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invincible in every way. The corresponding mantra is:

“Homage to the blessed, Aparājitoṣṇīṣa that can never be defeated! O great vidyā! You are the samaya, peaceful and restrained, taught by the Dharma king! You fulfill all aims, svāhā! ²²⁹¹

“One should perform, [using this mudrā and mantra], the rites of pacifying and nourishing, while offering homas of ghee, and so forth.

“If the same ring fingers are folded into a circular shape, and the folded tips of the index fingers press against each other, this is the mudrā of Śaṅkaroṣṇīṣa. The corresponding mantra is:

“Homage to the blessed invincible uṣṇīṣa! Oṁ, svāhā to Śaṅkara!

“[This mantra and mudrā] afford protection in every rite.

“If the tips of the thumbs are placed upon the third joint of the ring fingers, and the index fingers form the shape of a needle, this is the mudrā of Samayoṣṇīṣa, invincible as a vajra and applicable to every type of samaya.²²⁹² The corresponding mantra is:

“Homage to the blessed, invincible uṣṇīṣa! Oṁ, the samaya for prosperity! Svāhā! ²²⁹³

“If the tips of the thumbs are placed upon the middle joint of the ring fingers, and the index fingers, with their tips folded in, cling to the middle joint of the needle-shaped middle fingers, this is the mudrā of the invincible Mahā­samayoṣṇīṣa. When employed against the gods and the asuras, this [mudrā] establishes them in the samaya. The corresponding mantra is:

“Homage to the blessed, invincible uṣṇīṣa! Oṁ, the great samaya for prosperity! Svāhā! ²²⁹⁴

“Having bound the maṇḍala with this mudrā, one may recite, ‘Abide in the samaya, abide!’ addressing even the emperor; one may subdue other emperors, too. While mantras are being recited at that very place, whether worldly or supramundane, none will interfere with another or neutralize its power. [This is true] for all the reciters in a particular place. Starting with those just mentioned, there are innumerable uṣṇīṣa kings—one should practice the entire Tathāgata family at length.

“Further, Mañjuśrī, there are, in this king of manuals, mantras that are infinitely profound and mudrās of many different kinds. I will now teach them in brief. If I were