This sadhana is usually practiced for
protection against negative forces. It is advisable to first have a teacher
bestow the Empowerment of Sitatapatra before practicing this sadhana. All texts
that are to be recited are typed in normal font. All visualization methods are
typed in italic.
The Mantra Recitation
First, visualize the universe in the color white. Then, the whole
universe dissolves into a white "Om" syllable. Then from the white "Om," arises
the Buddha Mother Sitatapatra. (Sitatapatra has one head, two arms, three eyes
(the third eye in located between the eyebrows), her left hand holds a parasol,
the right hand is in the wish-bestowing mudra, and she sits in the meditation
style on a lotus.)
Then, you recite the mantra:
Om sarva tathagata anika sitatapatra hum phat! hum mama
hum ni svaha! (Long mantra) Hum Mama hum ni
svaha! (short mantra) Recite the long and
short mantra 108 times each.
Entering the Samadhi of
Sitatapatra
Form the Sitatapatra Mudra,
this mudra is only available to people that have taken refuge under a
guru. Recite the Four Syllable
Mantra: Ja (visualize Sitatapatra
appearing in the sky above you.) Hum
(Sitatapatra moves to the space above your head.) Bam (the lotus in the center opens. On the lotus, there is a
white "Om." Sitatapatra enters and sits on the lotus in the center of your
heart.) Hoh! (While on the lotus in the
center of your heart, Sitatapatra starts to grow until you, become
Sitatapatra.)
Visualize that the parasol of
Sitatapatra covers your house or Buddha altar. Then visualize Sitatapatra's
crown chakra opening, and a white "Om" comes out and forms a parasol. This
parasol then also covers your house or altar.
Recite the mantra 108 times:
Hum Ma Ma Hum Ni Svaha!
Praising Protectress
Sitatapatra
Recite the following praise.
Ring your dorje bell and damaru if you have one:
Abiding in the selfless void,
manifests a white Sitatapatra
With one face, two arms, and three
eyes;
Wearing a jeweled crown and layers of celestial
garments.
Every palm possess an eye,
Her left hand holds a parasol and her right forms
the wish-fulfilling,
She sits in the in the Full Lotus position on the
lotus-moon;
Om Vajra samaya Jah!
Dedication
Recite the dedication prayer once:
The Supreme Crown of all Tathagatas,
Manifest on the clouds in the
heavens.
The powerful and liberated White
Parasols,
I prostrate to every one of them;
May my practice of the White
Parasol,
speedily accumulate the invincible Dharma
Light,
Shielding all beings and subjugating all
maras;
Together, may we all soar to the
Buddha-Lands!
Protectress Buddha Mother Sitatapatra
This sadhana is very powerful when purifying or
eliminating demons. It is best that you have a guru to teach you thoroughly
every visualization and the mudra of the Protectress. Every mantra mentioned in
this practice is in Sanskrit. E-mail me if you didn't take refuge in a guru
yet.
