འཕགས་པ་འཇམ་དཔལ་གྱ་རྩ་བའ་རྒྱད 356

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The corresponding mantra is:

“ Āḥ hero! Hūṁ khaṁ! ²³⁶⁰

“If combined with this mantra, the mudrā of the great hero will accomplish all activities.

“Having joined the cupped hands as before, one should open them with the fingers expanded all around into the shape of a blooming lotus.²³⁶¹ This excellent mudrā, introduced by the primordial buddhas, is called blooming. The corresponding mantra is:

“ Oṁ, you who originate from the sky! Be bright, be! Spread light, spread! You are blessed by the buddhas! Illuminate all the buddhas! Hūṁ hūṁ, Vikāsinī! Phaṭ phaṭ, svāhā! ²³⁶²

“This mantra,²³⁶³ when employed in combination with its namesake mudrā, is suitable for all activities. It points out those who are possessed by grahas. It causes those possessed, whether it is by grahas, kravyādas, or kaśmalas, or those knocked out by poison, to speak. Following the manner of its employment, it will fulfill all the required activities accordingly.²³⁶⁴ In short, this vidyā, when employed along with the blooming mudrā, will fulfill all aims; it will swiftly bring the desired result even if it is not fully mastered.

“If one joins the cupped hands together with the fingers evenly folded, this is the heart mudrā [of the tathāgatas]. This heart [mudrā] should be incanted seven times with the [corresponding] heart mantra, and then ‘released.’²³⁶⁵ The corresponding mantra is:

“ Oṁ, brave Godari, svāhā! ²³⁶⁶

“This is the heart mantra of the tathāgatas.

“If one joins the cupped hands as before, with the fingers set apart so that there is free space between the fingertips, this is the uṣṇīṣa mudrā.²³⁶⁷ The corresponding mantra is:

“ Oṁ droṁ! Bind! Svāhā! ²³⁶⁸

“This mantra is suitable for all activities.

“If one makes the right hand into a fist with the thumb free, this is the mudrā of the mendicant’s staff. The corresponding mantra is:

“ Oṁ, shake [them]! You are invincible in battle, hūṁ! ²³⁶⁹

“This mantra of the mendicant’s staff is suitable for all activities.

“If the same mudrā is formed with the left hand touching the robe, this is the mudrā of the robe. The corresponding mantra is:

“ Oṁ, protect [me], protect! O my robe, blessed by all the buddhas, svāhā! ²³⁷⁰

“With this mudrā of the robe of the Tathāgata one can accomplish all activities.