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siṁha-nāda-sādhanaṁ
The Practice of Simhanada
I prostrate before the noble Simhanada!
First, every practitioner of mantra must wash their face and so forth. Having done so, one should sit upon a suitable seat. The yogin should visualize the syllable hrīḥ upon a moon disc within their own heart. Meditate upon the guru, the Enlightened Ones, and the bodhisattvas present in the space before you. Thereafter, make offerings, confess unwholesome deeds, and so on. Having done this, meditate on emptiness.
oṁ śūnyatā jñāna vajra svabhāva ātma ko haṁ
Bless [it] while reciting this. Once you have done so, a red lotus instantly appears from the formed syllable paṁ. Above it, a white lion appears from the formed syllable siṁ. Meditate on the form of the holy Simhanada arising from the syllable hrīḥ, which is situated upon the moon disc resting on the lion. His body is white, and he has his hair tied in a topknot. He possesses three eyes and two arms. He bears the attributes of an ascetic. He sits in the posture of a playful king. In his left hand, he holds a rising lotus topped with a flaming sword. In his right, he holds a trident entwined with a white serpent. To his left is a white skull-cup (kapala) filled with a cluster of sweet-scented flowers. Meditate on this manifestation as it radiates the forms of the five Tathagatas. While doing so, recite the following mantra:
oṁ āḥ hrīḥ siṁha nāda hūṁ phaṭ
First, perform the approach practice with one hundred thousand [mantras]. Then:
namo ratna trayāya nama ārya avalokiteśvarāya bodhisatvāya mahāsatvāya mahā kāruṇikāya tadyathā oṁ a kaṭe vi kaṭe ni kaṭe kaṭaṁ kaṭe karo ṭa vīrye svāhā
Such is the method of accomplishment. Offer eight mandalas made of cow dung, specifically, dung that has not touched the ground—before the Blessed One while reciting this mantra-dharani. For each mandala, recite the mantra-dharani thirteen times thirteen.
Then, recite the mantra over the remaining dung. If you anoint the body with it, all illnesses will be completely pacified. Otherwise, if one who has committed the five acts of incomparable [wickedness] fails to achieve [this realization] within seven, fourteen, or twenty-one days, then I too shall appear in this life as one who has committed the five acts of incomparable [wickedness].
Thus concludes the Simhanada practice composed by Acharya Chandragomi.
Translated by the pandita Amoghavajra and the monk Bari, a translator from Kham.
Translated by Lama Dondrub Dorje Tulku.