聖二十一度母禮讚經 21 Praises of Exalted Tara

嗡! 頂禮尊者聖救度母 Om Obeisance to Tārā, revered and exalted Homage to Tārā

OM! 敬禮(TARE)速疾勇,(TUTTARE)者除怖畏, (TURE)能授諸勝義,具(SVAHA)字我讚禮。

OM Homage to Tārā the swift and courageous, Who dispels all fears with the mantra TUTTARE, Who liberates by giving all benefit by TURE, With the syllable SVÀHÀ I bow to you.

1. 疾勇母:敬禮救度速勇母,目如剎那電光照,三世界尊蓮華面,從妙華中現端嚴。

Drolma Nyurma Pamo. Arya-ture-vira-Tārā, Tārā Swift and Heroic.

Homage to the saviouress, swift and courageous,
Whose gaze is quick as a flash of lightning,
Who on a tear from the face of Avalokiteśvara Sprang forth from a billion-fold lotus pistil.

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Homage To Tara NYURMA PAMO
Swift Heroine Who Increases Bodhicitta and Overpowers Obstacles

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE BODHICITTA SVAHA

NYURMA PAMO is semi-wrathful and red in color. She liberates beings from the suffering of samsara and protects them from fear. With her compassionate power, she removes obstacles and increases bodhicitta, awakened heart. Upon her utpala flower is a white conch shell that curls clockwise, symbolizing the glorious sound of relative and absolute bodhicitta pervading the entire world.

2. 大寂静母:敬禮百秋朗月母,普遍圓滿無垢面,如千星宿俱時聚,殊勝威光超於彼。

Drolma Okar Chen. Arya-shukla-kanta-Tārā, Tārā White as Autumn Moon

Homage to her whose face is like
The accumulation of a hundred full moons of autumn, Who like a cluster of a thousand stars
Radiates light that clarifies everything.

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Homage To Tara LOTER YANG CHENMA (VAJRA SARASVATI)
Melodious One, the Treasure of Intelligence

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE PRAJNA HRIM HRIM SVAHA

LOTER YANG CHENMA is peaceful and white in color. She unlocks the treasures of music, art, wisdom, and the four types of knowledge: meaning, phenomena, definitive words, and courageous eloquence. Upon her utpala flower is a clear mirror marked with the syllable HRIM, which radiates light. Her face glows with the white light of one hundred autumn full moons.

3. 紫金母:敬禮紫磨金色母,妙蓮華手勝莊嚴,布施 精进 勤行 靜,忍辱 禪定 性無境。

Drolma Serdog Chen. Arya-kanaka-varna-Tārā, Golden-colored Tārā

Homage to her who is golden blue-green, Whose hand is adorned with a water-born lotus, Charity, endeavour, austerity and peace, Patience and samadhi are the field of her action.

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Homage To Tara SERMO SÖNAM TOBKYÉ
Golden One Who Increases the Power of Merit

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE MAHA PUNYE SVAHA

SERMO SÖNAM TOBKYÉ is peaceful and golden yellow in color. Her body radiates light the color of the rising sun, empowering practitioners to enact oceans of bodhisattva activities. She bestows wealth and longevity and liberates beings through the six paramitas: generosity, discipline, patience, diligence, meditative stability, and transcendent wisdom. Upon her utpala flower is a wish fulfilling-jewel that showers down whatever one desires.

4. 顶髻尊胜母:敬禮如来顶髻母,最勝能滿無邊行,得到彼岸盡無餘,勝勢佛子極所愛。

Drolma Deshin Shegpa Tsugtor Chen. Arya-tathagatoshnishi-Tārā, Tārā Victorious Ushnisha

Homage to her, the crown jewel of Tathagatas, She who enjoys the most infinite victory, Whoever obtains all the transcendent virtues, Those heirs of the Conquerer take her support.

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Homage To Tara TSUGTOR NAMGYALMA (USHNISHAVIYAYA)
Victorious One of Ushnisha Who Accomplishes Immortality

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE AYUR DATE BHRUM SVAHA

TSUGTOR NAMGYALMA is peaceful and golden yellow in color. She emanates from the crown chakra of the Buddha as Prajnaparamita. She is victorious over all non-virtue and afflictive emotions. Upon her utpala flower is a vase of immortality that radiates light in the ten directions. This light transforms the radiant essence of samsara and nirvana into nectar that fills her vase.

5. 吽声母:敬禮(TUTTARA HUNG)母,遍满欲 色 无色界, 運足遍履七世界,悉能鉤召攝無餘。

Drolma Hungdra Drokma. Arya-humkara-nadini-Tārā, Tārā Proclaiming the Sound of HUM

Homage to her who by HUM and the TUTTARE mantra Fills all space, directions and realms of desire,
Pressing the seven worlds under her feet
She brings all and everything into her power.

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Homage To Tara RIGJÉ LHAMO (KURUKULLÉ)
Magnetizing Goddess of Vedic Knowledge

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE KURU KULLE NRI DZA SVAHA

RIGJÉ LHAMO is semi-wrathful and red in color. The mantra TUTTARE blazes with rainbow light. Its sound magnetizes and conquers through the power arising from the union of emptiness and compassion. Upon her utpala flower is a bow and arrow poised to shoot sharp rays of light that destroy arrogant pride. She effortlessly accomplishes the four enlightened actions: pacifying, enriching, magnetizing, and subduing.

6. 胜三世母:敬禮釋 梵 火天母,風神自在眾俱集,部多 起屍 尋香等,諸藥叉眾作稱歎。

Drolma Jigten Sumgyalma. Arya-trailokya-vijaya-Tārā, Tārā Victorious over the 3 Worlds

Homage to her whom Indra, Agni and Brahma, Vāyu, Ishvara and all the gods worship. Elementals, gandharvas and zombie-like demons, All malevolent spirits give praise before her.

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Homage To Tara JIGJÉ CHENMO
Great Terrifying Lady Who Completely Destroys Negativity

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE SARVA BIGHNEN BAM HUNG PHAT SVAHA

JIGJÉ CHENMO is wrathful and dark red in color. She is worshipped and praised by all, and her power subdues all negative forces. Upon her utpala flower is an indestructible phurba, a ritual dagger that subdues negativity, surrounded by blazing lassoes of flames and sparks. This turbulent fire and its natural sound, HUNG, splits the heads of demons and obstructing spirits who cause delusion, insanity, and memory loss, rendering them unconscious in the state of suchness, never to rise again.

7. 摧破母:敬禮(TRAT)声 (PHAT)声母,摧破他行邪迷乱,展左踡右作足踏,頂髻熾盛極明耀

Drolma Rabjoma. Arya-pramardini-Tārā, Tārā Crushing Adversaries

Homage to her who by TRAT and PHAT
Destroys evil forces conjured by magic,
Right leg folded, left extended pressing down,
She consumes them completely with her raging blaze of fire.

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Homage To Tara ZHENGYI MITUBMA
Unconquerable Fierce Lady Who Dispels Wars and Natural Disasters

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE VAJRA TAKA HANA LITSA PHAT SVAHA

ZHENGYI MITUBMA is wrathful and black, like dense storm clouds. By the ripping sound of the wrathful seed syllable TRET and the splitting sound of PHAT, she completely destroys the spells of enemies, evil deeds, hail, lightning, natural disasters, invading troops, and weapons of mass destruction. Upon her utpala flower is a sword blazing with fire. She is ablaze with masses of wisdom fire. From her compassionate furrowed brow fly meteors and sparks.

8. 破魔敌母:敬禮(TURE)大緊母,勇猛能摧怨魔類, 於蓮華面作顰眉,摧壞一切冤家眾。

Drolma Dudjom Wangchukma. Arya-mara-mardaneshvari-Tārā,
Tārā Who Bestows Supreme Powers

Homage to her, the swift fearsome one,
She who obliterates the most tenacious of devils, With her lotus face wrinkled in wrath,
She annihilates all enemies without exception.

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Homage To Tara ZHEN MIGYALWA’I PAMO
Invincible Heroine Who Destroys Criticism and Harm

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE DAHA PATSA HUNG PHAT SVAHA

ZHEN MIGYALWA’I PAMO is wrathful and dark red in color. Her compassion is as swift as lightning, and she completely destroys the four demons. Upon her utpala flower is a vajra blazing with fire. Sparks radiate outward, completely burning, scattering, and destroying demons, disturbing emotions, argument-makers, lawsuits, and other troubles. 

9. 除一切怖畏母:敬禮三寶嚴印母,手指當心威嚴相,嚴飾方輪盡無餘,自身熾盛光聚種。 

Sengdeng Nagkyi Drolma. Arya-khadira-vani-Tārā, Tārā Granter of Boons

Homage to her who displays the mudrā of the Three Precious Ones With her fingers perfectly ornamenting her heart,
Who quakes all directions without exception
By the effulgence of light from the wheel in her hand.

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Homage To Tara SENGDENG NAG
Noble Lady Tara of the Teak Forest Who Protects from All Fears

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE DANA TRAYA SVAHA

SENGDENG NAG is peaceful and blue green like an emerald. She protects beings from the eight great fears, each of which have an outer and inner aspect: water/attachment, thieves/false views, lions/pride, snakes/jealousy, fire/anger, spirits/doubt, imprisonment/greed, and elephants/ignorance. Upon her utpala flower is a universal wheel blazing with turbulent light that tames beings by means appropriate to their needs. 

10. 慑服魔及世间母:敬禮威德歡悅母,寶冠珠鬘眾光飾,最極喜笑(TUTTARA),鎮世間魔作攝伏。

Drolma Nyangen Selchema. Arya-shoka-vinodani-Tārā, Tara Dispeller of Sorrow

Homage to her who spreads sublime joy
From the glittering garland of lights on her crown,
From great peals of laughter with the TUTTĀRĀ mantra She brings demons and the universe under her power.

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Homage To Tara JIGTEN SUMLÉ GYALMA
Victorious Over the Three Worlds, She Who Overpowers the Universe

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE LOKA PASHAM KURU SVAHA

JIGTEN SUMLÉ GYALMA is peaceful and red in color. Rainbow light emanates from her body and the victory banner upon her utpala flower, overpowering all the gods of the desire realm. She brings supreme joy to all beings. The mantra of her speech, endowed with the eight modes of laughter − HA HAA, HI HII, HE HAI, HO HAU − empowers all beings, setting them on the path of liberation.

11. 除贫困母:敬禮守護眾地母,亦能鉤召諸神眾,搖顰眉面吽聲字,一切衰敗令度脫。

Drolma Jigten Wangduma. Arya-jagadvashi-Tārā, Tārā Summoner of Beings

Homage to her, the assembly of protectors of the earth. She has the power to summon them forth,
By HUM and the movements of her furious grimace She completely delivers all destitute beings.

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Homage To Tara NORTERMA
Bestowing Wealth and Removing Poverty

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE MAMA BASU PUSHTIM KURU SVAHA

NORTERMA is semi-wrathful and golden red in color. Her shower of blessings fills the entire world, completely liberating sentient beings from the suffering of poverty. Upon her utpala flower is a treasure vase that grants all wishes. The light of the syllable HUNG radiates from her body, speech, and mind, showering down all the wealth and glory of gods, nagas, and humans. 

12. 出生一切吉祥母:敬禮頂冠月相母,冠中現勝妙嚴光,阿彌陀佛髻中現,常放眾妙寶光明。

Drolma Tashi Nangwa. Arya-mangalaloka-Tārā, Tārā Auspiciously Shining

Homage to her whose crescent moon diadem, All bejewelled, glows dazzlingly,
Who from Amitābha atop her vast flow of hair, Streams forth continuous rays of white light.

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Homage To Tara TASHI DÖNJÉ MA
Accomplishing Auspiciousness, Bringing Timely Seasons, Prosperity, and Harmony to the Land

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE MANGALAM SHRI MAHA PANI SVAHA

TASHI DÖNJÉ MA is peaceful and gold in color. A rain of nectar and auspicious symbols descends from her body, benefitting all beings, plants, and harvests, establishing the entire world in perfect balance and prosperity. Upon her utpala flower is an auspicious infinity knot. Atop her crown are Buddha Amitabha and a crescent moon. Light radiates from her body, the infinity knot, the crescent moon, and Buddha Amitabha.

13. 火炽燃母:敬禮如盡劫火母,安住熾盛頂髻中,普遍喜悅半趺坐,能摧滅壞惡冤輪。

Drolma Yongsu Minchema. Arya-parichayika-Tārā, Tārā the Ripener

Homage to her, amidst a fire like the kalpa’s end
She sits in the centre of a garland of flames
With her right leg extended and the left indrawn, those who are joyful when the Dharma wheel turns, She completely subdues their numerous foes.

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Homage To Tara YULLAY GYALJÉ
Victorious Over War and Other Obstacles With and Without Form

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE VAJRA DZAWALA PHAT PHAT RAKSHA RAKSHA SVAHA

YULLAY GYALJÉ is semi-wrathful, has three eyes, and is red in color. She brings infinite joy to all beings and protects them from war and obstacles. Upon her utpala flower stands a vajra with open prongs. Light and sparkling vajras radiate from the open vajra, annihilating the hosts of enemies and harm-doers, completely surrounding everything with an indestructible vajra tent. 

14. 怒纹母:敬禮手按大地母,以足踐蹋作鎮壓,現顰眉面作吽聲,能破七險鎮降伏。

Drolma Tronyer Chenma. Arya-bhrikuti-Tārā, Tārā with a Frown

Homage to her who slaps the earth with her palms. And tramples it under her feet,
Who by HUM and her wrathful expression. Dominates the beings of the seven netherworlds.

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Homage To Tara TRONYER CHENMA
Frowning Lady, Destroying Evil of the Nine Kinds of Harm-Doers, Eight Classes of Spirits, and Obstructing Forces

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE HUNG HUNG HAM SHAM TRIG NAN PHAT SVAHA

TRONYER CHENMA is wrathful, frowning, and black like dense rain clouds. With the roaring sound of HUNG she radiates light and flaming vajras that split the heads of negative forces and demons causing them to fall unconscious in the state of dharmata (suchness). Upon her utpala flower is a pestle. Her hands and feet strike the earth, stamping out ignorance and causing the ground to tremble.

15. 白大寂静母:敬禮安隱柔善母,涅槃寂滅最樂境, (SV AHA)(OM)字以相應,善能消滅大災禍。

Drolma Zhiwa Chenmo. Arya-mahashanta-Tārā, Tārā of Great Peace

Homage to her, mother of bliss, mother of virtue, mother of peace, She who herself is the peace beyond suffering,
By her root mantra with the SVÀHÀ and OM
She overcomes even the heaviest defilements.

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Homage To Tara RABZHIMA
Perfectly Calm One, Pacifying Evil Deeds and Obscurations

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE SARVA PAPAM GATE GATE SVAHA

RABZHIMA is peaceful, white like the full moon, and smiling. Upon her utpala flower is an anointing vase filled with nectar. Countless purifying goddesses holding anointing vases emanate from her heart. The light that radiates from her, and the bath bestowed by the emanated goddesses, wash away all evil deeds and obscurations that cause rebirth in the lower realms.

16. 明咒吽生母:敬禮普遍極喜母,諸怨支體令脫離,十字咒句妙嚴布,明咒吽聲常朗耀。

DrolmaChakjoma. Arya-raga-nishudani-Tārā, Tārā Destroyer of Attachment

Homage to her, those who feel great joy at the turn of the wheel, She annihilates the very bodies of their enemies,
By the arrangement of the ten syllable awareness mantra Surrounding HUM, she is the mother who liberates.

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Homage To Tara RIG NGAG TOBZHOM
Destroyer of the Power of Evil Spells Cast by Enemies and Sorcerers

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE TRAM DU TRINA TRAM DU PHAT SVAHA

RIG NGAG TOBZHOM is peaceful and red in color. The light of her wisdom, compassion, and power completely destroys enemies, evil spells, and Mara, lord of negative forces. She grants the power of true speech to those who pray to her. Upon her utpala flower is a crossed vajra that completely destroys the power of curses, evil, and all negativity. 

17. 三世震动母:敬禮(TURE)巴帝母,足作践踏吽中生, 須彌曼陀及賓陀,於此三處能震動。

Dewa Drupay Drolma. Arya-sukha-sadhani-Tārā, Tārā Accomplishing Bliss

Homage to her, swiftly stamping her feet
She is the manifest form of the syllable HUM, Meru, Mandara and Vindya mountains
And even the three worlds she causes to tremble.

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Homage To Tara PAGMÉ NÖNMA
Boundless Subduer Who Binds Enemies, Robbers, Thieves, and Hunters

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE HUNG HUNG BAM HO SVAHA

PAGMÉ NÖNMA is peaceful and golden red in color like clouds at sunrise. With her magical power, she subjugates bandits, robbers, thieves, hunters, and all enemies, establishing sentient beings in bliss. Upon her utpala flower is a stupa. From the HUNG in her heart, rays of light in the form of countless HUNG syllables radiate out. Peaceful and quick to tame sentient beings, she stamps her two feet on the earth.

18. 除毒母:敬禮薩囉天海母,手中執住神獸像, 誦二(TARA)与(PHAT)聲,能滅諸毒盡無餘。

Nampar Gyalway Drolma. Arya-vijaya-Tārā, Victorious Liberating One

Homage to her, rounded like a heavenly lake
Is the hare-marked moon she holds in her hand, By repeating PHAT with the second Tārā mantra She clears away every last trace of poison.

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Homage To Tara MAJA CHENMO
Great Peacock, Protecting from and Pacifying All Kinds of Poison

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE SARVA VISHA TARA PHAT SVAHA

MAJA CHENMO is peaceful and white in color. She protects from poison. Upon her utpala flower is a full moon marked with a rabbit. From this, rays of nectar light radiate, spreading in all directions and completely removing all poisons from the environment and sentient beings. The moon symbolizes self-arisen wisdom that is free from increasing and decreasing, transition or change. 

19. 除苦母:敬禮諸天集會母,天、人、非人所依愛, 恒常歡悅若威鎧,滅除争斗及惡夢。

 

Drolma Dukngal Selchema. Arya-dukha-dahani-Tārā, Tārā Burner of Suffering

Homage to her—
served by the king of the assembled deities,
By the gods and other muse-like divinities,
With the sheer brilliance of her armour of joy, She dispels all inauspicious dreams and quarrels.

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Homage To Tara DUGKARMO
Invincible Queen of the White Umbrella Who Dispels Conflicts and Bad Dreams

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE HUNG HUNG PHAT PHAT RAKSHA RAKSHA MAM SVAHA

DUGKARMO is peaceful and white in color. Meditating upon her and reciting her mantra brings joy and bliss, causing the practitioner’s body, speech, and mind to blaze with power and splendor. Upon her utpala flower is a white umbrella. Fire, weapons, and vajra sparks emanate from her body, completely uprooting hostility toward the dharma, worldly disputes, curses, misuse of mantric power, and negative signs in dreams. 

20. 除疫疠母:敬禮日月廣圓母,双目光芒朗然照,􏵶誦二(HARA TUTTARA),善除惡毒瘟熱病。

Drolma Ngodrup Jungnayma. Arya-siddhi-sambhava-Tārā, Tārā Source of Siddhis

Homage to her, opened like suns or full moons Her two eyes shine forth bright light,
By reciting HARA with the second TUTTĀRĀ She eradicates the most violent epidemics.

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Homage To Tara RITRÖ LOMA GYÖNMA
Noble Lady of Mountain Retreat, Clothed in Leaves, Who Removes Contagious Diseases

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE NAMA TARE MANO HARA HUNG HARA SVAHA

RITRÖ LOMA GYÖNMA is peaceful and yellow red like saffron. Devotedly reciting her mantra dispels all deadly epidemics. Upon her utpala flower is a round vessel filled with nectar. Her eyes are like the sun and the full moon. From the sun of her right eye shines radiant light, destroying all disease-bearing beings. From the moon of her left eye, a rich stream of nectar descends healing all forms of disease, including their causes and consequences. 

21. 圆成一切事业母:敬禮具三實相母,清净寂静力具足,藥叉 邪魔 起尸等,(TURE)最極除災禍。

Drolma Yongsu Dzogchema. Arya-parinishpanna-Tārā, Tārā the Perfecter

Homage to her whose array of the three syllables of suchness, Has the power to perfectly pacify everything,
The hosts of demonic, malignant and zombie-like spirits
Are vanquished by TURE the unsurpassable mother.

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Homage To Tara LHAMO ÖZER CHENMA
Goddess Endowed With Light Who Replenishes the Longevity and Life Force of the Sick

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE MARITSE YE TSE BHRUM NRI DZA SVAHA

LHAMO ÖZER CHENMA is peaceful and white in color. She radiates light, instantly summoning all evil spirits who steal the vitality and longevity of the sick. Upon her utpala flower is a golden fish. Light radiates from the three syllables OM AH HUNG of her body, speech, and mind, completely pacifying all obstacles: outer forces, inner imbalance of the elements, and secret obstacles of dualistic grasping at afflictive emotions. 

若有智者勤精進,至心誦此二十一,救度尊處誠信禮,是故讚嘆根本咒。