Derge Kangyur/Tengyur e-text, Esukhia/Barom edition — public domain (mechanical reproduction)
This fragmentary text provides the initial instructions for a sādhana dedicated to the deity Śrījaya Sundarī. The work functions as a ritual manual, beginning with the identification of the practice in both Sanskrit and Tibetan, followed by the presentation of a seed mantra. The text commits the practitioner to a specific set of preparatory physical and spatial requirements, mandating that the ritual be performed at the confluence of two rivers. It further instructs the practitioner in the construction of a sandalwood maṇḍala and the presentation of traditional offerings, including torma and cooked grain. The fragment establishes the ritual's foundation by linking the internal meditative focus of the mantra with the external requirements of sacred geography and material offerings, though the subsequent stages of the visualization or meditation are not present in this sample.
Provenance
About this text
A sādhana dedicated to the deity Śrījayasundarī, the Śrījayasundarīsādhana is a ritual manual attributed to the Indian author Prajñārakṣita. The work entered the Tibetan tradition through the translation efforts of 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. In the classical Tibetan tradition, the text is titled dpal rgyal ba'i mdzes ma'i sgrub thabs. The work enacts a specific ritual process, beginning with the requirement that the practitioner establish a sandalwood maṇḍala at the confluence of two rivers. It mandates the presentation of offerings such as torma, yogurt, and cooked grain, paired with the daily recitation of a mantra eight thousand times for a duration of seven days. A scholar or serious reader consults this one-page text today to examine the precise intersection of sacred geography, material offerings, and mantra recitation required to invoke the deity. By analyzing these preparatory instructions, the reader gains insight into the ritual requirements and the structural foundation of the practice as preserved in the Tibetan canon.
Sanskrit title
Śrījayasundarīsādhana
Indian author
Prajñārakṣita
Tibetan translators
Dānaśīla (III)
Canonical collection
The Wish-Fulfilling Jewel, a Sādhana Activity Garland of Red Yamāri
The text is significant as it illustrates the synthesis of Indian tantric ritual elements and Tibetan translation practices. The emphasis on specific geographic locations, such as the meeting of two rivers, reflects the importance of environmental resonance in Vajrayana ritual efficacy.
Structure
Passages
Section
Description
1
Introduction and Preparations
Provides the title in Sanskrit and Tibetan, the mantra, and the initial requirements for the ritual site and offerings.
Themes
Ritual Space and Geography (1)
Offerings and Materiality (1)
Mantra (1)
Summary, significance and provenance note generated by gemma4:31b from the translation and the catalogue record.
In the language of India: Śrī-jayasundarī-sādhana. In the language of Tibet: dPal rgyal ba’i mdzes ma’i sgrub thabs (The Sādhana of the Glorious Beauty of the Victor). Oṃ śrī-jayasundarī hūṃ.
At a place where two rivers meet, prepare a sandalwood maṇḍala. Present offerings, torma, cooked grain, and yogurt. By reciting the mantra eight thousand times each day for seven days, she will certainly appear on the night of the seventh day, adorned with ornaments. When she appears, offer her a water libation. If she is pleased and asks, "My son, what shall I do for you?", say, "Make me a king." She will then bestow kingship, clothing, ornaments, food, and so forth. This concludes the Sādhana of the Glorious Beauty of the Victor.
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.