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First Consecration: The Vase Consecration – Kalaśa Abhiṣeka
Suggested Items
Ritual Items
Vajravilāsinī - The Five Symbolic Ornaments (Pañca Mudrā): 1) a long pearl necklace
(muktāhāra), 2) a forehead lac streak (lac), 3) an ashoka flower (aśoka), 4) a forehead vermillion
mark (sindūra, or red wine paste), and 5) black eye make-up (añjana). For the guru to give to the
female student.
Padmanarteśvara - The Three Symbolic Ornaments (Tri Mudrā): 1) a long pearl necklace
(muktāhāra), 2) a forehead saffron powder streak (kuṃkuma), and 3) an ashoka flower (aśoka).
For the guru to give to the male student.
Saffron powder (kuṃkuma; or turmeric - haldi) – To mark the forehead of the male student.
Lac (or red wine, oil and flour mixed into a paste) – To mark the forehead of the female student.
A curtain – To place around the maṇḍala.
Flowers – Lotus or aśoka flowers are best. For the guru to give to the students, one for each.
Vajra – For the guru to give to the students, one for each student.
Bell – For the guru to give to each student, one for each student.
The Sādhana of Secret Vajravilāsinī – One copy for the guru, one for each student, and one for
each member of the kula.
Gifts from the Guru to Each Student
A deity image card (pratimā) – An aid for visualizing Vajravilāsinī and Padmanarteśvara.
Blessing the Ritual Items
From emptiness, the guru arises as the deity, consecrates any unconsecrated ritual items to be
used in the consecration with the Action Vase while reciting the dhāraṇī mantra of the deity 10x.
Consecration
First Day - Morning
Preliminaries
1. The guru transforms into the deity, puts on the crown of the deity, and recites the seed mantra
of the deity 1000x. The guru wears the crown of the deity for the duration of the consecration.
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