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15 ...the food is eaten, and on that day, [they] become submissive. Om, O terrifying one, hum. Success for this mantra is as before. Om, obeisance to Ghanta-karna a Yaksha deity. After the aforementioned initial practice of one hundred thousand [recitations], one should enchant a stone seven times with this mantra. Whether entering a battle or a city, one should strike a tree with that stone. Within a watch of the night, one obtains food and comfort without asking. The practitioner should recite two hundred thousand of the mantra beneath a kadamba tree. Through a burnt offering of guggulu commiphora resin soaked in ghee, the goddess bestows good fortune. One gains control over the three worlds just by remembering [her]; there is no doubt. Om, klim, obeisance to the progenitor, Svaha.
With the Yaksha mantra, one should [take] the tip of a branch of a milk-yielding tree e.g., Ficus religiosa seven times, and a stick of nalaka a type of reed. After twenty-one recitations of the mantra, wear it on the right ear; desired food will appear. 15 Om, obeisance to the commander of the great Yaksha army, Manibhadra, give me food that is not asked for, Svaha. Now, mounting the Yaksha [energy], one should recite with the previous practice. A flower of karavira oleander enchanted seven times with the mantra—if that flower is given to anyone, they become submissive in an instant. Om, obeisance to the Lord, the auspicious Rudra, the embodiment of success, may there be auspiciousness for all, destroy, destroy, protect, protect, O dweller of all beings, O protector, obeisance to all beings. Wearing a saffron-colored garment at night, one should recite this with the mantra. It is capable of agitating kings, men, and women. Om, obeisance to the agitator of the world, agitate all people, do [it], do [it], Svaha. By reciting ten thousand times at night using lotus stamens, and performing a burnt offering of one thousand with honey and milk, one becomes a charmer of people, and one causes agitation just by sight. Aim, victory to the beautiful one, hrim, Svaha.