The Bower Manuscript 55

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VII. Fol. 1: Bower manuscript
r: "The obverse of this leaf, the surface of which has entirely flaked off, was inscribed with the commencement of the Mayūra Jātaka. The lost text began with bhūtapūrvam and ended with mayūrarājo babhūva, as shown in the Appendix."
v1 asyāś cānanda mahāmāyūryā rājayā etarhi hṛdayam anuvyākhyāsyāmi tadyathā itti mitti tili mili mitti mitti
2 dumba tuṃba suvaca cirikasiya bhinna meḍi namo buddhānāṃ cikīrṣā prāptamūle itihārāḥ lohitamūle
3 duṃba aṃba kuṭṭi kunaṭṭi naṭṭi kunna naṭṭi vilakuṃja naṭṭi aṭṭakavantāyāṃ varṣatu devo nava māsā daśa māsāseti
4 ili mili kili mili ketumūle duduma sudumeḍe dalime santuvaṭṭe vusaṭṭe vusavaṭṭe
5 vusara enavastaruke nakkali narmalime narakhara makhile iti sajjale tuṃba tuṃbaṃ anaḍe pranaḍe aṇanaḍe
6 varṣatu devo navodakena sarttakhutto samantena nārāyaṇe pārāyaṇe haritāle kuntāle
7 ilime siddhantu mantrapadāḥ svāhā // idam evānanda mahāmāyūryā vidyārājayā hṛdayaṃ //

VII. Fol. 1: Bower manuscript
[Recto: "The obverse of this leaf, the surface of which has entirely flaked off, was inscribed with the commencement of the Mayūra Jātaka. The lost text began with bhūtapūrvam and ended with mayūrarājo babhūva, as shown in the Appendix."]
And now, Ānanda, I shall explain the heart of this queen of spells, the Mahāmāyūrī, namely: itti mitti tili mili mitti mitti / dumba tumba suvaca cirikasiya bhinna meḍi, homage to the Buddhas, cikīrṣā prāptamūle itihārāḥ lohitamūle / dumba amba kuṭṭi kunaṭṭi naṭṭi kunna naṭṭi vilakuñja naṭṭi aṭṭakavantāyāṃ, let the god rain for nine months, for ten months, thus: / ili mili kili mili ketumūle duduma sudumeḍe dalime santuvaṭṭe vusaṭṭe vusavaṭṭe / vusara enavastaruke nakkali narmalime narakhara makhile iti sajjale tumba tumbaṃ anaḍe pranaḍe aṇanaḍe, / let the god rain with fresh water seven times all around, nārāyaṇe pārāyaṇe haritāle kuntāle / ilime, may the mantra phrases be successful, svāhā! This indeed, Ānanda, is the heart of the queen of spells, the Mahāmāyūrī.