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

of letters 16 vowels, 24 consonants क to भ , and ten other consonants य to क्ष Nayāsa of Sammohini and Mātṛkā comes after this The goddess of the latter is to be meditated upon as three-eyed, moon-white and wearing the emblems rosary, goad, arrows, noose, two lotuses, bow and book After offering the worship with flowers, lamps etc , together with that of attendant deities and muttering the mantra thousand times, the ring should be put in hand The Sampāta Homa also should be done after this The disciple who is to wear the ring should be bathed with the water of the 9 pots above referred to when placed on the lotus of the Mātṛkā. When thus qualified, he is to wear the same on the index finger. It may be made of 9 jewels which are sacred to the 9 planets which represent the 9 classes into which the Sans- krit alphabet is divided. 33rd CHAPTER. This chapter deals with the invocation of the presence of Devi It is said to be possible in three ways in the diagram, in the image and in the disciple The disciple should make an image either of a jewel or of gold or of silver and have Devi invoked in it. The image should be taken out every month and worship conducted through it with the 64 articles of the same The diagram should be washed with the five products