Bhu-Shuddhi, Bhuta-Shuddhi - Dismissing the Resident Spirits

BHU-SHUDDHI
Bhu-Shuddhi is a purification ritual that informs the resident spirits to vacate a space so that
you can engage in spiritual practice. Some tantrikas like to sprinkle black sesame seeds
around the space as an offering to the spirits to leave you alone, but you can do it just by
saying the words alone.
Repeat the following words, feeling your words radiating into space in all directions:
APASARPANTU TAE BHUTA
YAE BHUTA BHUVI SAMSTHITAHA
YAE BHUTA VIGHNA KARTARA
TAE NASHYANTU SHIVAJNAYA
!ranslation: "ll ye resident or evil spirits and ghosts who are in this space or those who
would disturb my spiritual practice begone immediately by the order of the #ord Shiva$%
&"fter saying these words, stamp the earth three times with the heel of the left leg'
BHUTA-SHUDDHI
Bhuta-Shuddhi is a follow-up ritual to show the spirits that you mean business. (t calls upon
)shetrapala, who is )ing of resident spirits and ghosts to ensure their departure as well as
uses the powerful mantra *phat$* which shakes the aethers and makes spirits +uake in fear. (t
insures that the resident spirits do not come back before you are done with your spiritual
practice.
,hant the following mantra:
APAKRAMANTU BHUTANI PISHACHA SARVATODISHAM; SARVESHAM AVIRODHENA
BRAHMA KARMA SAMARABHE - OM SAHASRARA HUM PHAT SVAHA! &-ith your hands
above your head, clap . times, feeling and visuali/ing that the sound creates a wave of light
radiating in all directions pushing everything away'.
!ranslation: #et all resident spirits and ghosts, demons and fiends who are around us in all
directions leave this space now$ ( am about to begin my spiritual practice by the permission of
the Supreme 0ivine. Begone! So be it$%
,all to )shetrapala, #ord of resident spirits and ghosts and #ord Shiva1s attendant with these
words:
OM TEEKSHNA DAMSTRA MAHAKAYA KALPANTA DAHANOPAMA; BHAIRAVAYA
NAMASTUBHYAM ANUJNAM DATUMARHASI
!ranslation: 2 mountainous-bodied )shetrapala of fierce tusks, you are like fire during the
cosmic dissolution. Salutations unto thee. 3lease watch over this space and grant us
permission to do our spiritual practices peacefully.%