Derge Kangyur/Tengyur e-text, Esukhia/Barom edition — public domain (mechanical reproduction)
This short ritual instruction outlines the procedure for presenting torma cake offerings (bali) to the wrathful manifestation of Tārā, specifically identified here as Ekajaṭī. The text functions as a practical manual, prescribing the frequency of the offering—either three or seven times—and providing the specific Sanskrit mantra required to consecrate the act. By linking the offering to the mantra, the text commits the practitioner to a precise liturgical performance intended to invoke the deity and the naga protectors, specifically mentioning Takṣaka and Nāgārāpata. The structure is minimal, consisting of a preliminary homage followed by the technical instruction and the mantra itself, serving as a concise guide for the ritualist to ensure the offerings are properly accepted by the intended spiritual entities.
Provenance
About this text
A ritual instruction for the presentation of offering cakes to the wrathful Tārā, known as Ekajaṭī, this work belongs to the classical Tibetan tradition. The text was translated into Tibetan by Dānaśīla (III) and is preserved in the Tengyur, volume ཤ, where it is categorized within the Other Wisdom Tantras. Spanning two pages in this edition, the work enacts a precise liturgical procedure, prescribing that the offering be presented three or seven times accompanied by a specific mantra. This mantra invokes the deity and naga protectors, including Takṣaka and Nāgārāpata, to ensure the offerings are accepted. A scholar or serious reader consults this text today to examine the technical requirements of the ritual performance, from the preliminary homage to the exact phonetic structure of the mantra, providing a concise guide for the practitioner to execute the offering correctly.
The text is significant for its intersection of Tārā practice with the propitiation of naga spirits, reflecting the integration of local and Indic protective deities in Tibetan ritual. For the modern reader, it illustrates the role of mantra and material offerings in the operationalization of wrathful Buddhist deities.
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Description
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Ritual Instruction
Contains a homage to Ekajaṭī, instructions on the frequency of offerings, and the accompanying mantra.
Themes
Ritual Offerings (1)
Wrathful Deities (1)
Mantra Recitation (1)
Summary, significance and provenance note generated by gemma4:31b from the translation and the catalogue record.
Homage to the goddess Ekajaṭī! To the offering cake (bali) of the wrathful Tārā, one should present it three or seven times with this mantra. The mantra is as follows: OṂ HRĪṂḤ EKAJAṬĪ SAMAYA MA VĀNA SAHANA SVĀGRI KURU PUṢṬIṂ KURU MAHE TAKṢAKA NĀGĀRĀPATA YA IMAṂ BALIṂ GṚHṆA GṚHṆA GṚHṆĀPAYA GṚHṆĀPAYA VARMIRYA KROSA BRUṬA BRUṬA CHINDA CHINDA BINDA BINDA OṂ ĀḤ HŪṂ PHAṬ SVĀHĀ. Having offered it with these words, one should then supplicate Vajrasarasvatī for one’s own purpose. Finally, seal the practice with non-referentiality and dedicate the roots of virtue for the benefit of all sentient beings. This concludes the offering cake of the wrathful Tārā. Composed as a self-translation by the Paṇḍita Dānaśīla of Eastern India at the monastery of ’Gren (’Gran).
Translation status: Not among 84000's published translations, and not in progress there. Translations published elsewhere have not been searched for, so one may exist. (source: 84000 catalogue + registry; checked 2026-11-10).
Set in Newsreader and EB Garamond; Tibetan in Noto Serif Tibetan; Chinese in Noto Serif SC.