378 DEMONOLATRY, 



" Hung ! The g^hed of the south-east is the dragon-headed woman, 

 "riding on a ??idso-yak. She is surrounded by thousands of gshed as 

 " her attendants. O ! you ! having received this ransom, do not injure 

 " the dispenser of these gifts, and expel all the eating-demons, ghosts 

 "of the dead, and all the evil spirits towards the boundary of the 

 " south-east. 



'•'■Hung! The ^shcf? of the south-west is the sheep-headed 

 "woman, riding on a bull. She is surrounded with attendants of 

 " thousands of .9shef/. O! you! having received this ransom, do not 

 " injure the dispenser of these gifts, and expel all the eating-deraons, 

 " ghosts and the evil spirits towards the boundary of the south- 

 " west. 



'■'■ Bung I The ^shef? of the north-west is the dog-headed woman, 

 " riding on a: pig. She is surrounded by thousands of her attendants. 

 " 0! you! having received this ransom, do not injure the dispenser of 

 "these gifts, and expel all the eating-demons, ghosts and all the evil 

 " spirits towards the boundary of the north-west. 



'-^ Hung I The .i^shei of the north-east is the bull-headed woman, 

 "riding on a buffalo. She is surrounded by thousands of her atten- 

 "dants. 0!you! having received this ransom, do not injure the 

 "dispenser of these gifts, and expel the eating-demons, ghosts and all 

 "the evil spirits towards the boundary of the north-east. 



"0! you flesh-eating demons, ghosts, of the dead, life-cutting 

 " demons, breath-taking demons, death-causing demons, and all kinds 

 "of evil spirits ! I here diive you all away. If you don't go instantly, 

 "I, 'the Great One of Foreknowledge,' will smash your head into a 

 "hundred bits and cut up your body into a thousand pieces. So you 

 "had better go away instantly and not disobey my commands. Om 

 '■'•mama khamkham chhiuje swahahl 



" Now they are all driven away to the extreme boundaries of the 

 "four directions. Om su su ta ta ye sivahah ! (Here the people shout 

 •'joyously ' God has ivon !' ' The demons are defeated P) 



" Kge ! Kye ! O ! you! frog of precious gold, made from the thunder- 

 " bolt of 'Byam-?«g6a' (pronounced Cham-gon), or 'The loving 

 "protector,' please remain in the south and there become the king of 

 "all the evil spirits. 



"We pray you remain also in the vast ocean, where the rains are 

 "deposited and the clouds originate, and there become the overruling 

 " emperor of 'the land-owning demons ' and of ' the kings.' 



" Upset also all the g&hed of the bad planets, of the stars, mewa, 

 "time, day, month and year; upset all the ^she^i? of bad luck; I give 

 "you from the depths of my heart the offerings of the five sublime 

 " namkha-masts, the ?-gyang-bu, etc. Upset the inimical ^shec?.' Bhyo !! 



"Upset the inimical gshed !!.' BhyoH.'I 



