20 - Mantras for removing poison 

Suta said:

1-2. I shall now expound the highly secret collection of mantras described by Shiva. The usual weapons of a king are noose, bow, discus, heavy club (pestle), trident and spear. 

With mantras, as with these weapons the king shall conquer his enemies. 

3. In the lotus beginning with the petal towards the east and ending with the petal to the north-east (the eighth) a, à etc. should be written as Mantroddhāra. They are Ashtavargas. 

4. Omkāra shall be the Bija of Brahma. Hrimkara is Vişhnu himself. Hrimkära should be written three times on the head of Shiva and placed in order. 

5. Om Hrim Hrim 

Taking up the trident by the hand, he should whirl it facing the sky. On seeing it, the evil planets and the serpents are destroyed. 

6. Holding the smoke-coloured bow in the middle of the hand he should contemplate over it in the sky. Evil planets, serpents, clouds and Rakshasas are destroyed. 

7. This mantra can protect the three worlds, not to speak of the land of mortals. 

8. Om Jum Sum Hum Phat 

Eight pegs of Khadira¹ wood after the invocation with mantras shall be fixed up in the field. There can be no harm from thunderbolts or explosions in that place. 

1. Acacia catechu. GVDB, p. 129. 

9. Invoke the great mantra mentioned by Garuda over the eight pegs and dig the earth in the field twenty-one times at night. 

10. This wards off troubles from lightning, vats and thunderbolt. 

11. Hara Kshara Mala Vashat with the bindu (Om) is always auspicious. Om Hrim obeisance to Sadāśhiva. He should then place the pinda (rice-ball) shining like the pomegranate flowers with the forefinger. 

12. By only secing it the evil clouds, lightnings, poisons, Rakshasas and goblins flee unto the ten quarters. 

13. Om Hrim obeisance to Ganesha. Om Hrim obeisance to Stambhanidichakra. Om Aim Taum obeisance to Trailokyadámara. 

14. This pinda is called Bhairava. It removes poisons and cvil planets. It protects the field. It suppresses goblins (Rakshasas) as well as others. 

15. Om obeisance. Contemplating Indra's thunderbolt in the hand he can destroy evil clouds etc. By Vajramudra poison, enemies and goblins are destroyed. 

16. Om Kshum obeisance. One shall remember the noose on the left hand. Poisons, goblins etc are destroyed. 

Om Hram obeisance. By mere repetition the mantra shall remove poison, evil clouds and evil planets. 

17. By contemplation it can burn even death as the whole world by means of splitting missiles. 

Om Kshnam obeisance. By contemplating on Bhairava the mantra can be made to quell planets, goblins and poisons. 

18. Om lasad dvijihvaksha Svähā. This mantra prevents evil planets, goblins poison and birds affecting the field. 

19. Om kşham obeisance. After writing this mantra on a kettle drum with blood the names of planets should be inserted. 

Om Mara Mara Māraya Māraya Sväha

Om Hum Phat Svähā

20. The trident should be invoked eight hundred times mentally with the mantras. It destroys hosts of enemies. 

The lower energies should be blunted and bent by the pouncing of higher energies 

21. The mantras should be practised in Püraka (in-take of breath), well-invoked at the time of Kumbhaka (retention of breath and well-developed with Pranava. Thus developed mantras yield fruits even as servants.