CHAPTER TWELVE

THE MAṆḌALA MOVEMENTS

The Maṇḍalas

1. I have now properly described the Cārīs in connexion with the use of weapons (lit. release of missiles). [Now] learn about the Maṇḍalas arising out of a combination of the Cārīs.

2-3. The aerial Maṇḍalas are: Atikrānta, Vicitra, Lalitasañcara, Sūcividdba, Daṇḍapāda, Vihṛta, Alāta, Vāmaviddha, Lalita and Krānta¹.

3-5. The earthly Maṇḍalas are Bhramara, Āskandita¹, Āvarta, Samotsarita, Eḍakākrīḍita, Aḍḍita, Śakaṭāsya, and Cāṣagata. [Now] listen about their description.²

The aerial Maṇḍalas

6-9. Atikrānta—the right foot [to be moved successively] in the Janitā Cārī and [the Śakaṭāsyā Cārī in which the breast is] Udvāhita, the left foot in the Alātā Cārī and the right foot in the Pārśvakrāntā Cārī. (next) the left foot in the Sūcī Cārī and the right foot in the Apakrāntā Cārī, [again] the left foot [successively] in the Sūcī Cārī and [the Bhramarī Cārī by] turning the Trika¹, (then) the right foot in the Udvṛtta Cārī and the left foot in the Alātā Cārī which should be changed (lit. divided) to the Bhramarī Cārī, again this left foot in the Alātā Cārī and the right foot in the Daṇḍapādā Cārī.

10-13. Vicitra—the right foot [successively to be moved] in the Janitā Cārī and in the Talasañcara¹ (Nikuṭṭana), manner

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1 (B.XI.1, G.1).
2-3 (B.XI.2-3, G.2-3). ¹ B. adds one additional hemistich after this.
3-5 (B.XI.4-6, G.3-5). ¹ Mss. sometimes gives this name as āspandita which seems to be a corruption for āskandita. See the Cārī of this name XI. 7-9.
² B. reads 5b. differently.
6-9 (B.XI.7, 8b-11, G.6-2). ¹ See Ag.
10-13 (B.XI.11b-12a, 13a, 13-15, G.10-13). ¹ See Ag.