འཕགས་པ་འཇམ་དཔལ་གྱ་རྩ་བའ་རྒྱད 389

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Touching the mouth will cause an inflammation of the mouth. Following in this order, the target may develop an acute chest pain or stomachache. Similarly, touching the legs and the feet will result in [the legs and feet of the target] developing blood-related diseases, when the blood goes bad.

“In short, one can cause death, loss of vitality, or inflammation with suppuration. One can also summon or enthrall the target.²⁶²⁸ Whatever [the ashes] are employed for, all of that will be accomplished. One can bring harm upon, summon, or enthrall the target, even if one is far away.

“One should go next to a wall that is difficult to breach and, standing upwind, cast the ashes held in both hands. The wall, the main gateway, and the watchtower will crumble. The residence that will subsequently come into view will go up in flames, and the defending army will be routed.²⁶²⁹ Plagued by great calamities, the target will either flee, leaving everything behind, or will give himself up as prisoner.

“Similarly, if one throws the ashes with the wind at the enemy forces, even a powerful army will be defeated. It will be seized with a great febrility or fever and its elephants, horses, chariots, banners, and so forth, including the general, will be destroyed or taken prisoner.

“One can thus perform many different rites as necessary, whether they are to destroy the enemy or afford protection for oneself, one’s own army, and one’s allies. To completely undo the harm ever inflicted on any target,²⁶³⁰ one should offer one thousand oblations of milk in front of the painting. They will again become strong and well.

“If one wants to perform magic on a yakṣiṇī—
Naṭī, Naṭṭā, and Bhaṭṭā;