Chapter 323 - The mantra of the weapons of Aghora and the six constituents

[Sanskrit text for this chapter is available]

The Lord said:

1-2. Death, diseases and other things are controlled by (the repetition of) the mantra “Oṃ hrūṃ haṃsa”. One has to bring into effect appeasement and nourishment by doing a lakh of oblations with dūrvā (grass). O Six-faced one^[1]! Appeasement of portents, (unnatural flowering of) the trees and those relating to gods, sky and the earth (could be done) with (the repetition of) the praṇava (oṃ) or māyā^[2] (mantra). “Oṃ! obeisance! O Ganges! Kāli! Kāli (one having dark complexion)! Mahākāli! Mahākāli (the great dark-complexioned one)! One who eats flesh and blood! One having red and black face! Bring the men under control! Oblation! Oṃ!

3-5a. After having repeated.(the mantra) one lakh times and offering oblations one-tenth (of that number) one would become the accomplisher of all tasks. One would subjugate Śakra (Indra, the chief of the celestials). One need not say about (its influence on) the mortals. This mantra is capable of making (the votary) invisible, captivating and paralysing (others). It brings the enemies under control and confuses the intellectual faculties of the enemies. This mystic learning is the Kāmadhenu (wish-yielding divine cow) when repeated seven times.

5b-6. I shall describe the.foremost formula which would captivate enemies, thieves and others. One should remember (this. formula) revered by (lord) Hara (Śiva) in the case of all kinds of great apprehensions. After having repeated one lakh times (one should do) oblation with sesamum which would accomplish (the task). Listen (to me)! (I shall describe the formula of) deliverance: Oṃ! The.plough-bearer! The tridentbearer! Come! Protect me with the truths of (gods) Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Rudra! Oblations to Lord of speech!

7-9. (Goddess) Śivā (consort of Śiva) is known as Durgā because (She) saves (people) from adversity. Oṃ! Fierce bearer of the skull! Gnash the teeth! Gnash! Destroy {2) Mysterious one! Phaṭ Hrīṃ! The rice grains should be consecrated with this excellent formula after repeating thirty times and given to thieves. (It would establish their) innocence if the chewed cud ejected (by them) is white. Oṃ! One having glowing eyes! One shining with dark-brown matted hair! One who drives away! One who frightens the three worlds! Cut (2)! Roam about (2)! Attract (2)! Break (2)! Twist (2)! Burn (2).! Cook (2)! Thus Rudra, who accomplishes, makes known! I shall bring back the person possessed by spirit even if he has gone to the heaven, region of the gods or sporting in the summit! Accept (2) the offering I am giving! Oblations! After having offered the victim to the guardian of the ground and (the performance of the rite) of locating the planets, (the enemy) would be subjugated. The enemies would get destroyed. The enemy forces would be routed in the battle.

10-13. One would nullify three kinds of poisons by the location of the haṃsabīja.^[3] After having made equal proportion of aguru, sandal, kuṣṭha, saffron, nāgakeśara, nakha and devadāru and mixing with honey, one should fumigate the clothes etc. of an idol. This would bring good result in discussion, charms, adorning women and quarrels. (The same fumigation) is consecrated with māyāmantra^[4] in the case of selection of a bride and for fortune. A person who looks at a person after wearing a mark on the forehead with the yellow pigment (got from a cow), nāgapuṣpa, saffron and arsenic (and uttering the syllable) hriṃ would subjugate him.

14-17. Pulverised śatāvarī drunk with milk would help (a man) to get a male child. Pulverised nāgakeśara boiled with ghee would also help (a man) to get a male child. Similarly one would get a male child by drinking the seeds of palāśa. Oṃ! O Cāmuṇḍā! Rise up! Make (this person) yawn (2)! Charm (2)! Subjugate this person (2)! Oblation! This is the twenty-sixth formula that is accomplished. After having (made an image) of the lady (to be subjugated) with the earth (got) from the banks of a river and writing the name on an arka leaf with the juice of the unmatta (plant) and having urinated, (the formula) should be repeated. Then the lady would be subjugated.

Oṃ, kṣuṃ, saḥ, vaṣaṭ. This formula (known as) the great conqueror of death gives nourishment when repeated and used for doing the oblation.

Oṃ, haṃsaḥ, hrūṃ, hrūṃ, sa, hraḥ, sauṃ, skaiḥ consisting of eight syllables (is known as) a formula that revives the dead and brings victory in battle.

18-21. The formulae beginning with Īśāna and others confer virtues, pleasures etc. (Lord) Īśāna (Śiva) is the lord of all formulae, lord of all beings. He is the lord of Brahmā. May that Brahman, (lord) Śiva always be benevolent to me! Oṃ I know (the lord) Tatpuruṣa. I meditate on (lord) Mahādeva (the great god). Hence that Rudra incite us. Oṃ obeisance to those who are not fierce, to those who are fierce, to those who are most fierce and to all the manifestations of Rudras. Oṃ obeisance to Vāmadeva! Obeisance to the senior-most! Obeisance to the most excellent! Obeisance to Rudra! Obeisance to Kāla (time)! Obeisance to Kalavikaraṇa! Obeisance to Balavikaraṇa! Obeisance to the strong one! Obeisance to one who controls strength! Obeisance to one who controls all the beings! Obeisance to one who disturbs the mind! Oṃ I resort to (lord) Sadyojāta! Obeisance to Sadyojāta!

On the lord of the beings (2)! On the lord of eternal being! Be manifest in me. Obeisance to the god proceeded from the eternal being.

I shall describe the six formulae which are accessories to the five Brahman (formulae). Oṃ! Obeisance to the Supreme! to the grantor of desires! to the Supreme lord! to the lord of communion! to the lord produced out of communion! to the doer of all things! Do (2)! True (2)! Lord of beings (2)! One manifest from the eternal beings! Vāmadeva! Doer of all things! Destroyer of sins! Always benevolent! One who is pleased! Obeisance to you! Oblations.

(The formula of) the heart, which yields all things, consists of seventy letters. Oṃ! Śiva! Obeisance to Śiva! Śiva! Oṃ! Oblations to the glowing (energy) in the heart is (the formula for) the tuft. Oṃ! One who is verily of the nature of benevolence! One possessing great splendour! Omniscient! O Lord! Turn round! One who is most fierce! One having a dark amour! Obeisance! One having a great armour! Bind (2) the heart by the command of Śiva! Whirl round (2)! Pulverise! One who holds the subtle thunderbolt! One who has the strong noose! One whose strong body bears the bow and thunderbolt! You enter my body and paralyse all the evil forces (2)! Hūṃ!

The armour consists of one hundred and five letters. Oṃ! To the Vigour (of the lord)! Oṃ! Make the eyes quiver (2)! One having subtle form(2)! Pierce (2)! Pierce intensely (2)! Cover (2)! Vomit (2)! Kill (2)! Hūṃ, phaṭ (is the) weapon of Aghora.

Footnotes and references:

[1]:

Denotes Kumāra, son of lord Śiva and Pārvatī.

[2]:

The letters ā, i, ī, u, ṛ, ḷ, ḹ. kha, ma, ya, kṣa. hrūṃ, klīṃ.

[3]:

The letters ma, ya, ra, sa and ha.

[4]:

Containing the letter hrīṃ etc.