D.amara Tantra

contents of this tantra

 

pp.

topic

1:1

10-4

captivation of all persons

1:2

14-5

" of kings

1:3

15-7

" of wife by husband

1:4

17-8

" of husband by wife

1:5

18-9

attraction

1:6

19-20

obtaining prosperity

1:7

20-1

unguents

1:8

21-2

oral perfumes (mouthwashes)

1:9

22-3

cure of eruptions of the mouth

1:10

23

blackening of white hairs

1:11

24

destruction of lice

1:12

24-5

cure of baldness

2:1

25-6

paralysing

2:2

26-7

paralysing a boat

2:3

27

extinguishing a fire

2:4

27-28

retention of semen

2:5

28-30

acquiring vigor

2:6

30

whitening black hairs

2:7

31

inducement of sleep

2:8

31-2

obtaining victory

2:9

32-3

pacifying the wrath of Is`vara

2:10

33-4

depilation

2:11

35-6

freedom from fetters or from bondage

2:12

36-7

restarting the menses

2:13

37-8

curing excessive flow of menses

2:14

38-40

making praegnant a janma-vandhya (lady who hath been sterile since birth)

2:15

41

making praegnant a kaka-vandhya (lady who after giving birth to the 1st child hath not conceived again)

2:16

41-2

making praegnant a mr.ta-vatsa (lady whose child hath died in infancy), such that the next child will survive

2:17

42-5

protection of the foetus in the womb

2:18

45-8

painless childbirth delivery

2:19

48-50

warding off the ill-effects of planets & of evil spirits

2:20

50-1

inflicting misfortune

2:21

51

creating strife

2:22

51-3

protection

2:23

54-6

driving away insect & pests

3:1

56-8

creation of aversion

4:1

58-60

dissension

4:2

60-2

inflicting & curing diseases

5:1

62-6

liquidation (extermination)

5:2

66

destroying the stock of clothings of a washerman

5:3

66-7

destroying the fishes of a fisherman

5:4

67

destroying the oil-stock of an oil-merchant

5:5

 

destroying milk

5:6

67-8

destruction of crops in field

5:7

68

destruction of betel-leaves

5:8

 

destruction of wine

5:9

68-9

fulfilment of desire

5:10

70

supernatural perfection of speech

5:11

70-1

making wealth & food-grains inexhaustible

5:12

71-2

making the voice melodious

5:13

72-3

treatment of eyen

5:14

73-5

curing deafness and improving power of hearing

5:15

75-6

strengthening the teeth

5:16

76-80

science of serpents

5:17

80-4

medicines against serpent-poison

5:18

84-5

destruction of poisons of scorpions

5:19

85-6

curing poison of rabid hound’s bite

5:20

86

curing the poisons of various other animals

6:1

86-7

+Yaks.in.i sadhana

6:2

87

sadhana of +Vibhrama-Yaks.in.i

6:3

87-8

sadhana of +Rati-priya

6:4

88-9

sadhana of +Vat.a-Yaks.in.i

6:5

89

sadhana of +Candrava

6:6

89-90

sadhana of +Candrika

6:7

90

sadhana of +Maha-bhaya

6:8

90-109

subjugation

6:9

109-13

attraction

6:10

113

cure of various diseases (fevers)

6:11

114

cure of disease of the stomach

6:12

 

restoring of eyesight

6:13

114-5

charms for the cure of all kinds of diseases

6:14

115

charms for curing dysentery

6:15

115-6

charm for curing diarrhoea

App. 1:1

117-8

mantra-sadhana of +Alakta-ras`i

App. 1:2

118-20

Bhuta sadhana

some mantra-s for japa

 

p.

mantra

its function

1:1:1

11

MROM DROM

Siddhi Yoga

1:5:1

19

JHAM (thrice) HAM (thrice) HEM (twice)

attract : gods, yaks.a-s, naga-s, raks.asa-s

2:22:2

52

HRIM KHRIM CHRIM T.HRIM THRIM PHRIM

for Devi

2:22:3

53

KS.RIM (5 times)

for Maha-deva

5:1:4

63

D.AM D.AM D.IM D.UM D.UM D.EM D.AIM D.OM D.AUM

to cause fever

5:18:6

85

JHAM HUM YAM N~AM NAM VAM BAM LAM KS.AM E AI O AU

to destroy poison of scorpion

functions of herbs etc. to be used during specific nak.s.atra-s

 

p.

naks.atra

herb

its r.s.i or its deity

1:1:13

14

Rohin.i

parasite-plant on vat.a-tree

Vis`va-mitra

1:3:2

15

Pus.ya

flower of black dhattura

 
   

Bharan.i

fruit of " "

 
   

Vi-s`akha

twigs of " "

 
 

15-6

Hasta

leaves of " "

 
 

16

Mula

root of " "

 

1:3:8

17

Vi-s`akha

root of daru hari-dra

 

1:5:2

19

As`les.a

root of arjuna-tree

 

1:6:1

 

Pus.ya

root of sita-arka

 

2:1:2

26

Pus.ya

parasite-plant on liquorice-creeper

 

2:2:1

 

Bharan.i

wood of any ks.iri-tree (i.e., any with white sap)

 

2:8:1

31

Ardra

parasite-plant on mango-tree

 

2:11:2

35

Sunday in Hasta

northern side root of sindhu-vara

 

2:14:4

40

Sunday in Pus.ya

root of deva-dani

 

2:15:3

41

Sunday in Pus.ya

as`va-gandha

 

2:18:7

47

Sunday in Pus.ya

2 roots of gun~ja-tree

 

2:19:6

49

Sunday in Pus.ya

root of s`veta-gun~ja

D.akini-s

2:22:4

53

Sunday in Pus.ya

root of s`veta-arka

D.akini-s & Preta-s

2:22:5

 

Purva-Bhadra-pad

parasite-plant on s`iris.a-tree

 

2:23:5

54-5

Magha

root of arka-vr.ks.a

 

3:1:2

56

Punar-vasu

wood of citraka

 

3:1:4

57

Bharan.i

owl’s bone

 

5:1:1

62

Pus.ya

human bone

 

5:1:2

63

As`les.a

serpent’s bone

Sura-is`vara

5:1:3

 

As`vini

bone of horse

 

5:1:5

63-4

Ardra

parasite-plant on nima-tree; or parasite-plant on s`iris.a-tree

 

5:1:12

66

As`vini

horse’s bone

 

5:2:1

 

Purva-Phal-guni

wood of jati-tree

 

5:3:1

 

Purva-Phal-guni

wood of badari-tree

 

5:3:2

67

Kr.ttika

wood of arka-tree

 

5:4:1

 

Citra

yas.t.i-madhu

 

5:4:2

 

Citra

wood of bhallataka-tree

 

5:5:1

 

Anu-radha

wood of jambu-tree

 

5:7:2

68

S`ata-bhis.a

wood of betelnut-tree

 

5:8:1

 

Kr.ttika

wood of s`veta-arka-tree

 

5:9

69

Sunday in Pus.ya

root of s`veta-arka-tree

Gan.a-is`a

5:10:1

70

Kr.ttika

parasite-plant on snuhi-tree

 
   

Svati

parasite-plant on badari-tree

 

5:11:1

 

Magha

parasite-plant on bahu-varaka-tree

 

5:11:2

 

Hasta

parasite-plant on s`ephalika-tree

 

5:11:3

70-1

Bharan.i

parasite-plant on kus`a-tree

 

5:11:4

71

Rohin.i

parasite-plant on udumbara-tree

Dhana-da

6:8:21 & 24

96

As`vini

root of palas`a-tree

 

6:8:22

97

Mr.ga-s`irs.a

root of udumbara-tree

 

6:8:23

 

Dhanis.t.ha

root of s`iris.a-tree

 
   

Svati

root of dhataki-tree

 

6:8:25

 

Revati

sheath or calyx of vat.a-bud

 
   

Mula

root of badari-tree

 

6:8:27

98

Mr.ga-s`irs.a on full moon

root of apamarga

 

6:8:52

105

Pus.ya

root of indra-varun.i (dug naked)

 

6:8:53

 

Svati

root of varvat.i

 
   

Anu-radha

root of badari

 

6:8:57

106-7

Hasta

root of cakra-marda

su-dars`ana

6:8:59

107

Pus.ya

man~jis.t.ha; kunkuma; aja-moda; ghr.ta-kumari

 

6:8:61

108

any "Uttara-"

root of as`vattha-tree

 

6:8:62

 

Bharan.i

root of amalaki

 
   

Vi-s`akha

root of mango

 
   

Purva-phalguni

root of pomegranate

 

6:8:63

 

As`les.a

root of naga-kes`ara

 

6:9:8

111

As`les.a

root of arjuna-tree

 

functions of herbs to be used during specific tithi-s (nights of the moon, lunar nights)

 

p.

tithi (of __ fortnight)

herb

its r.s.i or its deity

1:1:6

12

8th or 14th (dark)

dan.d.a-utpala

+Matangi

1:5:3

19

5th

root of surya-avarta

 

6:8:3

92

caturdas`i [14th] (dark)

root of langali-tree

 

6:8:6

93

as.t.ami [8th] or caturdas`i [14th] (dark) in Pus.ya

flowers of : rakta-as`mara, kus.t.ha, s`veta-sars.apa

 

6:8:14

95

as.t.ami [8th] or caturdas`i [14th] (dark)

saha-devi plant

 

6:8:50

104

as.t.ami [8th] or caturdas`i [14th] (dark)

root of pita-dhustura

 

functions of herbs to be used during other astrological or calendrical events

 

p.

event

herb

its r.s.i or its deity

1:1:8

13

lunar eclipse

s`veta-aparajita

 

1:6:2

20

" "

rakta-cita & citta-arka

 

2:4:3

28

invite on Monday, dig out on Tuesday

root of rakta-apamarga

 

2:14:1

38

Sunday

sarpa-aks.i

 

6:8:2

91

Saturday or Tuesday

self-growing flowers at trivium

 

6:8:60

108

lunar eclipse

root of s`veta-aparajita

one’s own master subjugated

App. 1:1

117

Saturday or Tuesday

catch a crow

Is`ana

functions of herbs etc. to be used without astrological concommitants (but with r.s.i or deity)

 

p.

herb

its r.s.i or its deity

1:4:2

18

venara

Vatsya-ayana

2:1:1

25-6

root of palas`a-tree or of s`veta-gun~ja

+Camun.d.a

2:3:1

27

embers of khadira-wood

+Mahis.a-mardini

2:3:2

 

juice of [ghr.ta-]kumari

+" "

2:5:1

29-30

trailokya-vijaya patra & its seed

Narada {so, is Narada = Trailokya-vijaya of Vajra-yana?}

2:14:2

39

rudra-aks.a

Gan.a-is`a

2:19:1

48

deva-daru; go-s`r.ngi; priyangu; root of bilva-tree; bark of vams`a-tree

+S`akini etc.

2:19:7

50

juice of s`veta-aparajita & jayanti

+D.akini-s

2:19:8

 

"consecrated mustard seeds"

Nara-simha

4:1:1

59

crow’s feather & owl’s feather

Maha-bhairava

4:2:6

61-2

nima leaves

+Camun.d.a

5:12:1

71

leaves of jati-tree; kan.a; laja

Kid-nara-s

5:12:3

 

nirgun.d.i

"

5:12:4

72

bahera; kan.a; tvaka (dalcini)

"

6:2

87

guggula

+Vibhrama-Yaks.in.i

6:3

88

jati-flowers

+Rati-priya

6:4

88-9

under vat.a-tree at trivium (tripatha)

+Vat.a-Yaks.in.i

6:5

89

climbing into vat.a-tree

+Candrava

6:7

90

human bones

+Maha-bhaya

6:8:1

91

root of apamarga

Madana Kama-deva

6:8:43

102

flowers of maha-nimba

+Camun.d.a

6:10:1

113

root of apamarga

S`iva

2:17 (pp. 42-44) protection of the foetus in the womb during months

2:17:

p.

month of gestation

herbs

:1

42

1st

padma-kesara; sandalwood

:2

 

2nd

blue waterlily; yas.t.i-madhu; karkat.a-s`r.ngi

:3

43

3rd

sandalwood; kus.t.ha; mr.n.ala; padma-kesara

:4

 

4th

blue waterlily; mr.n.ala; go-ks.ura; kas`eruka

:5

 

5th

punar-nava; kakoli; tagara-flower; blue waterlily

:6

 

6th

honey; sugar; kapittha-majja

:7

44

7th

kas`eruka; sr.ngat.a; blue waterlily

:8

 

8th

yas.t.i-madhu; waterlily-stem; musta; kas`eruka; gaja-pippali; blue waterlily

:9

 

9th

vis`ala-bija; kakkola; sugar; honey

:10

 

10th

sugar; grape-juice; honey; blue waterlily

"

 

"

sunthi

"

 

"

yas.t.hi-madhu; deva-daru; s`un.t.hi

5:16:3 (p. 77) markings distinguishing various [mythical!] serpents

serpent

its markings

on its __

An-anta

white-waterlily

head & back

Kulika

conchshell

head

Vasukin

waterlily

back

Karkot.a

3 eyen

breast

Taks.aka

hare

body

S`ankha-pala

tris`ula & crescent

head

Maha-padma

variegated dots

back

Padma

5 red dots

back

5:17:11 (p. 83) herbs curing poisons in tissues of body

tissue of body

herb

skin

root of aparajita with ghr.ta

blood

root of aparajita with milk

flesh

" " with kus.t.ha

bones

" " " hari-dra

fat

" " " kakali

marrow

" " " pippali

semen

" " " can.d.ali-kanda

TANTRA GRANTHAMALA, No. 13 = Ram Kumar Rai (transl.) : Damara Tantra. Prachya Prakashan, Varanasi, 1988.