འཕགས་པ་འཇམ་དཔལ་གྱ་རྩ་བའ་རྒྱད 337

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With the middle finger lying on top of it,
And the index finger should be folded in;
This mudrā is called the bead.²¹⁸³

“The mantra adept should place
A rosary of beads between the palms joined in añjali
And recite the mantra according to their wish—
This will swiftly effect the fulfillment of wishes.²¹⁸⁴
Always employed according to procedure,
This mudrā is effective [in combination] with any mantra.

“[In the rites involving] fire, one should display,
With the right hand in front, the mudrā of fearlessness.
Positioning it to face the fire,
One should always fold in the index finger.

“The thumb should be placed against the hand,
Curled in the center [of the palm].
This mudrā has been designated
For summoning Jātavedas.²¹⁸⁵

“When the tips of the index fingers are bent
And the thumbs joined together as one,²¹⁸⁶
This is the dismissing mudrā;
It is recommended for the all the rites involving fire.

“The wise practitioner should perform
The rite of homa for every mantra [deity].
The mantra, appropriate for the rites involving fire,
Should be used in combination with these [two] mudrās.

“One should form the gesture of salutation, añjali,
With all the fingers folded in.
One should do this in reverse,²¹⁸⁷
With the thumbs crossed over.

“The folded index fingers, projecting outwardly,
Should rest on the middle fingers.
This mudrā, described as the most excellent,
Can be employed in all acts of making offerings.

“One should salute every mantra[-deity]
And the mantra-lord of the sons of the victorious ones,
And offer, to every such deity,
A fine seat.

“If flowers are unavailable,
One should form and use²¹⁸⁸ this mudrā.
The mantra[-deities], worshiped according to procedure,
Will fulfill all aims.

“When this mudrā is employed,
The aim of worship is accomplished better.²¹⁸⁹
As for the second, the mental offering,
One can offer any type of flowers.

“This worship procedure was taught
By the fully realized buddhas, supreme among two-legged beings.
The worship may be of two kinds,
[Either with or] without the flowers.

“To make all the mantras fully effective in all rites,
One should employ this mudrā—