37-4 THE SANGUINARY CHAPTER 



for the occasion ; let thole I now tell you, be joined to 

 them and the ax invoked* and particularly fo, where 

 the facrifice is to be made to the Goddeiies Durva % 

 and Cdmdchydl 



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 Let the facriflcer repeat the word Ca'li twice, 

 then the words Devi Bajre/wari, then Lawha Dan- 

 ddyaiy hamuli ! which words may be rendered Hail ! 

 Cali, Call ! Hail ! Devi ! goddefs of thunder, Hail 

 iron fceptered Goddefs ! Let him then, take the ax in 

 his hand, and again invoke the fame by the Cal- 

 ratriya text as follows. 



Let the facriflcer fay Hrdng Hr'nig. Cali, Cali ! O 

 horrid toothed Goddefs ; eat, cut, deftrov all the ma- 

 lignant, cut with this ax ; bind, bind ; feize, feize ; 

 drink blood ; fpheng, fpheng ; fecure, fecure. Salu- 

 tations to Cali, Thus ends the Calratriya Mantra. 



The Charga (the ax) being invoked by this text 

 called the Calratriya Mantra, Cdlrdtri (the Goddefs 

 of darknefs) herfelf prcfidcs over the ax uplifted for 

 the deftruction of the iacrificcr's enemies. 



The facrificers mult make ufe of oil the texts di- 

 rected previous to the facrifice, and alio of the fol- 

 lowing, addreiling hirrifelf to the victim. 



Beads were created by the felf-exifting, hirrifelf to 

 be immolated at facriflces : I therefore immolate thee, 

 without incurring any fin in depriving thee of life. 



Let the facrificer then name the Deity to whom 

 facrifice is made, and the purpofe for which it 



is performed ; and by the above text rmmolate 



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