འཕགས་མ་སྒྲོལ་མ་ཀུ་རུ་ཀུལླེའི་རྟོག་པ།
The Practice Manual of Noble Tārā Kurukullā
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Āryatārākurukullākalpa
ཀུ་རུ་ཀུལླེའི་རྟོག་པ།
ku ru kul+le’i rtog pa
The Practice Manual of Kurukullā
Kurukullākalpa
Toh 437
Degé Kangyur, vol. 81 (rgyud ’bum, ca), folios 29.b–42.b
ᴛʀᴀɴsʟᴀᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛɪʙᴇᴛᴀɴ ʙʏ
- Kṛṣnapaṇḍita
- tshul khrims rgyal ba
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Summary
The Practice Manual of Noble Tārā Kurukullā is the most comprehensive single work on the female Buddhist deity Kurukullā. It is also the only canonical scripture to focus on this deity. The text’s importance is therefore commensurate with the importance of the goddess herself, who is the chief Buddhist deity of magnetizing, in particular the magnetizing which takes the form of enthrallment.
The text is a treasury of ritual practices connected with enthrallment and similar magical acts—practices which range from formal sādhana to traditional homa ritual, and to magical methods involving herbs, minerals, etc. The text’s varied contents are presented as a multi-layered blend of the apotropaic and the soteriological, as well as the practical and the philosophical, where these complementary opposites combine together into a genuinely spiritual Buddhist work.
Acknowledgments
Translation by the Dharmachakra Translation Committee.
Translated by Thomas Doctor from the Tibetan of the Degé Kangyur, with continuous reference to an English translation and critical edition of the extant Sanskrit manuscripts by Wieslaw Mical. English text edited by Gillian Parrish.
This translation has been completed under the patronage and supervision of 84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha.
Text Body
The Translation
The Practice Manual of Noble Tārā Kurukullā
Colophon
The translation was prepared, edited, and established by the Indian preceptor, Kṛṣnapaṇḍita, and the lotsāwa monk, Tsültrim Gyalwa.
Notes
Āryatārākurukullākalpa is the title in the Sanskrit manuscripts. D reads Āryatārekurukullekalpa.
Wieslaw Mical, whose annotated English translation from the Sanskrit is forthcoming.
Based on Sanskrit manuscripts and N and H. D reads sna rtser.
Based on Sanskrit manuscripts. D here reads ’dod pa’i lha las dga’ ba’i bu la sogs pa ri ’khrod ma.
Based on Sanskrit manuscripts and N and H. D here reads sgron ma rather than sgrol ma.
Based on N and H. D here reads sgron ma rather than sgrol ma.
The translation of these last two lines departs from the Sanskrit text, which reads athātaḥ saṃpravakṣyāmi yena tuṣyanti dharmatāḥ. dharmapūjāprayogeṇa dharmadhātuḥ svayaṃ bhavet. The word dharmadhātu is used here in its meaning of a “buddha” (multiple sources attest to this usage), and so is the word dharmatāḥ (in the plural, indicating that “the buddhas” is meant). The stanza could therefore be translated: “I will presently explain / The method of Dharma worship / Whereby the buddhas are pleased / And oneself becomes a buddha.” [W.M.]
Based on Sanskrit manuscripts. D reads Oṃ śūnyatājñānavajrasvabhāvātmakonyaham.
Based on Sanskrit manuscripts. D reads byed pa rtag pa gcig pus bzhugs/ yin snyam drang song rnam sems te.
Based on Sanskrit manuscripts.
Based on N. D reads dug rjes rather than de rjes.
Based on Sanskrit manuscripts. D reads de rnams rnam dag rgyud yin te// blo yang der ni gnas par ’gyur.
Based on Sanskrit manuscripts. D reads dgos dkar dag gi btsun mor ’dod.
Based on K and Y. D reads rta mgrin gyis ni go phang gnas.
In the Tibetan text this passage at times appears in a hardly intelligible, transliterated Sanskrit. Here the text has been reconstructed based on the Sanskrit manuscripts.
Amended based on Sanskrit manuscripts. Tibetan versions read ro yi skyon.
Amended based on Sanskrit manuscripts. Tibetan versions read chos kyi sku.
Amended based on Sanskrit manuscripts. Tibetan versions read byi na’i lo ma.
Based on Sanskrit manuscripts. D reads yung ba bung dang ’dra snyed nas.
Based on Sanskrit manuscripts. D reads mtshon gyis mtshon rnam kyis ni ’jigs med ni.
Based on Sanskrit manuscripts. D reads lus mchog bkrus bsrubs mdzub mo ’zib.
oṁ namo bhagavatyai āryakurukullāyai] C; oṁ namastārāyai Es, G
naṣṭe gate] C, G; naṣṭaṃ gate Es
triduḥkhaduḥkhena] C; triduṣṭaduṣṭena Es
grāhyaṃ] C, G; grāhyo Es
śrīpotale] C; śrīpotalake (hypermetrical) Es
Sandhi has been avoided to obtain a long syllable, as required by the meter.
This compound is hypermetrical; shortening it to maitreyamukhyaiś would correct the meter and preserve the meaning.
bahulīkṛtaḥ] C; bahulīkṛta° G; bahulīkṛtaṃ Es
ca mārāś ca salokapālāḥ] G; kṣamā rākṣasalokapālāḥ C; kumārāś ca sapakṣa(kṣi)likāḥ Es
ṛkṣa°] conj. (after T); ṛkṣā° C; ṛkṣāḥ G, Es
kṣitīśā ˈśanipāṇayaś] G; kṣitīśāśanipāṇayaś C, Es
vicī°] G; vīcī° C; virī° Es
ˈ pāṅganirīkṣaṇejñāḥ] G, S; pāṅganirīkṣa - - - C
pātālapālāḥ] G; pātā]lapālā° C, Es
°siddha°] C; °siddhi(ddha)° Es
vidyādharī°] C, G; vidyādharīḥ Es
yakṣāṅganāḥ] Es; yakṣaṅganāḥ C
vadanty aśaraṇā] G; vadantyo śaraṇā C; vadantyo śayīnā J; vadantyo śayinā R; vadanty āśayino Es
yenāsti] conj.; yenāsmi C, G; yenāsmi (sti) Es
mahad adbhutaṃ] C, Es; mahādādbhuta G
bauddham] C; boddhum Es
śukraṃ] C; śrukaṃ (śukraṃ) Es
kṣarantyo] C, J, R; kṣaranty ā° G, Es
ˈsusamā] em.; śusamā J, R, Y4; °śu samā Es; manasā C; °sanam ā° G
spṛhanti] J, R, Es; spṛśanti C, G
vakrā°] C, G; cakrā° Es
valayanti] C, G; varayanti Es
Here the Sarnath editor supplied the phrase vajrasya sparśena daśāmimāṃ gatāḥ.
We have 12 syllables in this pāda, but since the first two syllables of kurukullamantram have the metrical value of one long syllable and count as one, the meter preserves the cadence of the eleven-syllable triṣṭubh.
kurukullamantraṃ] C, G; kurukullamantre Es
lekhyam] C; lekhe Es
likhana°] G; likhita° C, Es
velayā] C; verayā (velayā) Es
tad] Es; tam C
°āṅghrimān] C, Es; āṅghrivān G
tāriṇī] Es; tāriṅīṃ C
aśokāṣṭami] Es; aśokāṣṭamī C
sārdha] Es; sārddhaṃ C
netre] C; tatra Es
trimadhurāśy] G; trimadhurāśī (hypermetrical) C, Es
amatsyādo] G, Es; amatsāśī C
°māṃsa°] C; °māṃsādi° Es
maitrya°] C; mitra G; maitra° Es
°cela° G; °caila° C, Es
likhed] C; saṃlikhed Es
ṣoḍaśā°] G, Es; śoḍā° C.
°darpitām] Es; °darpyitām C, G
tayā ca tantravāyeṇa ca] Es; tathā tantravāyeṇa ca C
kṣīrānubhuktā] conj.; kṣīrānubhoktā C; kṣīrānnaṃ bhoktā(jyam) Es.
rakta°] C, Es; ratna° G
dvitīye] G; dvitīyena C, Es
śarām] Es; śasarāṃ (śa° crossed out by the scribe) C.
dvitīye] C; dvitīyena Es
ārolik] conj. (H. Isaacson); ārolika C, G, Es
°cala°] Es; °calat° C
kurukullake] C, G; kurukulle Es
sapatnīkaḥ kāmaḥ] C; kāmaḥ sapatnīkaḥ Es
ca] C; om. Es.
°āsanaṃ] G, Es; °āsanāṃ C
tatrasthāṃ sarvacitrakalābhir] C, G; tatrasthasarvacitrakalābhiḥ Es
śuklāṣṭamyāṃ] C; śuklāṣṭamyā Es
paurṇamāsīṃ] C; pūrṇamāsi Es
No punctuation in Es.
anena] C; anena mantreṇa Es
svāheti] Es; svāhaiti C
mantreṇa] C; om. Es.
lakṣamātraṃ] G, Es; lakṣamantraṃ C
vā mādhavasya vā] C, G; vaiśākhasya Es
vā] C, G; om. Es.
śrāvakasaṅghāya bhojanaṃ dattvā] C; śrāvakasaṃṭāḥ bhojayitvā G; śrāvakasaṅghaṃ bhojayitvā Es
gaṇaṃ mantramahāyānikaṃ] C; gaṇamantramahāyānikān Es
vijñapya] C, G; vijñāpya Es
ca] C; om. Es.
mantramahāyānarato] G; mahāyānarato C, Es
yatra] C; yatra ca G, Es
tenopagamya] C; tenopasaṅkramya G, Es
yathāsiddhyarthaṃ] C, Es; yathāsiddharthaṃ G
This verse and the next are found also in SM171, p. 346.
vaśyakṛt] Es; - -śyakṛta C, G
naraḥ] Es; bhavet kṣatī C, G
ca] C; hi Es
mantradharo] Es; mantraṃdharo C
sa ca sundarīṇām] C, Es; surasundarīṇām SM
phaṇīndra°] Es; phaṇendra° C
śakulā bhavanti] conj.; sakulā bhavanti C, G; śapharā mahāntaḥ Es (reconstructed by the editor on the basis of the Tibetan translation).
vākya] C, G; vāg Es
vibhavena] C, G; vibhavakena Es
C has here a double daṇḍa (end of verse), which indicates that the verse structure in C does not account for the missing half-stanza in the previous verse (which possibly wasn’t there originally).
variṣṭho] C, G; variṣṭhān Es
niṣṭhākṛtā] C; niṣṭhākṛtān Es
rājyasukhāni] C, Es; rājā phalān G
°sukhāni bhoktā] C; °sukhānubhogān Es
giriśāt] Es; girisāt C, G.
akhaṇḍalakāc chacīṃ ca] conj. Goodall; aṇḍalakāc ca sācīm C; akhaṇḍatāc ca sacīṃ G; ākhaṇḍalācchacīṃ ca Es
vācaspater] C; vācāṃpater G, Es
dharaṇīṃ°] C; dharaṇī° Es
nānānidhānadhana°] C; nānā nidhīn maṇi° Es
hemaraupyaṃ] C; haimaraupya Es
°jātanibaddhacittaḥ] conj.; °jātanibaddhacittam C; °jātinibaddhacittam Es
parikṛṣya] C; parihṛṣya Es
mantrānvito] C; mantrānvitāṃ G, Es
°nada°] C; °hrada° Es.
°pūtaṃ] C; °pūtaḥ Es
jitā] conj. Goodall; janāḥ C, G; janān Es
No sandhi (m.c.).
dvipinoˈpy atha] Es; dvīpino ˈtha (unmetrical) C
cākṛṣṭvā] G; ca kṛṣṭvā C; ca dṛṣṭvā Es
svamantra°] G, Es; sumantra° C
maitrī°] C; mantrī° Es
sa] Es; śa C
viṣamāt] C; viṣayān Es
vijitya] G, Es; vinirjitya (hypermetrical) C
variṣec] C (svarabhakti for the sake of metre?); varṣayec (unmetrical) G; varśec (hypometrical) Es
kalpāṅghrirūpyam] C; kalpāṅghrirūpam G, Es; kalpam aṅghrirūpam (conj. Goodall)
°loka°] C; °sattva° G, Es
pīṭhāṃ gṛhaṃ chadam apīha] C; pīṭhāṃ gṛhaṃ chadman apīha (unmetrical) G; pīṭhagṛhacchadmamayīha (unmetrical) Es
ca] Es; caṃ C
°āpaharā] C; °āpahārā (unmetrical) G; °āpaharāṃ Es
tām upāsya] conj.; tam apāśya C, G; tām upādiśya (hypermetrical) Es
ayācitaṃ] C; ayācita° Es
brahmacārī tu] Es; brahmacārītuṃ C
raktā] C; rakte Es
sidhyantīha] C; sidhyatīha (unmetrical) Es
śāsane] C, Es; sādhane G
°kuśala°] C; °kuśale G, Es
vipulāṃ] C; paramāṃ G, Es
prathamaḥ] Es; om. C
As this chapter overlaps to a large extent with SM.171 (the correspondence starting from verse 15 and ending with the first half-stanza of verse 39), SM readings have been included in the critical apparatus.
saṃpravakṣyāmi] Es; pravakhyāmi C
tuṣyanti dharmatāḥ] C; tuṣyati dharmatā Es.
athātaḥ] C; atha G, Es
utpalasya] Es; utpanasya C
parāvṛttyā] C; parāvṛttaṃ Es
arthināṃ] C; arthānāṃ Es
dhyātvā] C; jñātvā Es
pariṇāyakamahāratnaṃ] C; pariṅāyakaṃ mahāratnaṃ Es
sāmudrikaṃ] C; samudrajaṃ G, Es
strīratnam aśvaratnaṃ] C; strīratnāśvaratnañ (hypometrical) Es
ibharatnādiratnāni] reconstructed from T; ibharatnāni (hypometrical) C; ibharatnaṃ bahuratnāni (hypermetrical) Es
sṛjet] C; tyajet G, Es
samalaṅkṛtya] G; alaṅkṛtvā (unmetrical) C, Es
nānārūpāṃ vilāsinīṃ] C; nānārūpā vilāsinīḥ Es
mahākoṣeṇa saṃpūrṇaṃ] C; madākaśaiḥ (mahākāraiḥ) susaṃpūrṇaṃ Es
pariṇāyaka°] C; pariṇāyakaṃ Es
dhaneśvaram] C, Es; dhaneśvaraḥ conj. D. Goodall
sarvasattvārthakṛd] Es; sarvasattvāthakṛd (not clearly legible) C
[iti] kalpavṛkṣasādhanam] Es; om. C
bandhaṃ] C; bandha G; bandhaś Es
cetasā] G, Es, T; baddhaś cet C
sthitir anyā na dṛśyate] C; sthitir anyaṃ na dṛśyate G; gatir anyā na vidyate Es
buddhatvaṃ] G, Es; buddhatva° C
jñānamātrā] C, G; jñānamātram Es
The correspondence between the texts of KK and SM.171 starts here and ends with the first half-stanza of verse 39.
citta°] C, G, Es; om. SM
vibhāvitvā] C, G, Es; vibhāvya (hypometrical) SM
ca] SM; om. C, Es.
tu] emend.; tv (unmetrical) C, Es, SM
īkāreṇa] SM; ikāreṇa C, Es
citra°] Es, SM; citta C
nirmalinaṃ] Es, SM; nirmālinaṃ C
sahādidhātukaṃ] C, SM; sahādilokaṃ dhātukaṃ (unmetrical) G; trisahasrādidhātukaṃ (unmetrical) Es
śodhya] C, SM; śodhyaṃ Es
kurukullaparvate] SM; kurukulle parvate C; kurukulaparvate G; kurukullaparvataṃ Es. All these readings involve ‘hypermetrical rush’.
gatām] SM; gatāḥ C, Es
saṃcodya] C, SM; saṃśodhya Es
ca] Es, SM; om. C, G
tathā] SM; tayā C, G, Es
°karet] C, Es (the ‘regular’ optative form would be °kuryāt); puraścaret SM
saṃsphārayed] G; sphārayate Cpc; sphārayete Cac; sphārayed (unmetrical) Es, ca sphārayed SM
puṣpadhūpa°] C, G, SM; puṣpaṃ dhūpaṃ Es.
°dīpagandha°] SM; °gandhadīpa° C, G; dīpaṃ gandha° Es
lāsyamālyanṛtyagītavādya°] SM; lāsyāmālī tathā gītādīpāḥ C; lāsyāmālātathāgītānṛtya G; lāsyamālyaṃ tathā nṛtyagīta° Es
jagat°] Es, SM; jagata° C
idaṃ] C, G, Es; iti SM
maitrīvihāre ca] C, G; maitrīvihāreṇa Es; maitrīvihāre (ca) SM
utpādya] C, SM; samutpādya (hypermetrical) G, Es
pramodacittam] (unmetrical) C, SM; pramodya cittam (unmetrical) Es
punaḥ] C, G, Es; tataḥ SM
prākṛtākārahānaye] C, G, SM; prākṛtāhaṃkārahānayaḥ Es
pañcaskandhā ˈpunarbhavāḥ] em.; pañcaskandhā apunarbhavāḥ (hypermetrical) C, SMB; pañcaskandhā punarbhavāḥ G; pañcaskandhāḥ punarbhavāḥ Es, SM
prāktanīṃ] C, G, SM; prāktanāṃ Es
In CS usually neuter, sattva is here a masculine noun.
ekāntaparinirvṛtā] G; ekāntaparinirvṛtāḥ C, Es, SM
matvā] C, G, Es; sattva° SM
niśceṣṭāṃ] C, G, SM; niścetāṃ Es
utpādayati] Es, G, SM; utpādayec (unmetrical) C
utpalākhyaṃ] C, G, SM; utpalākṣas Es
tato bhavet] Es, SM; bhavet tadā C, G
akārasvaratodbhavam] C, G; akārākṣaratodbhavam Es; akārasvarasambhavam SM
tasmād] C, G, SM; tasyāṃ Es
viśodhitā dhyeyā] C, SM; viśodhitāṃ dhyāyāṃ G; viśodhitān dhyāyān Es
śodhya bodhya] C, G, SM; śodhyaṃ bodhyaṃ Es
tathā] SM; tayā C, G, Es
viśantān] C; viśantā G; viśatas tān Es, SM
bījakair] C; utpale G, Es, SM
tatas] Es, SM; tais (unmetrical) C; taiś ca G
rakta°] Es, SM; ukta° C, G
sarvābharaṇa°] C, SM; bharaṇa° G; sarvālaṅkāra° Es
This half-stanza is absent in SM which instead has the following five verses describing the Goddess:
caturbhujāṃ raktavarṇāṃ raktapadmāsanasthitām.
raktavastrayugāṃ bhavyāṃ raktatāṭañkamaulinām..
savyabhujābhyāṃ śaraṃ ca dadhatīṃ punaḥ.
avasavyadvitaye cāparaktotpaladhāriṇīm..
kurukullādriguhāntasthām ārolikamaulikām.
raktapadmāsanādhastāt rāhus tasyopari sthitaḥ..
kāmadevaḥ sapatnīko bhāvanīyo ˈtivihvalaḥ.
rāhor upari sapatnīkakāmadevasthitāsanām..
vajraparyañkinīṃ tatra sarvacitrakalāvatīm.
dhyātvā bhagavatīṃ samyak sarvālañkārabhūṣitām..
āsādya] C, SM; samāsādya (hypermetrical) Es
samāhvayet] C, G, SM; samākṛṣet Es
hūṁ] conj.; huṁ SM
Emended by the SM editor, unnecessarily and incorrectly(?), to ityā(nenā)kṛṣya.
This half-stanza is absent in C, G and Es.
°yogena] C; °prayogeṇa G, Es, SM
mukha°] C, G(?),Es; sukha° SM
niveśayet] C, SM; praveśayet Es
dīrghābhyāṃ] C, SM; dvābhyāṃ Es
tu] S, SM; om. C, G
sūcī sūcī°] C, G, Es; suciḥ suci° (unmetrical) SM
anāmike] C, G, SM; anāmikau Es
latābhyāṃ] C, G, SM; lalābhyāṃ Es
dvāv aṅguṣṭhāv] S, SM; dārāṅguṣṭhāv C, G
gatau] C, G, SM; kṛtau Es
samayām anayā] G, variant in Es (no source mentioned); samayā manasā C; mudrām anayā Es; samayo(nayā) jñāna° SM. All readings are unmetrical.
tato ˈbhiṣekaṃ] SM; abhiṣekaṃ C, G, Es
gāthāṃ] C, G, Es; om. SM (the editor removed gāthāṃ against the mss).
mahāmahaḥ] G, Es, SM; mahāmaha C
te] C, G, SM; om. Es
mahadbhūtā] C, G; mahābhūtā Es
rājyam abhiṣeka°] (hypermetrical) C, G, Es; rājyābhiṣeka° SM
°vad rājñaḥ] S (reconstructed by the editor from T against the mss’ °vajrājñaḥ; suggested also by H. Isaacson); °vajrājñaḥ C, G; °vat prājñaḥ SM
Cf. SM.172, where the same gāthā is followed by iti paṭhantībhir buddhājñayā locanādibhir abhiṣekaṃ dīyamānaṃ dhyāyāt ([one] should visualize the abhiṣeka being given, by Buddha’s order, by Locanā and others, reciting thus). In the Pradīpoddyotana these words are recited during the ritual of abhiṣeka by the officiating master, without any mention of the five goddesses. The sādhana described here however, which the sādhaka performs on his own, requires him to visualise the goddesses.
traidhātuka°] C, SM; traidhātukaṃ G, Es
raktacitra°] C, G, Es; raktacitta° SM
°prabhābhābhir] C, G, SM; °prabhā bhāti Es
dīpayantī] C, G, SM; bhāsayantī Es
°ratnas] SM; °ratnā C; ratnās G; °ratnaṃ Es
varṣārddhaṃ tu dṛḍhā°] C; varṣārddhaṃ ta dṛḍhā° G; varṣārddhadṛḍhā° (unmetrical) Es; varṣārddhaṃ ca dṛḍhā° SM
purā] C, G, Es; puraḥ SM
baliṃ] G, Es, SM; bali C
mantreṇānena śarkaraiḥ] Es; mantreṇānena saśarkaraiḥ (hypermetrical) C, G; bhāvanākramapūrvakaḥ SM (possibly an error for bhāvanākramapūrvakaṃ)
khaḍgaṃ pātāla°] C; khaḍgapātāla° G, Es
antardhānaṃ rasāyaṇam] C; antardhānarasāyanam G, Es
ca] G, Es; om. C
na] Es; tu C; pra° G
sādheta] C; °sādhayed (unmetrical) G; sādhayet (unmetrical) Es
tārārato bhavet] C, G; tārodbhave rataḥ Es
indratvaṃ] C, G; mahendratvaṃ (hypermetrical) Es
prasādheta] C; prasādhayet (unmetrical) G; prasādhayej (unmetrical) Es
ṣaṇmāsāntaikamāsasya] C, G; ṣaṇmāsāntai(ne)kamāsasya Es
kṛtī] C, G; vratī Es
yāvan] C, G; japan Es
jvalet] Es; jvalati (unmetrical) C, G
mudrāpra°] om. G
sayoṣitaḥ] Es; sarvayoṣitaḥ C, G
padmam asaṃliptaṃ] C, G; padma samāliptaṃ Es
paṅka°] (reconstructed from T); janma° C, G, Es
spṛṣṭaḥ sūto] C, G; spṛṣṭe sūte Es
saṃhṛte caikatāṃ] C, G; saṃhṛtenaikatāṃ Es
ca] C; tu G, Es
siddhasūtena saṃspṛṣṭau] C, G; siddhe sūte ca saṃspṛṣṭo Es
śulvo] C, G; svarṇo Es
mantrasūtais tathā spṛṣṭā] C; mantrasūtai saṃspṛṣṭā G; siddhamantreṇa saṃspṛṣṭo Es
dharma] C; punaś G, Es
parinirvāṇalābhaṃ] Es; mahāparinirvāṇaṃ C
śmaśāne] C; śmaśāna° Es
triloke dhātukaṃ] C; trailokyadhātukaṃ Es
hitvā] C; dattvā G, Es
In manuscript C and the Tibetan translation the second chapter continues, and incorporates what here, and in Sarnath edition, is “Chapter 3.”
atha te sarvabodhisattvā] Sac; atha bhavantas sarvabodhisattvā G; atha bhagavantaḥ sarvatathāgatā C; atha te sarva[tathāgata]bodhisattvā° Es pc (text in square brackets reconstructed from T by the editor)
°citta°] Es; °cittaṃ C
parivitarkam] C; parivitarkān Es
vajrapāṇiṃ] Es; vajrapāṇir C
vajrapāṇe] C, G; vajrapāṇiṃ(ṇe) Es
dharmadhātukāyāḥ] G, Es; dharmakāyāḥ C
abhedyakāyāḥ] G; om. C, Es
kasmiṃścit] C, G; kasmin Es
bodhisattvān] C; sarvān bodhisattvān G; sarva[buddha]bodhisattvān Es (text in square brackets reconstructed from T by the editor)
bodhisattvā mahāsattvā mā evaṃ procuḥ] C; bodhisattvā mahāsattvā mā evam ūcuḥ G; om. Es
kathaṃ buddhā] C; yad bodhisattvāḥ buddhā bhagavanto Es
vajrakāyā] (corroborated by T) C; vajrakāyā dharmakāyā Es
kasmiṃścit] C; kasmiṃścit [dapi] Es
athāha] C; tata āha Es; om. G
vajrapāṇiḥ] om. G
tatraivaṃ] G; evaṃ C; tatraiva Es
śṛṇvata] C, G; śṛṇvantu Es
parinirvṛtaḥ] Es, G; parinivṛtaḥ C
buddhā] C, G; om. Es
kāyaṃ] C, G; dharmakāyaṃ (following T and against the mss) Es
sukhāvatīṃ] C, Es; sukhāvatyāṃ G
gacchantīti] C; yāntīti G; yānti Es
ārya°] G; om. C, Es
sambhogakāyena] G, Es; sambhogena kāyena C
sukhāvatīṃ] C; sukhāvatyāṃ G, Es
prayāntīti] em.; prayānti C, G; yāntīti Es.
bodhisattvā āhuḥ] G; om. C, Es
tat] C, G; āha tat Es
kāyaṃ] C; dharmakāyaṃ (reconstructed from T) Es
yāntītī] Es; gacchanti G; yānti C
buddhāḥ] C, G; buddhā bhagavantaḥ Es
punarjanmagrahaṃ cakruś cakravartini nirvṛte] em.; punarjanmagrahaṃ cakruś cakravartini nivṛte [sic] C; punar yanmagrahaṃ cakruḥ cakravarttini vṛtte G; cakravartini nirvṛte punarjanmaparigrahaṃ cakruḥ Es
na santīha] C, G; nirvṛttāḥ bhavanti Es
cakravartī tadā bhavet] C, G; tadā cakravartino bhavanti Es
ubhābhyāṃ] Es; ākhyāṃ C
vineyaṃ] C, G; vinaya° Es
vinītvā] C; vinītatvā G; vijitvā Es
dvipadottamāḥ] G; dvipadoṃttamāḥ C; dvipadottamaḥ Es
kartṛ] C, G; kartā Es
nityaikabhoktāraṃ] C, G; nityaikasaktāsu Es
nityārtha°] G, Es; nityātha° C
sarva° C, Es; sarvā° G
ito°] C; itaḥ° G, Es
niścitaṃ] C, G; niścittaṃ Es
saṃvṛti°] C; sāṃvṛtaṃ G, Es
°satyam] C, sam° G; satyaṃ Es
°deśanāḥ] G; °deśanā C; °deśanām Es
vineyāḥ] Es; vineyā C; vineyānāṃ G
sarvaiś] C; sarvai G; sarvam Es
caikarasībhūte] G; caikarasībhūto C; ekarasībhūte Es
notpādo] C; nodayo G, Es
°dhātveka°] C; °dhātvaika° G, Es
pañcāvṛti°] C, G; pañcāvṛtti Es
tasthus] C; tasthuḥ G; saṃtasthus Es
tattvasvarūpataḥ] C; tattvarūpataḥ Es
sadasattvaṃ] C, G; ādau sattvaṃ Es
apy asaṃbhavāt] C, G; anyasambhavāt Es
te] C, Es; tu G
bhāvinaḥ] C, G; bhāvinā(tā) Es
This passage (with paragraph/verse numbers in braces) is absent in Es; it is reflected in T.
procuḥ] G; procu C
°śāsino] em.; °śāśino C; °sāsino G
vajrapāṇir] G; atha vajrapāṇir C
manyatha] conj.; manyathaṃ C, G
Lack of sandhi here, while there is one in a similar situation just two words to the right, possibly implies a comma.
sthitasyāpi sthitir] C, Es; sthitasyāpy asthitir G
yāti] G; jāti C
śaśakānāṃ] em.; śaśakānā (a faint dot however above the final ā may be a faded anusvara) C; śeśakānāṃ G
Jāti, in this and the previous verses, lacks the nominative ending; it may be regarded in this text as neuter.
pratītimātrakaṃ] G; pratītimātraṃ (unmetrical) C
vijñāḥ] C, G (this seems to be an injunctive form, here used in the affirmative)
Here ends the passage which has been preserved only in C and G.
kathaṃ mudrāḥ kathaṃ mantrāḥ] C; kathaṃ mantrāḥ kathaṃ mudrā G; kathaṃ mantrāḥ kathaṃ tantraḥ Es
sarvā°] (corroborated by T) C, G; °sattvā Es
mantramudrādi] C; mantramudrādyaṃ (unmetrical) G, Es
hi] C; om. G; tat Es
pāramitāś ca yāḥ] C, G; pāramitāśrayāḥ Es
vajrasattvatvaṃ] C; vajrasattvaṃ ca Es
kurukullāyā bodhicittakalpas tṛtīyaḥ] Es; dvitīyaḥ kalpaḥ samāptaḥ C; dvitīyakalpa samāptaḥ G
vidrumeṇa] G; vidrumeṇa tu (hypermetrical) Es; vidrumeṇa tad (hypermetrical) C
vaśam] C, G; vaśyaṃ (unmetrical) Es
puṣkaro] emend.; pulakā C; pulakā ca G; purukā Es; puṣkara (transliterated from Sanskrit) T
°kāre] C, G; °kāra° Es
°kāṣṭhenāgniṃ] C, G: °kāṣṭhair agniṃ Es
naṭaveśmā°] C, G; naṭanāgaphaṇivaiśyā° Es
°samanvitenāmukī] C; °samanvitena amukī G; °samantritena amukī Es
mūlamantreṇa] C, G; mūlamantraṃ Es
°raktasammiśreṇa] G; °raktena C, Es
karpūreṇa kuṅkumena] C, G; kuṅkumena karpūreṇa Es
kastūrikādibhir] C, G; kastūrikābhir Es
likhet] (reconstructed by the editor from T) Es; om. C, G
prajñāvardhane] Es; prajñā vardhate C
°kāṣṭhena vahniṃ] C; °kāṣṭhenāgniṃ Es, G
vipra°] C; vipragṛha° Es
aṭarūṣakāṇāṃ] C; āṭarūṣakānāṃ Es
pattraṃ] C, G; om. Es
vacāyāḥ khaṇḍam] em.; vacāyā khaṇḍam C; vacakhāṇḍaṃ G; vacāyā Es
vāyutaṃ] G; ayutaṃ C; vā ayutaṃ Es
tataḥ] C, G; om. Es
°pīḍitānāṃ] C, G; °prapīḍitānāṃ Es
gāruḍavidhiḥ] C, G; gāruḍavidhitantraḥ Es
yāvatyo] Es; yāvantyo G; yāvanto C
°mantra°] C; °yantra° G, Es
sarvās tā] em.; sarvastād C; sarvāḥ tā; G; sarvās tad Es
Verses 8 and 9 are in manuscript C repeated twice.
rāgāvalokanāt] em.; rāgavalokanāt G (in this manuscript t with virāma is written almost the same as t without one); rāgāvalokanā C, Es
kṛtvā vaśyaṃ] G, Es; kṛtvaśyaṃ (in the repeated verse though – kṛtvā vaśyaṃ) C
prajñāṃ] C, G; prajñā Es
tasmāt tāṃ prāptukāmo yas] om. Es
tīkṣṇāṃ prajñāṃ sa sādhayet] C; tīkṣṇāṃ prajñāṃ prasādhayet G; tīkṣṇāṃ samādhayet prajñāṃ Es
viśuddhā] C; śuddhā G; śuddhā [ca] Es
sā] C, G; sa(sā) Es
This and the next two verses are found also in SM.180, (not in the same order).
ṣaṭhīṃ] C; śaṭhī G; śaṭī (apart from the missing ending, this spelling is also correct) Es; śaṭīṃ SM
yaṣṭīmadhuṃ] m.c. C; yaṣṭīmadhus G, Es.
brahmāṇīṃ māgadhīṃ] C, G; brahmāṇī māgadhī Es; brāhmīṃ [ca] māgadhīṃ SM
prajñāvardhanatantraḥ] emend.; prajñāvardhanatantrāḥ C; prajñāvardhanavidhiḥ G; prajñāvarddhanī[ya]tantraḥ Es
Verses numbered here 12 and 13 apear in Es in reverse order.
ghṛtaṃ] G, SM; saghṛtaṃ C, Es
cakrāṅkitaṃ] SM; sucakrādvaṃ C; śukrādvaṃ G; sucakrād vā Es
daṃṣṭrāghāte pralepena] C, Es; daṃṣṭrāghātapralepena G, SM
viṣanāśanatantraḥ] emend.; viṣanāśanatantrāḥ C; viśanāsanavidhiḥ G; viṣanāśanatantraḥ Es; viṣatantram SM
jārī caṇḍālikā] C, SM; jāri caṇḍālikā G; caṇḍālī jālikāś Es
vaśyatantraḥ] emend.; vaśyatantrāḥ C; vaśyaṃ tantraḥ G; [... vaśya]tantraḥ Es
viṣākarṣāj] G, Es; viṣākarṣī C
buddhatā] C; buddhitā G; buddhabhiḥ(dhīḥ) Es
uccāritā] C; ucāritā G; abhyāsitā Es
This verse is found also in SM.171.
madanātapatra°] Es, SM; madanātpatra° C; madanātapatraṃ G
daṣṭānāṃ] C, SM; daṃṣṭrāṇāṃ Es
sundaraṃ] Es; sukṣaraṃ C; svakṣaraṃ G, SM
vācāṃ doṣa°] C; vācān doṣa° G; vācādoṣa° Es
tanubhavān] C, G; tanubhavāṃ Es
doṣān kṣipan] G; doṣān kṣipana C; doṣakṣayād Es
yasmāt] C; tasmāt Es
jinaurasā] C, G; jinaurasa(sā) Es
vikuśale nindāṃ] C; vikuśale nindā G; vikuśalair doṣaṃ Es
mantrakṣālitajihvināṃ] G; mantrakṣālitajihvayā C, Es
kurudhvaṃ janāḥ] C; kuruṣvānaghāḥ G, Es
anākulatare] C, G; anākulatale Es
°prasarekṣaṇaḥ] C; °prasavekṣaṇaḥ Es
rājā] C; rājau G; rājo Es
mārtyā°] C; martyā° G, Es
manāk] C; kṣaṇāt Es
°vīryacaraṇaṃ] C; °vīryanidhanaṃ Es
sevatha] Es; sevatu C
dhyānabalena] C, G; dhyānavaśena Es
buddhān nabhasy ekṣate] em. C, T; buddhārabhasyekṣate C; buddhāna ta sokṣate G; buddhān na tat tyakṣyate] Es
parigataṃ] C, Es; parivṛtaṃ G
paśyante] C, G; paśyanti Es
karuṇātmakā] C; karuṇātmakān Es
hayagrīvapade] G, Es; hagrīvapade C
rāgakulatantra°] Es; rāgakulamantra° C
athāparo ˈpi prayogo bhavati] Es; athāparo vibhavati prayogaḥ C
aparaṃ] C; aparāñ G; paraṃ Es
ca] C; cāpi (hypermetrical) G, Es
aindrīṃ] Es; aindryāṃ G; aindryād C
samārabhya] Es; ārabhya C, G
kṛtī] G, Es, T; vratī C
ca] C; tu G, Es
phuḥ] G; phūḥ° Es; phus° C; phu T (S)
°tantraḥ] C; °yantraḥ G; °mantraḥ Es
sādhyasādhyāyā] C; sādhasya sādhyāyā G; sādhakasya sādhyāyā vā Es
rajasvalā°] C, G; rajaḥsvalā° Es
bāhau] Es; bāhu° C; vāmabāhu° G
rājānaḥ] Es; rājāna C
vā] C; ca (unmetrical) G, Es
vaśyatantravidhiḥ] C; vaśyavidhiḥ G, Es
atha rakṣācakraṃ] Es; rakṣācakraṃ C; rakṣāthaṃ cakraṃ G
pūrveṇa ca likhed] conj.; pūrveṇa likhed (hypometrical) C, G; pūrve cālikhed (hypometrical) Es
cāpam] Es, G; cāpa C
°pāṇim] C; °pāṇiñ ca (hypermetrical) G; °pāṇiṃ tu (hypermetrical) Es
cottare] C; uttare Es
āturaṃ] C; āntaram G; antaraṃ Es
candramadhye] C; madhyacandre G, Es
veṣṭayet] C; veṣṭitaṃ G, Es
tu utpala°] (hypermetrical rush in °pala°?) G; Es; tūtpala° (unmetrical) C
rakṣā bhavati śāśvatī] em.; rakṣā bhavati śāśvātī (unmetrical) G; om. C, Es
°siddhiḥ] C, Es; om. G
īśvaraṃ] emend.; iśvaraṃ C, G(?); īśvara° Es
kartukāmena] C, G; prāptukāmena (against the mss) Es
vilikhya] G, Es; om. C
ca] C, G; om. Es
ratnākārām utpalakalikāṃ] C; ratnākāram utpalaṃ Es
jrūṁ°] C; jluṁ° G; jruṁ° Es, T (S)
vilikhyedaṃ] G; vilikhya C; vilikhed idaṃ Es
dvādaśāṣṭamyāṃ] C, Es; dvādaśyām aṣṭamyāṃ G
°bhṛta°] C, G; °bhūta° Es
saṃpūjya mantraśataṃ] Es; śataṃ śataṃ C; śataśataṃ G
The order of words and clauses in this paragraph differs significantly between C, G and Es. We adopted here mainly the C version. Instead of giving variant readings, which would be too confusing, we adduce this paragraph from G and Es in its entirety. G runs as follows: maṅgalavāre madhyāhnavelāyāṃ cittakapardakaṃ prāpya kurukullāmantreṇāṣṭaśatajāpenālabhya pūjāṃ kṛtvā dvādaśāṣṭamīsu śnāpayitvā karatale tasthāpya [sic] koṭīṃ japet. dyūteṣu parājayo bhavati. bāhau netrakarpaṭena prāvṛtya dhārayet. anena dhaneśvaro bhavati. athavā taṃ kapardakaṃ bhāṇḍe prakṣipya dharaṇyāṃ gopayet. pratidinaṃ kārṣāpaṇaṃ labhate.. Es runs as follows: madhyāhnavelāyāṃ maṅgalavāreṇa cittakapardakaṃ prāpya karatale sthāpya koṭiṃ japet. dyūte jayo bhavati. taṃ kapardakaṃ kurukullāmantreṇāṣṭaśataṃ japenārabhya pūjāṃ kṛtvā dvādaśāṣṭamīṣu snāpayitvā anyakarpaṭena prāvṛtya bāhau dhārayet. anena mahādhaneśvaro bhavati. atha taṃ kapardakaṃ bhāṇḍe prakṣipya dharaṇyāṃ gopayet. pratidinaṃ kārṣāpaṇaṃ labhyate..
°rājyasiddhidyūtalābhaphalasiddhitantraḥ] em.; °dyūtalābharājyalābhaphalasiddhitantras C; °rājyasiddhidyūtilābhaphalasiddhitantraḥ G; °rājyasiddhidyūtalābhaphalasiddhitantrāḥ Es
kurukullāyāś caturthaḥ kalpaḥ samāptaḥ] em.; tṛtīyaḥ kalpaḥ samāptaḥ C, G; kurukullāyāś caturthaḥ kalpaḥ Es
In C there are markings above thā as if this syllable was crossed out.
Because of smudging, it is not possible to tell whether the reading in C is rajasā or rajasāṃ.
kṣipraṃ buddhatvam] C; buddhatvaṃ śīghram G, Es
surañjitām] G, Es; surañjitā C
ca] conj.; om. C, G; [tu] Es
tu] C; ca G, Es
cottare] C; ca uttare (unmetrical) G, Es
raktābharaṇam eva ca] Es; om. C, G (also, not accounted for in T)
ca] conj. (m.c.); om. C, G, Es
śiṣyaṃ] C, G; śiṣyaṃ tatra (hypermetrical) Es
puṣpaprakṣepaṇaṃ] Es; puṣpaprakṣepaṃ G; puṣpābhiṣekaṃ C
vajra] Es, T; om. C; jaḥ G
varaṃ bhavati. bāṇe patati] (reconstructed from T by the editor) Es; om. C, G
viṣāpakarṣaṇaṃ] C; viṣākarṣaṇaṃ G, Es
dhanuṣi] C, Es; dhanuṣi s(ś)are ca G
New paragraph in Es.
praveśyaivaṃ] C, G; praveśe evaṃ Es
kasyacid amaṇḍalapraviṣṭasya] C; kasyacidaṃ amaṇḍalapraviṣṭasya G; kasyacid idaṃ maṇḍalam [a]praviṣṭasya Es
vyathet] C; vyathed iti G; vyayeti Es
narake] Es; naraka° C, G
ratnatrayādikam] C, G; ratnatrayādi° Es
ityādivistaratantraḥ] C; iti.. vistaratantrasiddhiḥ G; °vistaratantrasiddhi° Es
samayaṃ dattvā] C, G; °śapathaṃ dattvā Es
Even though we have in this verse mantriṇā (the third person) instead of tvayā (the second), this is still a direct speech. The master alternates between the second and the ‘impersonal’ third persons (passive construction or optative). The direct speech definitely ends in verse 23, where the master (ācārya) becomes the grammatical agent (cf. verses 23–24).
hiṅgulacūrṇakair] em.; hiṅgūlacūrṇakair C; hiṅgulacūṇṇakair G; hiṅgulaṃ gairikaṃ Es
Final r elided because of sandhi.
kuṅkumai raktacandanaiḥ] C; kuṅkumai raktaktacandanaiḥ G; kuṅkumaṃ raktacandanam Es
drutenāpi] C; dr(?)umanāpi G; drutaṃ cāpi Es
home vā athavā] Es; home vā nathava G; home athavā C
cakre C, Es; cakro G
pratiṣṭhādau] C, G; pratiṣṭhitaṃ Es
raktamayaṃ kāryaṃ] C, G; raktarūpayutaṃ sarvaṃ Es
°kāṣāya°] C, G; °kaṣāya° Es
na mṛṣāvacaḥ] C, Es; nānṛtaṃ vacaḥ G
tyajahi] em. (on the authority of T); taj jahīhi] (hypermetrical) C, Es; tyajahi hi G
tvayā sadā] C, G; sadā tvayā Es
°karmaṇā] G, Es; °karmaṇām C
daśapāramitābhūmi°] em.; daśapāramitābhūmir C; daśapāramitābhūmiṃ G; daśapāramitā bhūmi° Es
4nāvamantavyas] Es, G; nāvamantavyā C92
udvāhyā] C, G; udgrā(dvā)hyā Es
śṛṅgāṭe] C; śṛṅgāṭake (hypermetrical) Es
tat] Es; tataḥ (hypermetrical) G; tata (hypermetrical) C
vandayen] C; valtuyen(?) G; bandhayen Es
varṇayec] C, Es; vandayec G
mahāpayet] C; mahāpatnataḥ G; sadārpayet Es
sthāne] C, G; sthāna° Es
tārānāmā tu] C; tārānāmāpi G, Es
vandanāṃ] C, G; vandanaṃ Es
dāḍimī°] C, G; dāḍimaṃ Es
karavīraṃ] C, G; karavīraṃ ca Es
javāṃ] Es; yavān C (probably a variant spelling for javāṃ, with the nasal becoming homoorganic before the following t); javān G
anyāni] G; anyāni ca C, Es
saṃvarakaṃ] C; tu saṃvaraṃ G; ca saṃvaraṃ Es
snāpayet] C, Es; śrāpayet G
°hāstena utpalena] G; °kumbhenotpalenāpi C; °kumbhena utpalena Es
saputrair vajradhāribhiḥ] C, G; putraiḥ vajradharādibhiḥ Es
sikto rājyābhiṣekeṇa] G, Es; abhiṣekeṇa yathā siktas (hypermetrical) C
rajasāṃ] C; rajasā Es
bhavanti] C, Es; bhavantu G
hi] Es; caḥ C; te G
rogā C; rogāḥ G; rogāt Es
na śokā na] C, G; śokān na ca Es
mahāśuceḥ] em. (on the authority of T); mahāsuce C; mahāsunaiḥ G; mahāsukhāt Es
caturbāṇādiṣekeṇa] C; caturbāṇādiṣekeṇā G; caturṇām abhiṣekeṇa Es
saddharma°] Es, G (on the authority of T); saddharmya° C
guhyajñānāni] C, G; guhyadānāni Es
As regards sentence structure, the śloka division in C (where the verse ends with vidhikramaiḥ) is probably more correct.
Starting here and ending with paragraph 38, this passage is absent in C, G, and T. It is, however, very likely that it was part of the original version, since the word vidhikramaiḥ, which precedes it and occurs again at its end, suggests a homoioteleuton omission on the part of the scribe.
cakrasyopari] conj.; candrasyopari Es
jvalantaṃ] Espc; jvarantaṃ Esac
°naivedyaiś] Espc; nivedyaiś Esac
vrīhi°] conj.; brīhi Es
vitānaṃ] conj. (D. Goodall); vitāna° C, G, Es
uṣṇīṣacakravartini] Es; uṣṇīṣacakravartinī J, R
Here ends the passage which is absent in both C and T; it started with the second half-stanza of verse 29.
°kṣepaṇaṃ] C; °kṣepayā G; °kṣapaṇaṃ Es
namo] C, G, Es; oṁ namo E1, E2
sarvabuddha°] Es, E1, E2; buddha° C
ˈṣṭasarpapudgalāya] em.; ˈṣṭamahāryamudgalāya C; ˈṣṭamahāpudgalāya G; ˈṣṭasarpapuṅgalāya Es; 'stu mahāpudgalāya E1; mahābhayapuṃgalāya E2
samastebhyo buddhakoṭibhyaḥ] Es; saptabhyo buddhakoṭibhyaḥ C; saptabhyo buddhaṭibhyas° G; tebhyo samyaksaṃbuddhaḥ E1; saptebhyaḥ samyaksaṃbuddhebhyaḥ
hrīḥ hrīḥ hrīḥ] C, G, Es, E2; hrīḥ hrīḥ E1
sarva°] C, G, E1, E2; sarvānanta° Es
mahāpadmakulānāṃ] C, G, Es, E2; om. E1
varāha°] em.; valāha° C, G, E1; vārāha° Es
ghana°] C, G, E2; dhana° Es; pāna° E1
megha°] C, G, Es, E2; madya° E1
jaladakulānāṃ] Es, G; jalacarakulānāṃ C; om. E1, E2
jaladharakulānāṃ] C, G, Es, E2; om. E1
saṃvartakulānāṃ] C, G; saṃvartakakulānāṃ Es; om. E1, E2
vasantakulānāṃ] Es, E1, E2; om. C, G
kahlāra°] C, Es, E2; kahlāraka° G; kahlāda° E1
saugandhika°] C, Es; saugandhi° E1; saugandhindhi° E2
°kulānāṃ] Es; °kulānā C
bhītānām] C, G, E1, E2; bhītān Es
jala° C, G, Es, E1; vajra° E2
°dhāram] E1; °dharam C, G, Es, E2
avatāraya] C, G, E1, E2; avatārayan Es
varṣaṃ tān nāgān] C, G; varṣan tān nāgān E2; varṣan nāgān Es; vaṣan tānāṃgaṃ E1
vaśīkuru kuru phuḥ] Es, T; vaśīkuru phuḥ kuru kuru phuḥ C, G, E2; dhaśīkuru kuḥ kuru kuru phaḥ E1
kulāpaya kulāpaya] Es, T; kārāpaya kārāpaya C, G, E1; kārāya kārāya E2
phuḥ phuḥ] C, T (most versions of T); phuḥ Es, G; phaḥ phaḥ E1; phuḥ phu E2
oṁ] C, G, E1, E2, T; om. Es
phaṭ svāhā phaṭ] T; svāhā phaṭ C, G; phaṭ E1; phaṭ svāhā E2; svāhā oṁ kurukulle hrīḥ hūṁ phaṭ svāhā phaḍ ity Es
mantreṇāraṇya°] C, G; mantreṇāpatita° Es
maṇḍalaṃ] C; maṇḍalakaṃ Es, G
°pattra°] C, G; °dala° Es
aṣṭanāgān saṃsthāpya] Es; nāgāṣṭakān sthāpayitvā C; nāgāṣṭakānasthāpya G
No sandhi, as is the accepted usage here for this combination of vowels C, Es; rohiṇīrakṣe G
nāgān dhūpayet.] G; nāgānāṃ dhūpaṃ dattvā C, Es
tato varṣanti] G; om. C, Es
yadi na varṣanti] C, G; varṣayanti, yadi na varṣayanti Es
khādirā° C, Es; tālakhadirā° G
varṣanti] C; varṣayanti Es
kuṣṭhā] C; kuṣṭhī G; kuṣṭhāni Es
vidyādhareṇaivaitat] conj.; vidyādhareṇaitat C; vidyādhareṇetat G; vidyādhareṇaiva tat Es
sphīto bhavatu lokaś] C, G; loko bhavatu sphītaś Es
stambhayitukāmo] Es; stambhitukāmena C, G
vyāḍavaidyakāt] C; vyāḍavaidyāt G; vyāḍavaidyakatvāt Es
pannagam] C, G; nāgam Es
mrakṣayitvā] C, G; mukṣayitvā Es
etan°] C, G; anena Es
Single daṇḍa in C.
apakva°] Es, G; pakva° C
mudrayitvā] C; mudriyitvā G; mudrayitvā japet Es
tat] Es; tata° C, G
stambhayet] C; stambhayati Es, G
daharāya] C; dahanāyā G; dadedā° Es
ati°] C; iti Es, G
caivaṃ] C; caiva Es
5aparitoṣa°] C, G; aparitoṣaṇa° (hypermetrical) Es 83
pratyaṅgirāmūlāni pratyaṅgirāpañcamyāṃ] C; pratyaṅgirāpañcamyāṃ G; pratyaṅgirāpañcamyāṃ pratyaṅgirāmūlāni Es
pātavyāni kṣireṇa sarpiṣāthavā] C; pātavyāni kṣireṇa sarpiṣā. athavā G; kṣireṇa sarpiṣāthavā pātavyāni Es
taṃ rajatapātraṃ prakṣālya] C, Es; rajatapātre prakṣālya G
dadyāt] C, Es; datvā G
bhīto na bhavati] Es; bhītā na bhavanti C; bhītān bhavanti G
tadā] C, Es; tadāsau sarpo G
saptābhimantreṇa] Es; saptābhimantraṇe C; saptābhimantrite G
athavā] G; atha C, Es
apanetukāmo] C, G; apanetukāmena Es
lohitaṃ viṣaṃ] C, G; lohitaviṣaṃ Es
khādet] C; bhakṣayet Es, G
sarpāghātaṃ] C, G; sarpaghātakaṃ Es
nāgadarśanakāmo] conj.; nāgadarśanakāmena C, G, Es
akṣaralakṣajaptaṃ] C, G; akṣaralakṣaṃ japtaṃ Es
kṛtvādhiṣṭhāna°] C; kṛtvādhiṣṭhānaṃ Es; kṛtvā adhiṣṭhāna° G
prakṣipet] Es, G; prakṣepet C
nāgāṅgaṇā] Es, G; nāgaṅgaṇā C
kiṃ kurmo bhagavann] G; kiṃ kurmo bhavānn C; kiṃ kuryāma ādiśatu bhavān Es
kurukullāmaṇḍalapaṭalakalpaḥ pañcamaḥ] Es; caturthaḥ kalpaḥ C; catutha[sic]kalpaḥ samāptaḥ G
paviśya] Es, G; praviṣṭaś C
ca] C, G; om. Es.
avatīrṇo] em.; avatīrṇaḥ C, Es; avatīṇḍa tato G
°suto nāgena] conj.; °sutena C, G, Es
api] C; om. G, Es
rāhulabhadreṇa] C; rāhula° G; rāhulabhadra° Es
ˈntikaṃ] C; ˈntike G, Es
ca] C; om. G, Es
evam āha] C, G; etad avocat Es
tvayā yan mantraṃ prasādīkṛtaṃ] C; yat tvayāyaṃ mantraḥ prasādīkṛtas Es
tena samayena] C; tasmin samaye G, Es
ca] Espc (om. Esac); om. C, G
vajrapāṇiṃ] C, G; vajrapāṇinaṃ Es
kulaputrā] C; kulaputrāḥ G; kulaputra Es
mantram asya] Es, G; mantrasya C
ca] Espc (om. Esac); om. C, G
yaḥ] G; ya C; ye Es
paṭhati] C, G; paṭhanti Es
maṇḍalaṃ] Es; maṇḍalakaṃ C, G
Single daṇḍa in Es.
viṣadūṣaṇaṃ viṣanāśanaṃ] G; viṣanāśanaṃ viṣadūṣaṇa C; na viṣadūṣaṇaṃ na viṣanāśanaṃ Es
na sarpabhayaṃ] C; om. Es, G
na pāmābhayaṃ] Es, G; om. C
na nāgabhayaṃ na kuṣṭhabhayaṃ na rogabhayaṃ] G; na rogabhayaṃ na nāgabhayaṃ Espc; na rogabhayaṃ C; na nāgabhayaṃ Esac
vyāḍabhayaṃ] C; vyālabhayaṃ Es
na mṛgabhayaṃ] Es; na vyāḍamṛgabhayaṃ C, G
dāridrya°] C; dāridra° Es, G
nātikramiṣyati] C; om. Es, G
atha] C, G; atha ca Es
svapiṇḍapātra°] Es, G; svapiṇḍapāta° C
hārītīṃ] C, G; hāritīṃ Es
rākṣasīṃ] C, Es; yakṣiṇīn G
sā ca] Es; om. C
paurvakeṇā°] C; paurvikeṇā° G; paurvīkenā° Es
In CS the sandhi would be durbhagābhūt.
rākṣasī] C, Es; yakṣiṇī G
tasyā eva] em.; tasyaiva C, Es; tasyā G
ca] G, Es; om. C
sā] G; om. C, Es
°saubhāgyābhūt] G; °saubhāgyāˈbhūt C; °saubhāgyam abhūt Es
sunandasya putro] C, G; sunandaputro Es
prāsādiko darśanīyaḥ salākṣaṇiko jātaḥ kiṃtu jaḍabuddhiḥ] conj.; prāsādikaḥ salākṣaṇikaḥ kiṃtu jaḍamatiḥ C; prāsādiko mahālākṣaṇiko jātaḥ kiṃtu jaḍabuddhiḥ G; prāsādiko darśanīyo lākṣaṇiko jātaḥ kiṃtu jaḍabuddhiḥ Es
atha] Es; asau C; a G
pṛṣṭavān] C, G; etad avocat Es
bhagavan] Es, G; bhagavana C
darśanīyo lākṣaṇiko] Es; om. C; lākṣaṇiko G
tasya] C, G; om. Es
yuṣmākaṃ śāsane] C; yuṣmacchāsane Es, G
abhimumhī] G; abhimumhīṃ C, Es
upasthāpyedaṃ kalpam idaṃ ca mantram abhāṣata] Espc; upasthāpya idam abhāṣat. kalpam asya mantraṃ vā C; upasthāpyedaṃ kalpam idaṃ mantram abhāṣata G, Esac
nāma] Es, G; om. C
prajñāvān] C, Es; mahāprajñāvān G
dvādaśena varṣeṇa] C; dvādaśavarṣeṇa Es, G
sarvaśilpakalābhijño] C, G; sarvakalpakuśalābhijño Es
kulaputrā] conj.; kulaputra C; putrā Es
kurukullāyā nidānakalpaḥ ṣaṣṭhaḥ] om. G
khecara°] C; khecararasa° Es
sūtakaṃ] C, G, Espc; sūtrakaṃ Esac
°varjitam] C, G; °varjite Es
kṛtvā] G, Es; bhūtvā C
yavatiktikayā] C, G (the sign over °kta° in C is probably a sign for i – cf. sarpiṣā in C.8.15); yavatiktakayā Es; jābatikitika (a rendering of Sanskrit yāvatiktikā?) T
ākhukarṇī°] C, G; ākhupūrṇā° Es
°kṣīraiḥ] Es, G; °kṣīrai C
kanakapuṣpās] G; kanakapuṣpāṃ Es
piṇḍenādharottarakeṇa vai] C; piṇḍenādharopari veṣṭitām
gandhasūryeṇa] Es, G; ga- - -sūryeṇa C (the syllable °ndha° is illegible)
tāraṃ śulvaṃ] C; tārāṃ sulvaṃ G; tāraśulvaṃ Es
tato] C, G; tatsamaṃ (hypermetrical) Es
°prabham] C, G; °prabhaḥ Es
tu] Es; om. (hypometrical) C, G
vicakṣaṇaḥ] Es, G; dhaneśvaraḥ C
māṣayā] Es; māsayā C, G
palakaṃ] C, G; capalaṃ Es
vajraṃ mārjya] C; vajram arka° G; vajramārya° Es
meṣaśṛṅgīsamāśritam] C; meṣīśṛṇgaṃ miyā(?) samanvitaḥ G; meṣaśṛṅgasamanvitam Es
jared] G; jārayed C, Es (hypermetrical)
maraktādīṃś] m.c. C; maraktādīś m.c. G; marakatādi (hypermetrical) Es
cakṣuṣā] C, Es; cakṣuṣi G
iyāt] C, Es; bhavet G
°siddhitantraḥ] C, G; °tantrasiddhiḥ Es
vaṅgena] C, G; kuruvindaṃ (hypermetrical) Es
piṣṭikaṃ] Es; piṣṭikāṃ G; pīṭhikāṃ C
bakula°] C, Es; bakulī] G
sasūtasya hi vaṅgasya] G; sa sūtas tena vaṅgasya C; sasūte caivamityasya Es
sārya] C; jāryaṃ G; mārgya Es
palaṃ] C; pala° G; pale Es
°saṃbhāraḥ] C, G; °sambhāraṃ Es
iti] Es; om. C, G
tāra°] C, Es; tārā° G
°kroṇṇo] C; kroṇṭo G; °kroṇṭho Es
°citrakam] G; °citraka C, Es
°sahasrikaḥ] C; °sāhasrikaḥ (unmetrical) Es, G
mantrair] G, Es; antrair C
ālabhya] C, G; ālambya Es
candrārkaniścayam] C, G; candrārkatārakam Es
haridrā°] Es, T; haridrāṃ C, G
labdhvā] Es; labdhā C, G
valipalitavihīnaḥ syāt pauṣadhena pibed yadi] Es; om. C, G
vaṭānāṃ] Es, G; vaṭānāṃ ca (hypermetrical) C
phalakaṃ] C, G; kalakaṃ Es
°rūpaṃ] C, G; °rūpān Es
kṣīreṇāloḍya] Es, G; kṣīreṇālodya C
taṃ] C, Es; tat G. The “masculine” form of the pronoun tad is the accepted usage in this type of text for neuter nouns.
iti] Es; om. C, G
atha bhagavān auṣadhiprayogān uvāca] Es; om. C, G
kāryī] G; kāyī C; kāryo Espc; kāryā Esac
baka°] C, G; vaṭa° Es
samāloḍya] Es, G; samālodya C
sapoṣadhena] Es, G; sahapoṣadhena (hypermetrical) C
bhavet] C, G; sa Es
sabhāgyaḥ] C (on the authority of T); subhāgya G; subhāgyaḥ Es
piṣṭāni dugdhena] C; dugdhena piṣṭvā tu Es
nṛpalakṣaṇena] Es, G; sanṛpalakṣaṇena (hypermetrical) C
lakṣaṇākṣa°] C, Es; lakṣaṇākhyaṃ G
jvarāṃ vārṣikāṃ] C; jvarān varṣikakān Es, G
tasya nidhāpayed yo jvarair] C; tasya ridhāpayed yo jvara° G; taṃ paridhāya yojya jvara° Es
iṣṭāladhūmaṃ] conj.; iṣṭoladhūmaṃ C; iṣṭāl(?)amūlaṃ G; ikṣvāramūlaṃ Espc; iṣṭavālamūlaṃ Esac
pātre ca tāmre] C, G; tāmre ca pātre Es
nyāsta°] C; stana° G, Es
piṣṭvā tu] C, Es; piṣṭā ca G
narāṇām] C, G; nṛpāṇāṃ Es
anena mantreṇa] C, G; mantreṇa cānena Es
This verse is numbered “11” in Es. We followed here the verse sequence of C and G. Verses numbered here 8, 9, 10, and 11 are numbered in manuscript S 11, 8, 9, and 10, respectively.
dharā] emend.; dhalā C; vala G; valā Es
janakaṃ] C, G; sajalaṃ Es
prajānāṃ] C, G; janānāṃ Es
śatārdhajaptā] conj.; śatārdhajaptam MSS
tena] om. G
tilakaṃ lalāṭamadhye] emend.; tilakaṃ tu lalāṭamadhye tilakaṃ C; tilakaṃ ca lalāṭe madhye tilakaṃ G; tilakaṃ lalāṭe madhye Es
nāsām] C; nāsikām (hypermetrical) Es, G
taile] SM; tailam C; tailaṃ G, Es
In C the clauses of this half-stanza are in reverse order: puṣye ca ṛkṣe vaśakṛj janasya. saṃgṛhya piṣṭvā ca vipācya taila.
śiroˈñjanena] Es; śiroñjanena C, G
śukreṇa raktena] C, G; raktena śukreṇa Es
kusuma°] conj. on the basis of T; kusumbha° MSS
rājñāṃ] C, G; rājño Es
mahiṣīṃ] Es, G; mahiṣīṃ ca (hypermetrical) C
pādau kṣitau] C; pādāvavanau Es, G
mahīgatāni] C; mahīm agrattāni G; mahīṃ gatāni Es
dvayoḥ] Es, G; dvayo C
pāde śirā] G.; pādau śirā C; pādau śiraḥ Es
cordhvagatā] C, G; cordhvagato Es
dūrage] Es; dūrake C, G
śrotra°] C; sautra° Es; śrotraḥ° G
vasudhātalam īkṣitavyam] C, G; vasudhātalaśikṣitavyam Es
chucchundarikā°] Es; chuchundarikā° C, G
°kalile] C; °kalilena G; °kalite Es
tenābhyaktaḥ] C, G; tenābhyastaḥ Es
prayāti] Es; yāti (hypometrical) C, G
°kṛṣṇa°] C, G; °kṛṣṇā Es
°niṣpannapādukam] C; °niṣpannaṃ pādukam (unmetrical) Es, G
nīre] Es; nīrato (hypermetrical) C, G
piṅgalasaṃkucakaṇṭaṃ] G, T; piṅgalasaṃkucakaṇṇaṃ C; piṅgalakākasakucakaṇṭhakaṃ (hypermetrical) Es
kallabālasya] C (the reading could also be kallavālasya, as C does not distinguish between ba and va); kalla…(?)alasya G; kandavālasya Es
°kāṣṭhakṣepaṇād] C, G; °kāṣṭhavāpanād Es
madirā°] C, G; madya° (hypometrical) Es
punar jvalati] C, G; prajvalati Es
prasāryam abhimantrya vittilokānām] C; prasāryam abhimantryaṃ vittilokānām G; prasārya vṛttiṃ lokānām Es
vāṇijāḥ] em.; vāṇijaḥ C; vāṇijyāḥ G; vaṇijāḥ Es
°guthe kṣepād bīje] em.; °gūthakṣepād] C; guthe kṣepāt bīje G; °gūthākṣepād Es
bīje] C G; bījena (hypermetrical) Es
madirā] Es, G; madirā ca (hypermetrical) C, G
nāśatāṃ] C, G; nāga(śa)tāṃ Es
varuṇadalodakalepād] C, G; vakulodakalepād Es
°sekāt] G.; °sekād C; °sevanāt Es
svasthā bālā] G; bālāt svasthā] C; sthānalā° Es
mātarāḥ] m.c. Es; mātaraḥ (unmetrical) C; mātarataḥ G
dhūpād] C; dhūmād G; sadā dhūpād (hypermetrical) Es.
bhūta°] Es, G; bhauta° C
stanam] C, G; svalpam Es
udgirako] C, G; udgirato Es
bālo] Es; bāle C; bālaḥ G
svasthaḥ] Es, G; svastha C
°yogottamasuprabhāvena] C; °yogavarasya prabhāvena G; °yogavaraprabhāvena Es
padakavacā] conj.; yadagaśakā C; padagasakā G; padaśaśakā Es; yadakabaka (probably a transliteration of yadakavakā) T
śīśakadale] C; śīśakadale sadā Es, G
°śastrāprīter] C, G; °śastrānīte Es
nāśaṃ] C, G; nāga° Es
vadanodare] C, G; vadanodara° Es
caikāra°] C, G; cekāra° Es
padakavacānām] conj.; yadagaśakānām C; padagasākā…m G; padaśaśakānām Es
ante caturaṇḍaṃ] C, G; antaścatusraḥ Es
This verse (or perhaps two, numbered as one unit) is absent in C, G, and T.
aparaṃ tataḥ] conj.; aparatataḥ C, Es
niyataṃ] Espc.; nayataṃ C, Esac
daṇḍotpalā°] G; daṇḍotpala° C, Es
°śarapuṅkhā°] G; °śarapuṅkha° C, Es
°nicūla°] G; °nicula° C, Es
°karṇikātoyena] C; °karṇitoye G; °karṇikāyāś ca toyena Es
śīśaka°] C, Es; śīśakaṃ G. Śiśaka is an alternative spelling for sīsaka (lead).
bandhanaṃ] G; bandhaṃ C; baddhaṃ Es
apy] om. C
aprītiṃ] C, Es; prītiṃ G
siddha°] C; siddhaṃ Es, G
mahā°] C, Es; mahāyan° G
ˈpy] C, G; om. Es
oṁ kurukulle svāhety] (hypometrical) C; oṁ kurukulle svāhe G; oṁ kurukulle hrīḥ hūṁ svāhety Es; oṁ kurukulle svāhā T
anena] om. G
In Es the first half-stanza ends here, and the phrase pātram ālabhya is at the beginning of the second half-stanza. This is incorrect, as metrically, this phrase must belong to the first half-stanza.
kṣīrair āloḍya] C; kṣīreṇāloḍya G, Es
stambhayati ca] C; stambhayati G, Es
niyataṃ] C niyataṃ tat Es; niyata ta G
māgadhikāpañcaphalaṃ] C, Es; māgadhikāya pañcaphalāni (hypermetrical) G
kṣīreṇa] C, G; dugdhena Es
nimbaṃ vāruṇapattraṃ] G; nimbavāruṇapattraṃ C; nimbavāruṇaṃ pattraṃ Es
yā nārī] C; tasyaś ca G; tasyāḥ Es
sukhinī] C; nārī G, Es
sukhaṃ] C, G; sukha° Es
savacā hayagandhā] C; savacā yagandha (unmetrical) G; savaco ˈśvagandhā (unmetrical) Es
māhiṣyaṃ C, Es; māhiṣaṃ G
stanasādhane vṛddhim] Es, G; stanasādhanodvṛddhim C
kumbhāṇḍīphalayukto yogaḥ kurute mūlasādhane vṛddhim] Es; om. C, G
bhukte] conj. Isaacson; bhuṅkte MSS
sarve bhuṅkte yo] C, G; bhuṅkte sarvathā Es
ˈkālapalitaṃ] Es; ˈkālapākaṃ C, G;
sa] C, Es; sva° G
avasanikāyā] C; avasanikāhayā G; avantikāyā Es
kākamācī°] Es; kāmācī° (unmetrical) C, G
sravanti] C, G; dravanti Es
acyutasuratād] C; acyutasuratā Es
patyau] C; patau (unmetrical) Es
nādaraṃ ca] Es; ca nādaraṃ C
IN G this half-stanza reads: acyutasuratā nārī vasati ca ta pattau nādaraṃ kuryāt.
ca] C, G; om. (unmetrical) Es
°cyuti°] C. Es; °cyuta° G
śūkaratailādhāre] C, G; sukare tailādhāre Es
surata°] Es, G; sura° C
°saṃyoge] C, G; °saṃgame ˈpi Es
jano] C, G; naro Es
sa ciraṃ] C, G; suciraṃ Es
nāryāḥ] Es; nāryā (ḥ dropped because of sandhi?) G; nāryaḥ (m.c.?) C
vajrānala°] C, G; vajrānale Es
prokṣyanti] C; prokṣanti G; proṣyanti Es
nirvāpayanti] C, Es; nirvāpayati G
The passage starting here and ending with the words vaśībhavati na saṃdehaḥ in paragraph 39 is absent in T.
athāparo ˈpi prayogo bhavati] Es; aparo ˈpi prayogo bhavati C; athāparavasyaprayokaḥ G
vilikhya] C, G; likhitvā Es
pratyekadalāgre] Es; pratyekaṃ dalāgre C, G
ture] C, G; om. Es
vilikhya] Es; likhya C, G
ˈpi] C, Es; pī(?) G
tāṃkāra°] C, Es; tāṃkāraṃ G
tāṃkāram api] Es; tāṃkāramayi C; kāram api G
candramaṇḍalād bahiḥ] C; candramaṇḍalaṃ bahiḥ G; candramaṇḍalabahiḥ Es
Double daṇḍa in C.
°tāre] C, Es; °tāra G
prasanne] C, G; om. Es
vaśam ānaya] C; vaśīkuru Es, G
mantreṇa] Es; om. C, G
veṣṭayitvā] C, Es; veṣṭayet G
ito ˈpi] C, G; om. Es
vilikhya] Es, G; likhya C
pratyekadalāgre] Es; pratyekaṃ dale C; pratyekadale G
prasanne] C; om. Es
hrīḥ] Es, G; om. C
ityanena mantreṇa veṣṭayitvā] Es; om. C
devadattaṃ vaśīkuru hrīḥ ityanena mantreṇa veṣṭayitvā] om. G
ito ˈpi bahis] C; ito bahiḥ G; om. Es
°karpūraraktair] C, G; °karpūrakaiḥ Es
sikthakena] Es; śithakana G; śikatthakena C
athāparo] Es, G; aparam C
madhya°] C, G; candramaṇḍalamadhye Es
veṣṭayet] G; veṣṭya C; pariveṣṭya Es
na saṃdehaḥ] C; illegible G; om. Es
The first sentence of this paragraph is printed in Es as part of the previous paragraph.
nāthaḥ] G, Es; nātha C
sthitāś] C, G, Es, R; sthitāṃś J
nagarāje] C, G; parvatarāje Es
paraduḥkhair] C, G; paraduḥkha° Es
buddhā bhūtāḥ] em.; bhūtā buddhāḥ C; buddhāḥ bhūtāḥ G; buddhabhūtāḥ Es
apūrvī] C; apūrvā Es, G
naṣṭā. unnayanaṃ] conj.; naṣṭonnayanaṃ C, G; naṣṭā naināṃ Es
avalokiteśvara] C; avalokiteśvaraḥ G; āryāvalokiteśvara Es
āttamanās te ca bodhisattvāḥ mahāsattvāḥ] Es; om. C, G
bhagavato] C, G; avalokiteśvara° Es
iti śrībhagavatyāryatārāyāḥ kurukullākalpo ˈṣṭamaḥ samāptaḥ] Es; om. C, G
āryakurukullākalpaḥ samāptaḥ.. tārārṇavamahāyogatantrāntaḥpātitārodbhavād uddhṛta iti] C; kurukullāyāḥ kalpaḥ samaptaḥ G; om. Es
Bibliography
The bibliography contains the publications that we have referred to as well as background reading on Kurukullā and Tārā in India and Tibet. Information on the Sanskrit manuscripts consulted is given at the beginning of the critical edition.
’phags ma sgrol ma ku ru kulle’i rtog pa (Āryatārākurukullākalpa). Toh. 437, Degé Kangyur, vol. 81 (rgyud ’bum, ca), folios 29.b–42.b.
’phags ma sgrol ma ku ru kulle’i rtog pa. Toh. 437, bka’ ’gyur (dpe bsdur ma) [Comparative Edition of the Kangyur], krung go’i bod rig pa zhib ’jug ste gnas kyi bka’ bstan dpe sdur khang (The Tibetan Tripitaka Collation Bureau of the China Tibetology Research Center). 108 volumes. Beijing: krung go’i bod rig pa dpe skrun khang (China Tibetology Publishing House), 2006–9, vol. 81, pp. 127–69.
’phags ma sgrol ma ku ru kulle’i rtog pa. Stok 403. Stok Palace Kangyur (stog pho brang bris ma). Leh: smanrtsis shesrig dpemzod, 1975–80, vol. 95 (rgyud ’bum, nga), folios 316.b–435.a.
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Bendall, Cecil. Catalogue of the Buddhist Sanskrit Manuscripts in the University Library, Cambridge, p. 178, 1992.
Beyer, Stephan. The Cult of Tārā: Magic and Ritual in Tibet. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1973.
Bhattacharyya, Benoytosh. The Indian Buddhist Iconography: mainly based on the Sādhanamālā and cognate Tāntric texts of rituals. 2nd edition. Calcutta: K.L. Mukhopadhyay, 1958.
Bhattacharyya, Benoytosh, ed. The Sādhanamālā. 2nd edition. Baroda: Oriental Institute, 1968.
Matsunami, Seiren (1965). A Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts in the Tokyo University Library. Tokyo: Suzuki Research Foundation, 1965.
Mehta, R. N. “Kurukullā, Tārā and Vajreśī in Śrīpura.” In Tantric Buddhism: Centennial Tribute to Dr. Benoytosh Bhattacharyya, edited by N.N. Bhattacharyya. Reprint. New Delhi: Manohar, 2005.
Pandey, Janardan Shastri, ed. Kurukullākalpaḥ. Rare Buddhist Texts Series, 24. Sarnath, Varanasi: Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies, 2001.
Shaw, Miranda Eberle. Buddhist Goddesses of India, ch. 22. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2006.
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Willson, Martin. In Praise of Tārā: Songs to the Saviouress: source texts from India and Tibet on Buddhism’s great goddess, selected, translated, and introduced by Martin Willson. Boston, MA.: Wisdom Publications, 1996.