!, , 1R=- 3- *J<- $&A$- =- 2!R.- 0- 28$?- ?R, ,0R- B =- ;A- $/?- 3(R$- /?, ,+)- ;A$- u%-$- =?- :O%?- >A%- , ,+)- ;A$- :R.- GA?- POTALA YI NEH CHOG NEH TAM YIG JANG GU LEH TRUNG SHING TAM YIG UH CHI
Herein are the Praises to From the supreme born from a green liberating
A $ $& the Twenty-One Taras. place of the Potala, syllable Tam, beings with
:PR- 2- 1R=, ,1R=- 3- :#R<- 2&?- $>J$?- ?- $?R=, ,z- .%- z- 3A/- &R.- 0/- IA?, ,82?- GA- 0E- =- 2+.- .J, ,1R%?- 0- !/- =?- One [1 DROWA DROL DROLMA KHOR CHEH SHEK SU SOL LHA DANG LAH MIN CHUHPEN JI SHAB CHI PEMA LA TUH DEH PONGPA KUNLEH the light of the Tara with your entourage Gods and demi-gods to your lotus feet, you, who syllable Tam, come here I pray. bow their crowns liberates
1R=- 36.- 3, ,1R=- 3- ;3- =- K$- :5=- =R, ,eJ- 24/- :1$?- 3- 1R=- 3- .%- , ,KR$?- 2&- .?- $?3- 28$?- 0- ;A, ,o=- 2- Y?- 2&?- ,3?- DROL DZEH MA DROLMA YUM LA CHAG TSAL LO JETSUN PAGMA DROLMA DANG CHOG CHU DU SUM SHUGPA YI JALWA SEH CHEH TAM all beings from I prostrate to Noble lady, and those who abide in the ten all of those Buddhas 1R=- 3- *J<- $&A$- destitution, Tara, the mother. Arya Tara, directions and the three times, and Bodhisattvas, &.- =, ,!/- /?- .%- 2?- K$- :5=- =R, ,3J- +R$- 2.$- %R?- 3<- 3J- SA, ,8=- 9?- :1$?- 3:A- 5S$?- GA?- 28J?- ?- $?R=, ,,R$- 3- 3J.- /?- .- v:A- 2<, ,3A- .$J- 2&- .%- 353?- 3J.- s- , ,?J3?- /A- *R/- 3R%?- .2%- I<- 0:A, Taras Twenty-One PAGMAI TSOK CHI SHEH SU SOL TOGMA MEH NEH DATAI BAR MI GEH CHU DANG TSAM MEH NGA SEM NI NYON MONG WANG JUR PAI I pray that the Arya’s From beginningless I have committed the ten non-virtu- while my mind was under assembly receives them. time until now, ous acts and the five immediates, sway of conflicted emotions, !, ,#A$- 0- ,3?- &.- 2>$?- 0<- 2IA, ,*/- ,R?- <%- o=- L%- (2- ?J3?, ,?R- ?R- *J- 2R- =- ?R$?- 0?, ,.?- $?3- .$J- 2- &A- 2?$?- DIGPA TAMCHEH SHAGPAR JI NYEN TO RANG JAL JANG CHUB SEM SOSO CHEH WO LA SOK PAE DU SUM GEH WA CHI SAK all wrongdoing I confess The Shravakas, Pratyekabuddhas and ordinary beings all of their virtue accumulated and lay aside. Bodhisattvas, and so on, throughout the three times, $*A? 0:A. ,2?R.- /3?- =- /A- 2.$- ;A- <%- , ,?J3?- &/- i3?- GA- 2?3- 0- .%- , ,]R- ;A- LJ- V$- )A- v- 2<, ,(J- (%- ,/- 3R%- ,J$?- 0- ;A, ,(R?- GA- PAI SO NAM LA NI DAG YI RANG SEMCHEN NAM CHI SAM PA DANG LO YI JEH DRAK JI TAR WAR CHE CHUNG TUN MONG TEK PA YI CHO CHI I rejoice in all According to sentient and appropriate for each the greater, lesser or Two [3 of their merit. beings aspirations, of their particular capabilities, common vehicles, :#R<- =R- 2{R<- .- $?R=, ,:#R<- 2- )A- YA.- 3- !R%?- 2<, ,M- %/- 3A- :.:- ,$?- eJ- ;A?, ,#$- 2}=- o- 35S<- LA%- 2- ;A, ,?J3?- &/- i3?- =- KHOR LO KHOR DU SOL KHOR WA JI SI MA TONG BAR NYA NGEN MI DAH TUG JEH YI DUN NGAL JAM TSOR JING WA YI SEM CHEN NAM LA turn the wheel of Until samsara through your compassion do and sinking in this but watch over dharma, I pray. is emptied, not pass by those distressed ocean of suffering, sentient beings, $9A$?- ?- $?R=, ,2.$- $A- 2?R.- /3?- &A- 2?$?- 0, ,,3?- &.- L%- (2- o<- I<- /?, , 1R=- 3- *J<- $&A$- have accumulated, enlightenment of all, I may become for beings. 2.$- I<- &A$ DAG JUR CHIG [4 Twenty-One Taras Twenty-One !, , <- eJ- 24/- 3- :1$?- 3- 1R=- 3- =- K$- :5=- =R, ,K$- :5=- +- OM JETSUNMA PAGMA DROLMA LA CHAG TSAL LO CHAG TSAL TARE NYURMA PAHMO A $ $& Om, to the holy Noble Tara, I prostrate! Homage to Tara, the swift heroine, ,+- +- Homage to Tara! (The Saviouress). *(Images in the Atisha Tradition) A J $- $& <- K$- :5=- * :5=- K$- ,K$- 35=- 1R=- 3- M<- 3- .0:- 3R, ,,/- /A- {.- &A$- \R$- .%- :S- 3, CHAG TSAL DROLMA NYURMA PAHMO CHEN NI KEH CHIG LOG DANG DRA MA Homage to Tara who has eyes like the Swift Heroine, instant lightening, ,:)A$- gJ/- $?3- 3$R/- (- *J?- 8=- IA, ,$J- ?<- LJ- 2- =?- /A- L%- 3, [6 JIGTEN SUM GON CHU CHEH SHEL JI GESAR JEHWA LEH NI JUNG MA emerging from on the lotus face of the lord of an open flower, the three worlds, (Chenrezig). The Twenty-One Homages The Twenty-One Homage to Nyurma Pahmo, (The Swift Heroine) !, ,K$- :5=- !R/- !:A- ^- 2- !/- +, ,$%- 2- o- /A- 2lJ$?- 0:A- 8=- 3, CHAG TSAL TUNKAI DAWA KUNTU GANGWA JA NI TSEK PAI SHEL MA A ? $* Homage to the one a hundred completely full with the face of, autumn moons all stacked up, ,{<- 3- !R%- U$- 5S$?- 0- i3?- GA?, ,<2- +- KJ- 2:A- :R.- <2- :2<- 3, Two [7 KARMA TONG TRAG TSOKPA NAM CHI RABTU CHE WAI U-RAB BARMA shining intensely with the gathering of a the blazing light of thousand stars. Homage to Shiwai Chenmo! (Lady of Supreme Peace) A J $- $& <- K$- :5=- * :5=- K$- ,K$- :5=- $?J<- }R-(- /?- *J?- GA, ,0E?- K$- /A- i3- 0<- 2o/- 3, CHAG TSAL SER NGO CHU NEH CHEH CHI PEMEH CHAG NI NAMPAR JENMA Homage to you whose a golden blue hand is adorned with water-born lotus. ,.A/- 0- 2lR/- :P?- .!:- ,2- 8A- 2, ,29R.- 0- 2?3- $+/- ,R.- ;=- *A.- 3, [8 CHINPA TSONDRU KAH TUB SHIWA ZOPA SAMTEN CHUH YUL NYI MA Generosity, diligence, patience and meditative absorption fortitude, peacefulness, encompass your range of activities. The Twenty-One Homages The Twenty-One Homage to Serdok Gyemo, (Golden Lady Who Increases) !, ,K$- :5=- .J- 28A/- $>J$?- 0:A- $4$- +R<, ,3,:- ;?- i3- 0<- o=- CHAG TSAL DESHIN SHEG PAI TSUG TOR TAHYEH NAMPAR JAL Homage to the one with the crown enjoying infante 3 $ ? protuberance of the Tathagatas, victories, 9 2<- ,R.- 3, ,3- =?- 1- Homage to Tsugtor Nampar Gyalma, (Lady Who Is Completely Victorious Over all Positive Qualities) A J $- $& <- K$- :5=- * :5=- K$- ,K$- :5=- +X- <- >- ;A- $J?, ,:.R.- .%- KR$?- .%- /3- 3#:- $%- 3, CHAG TSAL TUT TA RA HUNG YIGEH DUH DANG CHOG DANG NAMKHA GANG MA Homage, the syllables fill the desire realm, Tuttah Ra and Hung, the directions and space, ,:)A$- gJ/- 2./- 0R- 82?- GA?- 3//- +J, ,=?- 0- 3J.- 0<- :$$?- 0<- /?- 3, [10 JIGTEN DUNPO SHAB CHI NEN TEH LUPA MEHPAR GUKPAR NUH MA subduing the seven you with the power to worlds with your feet, summon without exceptions. The Twenty-One Homages The Twenty-One Homage to Hung Dradogma! (She Who Proclaims the Sound Hung) !, ,K$- :5=- 2o- .A/- 3J- z- 5%?- 0, ,_%- z- $- 5S$?- .2%- K$- 3(R.- 3, CHAG TSAL JACHIN MEH LHA TSANG PA LUNG LHA NA TSOK WANGCHUK CHOMA Homage! To whom Vayadeva and the other mighty A 28 Indra, Agni, Brahma, gods all make offerings. ,:L%- 0R- Homage to Jigten Sumle Nampar Gyalma! (She Who Is Completely Victorious Over the Three Worlds) A J $- $& <- K$- :5=- * :5=- K$- ,K$- :5=- QB- &J?- L- .%- 1B- GA?, ,1- Homage to Dudra Jom Ma (She Who Conquers Maras and Enemies) A J $ $& <- K$- :5=- * :5=- K$- ,K$- :5=- .!R/- 3(R$- $?3- 35S/- K$- o:A, ,?R<- 3R?- ,$?- !<- i3- 0<- 2o/- 3, CHAG TSAL KUNCHOG SUM TSON CHAG JAI SORMUH TUGKAR NAMPAR JEN MA Homage, your fingers with the mudra of beautify your heart the three jewels. ,3- =?- KR$?- GA- :#R<- =R- 2o/- 0:A, ,<%- $A- :R.- GA- 5S$?- i3?- :O$?- 3, [14 MALU CHOG CHI KHORLO JENPAI RANG GI OCHI TSOG NAM TRUG MA Adorned with her glorious wheel, are filled with swirling all directions without exception multitudes of your light rays. The Twenty-One Homages The Twenty-One Homage to Jigpa Kunkyobma (She Who Protects From All Fears) !, ,K$- :5=- <2- +- .$:- 2?- 2eA.- 0:A, ,.2- o/- :R.- GA- UJ%- 2- %J=- 3, CHAG TSAL RABTU GAHWAE JIPAI U-JEN OCHI TRENGWA PELMA Homage to you with the that emits beams of $ S majestic crown of great bliss expanding light. ,28.- 0- <2- 28.- +X- <- ;A?, ,2..- .%- :)A$- gJ/- .2%-.- 36.- 3, Six [15 SHEHPA RAB SHEH TUTA RA YI DU DANG JIGTEN WANGDU DZEH MA Laughing perfect you control maras laughter with Tutara and worlds. Homage to Dudang Jigten Wangdu Denma! (She Who Brings Maras and the World Under Her Power) A J $ $& <- K$- :5=- * :5=- K$- ,K$- :5=- ?- $8A- *R%- 2:A- 5S$?- i3?, ,,3?- &.- :$$?- 0<- /?- 0- *A.- 3, CHAG TSAL SASHI CHONGWAI TSOG NAM TAMCHEH GUKPAR NUPA NYI MA Homage, to the one who has protectors the power to summon all of the of the land, ,OR- $*J<- $;R- 2:A- ;A- $J- >- $A?, ,1R%?- 0- ,3?- &.- i3- 0<- 1R=- 3, [16 TRO NYER YOWAI YIGE HUNG GI PONGPA TAMCHEH NAMPAR DROLMA frowning, shaking that liberates all your syllable Hung from all poverty. The Twenty-One Homages The Twenty-One Homage to Pongpa Selma! (She Who Eradicates Poverty) !, ,K$- :5=- ^- 2:A- .3- 2?-.2- o/, ,2o/- 0- ,3?- &.- >A/- +- :2<- 3, CHAG TSAL DAWAI DUMBUH U JEN JENPA TAMCHEH SHINTU BARMA Homage, to you with a sliver all of your ornaments / 2 . of moon on your crown shine intensely, 17 ,<=- 0:A- OR.- /- :R.- .0$- 3J.- =?, ,g$- 0<- >A/-+- :R.- /A- 36.- 3, Seven [ RALPAI TRONA UPAGMEH LEH TAGPAR SHINTU U-NI DZEH MA from Amitabha in the an powerful light continuously midst of your hair, blazes forth. Homage to Tashi Tamche Jinma! (She Who Grants All Auspiciousness) A J $ $& <- K$- :5=- * :5=- K$- ,K$- :5=- 2{=- 0:A- 3,:- 3:A- 3J- v<, ,:2<- 2:A- UJ%- 2:A- .2?- /- $/?- 3, CHAG TSAL KALPAI TAHMAI MEH TAR BARWAI TRENGWAI U-NA NEH MA Homage, to you residing in the like the fire at the centre of a blazing garland end of an aeon, ,$;?- 2o%- $;R/- 2{3- !/- /?- 2{R<- .$:, ,.P- ;A- .0%- /A- i3- 0<- :)R3?- 3, [18 YEH CHANG YUN KUM KUN NEH KHOR GAH DRAYI PUNG NI NAMPAR JOM MA in the joyous posture, right defeating armies leg extended, left drawn up, of the enemy. The Twenty-One Homages The Twenty-One Homage to Metar Barma! (She Who Blazes Like Fire) !, ,K$- :5=- ?- $8A:A- %R?- =- K$- $A ,3,A=- IA?- 2$/- &A%- 82?- GA?- CHAG TSAL SASHI NGOH LA CHAG GI TIL JI NUN CHING SHABCHI 2o. Homage, to you who strikes the pounding it ground with the palm of her hand with her feet, 2h%- 3, ,OR- $*J<- &/- 36.- ;A- $J- >- $A?, , Homage to Tronyer Chen! (She Who Scowls Wrathfully) A J $ $& <- K$- :5=- * :5=- K$- ,K$- :5=- 2.J- 3- .$J- 3- 8A- 3, ,M- %/- :.?- 8A- ,R.- ;=- *A.- 3, CHAG TSAL DEHMA GEHMA SHIMA NYA NGEN DEH SHI CHUH YUL NYI MA Homage to the Lady of Bliss, the whose scope of activity Lady of Virtue the Lady of Peace, is nirvana’s peace. ,J- @- <- .%- ;%- .$- w/- 0?, ,#A$- 0- (J/- 0R- :)R3?- 0- *A.- 3, [20 SOHA OM DANG YANG DAG DENPAE DIGPA CHENPO JOMPA NYI MA She who through the overcomes great authenticity of Soha and Om negativity. The Twenty-One Homages The Twenty-One Homage to Shiwa Chenma! (She of Supreme Peacefulness) !, ,K$- :5=- !/- /?- 2{R<- <2- .$:- 2:A, ,.P- ;A- =?- /A- <2- +- :$J$?- CHAG TSAL KUN NEH KOR RAB GAH WAI DRA YI LUNI RABTU GEK Homage, to you who through utterly defeats the . $ your posture of bliss enemy hoards. 3.,;A- $J- 2&- 0:A- %$- /A- 2!R.- 0:A, , Homage to Rigpa Hung Le Drolma! (You Who Liberates With the Hung of Intrinsic Awareness) A J $ $& <- K$- :5=- * :5=- K$- ,K$- :5=- +- Homage to you with the appearance holding in your hands the great 2 & of an Ocean of Deities, emblem of a wild animal. ,+- <- $*A?- 2eR.- 1B- GA- ;A- $J?, ,.$- i3?- 3- =?- 0- /A- ?J=- 3, Ten [23 TARA NYI JO PHEH CHI YIGEH DUGNAM MALUPA NI SELMA Through reciting the two you eliminate all poisons Taras and the syllable Phet without exception. Homage to Dugselma! (She Who Neutralizes Poisons) A J $ $& <- K$- :5=- * :5=- K$- ,K$- :5=- z- ;A- 5S$?- i3?- o=- 0R, ,z- .%- 3A:3- &A- ;A?- 2!J/- 3, CHAG TSAL LHAYI TSOG NAM JALPO LHA DANG MI-AM CHIYI TENMA Homage to the one in whom the Gods and Kinnara King of the hosts of deities, all depend upon. ,!/- /?- $R- (- .$:- 2:A- 2eR.- GA?, ,lR.- .%- kA- =3- %/- 0- ?J=- 3, [24 KUN NEH GOCHA GAHWAI JOH CHI TSUH DANG MILAM NGENPA SELMA Protecting all with the you clear away conflict armour of joyful speech and bad dreams. The Twenty-One Homages The Twenty-One Homage to Dugngal Tamche Selwei Drolma! (Tara Who Clears All Suffering) !, ,K$- :5=- *A- 3- ^- 2- o?- 0:A, ,,/- $*A?- 0R- =- :R.- <2- $?=- 3, CHAG TSAL NYIMA DAWA JEHPAI CHEN NYI PO LA U RAB SEL MA A $ $ $& 2 &- Homage to the one whose like the sun eyes shine exceedingly clear and full-moon [25 ,@- <- $*A?- 2eR.- +X- Homage to Rimne Selma Drolma! (Tara WHo Dispels Pestilence) A J $ $& <- K$- :5=- * :5=- K$- ,K$- :5=- .J- *A.- $?3- i3?- 2!R.- 0:A, ,8A- 2:A- 3,- .%- ;%- .$- w/- 3, CHAG TSAL DEH NYI SUM NAM KUH PAI SHIWAI TU DANG YANG DAG DEN MA Homage to the one who, through the possesses the authentic arrangement of the three principles power of pacifying. , $.R/-.%- TSA WAI NGAG CHI TUHPA DI DANG CHAK TSAL WA NI NYI SHU TSA CHIK A ? $* 2 &- This being the praise and the homages of the root mantra to the twenty-one. [27 Twelve !, ,3,<- 1/- ;R/- /A, z- 3R- =- $?- ;%- .$- w/- 0:A, ,]R- w/- $%- $A?- <2- .%- 2eR.- 0?, ,YR.- .%- ,R- <%?- LHAMO LA GU YANG DAG DENPAI LODEN GANG GI RAB DANG JOH PAE SUH DANG TORANG Then, the Reciting that to the goddess and intelligence, to the repeating it at benefits: with committed devotion, best (of your ability), dusk and 2&-$?3 =%?- 0<- L?- +J, ,S/- 0?- 3A- :)A$?- ,3?- &.- <2- !J<, ,#A$- 0- ,3?- &.- <2- +- 8A- 2, ,%/- :PR- ,3?- &.- LANG PAR JEH TEH DRENPAE MIJIK TAM CHEH RAB TER DIGPA TAM CHEH RABTU SHIWA NGEN DRO TAM CHEH [28 when you rise mindful fearlessness will negativity will be and all of at dawn, be completely bestowed, totally pacified, the lower Thirteen :)R3?- 0- *A.- .R, ,o=- 2- LJ- 2- U$- 2./- i3?- GA?, ,M<- .- .2%- /A- 2{<- 2<- :I<- =, ,:.A- =?- (J- 2- *A.- =?- JOMPA NYI DO JALWA JEHWA TRAG DUN NAM CHI NYUR DU WANG NI KURWAR JUR LA DI LEH CHEWA NYI LEH realms will The empowerment of seventy will quickly and more than be destroyed. million Victorious Ones be conferred, this, your :,R2- &A%- , ,?%?- o?- $R- :1%- 3,<- ,$- .J<- :PR, ,.J- ;A- .$- /A- S$- 0R- (J/- 0R, ,!/- =- $/?- 0:3- $8/- ;%- :PR- TOB CHING SANGJEH GOPANG TAR TUG DER DRO DE YI DUK NI DRAKPO CHENPO TENLA NEH PA-AM SHEN YANG DRO activity will and ultimately realize If there was a great, either animate *J<- &A$- 1/- ;R/ increase, the level of Buddhahood. powerful poison, or inanimate, 2, ,9R?- 0- .%- /A- :,%?- 0- *A.- G%- , ,S/- 0?- <2- +- ?J=- 2- *A.- :,R2, ,$.R/- .%- ,#$- 2}=- 5S$?- /A- i3- 0<- %R%- !J, ,?J3?- &/- $8/- 0- i3?- =- ;%- %R- , ,$*A?- $?3- 2./- .- 3%R/- 0<- 2eR.- /, Benefits Twenty-One DUG NGAL TSOK NI NAMPAR PONG TEH SENCHEN SHENPA NAMLA YANG NGO NYI SUM DUN DU NGON PAR JOH NA these host of sufferings, will for other sentient If the two, the three and the be completely eliminated, beings also. seven are sincerely chanted, !, ,2- :.R.- 0?- /A- 2- ,R2- :I<- 8A%- , ,/R<- :.R.- 0?- /A- /R<- i3?- *A.- :,R2, ,:.R.- 0- ,3?- &.- ,R2- 0<- BU DUH PAE NI BU TOB JUR SHING NOR DUH PAE NI NOR NAM NYI TOB DUHPA TAM CHEH TOBPAR if a child is wanted, if wealth is wanted, all of one’s wishes a child will be obtained, riches will be gained, will be granted, 2&-28A :I<- +J, ,2$J$?- i3?- 3J.- &A%- ?R- ?R<- :)R3?- :I<, ,2<- 2eR., JUR TEH GEKNAM MEH CHING SOSOR JOM JUR [30 and obstacles will be eliminated, repeat up individually defeated. to here. 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