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Summary

The Queen of Incantations: The Great Peahen
is one of five texts that together constitute the Pañcarakṣā scriptural
collection and has been among the most popular texts used for pragmatic purposes
throughout the Mahāyāna Buddhist world. Although its incantations (vidyā) are framed specifically to
counteract the deadly effects of poisonous snakebites, it also aims to address
the entire range of possible human ailments and diseases contracted through the
interference of animals, nonhuman beings, and humoral and environmental
imbalances, along with a range of other misfortunes, such as sorcery, losing
one’s way, robbery, natural disaster, and criminal punishment, to name but a
few. In the text the Buddha Śākyamuni advocates for the invocation of a number
of deities within the pantheon of Indian gods and goddesses, including numerous
local deities who dwell throughout the subcontinent. He stipulates that just
“upholding” or intoning these names along with the mantra formula that
accompanies each grouping will hasten the deities to the service of saṅgha
members administering to the pragmatic medical needs of their own and
surrounding communities.

Acknowledgements

Translated by the Dharmachakra Translation Committee under the guidance
of Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche. The translation was produced by James Gentry, who also
wrote the introduction. Andreas Doctor compared the translation with the
original Tibetan and edited the text.

The translation was completed under the patronage and supervision of
84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha.

The translation of this text has been made possible through
the generous sponsorship of DJKR, Herlintje, Hadi Widjaja, Lina Herlintje, Ocean
Widjaja, Asia Widjaja, Star Widjaja and Gold Widjaja.

Introduction

Sūtra (Toh 563). Together these five
texts have been apotheosized in the Mahāyāna tradition as five goddesses
known collectively as the Pañcarakṣā, or the Five Protectresses. In the
Tibetan tradition this collection is known as the gzungs chen grwa lnga, the Five Great Dhāraṇīs. Tibetan
redactors of Kangyur collections have cataloged this set of five texts
together within the final section of the Collected Tantras (rgyud ’bum) division, the Kriyā section.
Indeed, these five scriptures do contain elements—powerful incantations, an
emphasis on external ritual hygiene and other material details such as
auspicious dates, and so forth—that resonate with standard Kriyāyoga
practice as understood in Tibet. Yet missing from nearly all these texts is
any extensive mention of the contemplative visualization exercises,
specialized ritual gestures (mudrā), elaborate maṇḍala diagrams, and initiation ceremonies
typical of full-blown Buddhist tantra. A close perusal might then lead the
reader to construe these as standard Mahāyāna texts with a preponderance of
elements—magical mantra formulas, ritual prescriptions, pragmatic aims, and
so forth—that only later coalesced and developed into a typically tantric
practice tradition with its own unique view, meditation, and conduct. To
complicate things further, the core of The Great
Peahen is rooted in Indian Buddhist traditions that might even
predate the rise of Mahāyāna.
The Great Peahen also appears as a remedy for
snakebites in the early Mūlasarvāstivādavinayavastu. This accords with Gregory Schopen’s general
observation, based on inscriptional evidence, that “Dhāraṇī texts were publically
[sic] known much earlier and much more widely than the texts we think of as
‘classically’ Mahāyāna.”

The Five Protectresses have long been among the most popular texts
used for pragmatic purposes in the Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhist world. While
it seems certain that these texts developed independently and were only
later combined into a five-text corpus, their popularity is attested by
their eventual spread to Nepal, Tibet, Central Asia, China, Mongolia, Korea,
Japan, and Indonesia. In East Asia, the textual tradition associated with
The Great Peahen in particular was
instrumental in integrating Buddhist and indigenous notions of divine
kingship. Moreover, the tradition of all five goddesses and their texts
still occupies a place of central importance today in the Vajrayāna Buddhism
practiced by the Newar population of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Newar
Buddhist communities of Kathmandu have even translated the texts of the Five
Protectresses into the modern vernacular, based on which they continue to
stage a number of annual rites for a broad range of pragmatic purposes.
Newars often propitiate the Five Protectresses together by means of a
five-section maṇḍala and other tantric elements that do not necessarily
feature in the scriptures themselves. This tradition reflects a specifically
tantric ritual treatment of the texts that, judging by the presence of
tantric sādhana practices
associated with these five texts in the Tibetan Tengyur collections, had
already developed by the time the Tibetan translations were executed. This
helps account for why Tibetan redactors construed these five texts as
belonging to the category of Kriyā tantra, and not to the dhāraṇī or sūtra
sections.

The designation “Five Protectresses” denotes the set of five texts,
the incantations presented therein, and the five goddesses presiding over
each. It is believed that all these texts, specifically their incantations,
provide special protection against a wide range of illnesses and misfortunes
for those who memorize, recollect, read, copy, teach, wear, or otherwise
come into contact with them. Each text promises protection from specific
misfortunes, with considerable overlap witnessed between the texts. Despite
the pragmatic thrust of these scriptures, each text also contains numerous
allusions to doctrinal notions, the range of effects described therein
sometimes, though rarely, extending beyond the pragmatic sphere to include
the purification of negative karma, deliverance from the lower realms, and
even the attainment of buddhahood.

The Great Peahen’s mention of Dravidian
mantra indicates that it may have originated in South India. The text and
its mantra formulas, although framed specifically to counteract the deadly
effects of poisonous snakebites, appear to address the entire range of
possible human ailments and diseases contracted through the interference of
animals, nonhuman beings, and humoral and environmental imbalances. It also
addresses a range of other misfortunes, such as sorcery, losing one’s way,
robbery, natural disaster, and criminal punishment, to name but a few. The
Buddha adopts the particular approach in The Great
Peahen of stipulating the invocation by name of virtually every
deity within the pantheon of South Asian gods and goddesses, including the
numerous place deities who dwell throughout the subcontinent. These
litanies, which the Buddha separates into groups based on the locations of
the spirit entities as above, atop, or below the earth, have the effect of
hierarchically ordering the hundreds of nonhuman entities and rendering them
subordinate to the command of the Buddha and his saṅgha members. The Buddha
stipulates that just “upholding” or intoning these names along with the
mantra formula that accompanies each grouping will hasten the deities to the
service of saṅgha members administering to the pragmatic medical needs of
their own and surrounding communities.

The dhāraṇī’s narrative unfolds in response to Ānanda’s effort to
save the life of the young monk Svāti, who has suffered a dangerous
snakebite while gathering wood in the forest. In the midst of dispensing the
initial healing litanies, supplications, and mantras that commence The Great Peahen, the Buddha Śākyamuni tells
Ānanda the narrative precedent for the great peahen’s
powers. In one of his previous lifetimes, the Buddha relates, he was a
peacock named Suvarṇāvabhāsa who ensured his health and good fortune by
regularly chanting the great peahen during the day and
night. On one occasion, he forgot to chant the incantation, and the outcome
was disastrous. Intoxicated with lust, he took to cavorting throughout the
mountains with countless peahens in the pursuit of pleasure. His guard let
down, Suvarṇāvabhāsa was captured by a group of ill-intentioned youth—that
is, until he recollected the dhāraṇī, was miraculously freed from the snare,
and safely returned home to his former condition. This story sets the stage
for the series of litanies, supplications, and mantras that constitute the
bulk of the text.

The Queen of Incantations: The Great
Peahen was translated into Tibetan under Tibetan imperial
patronage sometime during the first half of the ninth century by the
translation team that included the translator and chief editor Bandé Yeshé
Dé (ca. eighth–ninth centuries) and the Indian scholars Śīlendrabodhi,
Jñānasiddhi, and Śākyaprabha. The early date of the translation is further
confirmed by the inclusion of The Great Peahen
in both imperial-period catalogs, the Denkarma (ldan kar ma) and Phangthangma (’phang thang ma), where it is listed among the
Pañcarakṣā texts. The translation made by Yeshé Dé was revised at an unknown
date by an anonymous translator based on consultation with additional
Sanskrit manuscripts (rgya
dpe). This revised version, which is preserved in the Stok
Palace Kangyur (S518), is more closely aligned
with the extant Sanskrit witnesses than the unrevised version contained in
the Degé and other Kangyurs.

There are multiple translations of The Great
Peahen preserved in the Chinese canon. The earliest among them
are two works attributed to Śrīmitra: the Da jinse
kongque wang zhou jing (大金色孔雀王咒經,
Taishō 986), which was likely translated in the late fourth
century, and the Fo shuo da jinse kongque wang zhou
jing (佛說大金色孔雀王咒經, Taishō 987),
which dates to the early fifth century. Also among the early Chinese
translations was the Kongque wang zhou jing
(孔雀王咒經, Taishō 988), Kumārajīva’s translation that dates to the early
fifth century. In the sixth century, Saṅghabhadra prepared a translation
with the same title, Kongque wang zhou jing
(孔雀王咒經, Taishō 984), which was followed historically by the Fo shuo da kongque zhou wang jing (大孔雀呪王經, Taishō 985),
translated by Yijing in 705.
Finally, the Chinese canon contains a series of works on The Great Peahen translated or compiled by
Amoghavajra in the eighth century. This includes his translation, the Fomu da kongque ming wang jing (佛母大孔雀明王經, Taishō 982), and two appendices, the
Fo shuo da kongque ming wang huaxiang tan chang
yi gui (佛說大孔雀明王畫像壇場儀軌, Taishō
983a), a compendium of spell formulas, and the Kongque jing zhenyan deng fan ben (孔雀經真言等梵本唐, Taishō 983b), a set of instructions for the rite
associated with the text.

This English translation is based primarily on the Degé edition, in
consultation with Shūyo Takubo’s Sanskrit edition, the version in the Stok
Palace Kangyur, and the Comparative Edition of the Degé Kangyur. Because
there is significant variation between the Degé version on the one hand and
the Sanskrit and Stok Palace version on the other, only those variants that
affected our interpretation of the Degé have been noted. The transliteration
of the incantations presented particular difficulties, as there are multiple
variations between the Sanskrit edition and the Tibetan versions in nearly
every instance. Since the resolution of many of these complexities would
require far more time and resources than this project allows, the
incantations in this translation generally align with the Degé edition. We
have noted the most significant variations between the Degé and the Sanskrit
edition, as well as the other Tibetan versions. The incantations were edited
only when evidence suggested scribal errors or other inadvertent
infelicities. Minor orthographic emendations have not been noted. For
interested readers, a translation into French and study of the Chinese
versions of the Mahāmāyūrī was conducted by
J. F. Marc DesJardins as part of his 2002 doctoral dissertation at McGill
University, Montreal.

The Translation

The Queen of Incantations

The Great Peahen

I pay homage to the Buddha! I pay homage to the Dharma! I pay homage
to the Saṅgha!

I pay homage to the seven completely perfect buddhas, together with
their saṅgha of śrāvakas! I pay homage to the arhats in the world! I pay
homage to all bodhisattvas, led by Maitreya! I pay homage to the
non-returners! I pay homage to the once-returners! I pay homage to the
stream enterers! I pay homage to those in the world who have gone correctly!
I pay homage to those who have progressed correctly! Having paid homage to
them, I will now recite the great peahen, the queen of
incantations.

May this incantation be successful for me! Assemblies of bhūtas,
whether coursing on earth, in the sky, or in water, gods, nāgas, asuras,
maruts, garuḍas, gandharvas, kinnaras, mahoragas, yakṣas, rākṣasas, pretas,
piśācas, bhūtas, kumbhaṇḍas, pūtanas, kaṭapūtanas, skandas, unmādas, chāyās,
apasmāras, and ostārakas—listen to me!

Assemblies of bhūtas who sap vitality, devour wombs, drink blood,
and devour fat, flesh, grease, marrow, and offspring! You who sap life force
and devour oblations, flower garlands, perfumes, incense, flowers, fruits,
grains, and burnt offerings! You who devour pus and feces, drink urine,
devour leftovers, saliva, phlegm, snot, filth, and vomit, and drink from
cesspools! All you with evil, wicked, and violent intentions, who steal the
life force of others—listen to me! I will recite the great
peahen, the queen of incantations! I will also give you
perfume, flowers, incense, and oblations!

All you grahas with evil, wicked, and violent intentions toward me,
who steal the life force of others and devour their vitality—depart!

All you with gentle, loving, and virtuous intentions—listen to me!
All you with devotion the Buddha, Dharma, and Saṅgha—listen to me!

It is like this: “Kālī,
Karālī, Kumbhāṇḍī, Śaṅkhinī,
Kamalākṣī, Hārītī, Harikeśī, Śrīmatī, Haripiṅgalī, Lambā, Pralambā, Kālapāśā, Kalaśodarī, Yamadūtī,
Yamarākṣasī,
and Bhūtagrasanī! Accept these flowers, incense, perfumes, and oblations
that I will offer you! Protect me from all perils and misfortunes! May I live a
hundred years! May I see a hundred autumns! May the words of the incantation
be fulfilled for me! Svāhā!”

Thus did I hear at one time. The Blessed One was dwelling in Śrāvastī, in the Jetavana, Anāthapiṇḍada’s Park. At that time, there was also
a tender, young, a monk named Svāti staying in Śrāvastī, in the Jetavana, Anāthapiṇḍada’s Park. It had not been long since he had set forth, was
ordained, and entered the teachings and monastic discipline. While he was
gathering wood for the saṅgha’s steam bath–house, a large black snake
emerged from the hollow of a rotten log and bit him on the big toe of his
right foot. His body went weak, and he collapsed onto the ground. He lay
there with his eyes rolled back, vomiting foam. Venerable Ānanda saw the
monk Svāti lying there collapsed on the ground, afflicted, suffering, and
extremely ill, with his eyes rolled back, vomiting foam. Witnessing this, he
rushed to the Blessed One, bowed at his feet, and stood to one side.

Standing to one side, Venerable Ānanda asked, “Venerable Blessed
One! Here in Śrāvastī, in the Jetavana, Anāthapiṇḍada’s Park, there is a
tender, young monk named Svāti. It has not been long since he set forth, was
ordained, and entered the teachings and monastic discipline. He was
gathering wood for the saṅgha’s steam bath–house when a large black snake
emerged from the hollow of a rotten log and bit him on the big toe of his
right foot. His body went weak, he collapsed to the ground and curled up,
and he is lying there with his eyes rolled back, vomiting foam. Venerable
Blessed One! How should I treat him?”

The Blessed One said to Venerable Ānanda, “Ānanda! Go and make use
of the Thus-Gone One’s speech! Use the great peahen,
queen of incantations, to protect the monk Svāti against gods, grahas, nāga
grahas, asura grahas, marut grahas, garuḍa grahas, gandharva grahas, kinnara
grahas, mahoraga grahas, yakṣa grahas, rākṣasa grahas, preta grahas, piśāca
grahas, bhūta grahas, kumbhaṇḍa grahas, pūtana grahas, kaṭapūtana grahas,
skanda grahas, unmāda grahas, chāyā grahas, apasmāra grahas, ostāraka
grahas, nakṣatra grahas, kṛtyā
rites, kākhordas,
kiraṇas, vetālas, ciccakas, preṣakas, indigestible food, evil vomit, wicked
chāyās, the evil eye, written hexes, traversed hexes, neglected spirits,
one-day fevers, two-day fevers, three-day fevers, four-day fevers, weeklong
fevers, half-month fevers, month-long fevers, daily fevers, momentary
fevers, chronic fevers, intermittent fevers, fevers from bhūtas, fevers from
humans, fevers from nonhumans, and fevers that arise from wind disorders,
bile disorders, phlegm disorders, or their combination, as well as all other
fevers! Use this incantation to guard him! Conceal him! Protect him! Care
for him! Nurture him! Bring about his tranquility and well-being! Keep away
punishments and weapons! Counteract the poison! Neutralize the poison! Draw
a boundary! Bind the
earth! Remove
headaches! Remove splitting headaches!
Remove loss of appetite, eye illness, nose illness, mouth illness, throat
illness,
heart disease, sore throat, earache, toothache, heart pain, side pain,
backache, stomachache, cheek pain, urinary tract pain, male genital pain,
female genital pain, hip pain, thigh pain, calf pain, hand pain, foot pain,
and pain in the major and minor appendages! May all buddhas grant me well-being in the
night, well-being in the day, well-being at midday, and well-being day and
night!

capale vimale hulu hulu

vosā

dumbā dodumbā dumadumbā

golāyā velāyā parivelāyā piśu piśu hili hili
hili hili hili
mili mili mili mili mili tili tili
tili tili tili
culu culu culu culu culu muhu
muhu muhu muhu muhu muhu muhu muhu muhu muhu mulu
mulu mulu mulu mulu mulu hu hu
hu hu hu hu hu hu hu hu vā vā vā vā vā vā vā vā vā vā
pā pā pā pā pā pā pā pā pā pā jāla jāla jāla jāla jāla jāla jāla jāla jāla jāla
dama damani tapa tapani jvala jvalani paca pacani dundubhi garjani
varṣaṇi sphoṭani tapani tāpani pacani pācani hāriṇi kāriṇi kimini kampani mardani
maṇḍikite kṣemaṅkari makari śākari śarkari karkari śavari śaṅkari jvala
jvalani dumadumbani sukusume golāyā velāyā parivelāyā.

“May the god shower down rain everywhere! Ilikisi svāhā!

“I am benevolent toward Dhṛtarāṣṭra.

I also am benevolent toward Airāvaṇa.

I am benevolent toward Virūpākṣa.

I also am benevolent toward Kṛṣnagotamaka.

“I am friendly with the nāga king Maṇi and with Vāsuki.

I always have goodwill for the nāgas under Daṇḍapāda and Pūrṇabhadra.

I have goodwill for the nāgas Nanda and Upananda,

Who are beautiful and renowned

And with their great miraculous powers

Can even vie with the gods and asuras in battle.

“I am friendly with Anavatapta,

Varuṇa, and Mandūraka.

I am friendly with Takṣaka and Ananta,

And likewise with Vāsūmukha.

I am friendly with Aparājita.

“I am friendly with Chitvāsuta,

And always with Mahāmanasvin,

And likewise with Manasvin.

“Kālaka, Apalāla,

Bhogavān, Śrāmaṇeraka,

Dadhimukha, Maṇi,

Pauṇdarīka, Diśāmpati,

Karkoṭaka, Śaṅkhapāla,

Both Kambala and Aśvottara—

I am always benevolent

Toward these nāga kings.

“I am friendly with

Sāketa and Kumbhīra,

And likewise with Sūciloma,

Uragādhipa, Kāla, and Ṛṣika.

“I am also friendly with

Pūraṇakarṇa and Śakaṭamukha,

And always with Koluka,

Sunanda, and Vātsīputra.

“I am friendly with Elapatra

And with Lamburaka.

“The nāgas under Amaṇuṣa,

Those under Uttaramānuṣa,

The great nāga Mṛgila,

The renowned Mucilinda,

The nāgas who course in the earth,

Live in the water,

Course in the sky,

And dwell on Mount Meru,

Those with one head, and those with two heads—

I am always benevolent toward them.

“I am benevolent toward those without legs.

I am benevolent toward those with two legs.

I am benevolent toward those with four legs.

I am benevolent toward those with many legs.

“May those without legs do me no harm!

May those with two legs do me no harm!

May those with four legs do me no harm!

May those with many legs do me no harm!

“I am benevolent toward all nāgas

Who dwell in the water.

I am benevolent toward all bhūtas

Who dwell on the land.

“I am benevolent toward all beings

Who have settled here!

May all beings, all living creatures,

And all bhūtas, too,

Always be nothing but well!

“May everyone be free of illness!

May everyone see goodness!

May there be no misdeeds at all!

“Immersed in a benevolent attitude,

I will neutralize poison!

I will guard and nurture,

And likewise I will protect!

“Homage to the Buddha! Homage to awakening!

Homage to the liberated one! Homage to liberation!

Homage to the tranquil one! Homage to tranquility!

Homage to the emancipated one! Homage to emancipation!

Homage to the brahmins who have discarded evil qualities!

May they all protect me!

“May they protect me from all perils, misfortunes, epidemics, mental
disturbances, fevers, illnesses, grahas, and poisons! May I live a hundred
years! May I see a hundred autumns!

“Long ago, Ānanda, there was a peacock king named Suvarṇāvabhāsa who
lived on the southern slope of Himavat, a king of mountains. In the morning he secured his
health and good fortune through the great peahen, queen
of incantations, and lived happily during the day. In the evening he used it
to secure his health and good fortune, and he lived happily during the
night.

“Homage to the Buddha!

Homage to the Dharma!

Homage to the Saṅgha!

Homage to the great peahen, queen of
incantations!

Tadyathā hu hu hu hu hu hu
nāga le le le dumba le le le nāga le le le huya huya vija vija thusu thusu gulu gulu hu cejini cejini agulu elā melā
elā melā tilī
melā ili mitte ile tili mitte dumbe sudumbe tosu tosu golā velā
capalā vimalā iṭṭiri bhiṭṭiri riṭṭiri namo buddhānāṃ cilikisi
godohikānāṃ namo
arhatāṃ hāla hāla.

“May the god shower down rain everywhere! Homage to the buddhas!
Svāhā!

“Once, Suvarṇāvabhāsa did not secure his protection and good fortune
through the great peahen, queen of incantations, and
became transfixed by pleasures. Intoxicated with lust, he was stupefied and
became as though unconscious. Thus completely agitated, he wandered
from garden to garden, park to park, and mountain slope to mountain slope
with numerous young forest peahens until he unwittingly entered a mountain
fissure. There, some low caste youths, pernicious foes who had been seeking
an opportunity to harm him for a long time, captured him with a peacock
snare. Amid these enemies he regained his memory and brought to mind
the great peahen, queen of incantations.

“Homage to the Buddha!

Homage to the Dharma!

Homage to the Saṅgha!

Homage to the great peahen, queen of
incantations!

“May the god shower rain down everywhere! Homage to the buddhas!
Svāhā!

“Then, delivered from that torment, he successfully and safely
returned to his own land, where he also chanted the following secret mantra
syllables:

“Homage to the Buddha!

Homage to the Dharma!

Homage to the Saṅgha!

Homage to Suvarṇāvabhāsa, king of peacocks!

Homage to the great peahen, queen of incantations!

“Homage to all buddhas! May I have well-being and be protected! May
I live a hundred years! May I see a hundred autumns!

Tadyathā huci śuci ghuci
muci svāhā!

“Ānanda, you may think that the peacock king named Suvarṇāvabhāsa
was someone else at that time. It should not be seen that way. Why is that?
Well, Ānanda, at that time, I myself was the peacock king named
Suvarṇāvabhāsa. Ānanda, I, too, will now recite the essence mantra of
the great peahen, queen of incantations.

“May the god in Aḍakavatī shower down rain for nine or ten months!

“May the god Indra shower down fresh water everywhere!

“May the syllables of this Dravidian mantra be fulfilled! Svāhā!

“Ānanda, this was the essence of the great
peahen, queen of incantations. Ānanda, this great
peahen, queen of incantations, should be brought to mind when
dwelling in a town. It should also be brought to mind when dwelling in the
wilderness, when traveling, when lost, when in the king’s court, when among bandits, when on fire, when
submerged in water, when among enemies, when among opponents, when among
those who are hostile, when in an assembly, when in a
dispute, when bitten by a snake, after drinking poison, and when all perils
converge. It should also be brought to mind when one is struck and afflicted
by any illness from among the 404 types, including wind disorders, bile
disorders, phlegm disorders, and their combination. Why is that? Well,
Ānanda, even a criminal deserving execution gets off with only a severe
punishment. A criminal deserving severe punishment gets off with only a
beating. A criminal deserving a beating gets off with a scolding. A criminal
deserving a scolding gets off with a warning. A criminal deserving a warning
gets off with only having his body hairs bristle with fear. And a criminal
deserving of having his body hairs bristle with fear will likewise be
released. All his illnesses will be cured. Ānanda, these incantations and
secret mantra syllables should also be brought to mind:

“May the god shower a rain of fresh water everywhere!

“Homage to the Blessed Buddha! May the secret mantra syllables be
fulfilled! Svāhā!

“Ānanda, may this great peahen, the queen of
incantations taught by the Thus-Gone One, protect me! May it guard me, care
for me, nurture me, bring about my tranquility and well-being, keep away
punishments and weapons, counteract poison, neutralize poison, draw a
boundary, and bind the earth! May I live a hundred years! May I see a
hundred autumns!

“Ānanda, nowhere in the worlds of gods, māras, Brahmā, humans who
are śramaṇas and brāhmaṇas, and asuras have I seen any god, goddess, divine
son, divine daughter, male divine elder, female divine elder, male divine
attendant, female divine attendant, male nāga, female nāga, nāga son, nāga
daughter, male nāga elder, female nāga elder, male nāga attendant, female
nāga attendant, male asura, female asura, asura son, asura daughter, male
asura elder, female asura elder, male asura attendant, female asura
attendant, male marut, female marut, marut son, marut daughter, male marut
elder, female marut elder, male marut attendant, female marut attendant,
male garuḍa, female garuḍa, garuḍa son, garuḍa daughter, male garuḍa elder,
female garuḍa elder, male garuḍa attendant, female garuḍa attendant, male
gandharva, female gandharva, gandharva son, gandharva daughter, male
gandharva elder, female gandharva elder, male gandharva attendant, female
gandharva attendant, male kinnara, female kinnara, kinnara son, kinnara
daughter, male kinnara elder, female kinnara elder, male kinnara attendant,
female kinnara attendant, male mahoraga, female mahoraga, mahoraga son,
mahoraga daughter, male mahoraga elder, female mahoraga elder, male mahoraga
attendant, female mahoraga attendant, male yakṣa, female yakṣa, yakṣa son,
yakṣa daughter, male yakṣa elder, female yakṣa elder, male yakṣa attendant,
female yakṣa attendant, male rākṣasa, female rākṣasa, rākṣasa son, rākṣasa
daughter, male rākṣasa elder, female rākṣasa elder, male rākṣasa attendant,
female rākṣasa attendant, male preta, female preta, preta son, preta
daughter, male preta elder, female preta elder, male preta attendant, female
preta attendant, male piśāca, female piśāca, piśāca son, piśāca daughter,
male piśāca elder, female piśāca elder, male piśāca attendant, female piśāca
attendant, male bhūta, female bhūta, bhūta son, bhūta daughter, male bhūta
elder, female bhūta elder, male bhūta attendant, female bhūta attendant,
male kumbhaṇḍa, female kumbhaṇḍa, kumbhaṇḍa son, kumbhaṇḍa daughter, male
kumbhaṇḍa elder, female kumbhaṇḍa elder, male kumbhaṇḍa attendant, female
kumbhaṇḍa attendant, male pūtana, female pūtana, pūtana son, pūtana
daughter, male pūtana elder, female pūtana elder, male pūtana attendant,
female pūtana attendant, male kaṭapūtana, female kaṭapūtana, kaṭapūtana son,
kaṭapūtana daughter, male kaṭapūtana elder, female kaṭapūtana elder, male
kaṭapūtana attendant, female kaṭapūtana attendant, male skanda, female
skanda, skanda son, skanda daughter, male skanda elder, female skanda elder,
male skanda attendant, female skanda attendant, male unmāda, female unmāda,
unmāda son, unmāda daughter, male unmāda elder, female unmāda elder, male
unmāda attendant, female unmāda attendant, male chāyā, female chāyā, chāyā
son, chāyā daughter, male chāyā elder, female chāyā elder, male chāyā
attendant, female chāyā attendant, male apasmāra, female apasmāra, apasmāra
son, apasmāra daughter, male apasmāra elder, female apasmāra elder, male
apasmāra attendant, female apasmāra attendant, male ostāraka, female
ostāraka, ostāraka son, ostāraka daughter, male ostāraka elder, female
ostāraka elder, male ostāraka attendant, or female ostāraka attendant who intends
to harm anyone who, with the use of the great peahen,
queen of incantations, is guarded, concealed, protected, cared for, and
nurtured, whose tranquility and well-being is secured, who is kept safe from
punishments and weapons, whose poison is counteracted, whose poison is
stopped, around whom a boundary is drawn, or who has bound the earth.

“Even if one of them, wishing to find a point of entry, were to
search for one, it would not be found. Gods would not find a place to
assemble. Nāgas would not find a place to assemble. Asuras would not find a
place to assemble. Maruts would not find a place to assemble. Garuḍas would
not find a place to assemble. Gandharvas would not find a place to assemble.
Kinnaras would not find a place to assemble. Mahoragas would not find a
place to assemble. Yakṣas would not find a place to assemble. Rākṣasas would
not find a place to assemble. Pretas would not find a place to assemble.
Piśācas would not find a place to assemble. Bhūtas would not find a place to
assemble. kumbhaṇḍas would not find a place to assemble. Pūtanas would not
find a place to assemble. Kaṭapūtanas would not find a place to assemble.
Skandas would not find a place to assemble. Unmādas would not find a place
to assemble. Apasmāras would not find a place to assemble. And ostārakas
would not find a place to assemble. Should anyone transgress the
great peahen, queen of incantations, their head will split
into seven pieces like the blossom of a basil shrub. These mantra syllables
should also be brought to mind:

Tadyathā ili mili kili mili
kiṃ dugdhe mukte sumukte āḍe nāḍe sunāḍe.

“May the god in highest Aḍakavatī shower down rain!

Ārā pārā godohikā ili mili
bhijjilikā udukā ḍunduka kāṭuṭukā
ili mili tili mili samantataḥ kṛtvā hulu hulu hili hili mili mili pili pili kili kili śīrṣeṇa varṣaṃ cūlu
cūlu cala cala cili cili cūlu cūlu ciḍi ciḍi śikhi śikhi śikhi śikhi iṭi viṭi khi
khi khi khi juhu juhu juhu
juhu juhu juhu juhu juhu juhu juhu hara hara haraṇe jambhe prajambhe sarvaduṣṭapraduṣṭānāṃ jambhemi
stambhemi.

“Guard me! Conceal me! Protect me! Care for me! Nurture me! Bring
about my tranquility and well-being! Keep away punishments and weapons!
Counteract poison! Neutralize poison! Draw a boundary! Bind the earth! May I
live a hundred years! May I see a hundred autumns!

Tadyathā citre citramūle citre citramāle hale halamāle phale
phalamāle khuru khuru varu varuṇe virodhaye suru suru
muru muru.

“May poison from the wicked and the evil, poison from bites, poison
roots, and poison food be eradicated by the splendor of all buddhas!

Suru suru ke cara cara ke
vara vara ke vakke piri piri.

“May poison be counteracted by the splendor of the seven completely
perfect buddhas together with their saṅgha of śrāvakas! May poison be
completely eradicated. May poison cease to be!

Elā melā ili milā tili tili
melā tiha duha tilimā timā dumā dhīmā dhumā dhusu kumbhā kumbhā sukumbhā
sumbhā tumbā samātumbā āḍe nāḍe tila kuñjanāḍe varṣatu devaḥ
ilikisi.

“Through my love for all beings, may the god shower down rain
everywhere for nine or ten months!

“May the god shower down a rain of fresh water everywhere!

Namo bhagavate
indragomisikāya iṭṭitāya godohikāya bhṛṅgārikāya ale tale kuntale aṭṭe
naṭṭe kunaṭṭe āśane pāśane pāpanikūle pratikūle.

“Homage to the blessed buddhas! Svāhā!

“The conqueror Vipaśyin sat at an aśoka tree,

The conqueror Śikhin sat at the foot of a white lotus,

Viśvabhū approached the foot of a sal tree,

The brahmin Krakucchanda was at the trunk of an albizia tree,

Buddha Kanakamuni was at a fig tree,

Kāśyapa approached the foot of a banyan tree,

And the supreme Śākya sage, Gautama,

Approached the foot of a sacred fig tree and awakened.

May the gods who have yearning devotion

Toward these buddhas with great magical powers,

In a state of rapture and joy,

Ensure well-being and tranquility always!

Tadyathā ili mili kili mili
kili cili kili voli udurā suduru sudumode busara busara hu hu karañje
karañjamūle ihisa ihi sanatā kuṇḍali kuntāli nārāyaṇi pārāyaṇi pāśyani
pāśya pāśyani kapilavastuni irivāsi.

“May the Dravidian mantra syllables be fulfilled! Svāhā!

“Ānanda, these great remedies were uttered by Brahmā, lord of the
Sahā world, and by Śakra, lord of the gods, and by the Four Great Kings, and
by the twenty-eight great yakṣa generals. Ānanda, should anyone approach
with malice in his heart those holding the names of these great remedies,
his head will split into seven pieces like the blossom of a basil shrub.

Tadyathā kīrtimūle
eraṇḍamūle samantamūle naḍanāḍe aḍe nāḍe kuśanāḍe itte mitte māru
araḍakā maraḍakā ilikiśi godohika uddhundhuma bhinna meḍā.

“Homage to all buddhas!

“May you two-legged ones have well-being!

May you four-legged ones have well-being!

May you who have set out on a journey have well-being!

May you who are returning have well-being!

May you have well-being at night!

May you have well-being at midday too!

May you have well-being at all times!

“May no misfortune occur for them!

May all their days be fortunate!

May all their lunar mansions be auspicious!

“Through this true speech,

May all the buddhas, with their great magical powers,

And all arhats, who have exhausted the defilements, ensure well-being at
all times!

“May the great peahen, the queen of
incantations spoken by the Thus-Gone One, guard me! May it conceal me,
protect me, care for me, nurture me, bring about my tranquility and
well-being, keep away punishments and weapons, counteract poison, neutralize
poison, draw a boundary, and bind the earth! May I live a hundred years!
May I
see a hundred autumns!

“Ānanda, the yakṣas, the great yakṣas, who dwell in the ocean, who
dwell on Sumeru, the king of
mountains, and on other kings of mountains, and who dwell in jungles and
vast jungles, in rivers and great rivers, in arbors and waterfalls, in
tanks, pools, and mountain caverns, at charnel grounds and great charnel
grounds, at crossroads, in towns, cities, temples, gardens, groves, and
forests, and on paths and wrong paths and, Ānanda, those yakṣas who dwell in
the royal palace of Aḍakavatī—may they protect me with the great
peahen, queen of incantations! May I live a hundred years!
May I see a hundred autumns!

“Ānanda, in the east there lives a gandharva king named
Dhṛtarāṣṭra, who, as the lord of all gandharvas, exercises control over a
retinue of several hundred thousand gandharvas. May he who protects and
nurtures the eastern direction, together with his son, grandson, brother,
minister, general, messenger, envoy, servant, and assembly, use
the great peahen, queen of incantations, to guard
me! May he conceal me, protect me, care for me, nurture me, bring about my
tranquility and well-being, keep away punishments and weapons, counteract
poison, neutralize poison, draw a boundary, and bind the earth! May I live a
hundred years! May I see a hundred autumns!

Tadyathā jhu jhuru jhu
jhuru jhu jhuru jhuru jhuru jhuru me svāhā!

“Ānanda, in the south there lives a kumbhaṇḍa king named Virūḍhaka,
who, as lord of the kumbhaṇḍas, exercises control over a retinue of
several hundred thousand kumbhaṇḍas. May he who protects and nurtures the
southern direction, together with his son, grandson, brother, minister,
general, messenger, envoy, servant, and assembly, use the great
peahen, queen of incantations, to guard me! May he conceal
me, protect me, care for me, nurture me, bring about my tranquility and
well-being, keep away punishments and weapons, counteract poison, neutralize
poison, draw a boundary, and bind the earth! May I live a hundred years! May
I see a hundred autumns!

“Ānanda, in the west there lives a king of the nāgas named
Virūpākṣa, who, as lord of the nāgas, exercises control over a retinue of
several hundred thousand nāgas. May he who protects and nurtures the western
direction, together with his son, grandson, brother, minister, general,
messenger, envoy, servant, and assembly, use the great
peahen, queen of incantations, to guard me! May he conceal
me, protect me, care for me, nurture me, bring about my tranquility and
well-being, keep away punishments and weapons, counteract poison, neutralize
poison, draw a boundary, and bind the earth! May I live a hundred years! May
I see a hundred autumns!

Tadyathā veduri veduri
vedūrī vedūrī maṭṭite maṭṭite koṭi koṭi vedyumati vedyumati hu hu hu hu hu hu hu hu ru ru ru ru ru
ru ru ru cu cu cu cu cu cu cu cu ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ju
svāhā!

“Ānanda, in the north there is a yakṣa king named Vaiśravaṇa, who,
as lord of the yakṣas, exercises control over a retinue of several hundred
thousand yakṣas. May he who protects and nurtures the
northern direction, together with his son, grandson, brother, minister,
general, messenger, envoy, servant, and assembly, use the great
peahen, queen of incantations, to guard me! May he conceal
me, protect me, care for me, nurture me, bring about my tranquility and
well-being, keep away punishments and weapons, counteract poison, neutralize
poison, draw a boundary, and bind the earth! May I live a hundred years! May
I see a hundred autumns!

Tadyathā sauri sauri śiri
śiri mati mati tiri tiri mati kiri kiri hiri hiri pelu pelu piṅgale culu
culu hataṃ viṣaṃ bandhumati nihataṃ viṣam bandhumati
svāhā!

“In the east, Dhṛtarāṣṭra,

In the south, Virūḍhaka,

In the west, Virūpākṣa,

In the north, Kubera—

“These four great kings,

Renowned protectors of the earth,

Guard the four directions.

Mighty leaders of great armies,

Vanquishers of foes,

Unassailable and invincible,

Luminous and possessed of miraculous power,

Resplendent and renowned—

With their great miraculous powers

They rival the gods and asuras in battle.

“May they, too, use the great peahen, queen of
incantations, to guard me! May they conceal me, protect me, envelop me,
nurture me, bring about my tranquility and well-being, keep away punishments
and weapons, counteract poison, neutralize poison, draw a boundary, and bind
the earth! May I live a hundred years! May I see a hundred autumns!

Tadyathā ele mele kele tele
mele śele vāśe dumbe dudumbe.

“May the god shower down rain everywhere!

Tili mili dumbe dudumbe
aṭṭe vaṭṭe paramadu vatte.

“May the god shower down torrents of rain everywhere!

Guṭu guṭunta aḍakavaddāyām
aṇḍe naṇḍe tuṇḍe tutuṇḍe cukke vukke mukke iriḍi miriḍi niriḍi piriḍi
hiriḍi hiri hili hili hulu hulu mili mili tule tatale
svāhā!

“Ānanda, you are to uphold the names of the great yakṣa generals.
They are as follows:

“Sañjaya, eldest son of Kubera,

Who rides upon a man,

Dwells in his residence of Mithilā

And reveres the truth of the gods.

Tadyathā bale bale balkale
mātaṅgi caṇḍale puruṣaṇi vici lici gauri gandhāri mataṅgi caṇḍāle mālini
hili hili āgate gauri gandhāri koṣṭhika pacari vihāri hili hili kubje
svāhā!

“Krakucchanda is in
Pāṭaliputra,

Aparājita is in Ṣṭhālā,

The yakṣa Śaila is in Bhadrapura,

Mānava is in the north,

And Vajrapāṇi has settled

On Vulture Peak in Rājagṛha.

“They traverse thrice

The breadth of the ocean.

Mighty and glorious,

They pace at ten leagues.

“The yakṣa Garuḍa is in Vipula,

Citragupta is in Citīmukha,

And the yakṣa Vakkula is in Rājagṛha,

Powerful at the head of his army.

“The yakṣas Kāla and Upakālaka

Dwell in Kapilavastu,

Where the great sage, the most esteemed of Śākyas,

The awakened sage, was born.

“Kalmāṣapāda is in Vairā,

Maheśvara lives among the Kirātas,

Bṛhaspati is in Śrāvastī,

And Sāgara dwells in Sāketa.

“Vajrayudha is in Vaiśalī,

Haripiṅgala lives among the Mallas,

Mahākāla is in Vārāṇasī,

And Sudarśana in Campā.

“The yakṣa Viṣṇu is in Dvārakā,

Dharaṇa is in Dvārapāli,

Vibhīṣana is
in Tāmraparṇī,

And Mardana is in Uragā.

“The yakṣa Āṭavaka is in Āṭavī,

Kapila is in Bahudhanyaka,

Vasutrāta is in Ujjayanī,

And Vasubhūmi is in Avanti.

“Bharuka is in Bharukaccha,

Nanda dwells in Nandapura,

Mālyadhara is in Agrodaka,

And Ānanda is in
Amaraparvata.

“Śukladaṃṣṭra is in Suvāstu,

Ḍṛḍhanāman is in Manasvi,

Mahāgiri is in Girinagara,

And Vāsava dwells among the Vaidiśas.

“In Rohitaka is Kārttikeya,

Known throughout the world as Kumāra.

Śatabāhu is in Varṇabhaṭa,

And Bṛhadratha is in Kaliṅga.

“Duryodhana is in Śrughna,

Arjuna is in Arjunavana,

The yakṣa Maṇḍapa is in Mardana,

And Girikūṭa is in Mālava.

“Bhadra is in Rohitāśva,

Sarvabhadra is in Sāgara,

Pālitaka is in Saṇṭīraka,

And Sārthavāha is in Dhaneśvara.

“Kūṭadaṃṣṭra is in Ajitañjaya,

Vasubhadra is in Vasāti,

Śiva is in Śivapurādhāna,

And Śivabhadra is in Bhīṣaṇa.

“The yakṣa Indra is in Indrapura,

Puṣpaketu is in Śilāpura,

Dāruka in Dārukapura,

And Kapila dwells in Varṇi.

“Brothers Maṇibhadra and Pūrṇabhadra

Are in Brahmavatī,

Pramardana is in Gāndhāra,

And Prabhañjana is in Takṣaśilā.

“The great yakṣa Kharopoṣta

Dwells in Daśaśaila.

Trigupta is in Hanumattīra,

And Prabhaṅkara is in Rauruka.

“Nandī and Vardhana

Are in the city of Nandivardhana.

Vāyira is in Vāyibhūmīya,

And Kalahapriya is in Lampāka.

“Gardabhaka is in Mathurā,

Kalaśodara
is in Laṅkā,

The yakṣa Sūryaprabha is in Śūnya,

And the yakṣa Girimuṇḍa is in Kośala.

“Vijaya and Vaijayanta

Dwell in Pāṇḍamāthura,

The yakṣa Pūrṇaka is in Malaya,

And Kinnara is at Kailash,

“Meghamāli is in Pauṇḍra,

Khaṇḍaka is in Pratiṣṭhāna,

Śaṅkālī is in Pitaṅgala,

And Sukhāvaha is in Taraṅgavatī.

“The yakṣa Sundara is in Nāsika,

Asaṅga is
in Tarukacchaka,

Pitānandin is in Nandika,

And Vīra is in Karahāṭaka.

“Lambodara is in Kaliṅga,

Mahābhuja
is in Kauśalyā,

Svastika is in Svastikaṭaka,

And Pālaka is in Vārāṇasī.

“Bhadrakarṇa is in Taṭiskandha,

Dhanapara
is in Ṣaṭpura,

The yakṣa Bala is in Vairāmaka,

And Priyadarśana is in Avantī.

“Śikhaṇḍin is in Gomardana,

Añjalipriya
is in Vidiśa,

Veṣṭitaka is in Chatrākāra,

And Makarandama is in Tripurī.

“Viśālākṣa is in Ekakakṣa,

Aṇḍabha is in Udumbara,

Anābhoga is in Kauśāmbī,

And Virocana is in Śāntivatī.

“Caritaka is in Ahicchatra,

Kapila is in Kampilya,

Bakkula is in Ujjahānyā,

And Pūrṇaka is in Maṇḍavī.

“Naigameśa is in Pāñcālī,

Prasabha is in Gajasāhvaya,

Dṛḍhadhanu is in Varuṇā,

And Purañjaya is in Yodheya.

“Tararka and Kurutararka,

The yakṣa lords, are in Kurukṣetra.

Mahollūkhala and Mekhala

Are in the place known as Yakṣī.

“Vyatipātana, Siddhārtha,

And Āyatī are forest dwellers.

Siddhapātra is
in Śrughna,

And Sthala is in Sthalā.

“Two yakṣas, Siṃhabala and the other—

Siṃhabala and Vyāghrabala—

Live in Koṭivarṣa.

Likewise, Mahāsena is in Parapurañjaya.

“Puṣpadanta is in Campā,

Magadha is in Girivraja,

The yakṣa Parvata is in Goyoga,

And Suṣeṇa is in Nāgara.

“Vīrabāhu is in Sāketa,

Sukhāvaha is in Kākaṭi,

Anāyasa is in Kauśāmbī

And Bhadrika is in Bhadrikā.

“The yakṣa named Bhūtamukha

Is in Pāṭaliputra

Aśoka is in Kāñcī,

And Kaṭaṅkaṭa is in
Ambaṣṭha.

“Siddhārtha is in
Bharukaccha,

Mandaka is in Ajitañjaya,

Mañjakeśa is in Agrodaka,

And Maṇikānana is in Saindhava.

“The Vikaṭaṅkaṭa yakṣas

Dwell in Kapilavastu,

Naikṛtika is in Gāndhāraka,

And Dvāraka is in Nilayadhruva.

“The yakṣa Madhyamakīya

Is in famed Saubhadriya,

Vairāṭaka is in Sārapura,

And Jambhaka is in Marubhūmi.

“Also, in Vṛndakaṭa there is

The yakṣa known as Vikaṭa.

Vemānika is in Devasarma,

And Mandara is in Darada.

“Prabhaṅkara is in Kaśmīra,

Caṇḍaka is in Jaṭāpura,

And the one named Pāñcika

Dwells on the border of Kaśmīra.

“He has five hundred sons,

Mighty leaders of great armies.

The eldest of son of Pāñcika

Dwells in Cīnabhūmi.

“The one named Skandhākṣa

Dwells with his brother in Kauśika.

Daṃṣṭrapāda
is in Kaliṅga,

And Maṇḍala is in
Maṇḍalāsana.

“Laṅkeśvara is in Kāpiśī,

Mārīcī is in Rāmakāṅkṣi,

Dharmapāla is in Khāśa,

And Mahābhuja is in Balhi.

“Prince Jinarṣabha,

The resplendent son of Vaiśravaṇa,

Dwells in Tukhāra,

Surrounded by ten million yakṣas.

“Sātāgiri and Haimavata

Dwell in Sindhusāgara,

Triśūlapāṇi is in Tripura,

And Pramardana is in Kaliṅga.

“Pāñcālagaṇḍa
is in Dramiḍa,

Dhaneśvara is in Siṃhala,

Śukāmukha is in Aṭavī,

And Kiṅkara lives in Pātāla.

“Prabhāsvara is in Puṇḍarīka,

Śarmila is in Mahāpura,

And Piṅgala dwells in Ambulima.

“Vaccaḍa is in
Vaccaḍādhāna,

Mātali is in Kāmada,

Suprabuddha is in Putrīvaṭa,

And Narakuvera is in Kāpiśī.

“Pārāsara is in Pārata,

Śaṅkara is in Śakasthāna,

Vemacitra is in Bālhīka,

And Piṅgala is in Ketaka.

“Pūrṇamukha is in Puṇḍavardhana,

Karāḍa is in Uḍḍiyānaka,

Kumbhodara is in Kauśala,

And Makaradhvaja is in Maru.

“Citrasena is in Vokkāṇa,

Rāvaṇa is in Ramatha,

Piṅgala is in Rāśina,

And Priyadarśana is in
Patnīya.

“The yakṣa Kumbhīra

Dwells in Rājagṛha in Vipula

And is attended by yakṣas

Numbering several hundred thousand.

“Gopāla is in Ahicchatrā,

Alaka is in Alakāpura,

Nandin is in Nandinagara,

And Bali dwells in Grāmaghoṣa.

“Vaiśravaṇa is in Devāvatāra

With his own army of guardians.

He dwells in Aḍakavatī

Surrounded by ten million yakṣas.

“All these yakṣas are miraculous and mighty, lead great armies, and
vanquish their foes. They are unassailable and invincible, have miraculous
powers, and are resplendent, vibrant, and renowned. They rival the gods and
asuras in battle with their great miraculous powers.

“May they use the great peahen, queen of
incantations, to guard me! May they conceal me, protect me, care for me,
nurture me, bring about my tranquility and well-being, keep away punishments
and weapons, counteract poison, neutralize poison, draw a boundary, and bind
the earth! May I live a hundred years! May I see a hundred autumns!

Tadyathā akaṭe vikaṭe hariṇi hāriṇi dharaṇi dhāraṇi hukke hukke
vukke vukke. hana hana hana hana hana hana hana hana hana
hana my enemies.

Daha daha daha daha daha
daha daha daha daha daha those who wish me harm.

Paca paca paca paca paca
paca paca paca paca paca those who oppose me.

Dhu dhu dhu dhu dhu dhu
dhu dhu dhu dhu those who wish me harm.

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
ha ha

iṭi jiṭi jiṭi jiṭi jiṭi jiṭi jiṭi jiṭi jiṭi
jiṭi destroy my enemies.

Culu culu culu culu culu
culu culu culu culu culu hili hili hili hili hili hili hili hili
hili hili mili mili mili mili mili mili mili mili mili mili phuru
phuru phuru phuru phuru phuru phuru phuru phuru phuru ciṭi ciṭi ciṭi
ciṭi ciṭi ciṭi ciṭi ciṭi ciṭi ciṭi destroy my
enemies.

Hikka mikka cikka
dukka

śrībhadre maṅgalye

samantabhadre hiraṇyagarbhe sarvārthasādhani
amale kamale

vimale candre candraprabhe
sūrye

sūryakānte durvijñeye dume

dumbe dodumbe
priyaṅkare!

“Protect me! May I live a hundred years! May I see a hundred
autumns!

“Ānanda, you are to uphold the names of the
twenty-eight great yakṣa generals, who guard and protect the ten directions.

“Ānanda, in the eastern direction dwell four great yakṣa generals
who guard and protect the eastern direction. They are Dīrgha, Sunetra, Pūrṇaka, and Kapila. May they, too, use
the great peahen, queen of incantations, to guard
me! May I live a hundred years! May I see a hundred autumns!

“Ānanda, in the southern direction dwell four great yakṣa generals
who guard and protect the southern direction. They are Siṃha, Upasiṃha,
Śaṅkhila, and Nanda. May they, too, use the great
peahen, queen of incantations, to guard me! May I live a
hundred years! May I see a hundred autumns!

“Ānanda, in the western direction dwell four great yakṣa generals
who guard and protect the western direction. They are Hari, Harikeśa, Prabhu, and Piṅgala. May they, too, use
the great peahen, queen of incantations, to guard
me! May I live a hundred years! May I see a hundred autumns!

“Ānanda, in the northern direction dwell four great yakṣa generals
who guard and protect the northern direction. They are Dharaṇa, Dharananda,
Udyogapāla, and Viṣṇu. May they, too, use the great
peahen, queen of incantations, to guard me! May I live a
hundred years! May I see a hundred autumns!

“Ānanda, in the intermediate directions there dwell four great
yakṣa generals who guard and protect the intermediate directions. They are
Pañcika, Pañcālagaṇḍa, Sātāgiri, and Haimavata. May they, too, use
the great peahen, queen of incantations, to guard
me! May I live a hundred years! May I see a hundred autumns!

“Ānanda, there are four great yakṣa generals who dwell on the earth
and protect the beings who course upon the earth. They are Bhūma, Subhūma,
Kāla, and Upakāla. May they, too, use the great peahen,
queen of incantations, to guard me! May I live a hundred years! May I see a
hundred autumns!

“Ānanda, there are four great yakṣa generals who dwell in the sky
and protect the beings who course in the sky. They are Sūrya, Soma, Agni,
and Vāyu. May they, too, use the great peahen, queen of
incantations, to guard me! May I live a hundred years! May I see a hundred
autumns!

“Ānanda, you are to uphold the names of the great king Vaiśravaṇa’s
Dharma brothers, who guard and protect beings, who course in the world in
order to benefit the world, ending the misfortunes, epidemics, and
calamities of the world. They are Indra, Soma, Prajāpati, Varuṇa, Bharadvāja, Īśāna, Candana, Kāmaśreṣṭha, Kunikaṇṭha,
Nikaṇṭhaka, Vaḍi, Maṇi, Māṇicara,
Praṇāda, Upapañcaka, Sātāgiri, Haimavata, Pūrṇaka, Khadira, Kovida, the yakṣa Gopāla, Āṭavaka, Nararāja,
Jinarṣabha, Pāñcālagaṇḍa, Sumukha, the yakṣa Dīrgha with his entourage, the
gandharva Citrasena, Triphālin,
Trikaṇṭhaka, Dīrghaśakti, and Mātali. These yakṣas are great yakṣas, leaders
of armies, replete with miraculous power, resplendent, vibrant, and
renowned. They are the brothers of the great king Vaiśravaṇa. It is to these
yakṣas that the great king Vaiśravaṇa calls out, saying, ‘This yakṣa is
harming me! That yakṣa is not letting me go!’ May these brothers of the
great king Vaiśravaṇa also use the great peahen, queen
of incantations, to guard me! May I live a hundred years! May I see a
hundred autumns!

“May they protect me against strife, argument, derision, fights,
and battles! May they protect me against human grahas, nonhuman grahas, deva
grahas, nāga grahas, asura grahas, marut grahas, garuḍa grahas, gandharva
grahas, kinnara grahas, mahoraga grahas, yakṣa grahas, rākṣasa grahas, preta
grahas, piśāca grahas, bhūta grahas, kumbhaṇḍa grahas, pūtana grahas,
kaṭapūtana grahas, skanda grahas, unmāda grahas, chāyā grahas, apasmāra
grahas, ostāraka grahas, nakṣatra grahas, and lepaka grahas!

“May they protect me against those who devour vital energy, wombs,
and flesh, drink blood, devour fat, grease, marrow, and newborns, steal life
force, devour oblations, garlands, perfumes, incense, flowers, fruits,
grains, and burnt offerings, drink pus, devour feces, drink urine, devour
saliva, snot, mucus, vomit, and filth, and drink from cesspools! May I live
a hundred years! May I see a hundred autumns!

“May they protect me against kṛtyā rites, kākhordas,
kiraṇas, burnt offering substances, and burnt offerings, against destroyers, dūtas, vetālas, ciccas, preṣakas, indigestible food, evil
vomit, wicked chāyās, the evil eye, written hexes, traversed hexes,
neglected spirits, terror, and threats from kings, against bandits, fire,
water, enemy armies, famine, untimely death, earthquakes, landowners,
violent beasts, and threats of enemies, and against death and all other
perils!

“Guard me from the threat of skin disease, itching, leprosy, hives,
fistulas, boils, skin irritation, rashes, and abscesses! Remove headache,
splitting headache, loss of appetite, eye illness, nose illness, mouth
illness, throat illness, heart disease, sore throat, earache, toothache,
heart pain, side pain, backache, stomachache, cheek pain, urinary tract
pain, male genital pain, female genital pain, hip pain, thigh pain, calf
pain, hand pain, foot pain, and pain in the major and minor appendages!
Remove fevers! Remove one-day fevers, two-day fevers, three-day fevers,
four-day fevers, weeklong fevers, half-month fevers, month-long fevers,
two-month-long fevers, momentary fevers, chronic fevers, intermittent
fevers, fevers from bhūtas, fevers that arise from wind disorders, bile
disorders, phlegm disorders, or their combination, all other fevers, all
illnesses, all grahas, all poisons, all misdeeds, all suffering, and all
fears! Svāhā!

“Ānanda, there are twelve great piśācīs who protected the
Bodhisattva while he was in his mother’s womb,
while he was being born, and even after his birth. Who are those twelve?
They are Lambā, Vilambā, Pralambā, Olambā, Hārītī, Harikeśī, Piṅgalā, Kālī, Karālī, Kambugrīvā, Kākī, and
Kalaśodarī. These twelve piśācīs are replete with miraculous powers,
resplendent, vibrant, and renowned, and with their great miraculous powers
they rival the gods and asuras in battle. May they, too, use the
great peahen, queen of incantations, to guard me! May I live
a hundred years! May I see a hundred autumns! Here are the words in the
mantra:

Tadyathā hare khare khure male mile

mūle madenti matte maṇḍitike hulu hulu hulu
hulu hulu hulu hulu hulu hulu hulu lu lu lu lu meḍi meḍi meḍi meḍi
siddhi siddhi siddhi siddhi. Guard me! Svasti svasti svasti svasti. May
well-being be mine! Svāhā!

“Ānanda, there are eight great piśācīs who protected the
Bodhisattva while he was in his mother’s womb, while he was being born, and
even after his birth. Who are they? They are Madā, Madanā, Madotkaṭā,
Upamadā, Pretī, Ojohāriṇī, Aśanī, and Grasanī. These eight piśācīs are
replete with miraculous powers, resplendent, vibrant, and renowned, and with
their great miraculous powers they even rival the gods and asuras in battle.
May they, too, use the great peahen, queen of
incantations, to guard me! May they protect me, envelop me, nurture me,
bring about my tranquility and well-being, keep away punishments and weapons,
counteract poison, neutralize poison, draw a boundary, and bind the earth!
May I live a hundred years! May I see a hundred autumns!

Tadyathā hare khare khure male mile mūle madenti matti maṇḍitike
hulu hulu hulu hulu hulu hulu hulu hulu hulu hulu lu lu lu lu meḍi
meḍi meḍi meḍi siddhi siddhi siddhi siddhi. Guard me!
Svasti svasti svasti svasti!
May well-being be mine! Svāhā!

“Ānanda, there are seven piśācīs who devour flesh and blood, who
are harmful to humans, who protected the Bodhisattva while he was in his
mother’s womb, while he was being born, and even after his birth. Who are
they? They are Agrodikā, Rakṣitikā, Citrapiśācikā, Pūrṇabhadrikā, Agnirakṣitikā, Mitrakālikā, and
Ṛṣirakṣitikā. These seven piśācīs are replete with miraculous powers,
resplendent, vibrant, and renowned, and with their great miraculous powers
they even rival the gods and asuras in battle. May they, too, use
the great peahen, queen of incantations, to guard
me! May I live a hundred years! May I see a hundred autumns!

“Ānanda, there are five great rākṣasīs who protected the
Bodhisattva while he was in his mother’s womb, while he was being born, and
even after his birth. Who are they? They are Kuṇṭhā, Nikuṇṭḥā, Nandā,
Viṣṇulā, and Kapilā. These five rākṣasīs are replete with miraculous powers,
resplendent, vibrant, and renowned, and with their great miraculous powers
they even rival the gods and asuras in battle. May they, too, use
the great peahen, queen of incantations, to guard
me! May I live a hundred years! May I see a hundred autumns!

Tadyathā hare khare khure male mile mūle madenti matte maṇḍitike
hulu hulu hulu hulu hulu hulu hulu hulu hulu hulu lu lu lu lu meḍi
meḍi meḍi meḍi siddhi siddhi siddhi siddhi. Guard me!
Svasti svasti svasti svasti!
May well-being be mine! Svāhā!

“Ānanda, there are eight great rākṣasīs who devour flesh and blood,
who are harmful to humans, and who protected the Bodhisattva while he was in
his mother’s womb, while he was being born, and even after his birth. Who
are they? They are Mohā, Susīmā, Kuśākṣī, Keśinī, Kāmbojī, Sumitrā,
Lohitākṣī, and Kācarā. They devour flesh and blood, steal men, women, boys,
and girls, haunt families with pregnant women, haunt empty houses, follow
those who walk in darkness, make noises, and steal the vitality of humans.
They have no compassion, and they terrorize human beings. These eight great
rākṣasīs are replete with miraculous powers, resplendent, vibrant, and
renowned, and with their great miraculous powers they even rival the gods
and asuras in battle. May they, too, use the great
peahen, queen of incantations, to guard me! May I live a
hundred years! May I see a hundred autumns!

Tadyathā hare khare khure male mile mūle madenti matte maṇḍitike hulu
hulu hulu hulu hulu hulu hulu hulu hulu hulu lu lu lu lu

“Ānanda, there are ten great rākṣasīs who protected the Bodhisattva
while he was in his mother’s womb, while he was being born, and even after
his birth. Who are they? They are the rākṣasī Hārītī, the rākṣasī Nandā, the rākṣasī
Piṅgalā, the rākṣasī Śaṅkhinī,
the rākṣasī Kālikā, the rākṣasī Devamitrā, the rākṣasī
Kumbhāṇḍā, the rākṣasī Kuntadaṃṣṭrā, the rākṣasī Lambā, and the rākṣasī Analā. These ten great
rākṣasīs are replete with miraculous powers, resplendent, vibrant, and
renowned, and with their great miraculous powers they even rival the gods
and asuras in battle. May they, too, use the great
peahen, queen of incantations, to guard me! May I live a
hundred years! May I see a hundred autumns!

Tadyathā hare khare khure male mile mūle madenti matte maṇḍitike
hulu hulu hulu hulu hulu hulu hulu hulu hulu hulu lu lu lu lu meḍi
meḍi meḍi meḍi siddhi siddhi siddhi siddhi svāhā! Svasti svasti svasti svasti! May
well-being be mine! Svāhā!

“Ānanda, there are twelve great rākṣasīs who protected the
Bodhisattva while he was in his mother’s womb, while he was being born, and
even after his birth. Who are they? They are the rākṣasī Anārthikā, the
rākṣasī Samudrā, the rākṣasī Raudrā, the rākṣasī Prāṇahāriṇī, the rākṣasī
Vidyādharā, the rākṣasī Dhanurdharā,
the rākṣasī Śaradharā, the rākṣasī Asidharā, the rākṣasī Haladharā, the rākṣasī Cakradharā, the
rākṣasī Cakravāḍā, and the rākṣasī Vibhīṣaṇā. These twelve great rākṣasīs are
replete with miraculous powers, resplendent, vibrant, and renowned, and
with their great miraculous powers they even rival the gods and asuras in
battle. May they, too, use the great peahen, queen of
incantations, to guard me! May I live a hundred years! May I see a hundred
autumns!

Tadyathā hare khare khure male mile mūle madenti matte maṇḍitike
hulu hulu hulu hulu hulu hulu hulu hulu hulu hulu lu lu lu lu meḍi
meḍi meḍi meḍi siddhi siddhi siddhi siddhi svāhā! Svasti svasti svasti svasti! May
well-being be mine! Svāhā!

“Ānanda, there are twelve great mātṛkās who protected the
Bodhisattva while he was in his mother’s womb, while he was being born, and
even after his birth. They harm beings, terrorize them, and perpetuate
violence against them. Who are they? They are Brāhmī, Raudrī, Kaumārī,
Vaiṣṇavī, Aindrī, Vārāhī, Kauberī, Vāruṇī, Yāmyā, Vāyuvyā, Āgneyī, and Mahākālī. May they, too, use the great
peahen, queen of incantations, to guard me! May I live a
hundred years! May I see a hundred autumns!

Tadyathā hare khare khure male mile mūle madenti matte maṇḍitike
hulu hulu hulu hulu hulu hulu hulu hulu hulu hulu lu lu lu lu meḍi
meḍi meḍi meḍi siddhi siddhi siddhi siddhi svāhā! Svasti svasti svasti svasti! May
well-being be mine! Svāhā!

“Ānanda, there is a great piśācī named Ekajaṭā, who is the wife of
Rāvaṇa
and lives on the
seashore. She travels eighty thousand leagues in a single night when she
smells the scent of blood. She herself protected the Bodhisattva while he
was in his mother’s womb, while he was being born, and even after his birth.
May
she, too, use the great peahen, queen of incantations,
to guard me! May I live a hundred years! May I see a hundred autumns!

Tadyathā hare khare khure male mile mūle madenti matte maṇḍitike
hulu hulu hulu hulu hulu hulu hulu hulu hulu hulu lu lu lu lu meḍi
meḍi meḍi meḍi siddhi siddhi siddhi siddhi svāhā! Svasti svasti svasti svasti! May
well-being be mine! Svāhā!

“Ānanda, you are to uphold the names of the rākṣasīs. They are
the rākṣasī named Kapilā, the rākṣasī named Padumā, the rākṣasī named Mahiṣī, the rākṣasī
named Morikā, the rākṣasī named Nāḍikā, the
rākṣasī named Jvalanī, the rākṣasī named Tapanī, the rākṣasī named Kalaśī,
the rākṣasī named Vimalā, the
rākṣasī named Dharaṇī, the rākṣasī named Haricandrā, the rākṣasī named
Rohiṇī, the rākṣasī named Mārīcī,
the rākṣasī named Hutāśanī, the rākṣasī named Vāruṇī, the rākṣasī named Kālī, the rākṣasī named Kauñjarā, the
rākṣasī named Balā, the rākṣasī named Grasanī, the rākṣasī named Karālī, the rākṣasī named Mātaṅgī, the rākṣasī named Piṅgalā, the rākṣasī named Vidurā, the
rākṣasī named Gaurī, the rākṣasī named Gandhārī, the rākṣasī named Kumbhāṇḍī,
the rākṣasī named Kāraṅgī, the rākṣasī named Rāvaṇī, the rākṣasī named
Madanī, the rākṣasī named Aśanī, the rākṣasī named Garbhāhāriṇī,
the rākṣasī named Rudhirāhāriṇī, the rākṣasī named Danturā, the rākṣasī named Uttrāsanī,
the rākṣasī named Brāhmī, the rākṣasī
named Taḍāgapālinī, the rākṣasī named Vajradharā, the rākṣasī named
Skandā, the rākṣasī named Varṣaṇī, the rākṣasī named
Garjanī, the rākṣasī named Sphoṭanī, the rākṣasī named Vidyotanī, the
rākṣasī named Jaṅgamā, the rākṣasī named Ulkāmukhī, the rākṣasī named
Vasundharā, the rākṣasī named Kālarātrī, the rākṣasī named Yamadūtī, the rākṣasī named
Damṣṭrā, the rākṣasī named Yāmā, the rākṣasī named Amalā,
the
rākṣasī named Acalā, the rākṣasī
named Ūrdhvajaṭā, the rākṣasī named Śataśīrṣā, the rākṣasī named Śatabāhu, the rākṣasī named Śatanetrā,
the rākṣasī named Ghāṭanī, the rākṣasī named Mardanī, the rākṣasī named
Mārjārī, the rākṣasī named Candrā, the rākṣasī named Niśācarā, the rākṣasī named
Divasacarā, the rākṣasī named Maṇḍitikā, the rākṣasī named
Krodhanā, the rākṣasī named Viheṭhanā, the rākṣasī named
Asimuṣaladharā, the rākṣasī named Triśūlapāṇī, the rākṣasī named Karāladantī, the
rākṣasī named Manoramā, the rākṣasī named Somā, the rākṣasī named Caṇḍālī,
the rākṣasī named Daṇṭā, the rākṣasī named Hiḍimbā, the rākṣasī named Nīlā,
and the rākṣasī named Citrā.

“These seventy-four great rākṣasīs are replete with miraculous
powers, resplendent, vibrant, and renowned, and with their great miraculous
powers they even rival the gods and asuras in battle. May they, too, use
the great peahen, queen of incantations, to guard
me! May I live a hundred years! May I see a hundred autumns!

Tadyathā hili hili hili
hili mili mili mili mili mili mili mili mili
mili mili huru huru huru huru huru huru huru huru huru huru ciṭi ciṭi
ciṭi ciṭi ciṭi ciṭi ciṭi ciṭi ciṭi ciṭi hikke hikke hikke hikke haḍa
havaṭo vakṣe vakṣe vakṣe hora hora
dhara dhara hara hara cala cala culu culu svāhā!

“Homage to all buddhas, svāhā!

To pratyekabuddhas, svāhā!

To arhats, svāhā!

To the bodhisattva Maitreya, svāhā!

To all bodhisattvas, svāhā!

To non-returners, svāhā!

To once-returners, svāhā!

To stream enterers, svāhā!

To those who have gone correctly, svāhā!

To those who have progressed correctly, svāhā!

To Brahmā,
svāhā!

To Indra, svāhā!

To Prajāpati, svāhā!

To Īśāna, svāhā!

To Agni, svāhā!

To Vāyu, svāhā!

To Varuṇa, svāhā!

To Kubera, svāhā!

To Yama, svāhā!

To Upendra, svāhā!

To Vaiśravaṇa, the great yakṣa general, svāhā!

To Dhṛtarāṣṭra, lord of the gandharvas, svāhā!

To Virūḍhaka, lord of the kumbhaṇḍas, svāhā!

To Virūpākṣa, lord of the nāgas, svāhā!

To the gods, svāhā!

To the nāgas, svāhā!

To the asuras, svāhā!

To the maruts, svāhā!

To the garuḍas, svāhā!

To the gandharvas, svāhā!

To the kinnaras, svāhā!

To the mahoragas, svāhā!

To the yakṣas, svāhā!

To the rākṣasas, svāhā!

To the pretas, svāhā!

To the piśācas, svāhā!

To the bhūtas, svāhā!

To the kumbhaṇḍas, svāhā!

To the pūtanas, svāhā!

To the kaṭapūtanas, svāhā!

To the skandas, svāhā!

To the unmādas, svāhā!

To the chāyās, svāhā!

To the apasmāras, svāhā!

To the ostārakas, svāhā!

To the moon and the sun, svāhā!

To the rudras, svāhā!

To the lunar mansions, svāhā!

To the celestial bodies, svāhā!

To the stars, svāhā!

To the ṛṣis, svāhā!

To those accomplished in yogic conduct, svāhā!

To those accomplished in incantations, svāhā!

To Gaurī, svāhā!

To Gandhārī, svāhā!

To Jāṅgulī, svāhā!

To Amṛtā, svāhā!

To Jambhanī, svāhā!

To Stambhanī, svāhā!

To Cāpeṭī, svāhā!

To Drāmiḍī, svāhā!

To Śabarī, svāhā!

To Atharvaśabarī,
svāhā!

To Caṇḍālī, svāhā!

To Mātaṅgī, svāhā!

To Nāgahṛdaya, svāhā!

To Garuḍahṛdaya, svāhā!

To Mānasī, svāhā!

To Mahāmānāsī, svāhā!

To Ṣaḍakṣarī, svāhā!

To Maṇibhadra, svāhā!

To Samantabhadra, svāhā!

To Mahāsamantabhadra, svāhā!

To Mahāsamaya, svāhā!

To Mahācandra, svāhā!

To Mahāpratisarā, svāhā!

To Śītavana, svāhā!

To Mahāśītavana, svāhā!

To Daṇḍadharā, svāhā!

To Mahādaṇḍadharā, svāhā!

To Mucilinda, svāhā!

To Mahāmucilinda, svāhā!

To Jayantī, svāhā!

To Śānti, svāhā!

To Pañcika, svāhā!

To Aparājita, svāhā!

To Suvarṇāvabhāsa, the peacock king,
svāhā!

To the great peahen, queen of incantations, svāhā!

“Through these great incantations, these great mantras, these great
averting spells, these great protective spells, kṛtyas are destroyed! Magic
rites are destroyed! Kākhordas, kiraṇas, vetālas, ciccakas, and preṣakas are
destroyed! Skandas, unmādas, chāyās, apasmāras, ostārakas, fears, noxious
potions, and poisons are destroyed! Indigestible food, evil vomit, wicked
chāyās, the evil eye, written hexes, traversed hexes, and neglected spirits
are neutralized! One-day fevers, two-day fevers, three-day fevers, four-day
fevers, weeklong fevers, half-month fevers, month-long fevers, fevers that
occur in the day, fevers that occur at night, momentary fevers, chronic
fevers, intermittent fevers, fevers that arise from wind disorders, bile
disorders, phlegm disorders, or their combination, fevers from humans, and
fevers from nonhumans are healed! All fevers are destroyed! Skin disease,
itching, hives, leprosy, boils, skin irritation, rashes, and abscesses are
removed! Headache, splitting headache, loss of appetite, eye illness, nose
illness, mouth illness, throat illness, heart disease, sore throat, earache,
toothache, heart pain, side pain, backache, stomachache, cheek pain, urinary
tract pain, male genital pain, female genital pain, hip pain, thigh pain,
calf pain, hand pain, foot pain, and pain in the major and minor appendages
are all neutralized! All grahas are overcome! All poisons are
neutralized! All illnesses are healed!

“May well-being be mine! May all buddhas bestow upon me well-being
at night, well-being in the day, well-being at midday, and well-being day
and night!

“Homage to all buddhas! Homage to awakening!

Homage to the liberated ones! Homage to liberation!

Homage to the tranquil ones! Homage to tranquility!

Homage to the completely liberated ones! Homage to complete
liberation!

Homage to the brahmins who have discarded evil qualities!

May they protect me!

“May my father be well! May my mother be well! May the womb be
well! May two-legged creatures be well! May four-legged creatures be well!
May multilegged creatures be well! May all the beings in the three realms be
well! Svāhā!

“Ānanda, you are to uphold the names of the nāga kings! They are
the nāga king Blessed Buddha, the nāga king Brahmā, the nāga king Mahābrahmā, the nāga king Indra, the nāga king Upendra, the nāga king Samudra, the
nāga king Samudraputra, the nāga king Free from Poison, the nāga king Sāgara, the nāga king Sāgaraputra, the
nāga king Makara, the nāga king Nanda, the nāga king Upananda, the nāga king
Nala, the nāga king Upanala, the nāga king Sudarśana, the nāga king Vāsuki, the nāga king Takṣaka, the nāga
king Aruṇa, the nāga king Varuṇa, the nāga king Pāṇḍaraka, the nāga king Ṣaḍaṅgula, the nāga king Entry into
the Womb, the nāga king
Śrīmat, the nāga king Śrīkaṇṭha, the nāga king Śrīvardhana, the nāga king
Śrībhadra, the nāga king Balabhadra, the nāga king Abjaka, the nāga king
Śalabha, the nāga king Subāhu, the nāga king Sumeru, the nāga king
Sūryaprabha, the nāga king
Candraprabha, the nāga king Bhadrakānta, the nāga king Nardana, the nāga
king Garjana, the nāga king Vidyotana, the nāga king Sphoṭana, the nāga king
Varṣaṇa, the nāga king Vimala, the nāga king Alakaśīrṣa, the nāga king
Balakaśīrṣa, the nāga king Aśvaśīrṣa, the nāga king Gavayaśīrṣa, the nāga
king Mṛgaśīrṣa, the nāga king Hastiśīrṣa, the nāga king Ārdrabalaka, the
nāga king Janārdana, the nāga king Citra, the nāga king Citrākṣa, the nāga
king Citrasena, the nāga king Namuci,
the nāga king Muci, the nāga king
Mucilinda, the nāga king Rāvaṇa, the
nāga king Rāghava, the nāga king Śiri, the nāga king Śirika, the nāga king Lamburu, the nāga king
Kṛmi, the nāga king Ananta, the nāga
king Kanaka, the nāga king Hastikaccha, the nāga king Pāṇḍara, the nāga king
Piṅgala, the nāga king
Elapatra, the nāga king White, the nāga
king Śaṅkha, the nāga king Apalāla, the nāga king Kālaka, the nāga king
Upakālaka, the nāga king
Baladeva, the nāga king Nārāyaṇa, the nāga king Polava, the nāga king Bhīma, the nāga king Rākṣasa, the nāga king Śailabāhu, the
nāga king of the Gaṅgā, the nāga king of the Sindhu, the nāga king of the
Vakṣu, the nāga king of the
Sītā, the nāga king
Maṅgalya, the nāga king Anavatapta, the nāga king Supratiṣṭhita, the nāga
king Airāvaṇa, the nāga king Dharaṇidhara, the nāga king Nimindhara, the
nāga king Dyutindhara, the nāga king Bhadra, the nāga king Subhadra, the nāga king Vasubhadra, the nāga king
Balabhadra, the nāga
king Maṇi,
the nāga king Maṇikaṇṭha, the two black nāga kings, the two yellow nāga
kings, the two red nāga kings, the two white nāga kings, the nāga king Māli,
the nāga king Raktamāli, the nāga king Vatsa, the nāga king Bhadrapada, the
nāga king Dundubhi, the nāga king
Upadundubhi, the nāga king Āmratīrthaka, the nāga king Maṇisuta, the nāga
king Dhṛtarāṣṭra, the nāga king Virūḍhaka, the nāga king Virūpākṣa,
the nāga king Vaiśravaṇa, the nāga
king Śakaṭamukha, the nāga king Cāmpayaka, the nāga king Gautama, the nāga king Pāñcālaka, the
nāga king Pañcacūḍa, the nāga king Pradyumna, the
nāga king Bindu, the nāga king Upabindu, the nāga king Alika, the nāga king
Kālika, the nāga king Balika, the nāga king Kiñcinī, the
nāga king Kiñcaka, the nāga king Campaka, the nāga king
Kṛṣṇagautama, the nāga king Sumanas, the nāga king
Mānuṣa, the nāga king Mūlamānuṣa, the nāga
king Uttaramānuṣa, the nāga king Mātaṅga, the nāga king Amāṇuṣa, the nāga
king Boat, the nāga king Uttama, the nāga king
Valuka, the nāga king Ulūka, the nāga king Hulu, the nāga king
Ela, the nāga king Elaparṇa, the nāga king Alabāla, the nāga king
Marabāla, the nāga
king Manasvin, the nāga king Karkoṭaka, the nāga king Kapila, the nāga king Śaivala, the
nāga king Utpala, the nāga king Nakhaka, the nāga king Vardhamānaka, the
nāga king Mokṣaka, the nāga king Buddhika, the nāga king Pramokṣa, the nāga
king Lava, the nāga king Aśvatara, the nāga kings Ela and
Mela, the two nāga kings Nanda and Upananda, the nāga king Acchila, the nāga
king Mahāsudarśana, the nāga king Parikāla, the nāga king Parikīṭa, the nāga king Sumukha, the nāga king Ādarśamukha, the nāga king Gandhāra, the
nāga king Siṃhala, the nāga king Dramiḍa,
the two black nāga kings, the two white nāga kings, and the two pale nāga
kings. There are also those who cause periodic thunder, lightning, and rain
and produce crops on the earth.

“They have beheld the Buddha, upheld the bases of training, and
gone for refuge to the Three Jewels. They are free of the threat of garuḍas,
the threat of fire and sand, and the threat of royal sentence. Lords of the
earth, they dwell in celestial mansions made of precious gems and have long
lives that last for an eon. Known as great lords, they have great miraculous
powers, great enjoyments, and large entourages, and they vanquish enemy
troops. They are replete with miraculous powers, resplendent, vibrant, and
renowned, and with their great miraculous powers they even rival the gods
and asuras in battle.

“May these nāga kings, along with their sons, grandsons, brothers,
ministers, generals, messengers, envoys, servants, and assemblies, through
the great peahen, queen of incantations, to guard
me! May I live a hundred years! May I see a hundred autumns!

“May there be well-being when clean and unclean, when drunk and
intoxicated, and while going, standing, sitting, sleeping, awake, coming, or
staying! May I be safe from the threat of kings, bandits, fire, water,
enmity, murder, adversaries, enemies, attackers, enemy troops, famine,
untimely death, earthquakes, and wild animals! May I be safe from the threat
of gods, nāgas, asuras, maruts, garuḍas, gandharvas, kinnaras, mahoragas,
yakṣas, rākṣasas, pretas, piśācas, bhūtas, kumbhaṇḍas, pūtanas, kaṭapūtanas,
skandas, unmādas, chāyās, apasmāras, and ostārakas! May I be safe from the
threat of kṛtyā rites,
kākhordas, kiraṇas, vetālas, ciccakas, preṣakas, indigestible food, evil
vomit, wicked chāyās, the evil eye, written hexes, traversed hexes, and
neglected spirits! May I be safe from the threat of skin disease, itching,
leprosy, hives, boils, skin irritation, rashes, and abscesses! May all
buddhas grant me well-being at night, well-being at midday, and well-being
day and night!

“Homage to the buddhas! Homage to awakening!

Homage to the liberated ones! Homage to liberation!

Homage to the tranquil ones! Homage to tranquility!

Homage to the emancipated ones! Homage to emancipation!

Homage to the brahmins who have discarded evil qualities!

May they all guard and protect me! Svāhā!

“Ānanda, the great peahen, queen of
incantations, was uttered by the completely perfect Buddha Vipaśyin:

Tadyathā araḍe karaḍe made madavardhani abare śabare ture ture cure
cure śabare parṇaśabare huci huci muci muci svāhā!

“Ānanda, the great peahen, queen of
incantations, was uttered by the completely perfect Buddha Śikhin:

Tadyathā iṭṭe miṭṭe khure vikhure hili hili mili mili ketumūle
ambare ambarāvati dumbe dodumbe hili hili kuci kuci muci muci
svāhā!

“Ānanda, the great peahen, queen of
incantations, was uttered by the completely perfect Buddha Viśvabhū:

Tadyathā mori mori kevaṭṭe maṇḍe maṇḍi tike hare hare ghare ghare
khare khare hili hilini hala halani phale phale phalini dante
dantini dantile śakaṭi makaṭi makaṭi naḍe naḍini śiri śiri śiri śiri
śiri śiri svāhā!

“Ānanda, the great peahen, queen of
incantations, was uttered by the completely perfect Buddha Krakucchanda:

Tadyathā hiḍi miḍi kuḍi muḍi tuḍi āḍi danti dantile śakari cakari
thagari tagari kāñcani kañcanāvati bare bare bare bare dante siddhi
svāhā!

“Ānanda, the great peahen, queen of
incantations, was uttered by the completely perfect Buddha Kanakamuni:

Tadyathā tattale tatale talatotale vīre vijaye vijjadhare araje
viraje virājāmasi mati mālini muṇḍi śrīmuṇḍi jvāle jvāle jvāle jvāle
bhaghavati siddhi svāhā!

“Ānanda, the great peahen, queen of
incantations, was uttered by the completely perfect Buddha Kāśyapa:

Tadyathā aṇḍare kaṇḍare maṇḍare
khaṇḍare jaṃbu jaṃbunadi jaṃbuvati matte maṇḍitike amare siddhi hara
hara hara hara paśu paśu paśu paśu paśupati siddhi
svāhā!

Tadyathā hili mili kili
mili ilile katale ketumūle aṭamali ḍaphe ḍaḍaphe busarake busaṭe
narakande kāmiṇi kambu darakirurutara baraṇi prakṛti dāṃṣṭre mili tale
hiti hāse abale tubale pilaṅke baṭṭi baṭṭi tike aḍantube baṭi
tumme.

“May the god shower down rain throughout the ten directions!

Homage to the Blessed One!

May you joyfully shower down rain upon the earth!

Homage to the Blessed One!

Irijaye godohikāye bhṛṅgarikāye aruci naruci naṭṭe vajre vajranaṭṭe
udayanapriye ale tale kula tāle nārāyaṇi pārāyaṇi paśyani
sparśani. May the syllables of
the Dravidian secret mantra be fulfilled! Svāhā!

“Just as the monk Ānanda brought well-being to the monk Svāti with
what I, the Thus-Gone One, taught and rejoiced in, may it likewise guard
me, care
for me, nurture me, bring about my tranquility and well-being, keep away
punishments and weapons, counteract poison, neutralize poison, draw a
boundary, and bind the earth! May one live a hundred years! May one see a
hundred autumns!

“Ānanda, the great peahen, queen of
incantations, was uttered and rejoiced in by the bodhisattva Maitreya:

Tadyathā śiri śiri śiri
bhadre jyoti jyoti jyoti bhadre hare hare hare hāriṇi
danti śabare śive śūlapāṇini bodhi bodhi bodhi bodhi bedhi bedhi satve bodhiparicāniye svāhā!

“Ānanda, the great peahen, queen of
incantations, was uttered and rejoiced in by Brahmā, lord of the Sahā world:

“Poison is overcome!

Poison is counteracted!

Poison is overcome by the splendor of the buddhas!

Poison is counteracted by the splendor of the pratyekabuddhas!

Poison is counteracted by the splendor of the arhats!

Poison is counteracted by the splendor of the non-returners!

Poison is counteracted by the splendor of the once-returners!

Poison is counteracted by the splendor of the stream enterers!

Poison is counteracted by the splendor of the truth speakers!

Poison is counteracted by the splendor of Brahmā’s rod!

Poison is counteracted by the splendor of Indra’s thunderbolt!

Poison is counteracted by the splendor of Viṣṇu’s wheel!

Poison is counteracted by the splendor of Yama’s staff!

Poison is counteracted by the splendor of Varuṇa’s noose!

Poison is counteracted by the splendor of the asuras’ magical
apparitions!

Poison is counteracted by the splendor of the nāgas’ incantations!

Poison is counteracted by the splendor of Rudra’s lance!

Poison is counteracted by the splendor of the skandas’ spears!

Poison is counteracted by the great peahen, queen of
incantations!

Poison is overcome! May poison sink into the earth!

“May I be safe from all poisons—vatsanābha poison, halāhala poison,
kālakūṭa poison, poison from bites, poison from roots, poison from food,
poison from powders, poison from glances, poison from lightning, poison from
clouds, poison from snakes, poison from rats, poison from worms, poison from
spiders, poison from wasps, poison from toads, poison from bees, poison from
bumble bees, poison from vāṭara bees, poison from tryambuka flies, poison
from trailāṭā flies, poison from humans, poison from scorpions, poison from
nonhumans, fear-poison, poison
from medicine, and poison from incantations! May I be safe from all
poisons!

“Ānanda, the great peahen, queen of
incantations, was uttered and rejoiced in by Śakra, lord of the gods:

Tadyathā jalā jantule mālā jantule capeṭi jantule mathani ghatani
grasani hari śiri huti śiri taru taru ṇabati hā hā hā hā hā siṃhe
dhiti dhiti kuru kuru basare vajre tuṭa tuṭasi baṭa baṭasi
sili sili kapili kapili mūle hā hī hū. I will crush all wicked and evil ones! I
will bind their hands, legs, and primary and secondary limbs, and with
the help of the gods of the Heaven of the Thirty-Three I will punish them! Uṣṭigini surapate varti vajra vajra vajra vajra vajra vajrapataye
svāhā!

“Ānanda, the great peahen, queen of
incantations, was uttered and rejoiced in by the Four Great Kings:

Tadyathā jvala jvalana tapa
tapana matha mathana dhama dhamana sara saraṇa kiṭi kiṭi kuṭi kuṭi muṭi
muṭi miṭi miṭi piṭi piṭi sara sara mara mara hara hara tara tara tiri
tiri ṭā ṭā ṭā ṭā ṭā dā dā dā dā dā vā vā vā vā vā hala hala hala hala
hala siddhi siddhi siddhi siddhi siddhi svasti svasti svasti svasti
svasti.

“Protect me from preṣakas, from the messengers of Yama, from
Kālarātrī, from the noose of time, from
the punishment of the Lord of Death, and from the punishments of Brahmā,
Indra, ṛṣis, gods, nāgas, asuras, maruts, garuḍas, gandharvas, kinnaras,
mahoragas, yakṣas, rākṣasas, pretas, piśācas, bhūtas, kumbhaṇḍas, pūtanas,
kaṭapūtanas, skandas, unmādas, ostārakas, vetālas, kings, bandits, fire, and
water—protect me from all punishments! May I live a hundred years! May I see
a hundred autumns!

“Ānanda, you are to uphold the names of the river queens! They are the river
queen Gaṅgā, the river queen Sindhu, the river queen Vakṣu, the
river queen
Sītā, the river queen Śarayū,
the river queen Ajiravatī, the river queen Yamunā, the river queen Kuhā, the
river queen Vitastā, the river queen Vipaśyā, the river queen Śatabāhu, the river queen
Airāvatī, the river queen Candrabhāgā, the river queen Sarasvatī, the river
queen Kacchapī, the river queen Payoṣṇī, the river queen Kāvelī, the river queen Tāmraparṇī, the river queen
Madhumatī, the river queen Vetravatī, the river queen Ikṣumatī, the river
queen Gomatī, the river queen Carmadā, the river queen Narmadā,
the river queen Saumitrā, the river queen Viśvamitrā, the river queen Amarā,
the river queen Tāmarā, the river queen
Pañcālā, the river queen Suvāstu, the river queen Prabhadrikā, the river
queen Tapodā, the river queen Vimalā, the river queen Nairañjanā, the river queen Great River, the river queen Hiraṇyavatī, the river queen
Gosavā, and the river queen
Rathasyā.

“May all those who live in these and all other rivers that flow on
this earth—beings of different shapes, of hideous shapes, multiple and
infinite in form, and shapeshifting and variegated; all gods, nāgas, asuras,
maruts, garuḍas, gandharvas, mahoragas, kinnaras, yakṣas, rākṣasas, pretas,
piśācas, bhūtas, kumbhaṇḍas, pūtanas, kaṭapūtanas, skandas, unmādas, chāyās,

apasmāras, and ostārakas; and those who consume vitality, devour wombs,
drink blood, devour flesh, fat, grease, marrow, and offspring, steal life
force, devour oblations, garlands, fruits, flowers, perfumes, incense,
grains, and burnt offerings, devour pus and feces, drink urine, devour
saliva, snot, mucus, leftovers, vomit, and filth, and drink from
cesspools—use the great peahen, queen of incantations,
to protect me! May I live a hundred years! May I see a hundred autumns!

“Ānanda, you are to uphold the names of the mountain kings! They are the mountain king Sumeru, the mountain king Himavat, the
mountain king Gandhamādana, the mountain king Śataśṛṅga, the mountain king
Khadiraka, the mountain king Suvarṇapārśva, the mountain king Dyutindhara, the mountain king Nimindhara, the mountain king
Cakravāḍa, the mountain king Mahācakravāḍa, the mountain king Indraśaila,
the mountain king Brahmālaya, the mountain king Śrīmanta, the mountain king
Sudarśana, the mountain king
Vipula, the mountain king
Ratnākara, the mountain king Kṛmila, the mountain king Maṇikūṭa, the
mountain king Vemacitra, the
mountain king Vajrākara, the mountain king Hanucitra, the mountain king
Asuraprāgbhāra, the mountain king Vidyutprabha, the mountain king
Aśvastha, the mountain king Candraprabha, the mountain king
Bhadraśaila, the mountain king Sūryākānta, the mountain king Vindu, the
mountain king Vindhya, the mountain king Candraśaila, the mountain king
Citrakūṭa, the mountain king Malaya,
the mountain king Suvarṇaśṛṅga, the mountain king Parijāta, the mountain
king Subāhu, the mountain king
Maṇimanta, the mountain king Susena, the mountain king Brahmadaṇḍa, the mountain king
Vedagaccha, the mountain king Gokarṇa, the mountain king Mālyacitra, the
mountain king Abhayacitra, the mountain king Khaḍga, the mountain king
Tāpana, the mountain king Añjana, the mountain king Muñja, the mountain king Rurubha, the mountain king
Darada, the mountain king Kailāsa, the mountain king Sahya, the mountain
king Upasita, the mountain king
Candanamāla, the mountain king Vallūlagṛha, the mountain king Mahendra, the mountain king Gopagiri, the mountain king
Kākanāda, and the mountain king Śāsanadhara.

“May all those who live on these and other mountain kings on this
earth—all the gods, nāgas, asuras, maruts, garuḍas, gandharvas, kinnaras,
mahoragas, yakṣas, rākṣasas, pretas, piśācas, bhūtas, kumbhaṇḍas, pūtanas,
kaṭapūtanas, skandas, unmādas, chāyās, apasmāras, ostārakas, accomplished
vidyādharas, and kings and their entourages—use the great
peahen, queen of incantations, to protect me! May I live a
hundred years! May I see a hundred autumns! Dispel all misdeeds! May all
virtues manifest! Dispel nonvirtue! Manifest what is beneficial! Dispel what
is harmful! May all awakened ones bestow upon me well-being at night,
well-being in the day, well-being at midday, and well-being day and night!
Svāhā!

“Ānanda, you are to uphold the names of the lunar mansions that
course through and illuminate the sky!

“There are the seven lunar mansions consisting of Kṛttikā, Rohiṇī, Mṛgaśirā, Ārdrā, Punarvasu,
the perfectly auspicious Puṣya, and Aśleṣā. These seven lunar mansions dwell
at the eastern gate and guard and protect the eastern direction. May they,
too, use the great peahen, queen of incantations, to
protect me! May I live a hundred years! May I see a hundred autumns!

“There are the seven lunar mansions consisting of Maghā the
destroyer of enemies, the pair of Pūrvaphālgunī and Uttaraphālgunī, Hastā,
Citrā, Svāstī, and Viśākhā. These
seven lunar mansions dwell at the southern gate and guard and protect the
southern direction. May they, too, use the great
peahen, queen of incantations, to protect me! May I live a
hundred years! May I see a hundred autumns!

“There are the seven lunar mansions consisting of the majestic
Anurādhā, Jyeṣṭhā, Mūlā, Pūrvāṣāḍhā and
Uttarāṣāḍhā, Abhijit, and Śravaṇa. These seven lunar mansions dwell at the
western gate and guard and protect the western direction. May they, too, use
the great peahen, queen of incantations, to protect
me! May I live a hundred years! May I see a hundred autumns!

“There are the seven lunar mansions consisting of Śatabhiṣā,
Dhaṇiṣṭhā, Pūrvabhādrapadā and Uttarabhādrapadā, Revatī, Aśvinī, and
Bharaṇī. These seven lunar mansions dwell at the northern gate and guard
and protect the northern direction. May they, too, use the great
peahen, queen of incantations, to protect me! May I live a
hundred years! May I see a hundred autumns!

“Ānanda, you are to uphold the names of the celestial bodies that
course among the lunar mansions, bringing growth and decline, joy and
suffering, abundance and famine. They are the Sun, the Moon, Jupiter, Venus,
Saturn, Mars, Mercury, Rāhu the lord of the asuras, and the smoky Ketu.

“There are twenty-eight lunar mansions,

Seven located in each direction.

The stars also number seven,

So miraculous and austere.

“The Sun and Moon

Make thirty-seven in all.

In their rising and setting,

They course like a wheel of weapons.

“They bring growth and decline in the world

With their great majestic and miraculous power.

May they, reverentially minded,

Rejoice in the incantation!

“Ānanda, you are to uphold the names of the ancient ṛṣis. Accomplished in asceticism and
incantations, they glow with renown, dwell at rivers and mountains, wield
the weapons of curses, are famous for their austerities, possess miraculous
powers and the five superknowledges, and course through the sky. I will
utter their names. They are the great ṛṣis named Aṣṭamaka, Vāmaka,
Vāmadevaka, Mārkaṇḍeya, Mārīcī,
Viśvamitra, Vasiṣṭha, Valmīki,
Kāśyapa, Vṛddhakāśyapa, Bhṛgu,
Bhṛṅgirasa, Aṅgiras, Bhṛṅgin,
Baṭṭa, Bhāgiratha, Ātreya, Purastya, Sthūlaśira, Jamadagni,
Dvaipāyana, Kṛṣṇadvaipāyana, Harīta, Haritāyana, Samaṅgira, Udgata, Samudgata, Kṣāntivādin, Kīrtī, Sukīrtī, Guru, Siddha, Potalaka,
Aśvalāyana, Himavat, Lohitākṣa,
Vaiśampāyana, Durvāsa, Śarabha,
Madana, Prabha, Śukra, Bṛhaspati,
Aranemi, Śanaiścara, Budha, Jāṅgulī,
Gandhāra, Ekaśṛṅga, Ṛṣiśṛṅga,
Bhāṇḍāyana, Kātyāyana, Kāṇḍyāyana,
Bhīṣma,
Bhīṣmamātaṅga, Kapila, Gautama, Lohitāśva, Bālikhilya, Nārada, Parvata, and Kṛmila.

“Ānanda, these ancient great ṛṣis uphold the Vedas, use mantras,
cast curses, have accomplished asceticism, perfected great majesty, and
successfully defeated foes. May they, too, use the great
peahen, queen of incantations, to protect me! May I live a
hundred years! May I see a hundred autumns!

Tadyathā hiri hiri khiri
khiri miri miri phuri phuri suri suri hili hili mili mili siri siri
ḍaphu ḍaphu ḍaḍaphu grasani mathani damani dahani ghātani pacani pācani
tapani tāpani hanani dahani dāhani dahā dahā dahā dala dala dālani
pāṭani mohani stambhani jambhani svayambhu svāhā!

“Ānanda, you are to uphold the names of the great lords of beings
who are, by the countless variations of fortune, positioned throughout the
three worlds among virtuous and nonvirtuous gods, nāgas, maruts, asuras,
garuḍas, gandharvas, kinnaras, mahoragas, yakṣas, rākṣasas, humans, beings
born as animals, and hell beings.
These lords of beings are Brahmā, Atri,
Ātreya, Agni, Bhṛgu, Pulastya, Pulaha, Manu, Vasiṣṭha, Duṣṭa, Sutanu, Sunandamāna, Dakṣa, and
Sanatkumāra.

“Ānanda, these great lords of beings are positioned to protect the
host of beings that are both stationary and mobile. May they, too, use
the great peahen, queen of incantations, to protect
me! May I live a hundred years! May I see a hundred autumns!

“May I be protected by these unimpeded mantra syllables:

Tadyathā hiri hiri khiri
khiri miri miri phuri phuri suri suri hili hili mili mili siri siri
ḍaphu ḍaphu ḍaḍaphu grasani mathani damani dahani ghātani pacani pācani
tapani tāpani hanani dāhani dāhani daha daha daha dala dala dālani
pāṭani mohani stambhani jambhani svāhā!

“Ānanda, you are to uphold the names of the strong poisons. They are aṇḍarā, paṇḍarā, karaḍā, keyūrā, bhūtāṅgamā,
bhūtapati, vindupati, śiripati, tejapati, tejograpati, yaśopati,
yaśograpati, araḍā, taraḍā, taradā, tarataraḍā, dantājāha, jauhā, jolā,
milā, halā, phalā, gulahā, rucirā, danturā, irikicikā, kirikirikā, kāmbha,
śadanturā, vipuli, nakuli, kiripi, taraṅgā, riṣṭa, āmramati, jambumati,
madhumati, kamale, vimale, kuṇḍale, ahi tuhi, duhi, vakke, vakkadūte,
vatsanābhe, mahāgāre, tulambe, dulambe, and sulambe, svāhā!

“These, Ānanda, are the strong poisons. May they, too, use
the great peahen, queen of incantations, to guard
me! May they conceal me, protect me, care for me, nurture me, bring about my
tranquility and well-being, keep away punishments and weapons, counteract
poison, neutralize poison, draw a boundary, and bind the earth! May I live a
hundred years! May I see a hundred autumns!

“Ānanda, the great peahen, queen of
incantations, was uttered and rejoiced in by the seven completely perfect
buddhas. It was uttered and rejoiced in by the completely perfect Buddha
Vipaśyin. It was uttered and rejoiced in by the completely perfect Buddha
Śikhin. It was uttered and rejoiced in by the completely perfect Buddha
Viśvabhū. It was uttered and rejoiced in by the completely perfect Buddha
Krakucchanda. It was uttered and rejoiced in by the completely perfect
Buddha Kanakamuni. It was uttered and rejoiced in by the completely perfect
Buddha Kāśyapa. And it is now being taught and rejoiced in by me, the
completely perfect Buddha Śākyamuni.

“Ānanda, the great peahen, queen of
incantations, was explained and rejoiced in by the bodhisattva Maitreya. It
was spoken and rejoiced in by Brahmā, lord of the universe. It was spoken
and rejoiced in by Śakra, lord of the gods. It was spoken and rejoiced in by
the Four Great Kings: It was spoken and rejoiced in by
Dhṛtarāṣṭra, king of the gandharvas; it was spoken and rejoiced in by
Virūḍhaka, king of the kumbhaṇḍas; it was spoken and rejoiced in by
Virūpākṣa, king of the nāgas; and it was spoken and rejoiced in by
Vaiśravaṇa, king of the yakṣas. It was spoken and rejoiced in by the
twenty-eight gandharva generals, the twenty-eight kumbhaṇḍa generals, the
twenty-eight nāga generals, the twenty-eight yakṣa generals, the great yakṣa
general Pañcika, and Hārītī with her entourage of five hundred sons.

“Ānanda, the great peahen, queen of
incantations, cannot be transgressed by deva grahas, nāga grahas, marut
grahas, asura grahas, garuḍa grahas, gandharva grahas, kinnara grahas,
mahoraga grahas, yakṣa grahas, rākṣasa grahas, preta grahas, piśāca grahas,
bhūta grahas, kumbhaṇḍa grahas, pūtana grahas, kaṭapūtana grahas, skanda
grahas, unmāda grahas, chāyā grahas, apasmāra grahas, and ostāraka grahas.
It cannot be transgressed by any grahas!

“It cannot be transgressed by those who sap vital energy, devour
wombs, steal life force, devour oblations, devour flesh, drink blood, devour
fat, grease, marrow, and offspring, devour perfumes, flowers, fruits,
grains, and burnt offerings, drink pus, devour feces, drink urine, saliva, snot,
and mucus, devour leftovers, vomit, and filth, and drink from cesspools!

“It cannot be transgressed by kṛtya rites, kiraṇas, vetālas,
ciccakas, preṣakas, indigestible food, evil vomit, wicked chāyās, the evil
eye, written hexes, traversed hexes, or neglected spirits! It cannot be transgressed by one-day fevers, two-day
fevers, three-day fevers, four-day fevers, weeklong fevers, half-month
fevers, month-long fevers, half-day fevers, fevers that occur in the day,
momentary fevers, chronic fevers, intermittent fevers, fevers from bhūtas,
and fevers that arise from wind disorders, bile disorders, phlegm disorders,
or their combination! It cannot be transgressed by any fevers!

“It cannot be transgressed by headaches, splitting headaches, loss
of appetite, eye illness, nose illness, mouth illness, throat illness, heart
disease, sore throat, earache, toothache, heart pain, side pain, backache,
stomachache, cheek pain, urinary tract pain, male genital pain, female
genital pain, hip pain, thigh pain, calf pain, hand pain, foot pain, and
pain in the major and minor appendages! It cannot be transgressed by skin
disease, itching, hives, leprosy, pustules, boils, skin irritation, rashes,
or abscesses! It cannot be transgressed by any illness, poison, animosity, threat,
epidemic, fight, argument, misfortune, infectious disease, or mental
disturbance!

“Ānanda, should someone transgress the great
peahen, queen of incantations, Vajrapāṇi will crush his head
into seven pieces! Their luster and intelligence will be eclipsed by the
splendor of the buddhas, bodhisattvas, pratyekabuddhas, and śrāvakas. They
will have disappointed noble beings. The Four Great Kings will inflict
tremendous suffering using all kinds of weapons, even including razors. Śakra, lord of the gods,
surrounded by the assembly of the Thirty-Three, will crush their head with a
vajra. Brahmā’s splendor will reduce their fortune to ash.

“Ānanda, whoever uses the great peahen, queen
of incantations, for protection or wears it as an amulet will get off with a
severe punishment if deserving of execution. They will get off with a milder
beating if deserving of a severe punishment, will get off with a scolding if
deserving of a beating, will get off with a warning if deserving of a
scolding, will get off by having their body hairs bristle with fear if
deserving of a warning, and likewise will be freed if deserving of having
their body hairs bristle with fear. They will not be threatened by kings or
by robbers or fire. Their life will not end because of water, and their body
will be impervious to poison and weapons. They will sleep well and wake
easily and will be well and free from danger and fear. Their opponents and enemies
will be vanquished, they will not be injured, and they will be free of all
peril. With the exception of the ripening of his previous actions, Ānanda,
they will live long and happily.

“Ānanda, the great peahen, queen of
incantations, should be read aloud when there is too much rain and when rain
is scarce. It will incite all the nāgas, and heavy rain will be brought to
an end. When rain is scarce, it will be showered down according to the
wishes of the sons or daughters of noble family. Ānanda, when just
recollecting the great peahen, queen of incantations,
brings the cessation of all peril and enmity, how much more well-being is
secured when memorizing it fully, in its entirety!

“Ānanda, you are to uphold the great peahen,
queen of incantations! In order to guard, protect, and shelter the fourfold
retinue—monks and nuns, laymen and laywomen—you should master the
great peahen, queen of incantations, which vanquishes all
hostility. Memorize it! Recite it!

“Lust, hatred, and delusion:

These are the three poisons in the world.

The Blessed Buddha is free of poisons.

Poison is neutralized by the truth of the Buddha!

“Lust, hatred, and delusion:

These are the three poisons in the world.

The Blessed One’s Dharma is free of poisons.

Poison is neutralized by the truth of the Dharma!

“Lust, hatred, and delusion:

These are the three poisons in the world.

The Blessed One’s Saṅgha is free of poisons.

Poison is neutralized by the truth of the Saṅgha!

“Through the power of all buddhas,

The renown of the arhats,

And the splendor of the Thus-Gone One,

I have brought about well-being!

“Indeed,” said Venerable Ānanda said to the Blessed One. Obeying
the Blessed One, he bowed to his feet, circumambulated him three times, and
approached the monk Svāti. Using the great peahen,
queen of incantations, Ānanda delivered the monk Svāti from harm. He guarded
him, cared for him, protected him, brought about his tranquility and
well-being, kept away punishments and weapons, counteracted the poison,
neutralized the poison, drew a boundary, and bound the earth! Once Venerable
Ānanda had thus saved him and brought about his well-being, the venerable
monk Svāti was healed of his affliction.

Venerable Ānanda and the venerable monk Svāti approached the
Blessed One and bowed to his feet. They told the Blessed One exactly what
happened. The Blessed One approved, and they sat to one side.

The Blessed One said to Venerable Ānanda, “Ānanda, have you
witnessed the power of the great peahen, queen of
incantations?”

Ānanda, bowing in response to what the Blessed One had uttered,
said, “How, O Blessed One, could this not be perceived?”

“Ānanda,” said the Blessed One, “it is possible for the four great
oceans to dry up. It is possible for the earth to rise into the sky. It is
possible for the moon and the sun to fall to earth. It is even possible for
rivers to reverse their flow. But it is impossible for the statements of the
Thus-Gone One to be anything other!”

The Blessed One then said to Venerable Ānanda, “Therefore, Ānanda,
you are
to inspire devotion to the great peahen, queen of
incantations, among the fourfold retinue of monks, nuns, laymen, and
laywomen!”

“Indeed,” replied Venerable Ānanda to the Blessed One. Obeying the
Blessed One, he inspired the fourfold retinue of monks, nuns, laymen, and
laywomen to have devotion to the great peahen, queen of
incantations.

When the Blessed One had thus spoken, Venerable Ānanda, Venerable
Svāti, and all the gods, asuras, maruts, garuḍas, gandharvas, kinnaras,
mahoragas, yakṣas, rākṣasas, humans, and nonhumans who were present in the
entourage rejoiced and praised what the Blessed One had said.

This concludes the dhāraṇī “The Queen of
Incantations: The Great Peahen.”

Colophon

This was translated and edited by the Indian preceptors
Śīlendrabodhi, Jñānasiddhi, and Śākyaprabha, along with the
translator-editor Bandé Yeshé Dé, who proofed and finalized the
translation.

Notes

Abbreviations

Y

Peking Yongle Kangyur

Bibliography

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lepaka
lepaka

Acalā
acalā

Alabāla
alabāla

Aṅgiras
aṅgiras

Anurādhā
anurādhā

Aśanī
aśanī

Asimuṣaladharā
asimuṣaladharā

Aśvastha
aśvastha

Atharvaśabarī
atharvaśabarī

Baṭṭa
baṭṭa

Bhāṇḍāyana
bhāṇḍāyana

Bhṛṅgin
bhṛṅgin

Brahmadaṇḍa
brahmadaṇḍa

Caritaka
caritaka

Carmadā
carmadā

Gandhārī
gandhārī

Gaurī
gaurī

Kālikā
kālikā

Kāṇḍyāyana
kāṇḍyāyana

Kaṭaṅkaṭa
kaṭaṅkaṭa

Kātyāyana
kātyāyana

Kāvelī
kāvelī

Kovida
kovida

Mahābhuja
mahābhuja

Mahāgiri
mahāgiri

Maṇḍitikā
maṇḍitikā

Marabāla
marabāla

Morikā
mayūrikā

Pañcacūḍa
pañcacūḍa

Parikāla
parikāla

Rathasyā
rathasyā

Rāvaṇa
rāvaṇa

Śaṅkālī
śaṅkālī

Sanatkumāra
sanatkumāra

Siddhapātra
siddhapātra

Tāmarā
tāmarā

Vallūlagṛha
vallūlagṛha

Vidurā
vidurā

Yamarākṣasī
yamarākṣasī

twenty-eight great yakṣa generals

nāga king Blessed Buddha

Free from Poison

dug med bcas
དུག་མེད་བཅས།

Entry into the Womb

White

dkar po
དཀར་པོ།

Polava

po la ba
པོ་ལ་བ།

Boat

gzings
གཟིངས།

Great River

klung chen
ཀླུང་ཆེན།

Vaiśampāyana
vaiśampāyana

Siṃhala
siṃhala

Grāmaghoṣa
grāmaghoṣa

Jetavana, Anāthapiṇḍada’s Park
jetavanam anāthapiṇḍadasyārāmaḥ
rgyal bu rgyal byed kyi tshal mgon med zas sbyin gyi kun dga’ ra ba
རྒྱལ་བུ་རྒྱལ་བྱེད་ཀྱི་ཚལ་མགོན་མེད་ཟས་སྦྱིན་གྱི་ཀུན་དགའ་ར་བ།

Rāśina
rāśina

Rauruka
rauruka

Rohitaka
rohitaka

Sāgara
sāgara

Saṇṭīraka
saṇṭīraka

Śūnya
śūnya

Tarukacchaka
tarukacchaka

Tripurī
tripurī

Sahā world

mi mjed
མི་མཇེད།