"Om húm glaum, Ghost! who delightest in human flesh and blood, and eatest the honeyed cake; destroyer of thousands! devourer of numberless living creatures, devour so and so; devour him, drink his blood! eat, eat his flesh! Ha! hau, húm, phaṭ."
This supreme spell is to be recited in a cemetery; the sacrificer must be naked; he must stand on a shroud, and facing the south. In the wane of the moon he must commence it, and continue through the fortnight, reciting the spell in the order called The Dark Path. Then shall the queen of demons obey his call and come surrounded by her ghosts. She will ask him what he requires, and he must say, The death of my foe. She will graciously reply that she will bring it about. She will immediately undertake it.
Then let the sorcerer frame the name of his enemy into a spell, and thus bring about his death by reciting it one hundred times. Of this there can be no doubt.
I will next describe the Andhra mantras [or, spells potent in the Telugu country] which were composed by A′dinatha.
Spell: "Om híim glaum, Lady Bhairava[1], who destroyest the times of destruction, who art adored by hosts of potent devils; who joyest in human flesh and blood, approach approach, come come to me, húm, phaṭ, Sváhá."
This spell is to be used commencing with the name of Bhairava, and shall gain all power over spells. Repeat the name of your enemy and recite the spell a thousand times. Be he rich as Kubera (god of wealth) he shall sink into poverty.
This spell beginning with the name of Bhairava is to be recited: and when the proper time is come recite it with the name of the enemy. This is to be recited 1,000 times and it shall cause his death in a fortnight.
- ↑ Lit. 'Formidable', a name for Durgá:—Ed.
