Derge Kangyur/Tengyur e-text, Esukhia/Barom edition — public domain (mechanical reproduction)
The provided fragment of the Song that is a Treasury of Dohās on the Karma Mudrā, Caṇḍalīkā, introduces a technical discourse on the intersection of karma mudrā and the internal heat practice of caṇḍālī. The text aims to describe the physiological and energetic processes involved in the ignition of inner fire to facilitate the flow of nectar. By framing the work as a treasury of dohās, the author commits the reader to a tradition of spontaneous, direct instruction focused on the somatic manipulation of subtle energies. The fragment indicates that the text is structured as a song, likely employing a rhythmic or poetic style to convey complex tantric instructions regarding the central channel and the movement of internal essences.
Provenance
About this text
A treatise composed as a song, the Karmacaṇḍālikādohakoṣagīti belongs to the tradition of the General Unexcelled Yoga Tantra Works. The work is attributed to the Indian author Virūpa. It is preserved in the classical Tibetan tradition under the title las kyi gtum mo'i do ha mdzod kyi glu, appearing across two pages in volume ཟི of the Tengyur. The text enacts a technical discourse on the ignition of the inner fire of caṇḍālī to facilitate the flow of nectar from the center and the arising of the self-born stalk, allowing the practitioner to reach the mountain of the peak. A scholar or serious reader consults this work today to examine the somatic manipulation of subtle energies and the physiological processes of the central channel. By framing the instructions as a treasury of dohās, the work provides a model of direct, spontaneous instruction regarding the intersection of internal heat and the movement of internal essences.
Cite thisAnuvāda, “The Song that is a Treasury of Dohās on the Karma Mudrā, Caṇḍalīkā” (Toh 2344), machine draft, 2026.https://naxiai.com/tibetan/works/toh2344
Summary & commentary
Significance
This work is significant for its focus on the specific intersection of caṇḍālī and karma mudrā, representing a specialized area of Vajrayāna somatic practice. For the modern reader, it provides insight into the technical terminology and the conceptual framework of internal heat and nectar production within the Indo-Tibetan tradition.
Structure
Passages
Section
Description
1
Introduction
Contains the Sanskrit and Tibetan titles, a preliminary homage, and the beginning of the instruction on igniting the inner fire.
Themes
Caṇḍālī (Inner Fire) (1)
Karma Mudrā (1)
Summary, significance and provenance note generated by gemma4:31b from the translation and the catalogue record.
AnuvādaThe Song that is a Treasury of Dohās on the Karma Mudrā, Caṇḍalīkā·
In the language of India: Karmacaṇḍālīkadhāgīti-nāma. In the language of Tibet: Las kyi gtum mo’i do ha mdzod kyi glu zhes bya ba (The Song of the Treasury of the Karma Caṇḍālī Dohā). Homage to the One Who Accomplishes All Aims!
By igniting the inner fire of caṇḍālī, the nectar flows from the center. Through the arising of the self-born stalk, one reaches and dwells upon the mountain of the peak. The nectar of the Protector flows; the long-standing suffering of saṃsāra is destroyed; the fear of going to the Lord of Death is abandoned; and the garland of a Buddha’s qualities emerges. Through the expansion of great bliss, all things become pervaded. The long-standing suffering of saṃsāra is destroyed; the fear of going to the Lord of Death is abandoned.
When the vajra has dug and carved, the sun and moon are blended together and dissolve into the expanse of space. One reaches the city of great bliss. In the center of all, through the qualities of a Buddha, one breaks through to the source of precious jewels. The long-standing suffering of saṃsāra is destroyed; the fear of going to the Lord of Death is abandoned. By arresting the winds that are the causes of arising, one reaches the place where the jewels shine. Through repeated examination and analysis, I, Virūpa, shall achieve accomplishment. The long-standing suffering of saṃsāra is destroyed; the fear of going to the Lord of Death is abandoned.
The Song of the Treasury of the Karma Caṇḍālī Dohā, composed by the master Virūpa, is hereby complete.
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.