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Twenty-One Praises to Tārā
TranslatedfromSanskritandcomparedwiththeTibetaneditionbytheTara’sTripleExcellenceTeam
omjetsünmaphakmadrölmala
chaktsallo OMNobleLadyTārā,webowtoyou.
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DrölmaNyurmaPamo
chaktsaldrölmanyurmapamochenikechiklokdangdramajiktensumgönchukyéshalgyigesarjewalenijungma
PraisetoTārā,swiftandgallant,Yourglancethatflasheslikeflaresoflightning;Bornfromthefaceofthetriple-world’slord,Youroseontheheartofablossominglotus.
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DrölmaLoterYanchenma
chaktsaltönkaidawaküntugangwagyanitsekpaishalmakarmatongtraktsokpanamkyiraptuchewaiörapbarma
PraisetoyouwhosefaceresemblesAhundredautumnfullmoonstogether,Yourradianceliketheclearestofstars,Blazingwithhundredsofbrilliantlightrays.
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DrölmaSönamTopché
chaktsalserngochunékyekyipeméchakninampargyenmajinpatsöndrükathupshiwasöpasamtenchöyülnyima
Praisetoyouwhosehandisgraced,Withalotusflowerblue-goldincolor,Youshowgenerosity,diligence,fortitude,Patience,serenity,meditation.
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TsuktorNamgyalma
chaktsaldeshinshekpaitsuktorthayénampargyalwachömamalüpharölchinpathopaigyalwaisekyishintutenma
Praisetoyou,whoseactsareboundless,ThejewelonthegreatTathāgata’scrown.Youareservedbyallbodhisattvas,Thosewhohavereachedcompleteperfection.
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WangduRikjéLhamo
chaktsaltuttarahungyigédödangchokdangnamkhagangmajiktendünposhapkyinentélüpamepargukparnüma
Praisetoyou,withHŪṂandTUTTĀRAFulfillingallwishestotheboundsofspace.Youtrampleunderfootallsevenworlds,Youhavethestrengthtosummonall.
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JikjéChenmo
chaktsalgyajinmelhatsangpalunglhanatsokwangchukchömajungporolangdrisanamdangnöjintsokyidünétöma
Praise!Lady,greatlyadored,ByAnala,Brahma,Maruts,andShiva.Allthehostsofvetalasandspirits,Ghandarvasandyakshastoyoupayhonor.
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ShengyiMitupma
chaktsaltratchéjadangphetkyipharöltrülkhorraptujomayekumyönkyangshapkyinentémebartrukpashintubarma
Praisetoyou,whowithTRAḌandPHAṬquicklyOverthrowschemesandwickedpractice.Withrightlegbentinandleftlegextended,Stamping,youshineamidflameswildlyblazing.
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ShengyiMigyalma
chaktsalturejikpachenpödükyipawonamparjomachukyéshalnitronyerdendzédrawothamchémalüsöma
Praisetoyou,fleet-footed,ferocious,Destroyingeventhemostpowerfuldemons,Yourlotus-faceandbrowdeep-furrowed—Everyfoe,howswiftlyyouslaythem!
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SengdengNakchiDrölma
chaktsalkönchoksumtsönchakgyaisormöthukarnampargyenmamalüchokyikhorlögyenpairangiökyitsoknamtrukma
Praise!Yourfingersgracingyourheart,DisplayingthemudraoftheThreeJewels,Yourwheel,adorningeverydirection,Afiercewhirlingmassofyourownself-radiance.
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JiktenSumléGyalma
chaktsalraptugawajipaiurgyenökyitrengwapelmasheparapshétuttarayidudangjiktenwangdudzéma
Praise!Blessedwithasplendorouscrown,Bright,majestic,supremelyjoyous.Laughingandsmiling,thrumofTUTTĀRA,Youovercometherealmofdemons.
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PhakmaNorterDrölma
chaktsalsashikyongwaitsoknamthamchégukparnüpanyimatronyeryowaiyigéhunggiphongpathamchénampardrolma
Praisetoyou!YousummonwholelegionsOfearthlyguardiansfromalldirections.WithHŪṂrumblingdeepinyourfrown,Youfreeusallfromeverymisfortune.
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TashiDönjé
chaktsaldawaidumbüurgyengyenpa thamchéshintubarmaralpaitrönéöpakmelétakparshintuörapdzema
Praise,Lady,brightlyadorned,Thecrestonyourcrownasliverofmoon,YourlocksalwaysgracedbyAmitābha,Hisgleaminglightraysendlesslystreaming.
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TaraYülléGyalma
chaktsalkalpa thamaimetarbarwaitrengwaiünanemayekyangyönkumkünékorgaidrayipungninamparjoma
Praisetoyouinablazinghalo,Offlamesall-consuming,apocalyptic,Withrightlegstretchedoutandleftlegbentinward,Thewhirlofenemiesblissfullycrushing.
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TrönyerChen
chaktsalsashingölachakgithilgyinünchingshapkyidungmadronyerchendzéyigéhunggirimpadünponamnigema
Praisetoyou,onthegroundofearthStrikingyourpalmsandthunderingyourfeet.TheHŪṂthatstreamsfromyourfurrowingbrowSmashestodustthenetherworldsseven.
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TaraRapshima
chaktsaldemagemashimanyangendeshichöyülnyimasohaomdangyangdakdenpédikpachenpojompanyima
Praise,Lady,graciousandblissful,Youwhoencompassthepeaceofnirvāṇa.WithOṂandSVAHĀinperfectunion,Youlaytowasteeveryterribleevil.
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TaraRikngakTopjom
chaktsalkünékorrapgawaidrayilüniraptugemayigéchupaingakniköpairikpahunglédrölmanyima
Praisetoyou,immersedinbliss,Youshatterthebodiesofallyourfoes.Youshinewiththewisdom-syllableHŪṂ,Stampingoutyourten-syllablemantra.
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TaraPhakméNönma
chaktsaltureishapnidapéhungginampaisabönnyimarirapmandaradangbikjéjiktensumnamyowanyima
Praise!SwiftOne,yourfootstompingboldlySowingtheseedofthesyllableHŪṂ,WhileMeru,Mandara,theVindvaMountains,Andallthethreeworldsquiverandtremble.
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TaraMajaChenmo
chaktsallhayitsoyinampairidaktakchenchaknanamataranyijöphetkyiyigéduknammalüparniselma
Praise,Goddess!InyourhandIsadeer-markedmoon,alake-likepool.WithTĀRĀtwiceandthenwithPHAṬ,Youneutralizeeveryplagueandpoison.
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Dugkarmo
chaktsallhayitsoknamgyalpolhadangmiamchiyitenmakünégochagawaijikitsödangmilamngenpaselma
Praise!Queenofhostsdivine!Godsandkinnaraswillinglyserveyou,Atplayimmersedinsheerestjoy,Youclearawaynightmares,sootheawaystrife.
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RitöLomaJönma
chaktsalnyimadawagyepaichenyipolaörapsalmaharanyijötuttarayishintudrakpoirimnéselma
Praisetoyou,clear-eyed,all-seeing,Likethebrightsun,andthefullmoon.Withtwice-utteredHARAandthenwithTUTTĀRA,Youpacifyeventhefiercestdiseases.
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LhamoÖzerChenma
chaktsaldenyisumnamköpéshiwaithudangyangdakdenmadöndangrolangnöjintsoknamjompaturerapchoknyima
Praisetoyouofthethree-foldnature,Filledwithpowerandboundlessgrace,Profoundlyswift,yourdevastationOfhostsofgraha,vetāla,andyaksha.
tsawaingakyitöpadidangchaktsalwaninyishutsachik
Rootmantrasupremeandjoyfulpraises–thesearetheTwenty-Oneversesofhomage