Derge Kangyur/Tengyur e-text, Esukhia/Barom edition — public domain (mechanical reproduction)
This text serves as a ritual manual, or sādhana, for the propitiation of the yakṣiṇī Ratipriyā. The fragment establishes the ritual's identity through bilingual titles in Sanskrit and Tibetan and provides the specific seed syllable mantra associated with the deity. The text instructs the practitioner to initiate the ritual process by creating a physical representation of the deity, specifying that the image of Ratipriyā must be depicted as a yellow, young maiden on a medium of birch bark or cloth. By following these precise iconographic and linguistic prescriptions, the reader commits to a formalized practice of visualization and invocation intended to engage with this specific female spirit. The text functions as a technical guide, prioritizing the correct material and visual conditions necessary for the ritual's efficacy.
Provenance
About this text
A sādhana for the propitiation of the yakṣiṇī Ratipriyā, the Ratipriyāsādhana belongs to the classical Tibetan tradition. The work is attributed to the Indian author Prajñārakṣita. It was translated into Tibetan by Dānaśīla (III) and is preserved in the Tengyur, volume ཙི, where it is situated within the canonical collection known as The Wish-Fulfilling Jewel, a Sādhana Activity Garland of Red Yamāri. Under the Tibetan title dga' bas tshim ma'i sgrub pa'i thabs, the text enacts a ritual process centered on the visualization and invocation of a yellow, young maiden holding an utpala flower. It provides the specific seed syllable mantra and prescribes the creation of the deity's image on birch bark or cloth to ensure ritual efficacy. A scholar or serious reader consults this one-page manual today to examine the precise iconographic and linguistic prescriptions required for the formalized practice of engaging with this specific female spirit, treating the text as a technical guide for the material and visual conditions of the ritual.
Sanskrit title
Ratipriyāsādhana
Indian author
Prajñārakṣita
Tibetan translators
Dānaśīla (III)
Canonical collection
The Wish-Fulfilling Jewel, a Sādhana Activity Garland of Red Yamāri
Cite thisAnuvāda, “A Sādhana of the Yakṣiṇī Ratipriyā” (Toh 2052), machine draft, 2026.https://naxiai.com/tibetan/works/toh2052
Summary & commentary
Significance
The work is significant as it illustrates the integration of yakṣiṇī cults within the Indo-Tibetan ritual corpus. It demonstrates the importance of precise iconographic detail and bilingual nomenclature in maintaining the authenticity of tantric practices.
Structure
Passages
Section
Description
1
Introduction and Iconography
Provides the Sanskrit and Tibetan titles, the mantra, and instructions for the visual representation of the deity.
Themes
Ritual Iconography (1)
Mantra (1)
Summary, significance and provenance note generated by gemma4:31b from the translation and the catalogue record.
In the language of India: Ratipriyāsādhana-nāma. In the language of Tibet: dGa’ bas tshim ma’i sgrub pa’i thabs zhes bya ba (The Sadhana of the Yakṣiṇī Ratipriyā). Oṃ ratipriye svāhā.
On birch bark or cloth, one should draw the yakṣiṇī named Ratipriyā, yellow in color, with the form of a young maiden, adorned with all ornaments, and holding an utpala flower, just as described above. One should worship her perfectly with jasmine flowers and fumigate her with guggulu incense. For one month, one should recite the mantra one thousand times each day. Then, one should make offerings as much as one is able, and having prepared a butter lamp, one should continue the recitation until [the sign] appears. Once it has appeared, if one observes silence and engages in desire, she will become a woman. She will also thoroughly protect the practitioner’s retinue. Through this, the five sensory pleasures of the gods, food, mercury, and alchemy will be obtained, and twenty-five riches will be bestowed. This concludes the ritual manual (kalpa) of the one called Ratipriyā.
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.