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79 I will arrange a feast for my debts and dues; All guests, from the summit of cyclic existence To the bottom of the eighteen hells, Gather here, all who would like to possess 80 My body, wealth, and rewards, my breath, radiance, and dignity. Come here, O class of eighty thousand obstructive forces, Relish [this feast of] flesh and blood That I have cherished with such care since beginningless time. 81 Devour these debts and dues, and disturb me no more. Come, O eighty-thousand classes of guests; Come, O fifteen major possessions of children;314 Come, O yakṣas, carnivores, and elemental spirits; 82 Come, O messenger of the male demons; Come, O demonesses, the ogresses that execute karma’s fruits; Come, O demons, the spirits of dead kings and earth spirits; Come, all of you, and partake in [this feast of] flesh and blood. 83 From the top, the opening of my crown, Down to the tip of the nails on my toes, I shall be attached to [my body] no more. O all of you, leisurely devour it with relish. 84 Tear the flesh, drink the blood, and chew the bones. Take away my head, my limbs, and my heart; Take away my joints, my offal, and my fluids; In brief, my brain, my skin, and so on, 85 Whatever parts of my body, within or without, That you may wish to devour or slice into pieces, Enjoy them till you’re satiated, for I shall bear no grudge. Pacify them, utterly destroy them; 86 Heap them together and sever them from their roots; Stir them and churn them—stir and churn this very self; Rip apart the flesh and blood of this self; Kill it, kill it, and wrap it, wrap this self. 87 With incantations of Hūṃ! Jaḥ! make this self no more. End the circling of this samsaric wheel; Cross the rapids of aggregates born of negative karma. In the past I’ve cherished this body [of mine] with care; 88 Help me today to destroy its very self. O mighty ones with the power to destroy evil, O fierce ones immersed in the feast of flesh and blood, O breath-snatchers bound by their solemn oath— 89 O all of you, help me destroy this self. You’ll [then] be greater than the buddhas of the three times. If you fail to help vanquish this self, We will all be destroyed by our individual karma.