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This completes the glorious king of tantras “Equal to the Sky,” which has the nature of [F.202.a] awakened body, speech, and mind.

Ḍākinīs, to you I will explain
Your distinctive characteristics.
Sky dweller is the winds of the upper gate.
Earth dweller is the drops of the middle gate.

Subterranean dweller is the lower gate of śukra.
These three gates are awakened body, speech, and mind.
First, the distinctive characteristics of the sky-dwelling ḍākinī
Should be known as being of three types:

By itself, this is the wind of vajra wisdom.
When divided it has two aspects, method and wisdom.
It is the nature of the sky-dwelling ḍākinī.
This should be studied by those who know the pith instructions.

The domain of its activity is the wisdom of self-awareness.
One who strives to remain there will apprehend self-awareness.
Because the sky-dwelling ḍākinī has the nature of these winds,
They are themselves the vajra path.

The central concern of Equal to the Sky is to explain the nature of three types of ḍākinī: the sky dweller (Skt. khecarī), earth dweller (Skt. bhūcarī), and subterranean dweller (Skt. pātālacāriṇī). These three ḍākinīs are also the main audience for the tantra and are introduced after a preamble common to the Yoginī Tantras in which the discourse is located in the bhaga of the vajra queen. Equal to the Sky first introduces the three types of ḍākinī together (verses 2–3) and then proceeds to elaborate on their individual attributes in terms of physiology and yogic practice.

Thus did I hear at one time. The Blessed One was dwelling in the bhaga of the vajra queen—the awakened body, speech, and mind of all thus-gone ones. At that time, present among the assembly were the sky-dwelling, earth-dwelling, and subterranean ḍākinīs. Smiling at these three, the Blessed One gave this teaching on the secret topic: