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with a cord (&c. see above), and use the said spell, which 

 shall render the spirit subject to thee : then when you have 

 occasion make the lamp as above directed, and the devil 

 shall bestow all that is desired. 



Spell. " Om ! Om ! hrim, Virgin goddess of black mid- 

 night, seize so and so ! Hum ! phat !" 



This spell is to be used repeatedly : and the goddess who 

 rules the cemetery shall grant the prayer. She shall at thy 

 pleasure bind him or draw him to thee. This is indubita- 

 ble as the promise of (Jiva. 



End of the ninth chapter of the Magic Treatise named 

 Sabari written by Nitya N6tha Siddha son of Parvati. 



CHAPTER X. 



I salute the awful man-lion who is marked with the spot 

 of Vishnu., lord of the world. I meditate on him in my 

 heart and speak his name : and may it bear such fruit as it 

 may. 



Parvati speaks. Thou hast already declared the most 

 awful spell that causes desith.(a) Declare it to me O thou 

 who art an ocean of goodness. 



Qiva replied. In the Gauliffr ) country is the fatal spell 

 used ; the mortal spell is the easiest of &l\.(c) 



On a dark night, 0 goddess, let the Gaula spell be used 

 by remembering which you shall cause in a moment the 

 death of your enemy. If devoid of this spell you contem- 

 plate such a deed, it will be fruitless as showers of seasand, 



(a) This passage exemplifies the incorrectness of the copy now 

 examined : instead of ddram ' horrible' is written dhdranam, e a mystical 

 verse or a charm/ from dhar tenere. 



(b) Query Gauda, the ancient name of Central Bengal : — Ed. 



(c) In this passage the original is unintelligible, and I have resorted 

 to my own manuscript. 



