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

conch, lotus and disc The mantras of worship and offering to Vatuka with the left hand thumb and ring-finger are ब्लों बटुकाय नम एह्येहि देवीपुत्र बटुकनाथ कपिलजटाभारभास्वर त्रिनेत्र ज्वा- लामुख सर्वविघ्नान् नाशय नाशय सर्वोपचारसहितं बलिं गृह्ण गृह्ण स्वाहा, Yoginīs These are of optional bodily form, gold- yellow wearing the garland of skeletons, dressed in red and bearing in arms liṅga, noose, skull and goad Mantra of the offering with the left hand thumb, mid finger and ring finger is या योगिनीभ्य सर्ववर्णयोगिनीभ्यो हुं फट् स्वाहा, Kshetrapāla He is described as collyrium-black and bearing sword, skull, trident and small hand-drum Mantra of the offering with the left hand fisted and having the index finger stretched is क्षांक्षींक्षूंक्षैंक्षौंक्षः क्षेत्रपाल धूपदीपादिसहितं बलिं गृह २ स्वाहा, Gaṇeśa He is described as elephant-headed, four- armed, naked, big-bellied, holding noose, goad, and skull-bowl filled with wine, with shakti in the lap Mantra of the offering with the left hand fisted having the mid finger raised up is गांगींगूं गणपतये वरवरद सर्वजन मे वशमानय बलिं गृह २ स्वाहा After making offerings to various kinds of beings the practitioner is to offer himself with the Mantra इतःपूर्व etc and the prayers imploring the goddess to accept the offerings overlooking the errors of commission and omission Towards the end of the chapter it is described how the Sādhaka has first to immerge the attendant deities in the goddess and then the goddess herself with the help of Prāṇāyāma withdrawn