal, or gold, with a golden handle,¹⁵²⁹ and attach to it [strips of] cloth. By this method one will succeed. One will accomplish anything one can think of. By taking hold of it, one will be free of impediments and will surpass in power gods and men. If one recites the mantra of the blessed [One Syllable] ten million times, one will be able to levitate. One will obtain the body¹⁵³⁰ of a god and will live for many great eons.

“There are also other chief [uṣṇīṣa kings], starting with Sitātapatra. By incanting [the wish-fulfilling gem] one million times with the mantra of this blessed lord, one will succeed in all the tasks that need to be performed. This inviolable tathāgata-uṣṇīṣa will thus accomplish, before long, whatever he is employed at, even if it involves the rites of other [religions].

“Similarly, one will be able to accomplish anything with one million repetitions of the mantra of the blessed uṣṇīṣa [king] Cakravartin, the lord of all the vidyā mantras.

“The sādhana of the vajra.

“If one wants to perform this sādhana, one should make