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ing a blood-red garland, and equally sanguinary unguents (on thy person), 

 arrayed in blood-red garment, and holding a noose, master of a family, 

 drinking blood, and munching heaps of flesh, thou art Asi, (that which eats 

 away the head of its victim) ; thou art Visasana, (the drier up of its 

 victim) ; thou art Khadga, (that which tears up) ; thou art Tikshnadhdra 

 (keen-edged) ; thou art Durdsada, (the giver of difficultly attainable 

 objects) ; thou art S'rigarlha (the womb of prosperity) ; thou art Vijaya 

 (victory) ; thou art DJiarmapdla, (protector of the faith) ; salutations 

 be to thee. 'The sword' having been thus consecrated, should be 

 taken up while repeating the mantra ' A$ Hut phat,' and the excellent 

 victim slaughtered with it. Thereafter, carefully sprinkling on the 

 blood of the victim, water, rock-salt, honey, aromatics, and flowers, it 

 should be placed before the goddess, and the skull also with a lamp 

 burning over it should be placed before her with the mantra, ' Om, Am, 

 Hrin, Srin, Kausiki, thou art gratified with the blood.' Thus having com- 

 pleted the sacrifice, the worshipper attains rich reward."* 



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