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

from the outside world in the lotus of his own heart Soshikā the goddess that is entitled to the Nirmālya receives the practitioner's attention at the end. 20th CHAPTER In this Soshikā is described at length. Her Mantra is given in two forms as follows.- (a) उच्छिष्ट etc (b) ऐं ह्रीं etc. She is described as seated on a corpse, dressed in red, bearing in two arms skull-bowl and scissors The practitioner of her Mantra is to make offerings to her and soon after taking food and without washing his body mutter her mantra. Her Homa and Tarpana are to be performed in a rectangle drawn on the ground with curd, white mustard and rice. By offering various kinds of meat in the fire in her name the practitioner acquires certain desired objects These are detailed in the text 21st CHAPTER. In the above the last rites of worship are described The practitioner is first of all advised to offer Nirmālya to Ucchishtamātangī or Śoshikā taking care that no drop falls down on the earth The water in the conch is to be held in the left hand and after sanctifying the same with mutterings of the mantra the body is to be besprinkled with the same water through the right hand Washings of the feet of the goddess are to be drunk and