Five years ago I sent to the List this question:

<< Mantras in popular Indian magic books - of indrajala type - invoke often two mysterious personages: Ismail Jogi and Nuna/Nona/Luna/Lona Chamarin. 

Has anyone written a paper on them. A monograph - perhaps?>>
​There was no answer.

One such mantra runs as follows:

O namo kāmrū des kāmākhyā devī

Tahāṁ base ismāil jogī


Ismāil jogi ke tīn beṭā


Ek toe ek pichoe


Ek śīt tijārī goe



I am not sure about the meaning of this mantra.


Ismail Jogi (contradictio in adiecto) had three sons:


one aborted (?), one retarded (?)


one coolly (?) in your (?) womb.



I would be grateful for your comments,



Artur Karp (ret.)

Chair of South Indian Studies,

University of Warsaw

Polska