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aṣṭa-śmaśāna-nāma

Eight cemeteries

    I prostrate before Hevajra!
    According to the sequence, behold the eight protectors of the universe on the eight lands, etc., the eight families of the nagas, the deities of the lords of the lands, the trees, the rain clouds.
    First everyone [should see] in the east - the Nagapushpa tree, Attahasa, Indra, the king of the nagas Mahapadma, the rain cloud Ghora and a color like saffron.
    In the south, the treeo amra, Charitra, Yama, the naga king Kulika, the rain cloud Chanda. Blue color.
    In the west - ashwattha tree, Kolagiri, Varuna, king of the nagas Karkotaka, rain cloud Ghana, white color.
    Towards the north, the Punnagara tree, Jayanti, Vaishravana, the king of the nagas Sankhapala, the rain cloud Aparto, yellow color.
    In the northeast direction - the nayagrodha tree, Ujjayani, Rudra, the king of the nagas Takshaka, the rain cloud Garjita, black color.
    In the southeast direction - karanja tree, Prayaga, Agni, king of the nagas Padma, rain cloud Gharmita, multicolored.
    In the southwest direction - the latajata tree, Sama with twisted ears, Rakshasas, king of the nagas Ananta, rain cloud Parkhana, black color.
    In the northwest direction, the udumvara tree, the fortress of the goddess, Vayu, the naga king Vasukira, the rain cloud Purana, black and white color. Comprehend according to this sequence of lands.
    Translated by the Indian preceptor Ratna Sri Mitra, the monk Shakya Yeshe. Translated by Lama Karma Paljor.