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hevajra-udbhava-kurukullā-sādhana

The practice of Kurukulla arising from Hevajra

     I prostrate before the goddess Kurukulla!
     The mantrik should first visualize over the disk of the moon in his own heart the red syllable hrīḥ. By the light from it invite into the space before [me] the multitude of Enlightened Ones and bodhisattvas that are led by the goddess. Make offerings to them of various kinds of gifts manifested from the mind or collected as real. Having done so, on the basis of the direction to Refuge and so forth, realize the seven branches.
     After that, cover all living beings with the four measureless ones. Then by the mantra svabhāva mark in a broad way the entire vessel and contents in the nature of emptiness. Then from the nature of emptiness [arise] the syllable raṁ. Visualize that out of it [appears] the disk of the Sun. Meditate on the blue syllable hūṁ on top of it. When it becomes perfect, [from it appears] a multicolored vajra. When it becomes perfect, the top, the bottom, all the cardinal and intermediate directions become entangled with the vajr ground, the vajr fence, the vajr tent. Then recite a mantra like this:
     oṁ rakṣa rakṣa hūṁ hūṁ phaṭ phaṭ svāhā
     Then visualize the mandala of the moon on top of the red lotus in my heart. Meditate on the red seed syllable hrīḥ on top of it. Meditate on the red lotus utpala [arising] from the syllable hrīḥ that has become perfect. Meditate on the vast red-colored disk of the moon that is on top of it. When it becomes perfect, I myself appear from it as the goddess Kurukulle with a red-colored body.
     She possesses one countenance, four arms, and five seal-wisdoms. The lower part [of her body] is wrapped in the skin of a tiger. She sits half cross-legged in this position. The yellow [or red] hair on her head rises up. She possesses a tiara that is [bestowed] by the Enlightened One Amitabha. She holds the attributes of a bow, an arrow, a rope of utpal and an iron hook. A yogī that meditates in this way should perform the recitation of such a mantra:
     oṁ kurukulle hrīḥ svāhā
     Carry out the recitation silently. In half a month unite [by subduing] the king. By ten thousand [repetitions] you will subdue most [ordinary beings]. By ten million [repetitions] you will subdue cattle, yakshas, etc. By seven hundred thousand [repetitions, subdue] the asuras.
     Such is the practice of Goddess Kurukulla, based on the glorious Hevajra.
     Compiled by the great acharya Sahajavilasa.
     Translated by Danashila himself.
     Translated by Karma Paljor (O.E. Filippov).