"With the mystical seed of water[433] duly muttered,—this is held to be the 'fattening' (ápyáyana).
"The satiating libation over the mantra with mantra-hallowed water is the 'satisfying' (tarpaṇa).
"The joining of the mantra with Om and the 'seeds' of Máyá[434] and Ramá[435] is called its 'illumining' (dípana).
"The non-publication of the mantra which is being muttered—this is its 'concealing' (gopana).
"These ten consecrating ceremonies are kept close in all tantras;
"And the adept who practises them according to the tradition obtains his desire;
"And ruddha, kílita, vichhinna, supta, śapta, and the rest,
"All these faults in the mantra rites are abolished by these excellent consecrations."
But enough of this venturing to make public the tantra mysteries connected with mantras, which has suddenly led us astray like an unexpected Bacchanalian dance.[436]
The third form of practical yoga, "resignation to the Lord" (íśvara-praṇidhána), is the consigning all one's works, whether mentioned or not, without regard to fruit, to the Supreme Lord, the Supremely Venerable. As it has been said—