गान्धर्व तन्त्र (शैव-शाक्त आगम - मन्त्र-रहस्य, यन्त्र एवं देवतोपासना सटीक)

Japa at the end is dedicated to Śrīvidyā. Praṇava (Oṁkāra) as forming the essence of the Vedas is to precede and follow Japa is always to be accompanied with Homa (Sacrifice) Offerings in the Homa should be equal to the 10th part of the mutterings of Japa. In case a practitioner be not in a position to do Homa he is advised to mutter the Mulamantra twice the number of the offerings of Homa Worship offered to the deity with the various prescribed articles helps the practitioner to get desirable objects determined in each case by the former. The latter are described at length in the text The nine Mudrās are to be exhibited at the beginning and end of the worship. The following things lead to success in worship - Solitude, Spiritual purity, abundant purity of the worshipping material, presence of sweet-smelling substances, mental fortitude, affableness of manners, nobility of disposition, beautiful dress, devotional tone etc. 19th CHAPTER. In the 19th chapter worship and offering to Vaṭuka, Yoginīs, Kshetrapāla and Gaṇeśa are described The latter are to be located in the four diagrams drawn in, north- east, south-east, south-west and north-west of the seat of Shrīchakra. Offering is to consist of various edible (kind of meat) fish, sugar, curd, milk and flour Vaṭuka is to be meditated upon as dwarfish, lotus- eyed, gold-yellow and four-armed bearing in the hands mace,