འཕགས་པ་འཇམ་དཔལ་གྱ་རྩ་བའ་རྒྱད 346

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Will all perish as soon as
This supreme mudrā is displayed.²²⁴⁹

“Further, the third [of these] mudrās may be formed by displaying
The same gesture, but with the index fingers loosened up.
If the [remaining] fingertips are neatly folded in,
Such a fist is known as the tathāgatī.²²⁵⁰

“This great mudrā is known throughout the three worlds under the name of the garland of light rays of the great lord. The corresponding mantra is:

“ Oṁ Vijayā! Haḥ! ²²⁵¹

“There is also the fist mudrā of the tathāgata, [where] the two hands are evenly aligned below.²²⁵² During formal or preliminary practice, one should recite the mantra just once while forming any of these mudrās with both hands, and then recite as long as one likes, either sitting or standing.²²⁵³ Consequently, no vighnas or vināyakas will be able to cause harm, and the accomplishment will be imminent.

“If one brings the same index fingers together in such a way that their tips touch above the middle fingers, this is the mudrā of Udgatoṣṇīṣa.²²⁵⁴ The corresponding mantra is

Oṁ, burn, blaze up! O blazing Udgatoṣṇīṣa! Make [them] tremble, do! Hūṁ! ²²⁵⁵ ²²⁵⁶

“If one brings the same index fingers into contact with the ‘needle’ formed by the middle fingers and joins them at the tips of the fingernails so that they form the shape of a straightened anklet, this is the mudrā of the uṣṇīṣa [king] Sitātapatra. The corresponding mantra is:

“ Oṁ, ma ma ma ma, hūṁ niḥ! ²²⁵⁷

“If, subsequently, the same index fingers are evenly raised so that they cling to the ‘needle’ formed by the middle fingers, this is the mudrā of Tejorāśi. The corresponding mantra is:

“ Oṁ Tejorāśi! You are the uṣṇīṣa of the tathāgatas, invisible on their head! Blaze, blaze! You are one and unique! Rip and tear! Chop and split! Hūṁ hūṁ, sphaṭ sphaṭ, svāhā! ²²⁵⁸ ²²⁵⁹

“If the tips of the same index fingers are joined, forming the shape of the circle, while the middle fingers form the ‘needle,’ this is the mudrā of Jayoṣṇīṣa. The corresponding mantra is:

“ Oṁ Jayoṣṇīṣa! Blaze, blaze! Bind, bind! Tame, tame! Ṅraṁ ṅraṁ ṅraṁ, haḥ! Strike! Hūṁ!²²⁶⁰ This is the mantra of Jayoṣṇīṣa. ²²⁶¹

“If the tips of the same index fingers are brought in contact with the ‘needle’ of the middle fingers above the nail²²⁶² and cling to them at the third phalanx, this is the mudrā of [the uṣṇīṣa king] Cakravartin. The corresponding mantra is:

“ Oṁ, homage to Cakravartin, the invincible uṣṇīṣa of the tathāgatas, invisible at the top of their head, hūṁ! Blaze, blaze! Burn, burn! Make [them] tremble, make! Drive [them] away! Frighten [them]! Kill [them]! Uproot [them]! Strike, strike! Aṁ aṁ aḥ aḥ kaḥ kaḥ! O Proṅkhinī,²²⁶³ Proṅkhinī! The unconquerable bearer of arms, adorned with earrings! Hūṁ phaṭ! ²²⁶⁴

“[This is the mantra of] Cakravartin.²²⁶⁵

“If the tips of the same index fingers are brought into contact with the ‘needle’ of the middle fingers under the fingernail and cling to them along the third phalanx, this is the mudrā of Cakravartin, the lord of mantras. If the index fingers are brought into contact with the ‘needle,’ touching it under the fingernail, this is the mudrā of the lord of mantras.²²⁶⁶

“If the tips of the same index fingers are brought together