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The Sarvarahasyatantra Nāro-pā cites this verse in his commentary on the Hevajratantra, PTT, Vol. 54, p. 25—2-3, in an alternate translation, the term vajra (rdo rje) is given in place of "lunar disk” (zla ba'i dkyil 'khor), and appears to be a corruption, since śānti-pā also has the reading "lunar disk”].
XI. The sixteen hand symbols (114) / yan dag rdo rje rtogs pa ste (114) (1) Right comprehension is the va.
l'dsin pa'i sbyor ñid Icags kyu yin/ jra (diamond); (2) praxis of retaining
/ phra bar 'bigs pa mna' żes bya / is the hook; (3) penetration of the · / dgyes pas legs so źes bya ba // subtle is the arrow; (4) by reason of
pleasing, there is the response) “sadhu”. (115) / spras pas rin po che ru bśad / (115) (5) By reason of decking, there is / gzi brjid ces bya ñi ma yin/
the jewel (ratna); (6) for brilliance, the ./bsgren bas tog tu bśad pa ste / sun (sûrya) ; (7) because of hoisting, nam par 'byed pas béad par bśad // the banner ; ( 8 ) by supernal analysis, the
shout of joy (hulu). (116) /'dod chags dge ba pad ma yin/ (116) (9) Virtue (amidst) lust, is the lo
/ ñon mons dgra bcom ral gri ste / tus (padma); (10) the arhat (enemy / dkyil 'khor sbyor bas 'khor lo yin / destroyer) of defilement, the sword; (11) / gan gi brjod pas smra bar bśad // by the mandala-praxis, the wheel (cak
ra); (12) because of expressing it, the
"speech”. (117) /kun ñid sna tshogs rdo rje yin/ (117) (13) Being everything, the "crossed
bzig dka'i sbyor ba go cha yin/ thunderbolt"(viśvavajra); (14) the praxl'jigs pa'i spyod pas mche ba ste is hard to impale, the armor; (15) by / phyag rgya'i sbyor ñid bcin ba yin // reason of fearful praxis, the fang; (16)
as a bond, the mudra-praxis. (114-117) [Sänti-pă does little more than repeat the verse phrases. no. 4, the sadhu,
no. 8, the shout of joy, no. 12, the "speech”, cannot be taken in their literal meanings as “hand symbols”; presumably they are alternate terms for words that are more recognizable as "hand symbols”.] no. 12 "expressing it": expressing reality. no. 16 "mudrapraxis”: the diamond fist.
XII. Reality of the mandala (118) / dkyil 'khor du ni gan bśad pa/ (118) In which mandala the explanation
/ yid kyi dkyil 'khor dam pa yin/ (takes place is the illustrious mental ma
