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An Auspicious Melodious Song of Obeisance, Praise, Prayer and Aspiration
Addressed to the Noble Lady
An Auspicious Melodious Song of Obeisance, Praise, Prayer and Aspiration
Addressed to the Noble Lady
The elusive pose of the Infinite Goddess is timeless-awareness emanation,
Born as Prajna in any and every matter of Samsara or Nirvana
In the mud-growing Lotus [1] immaculate karma and aspiration are joined.
I too follow the Goddess of three-fold Rare Excellence [2].
As emptiness, because of great emptiness, you are heavy with qualities.
As superb interdependence, you are the abode of temporary and ultimate joy.
As method and wisdom reversing the process of Samsara, you are the Canon of Abhidharmas.
I bow with devotion to you, who holds the lotus of Prajnaparamita.
You have love for all children traveling alone on the path.
To the worldling who fears detours on wrong paths, you display lovingkindness.
To those who enter extremely evil karma, you put an end.
Alas, Tara! You are the Mother, who cannot tolerate beings' suffering.
You are the patient discipline of a nurse on the first day of one's life.
You are the booster of life's purpose for everyone, young or old.
You are the coalescent consort of great bliss, the luminosity of reality.
For a wealth of phenomenal possibility, what Goddess is there but you?
I and other run-down mother sentient beings
Always prostrate and pray at your feet.
Accepting the double task of bodhicitta, not slackening,
I naturally approach Great Joy [3], and with enthusiasm.
By protecting women and homes, you prolong the springtime of children and wealth.
By increasing teachers and students, you saturate with a monsoon of scripture and realization.
Liberating oneself and others, you sponsor an immaculate harvest festival.
May I remain in your retinue, goddess of supreme generosity!
Noble Tara, the Guru, you understand and see everything.
Praising the yidam, the Exalted Lady, one receives double siddhi.
Dakini, Prajnaparamita-mother, reverse and protect us from negative samsara!
Unique three-in-one refuge, there is no one else but you!
Until full awakening, for a tattered boy like me,
There is no refuge or hope besides you, Noble Lady.
Look at your child who is waylaid by karma and the times!
Bestow the abundant wealth of spontaneously present experience and realization!
Until the cyclone of five degenerations is pacified,
Inseparable from you, may I uphold all sciences;
With crazy wisdom fire stirring the depths of samsara,
May we awaken al beings from the stupor of affliction.
Especially all those with lineage of two accomplishments
Enter a single mandala of karma and aspiration,
An infinite ocean, and discover all wealth of the Buddhas.
May they accomplish the Goddess who revives the Teachings and living beings!
In the midst of mad-dog tooth-gnashing sounds of those who aspire to rebirth in the retinue of the Exalted One, this comforting, happenstance melody escaped its scribe, someone named Padmeshwar.
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[1] dam gyi padmor. Dam means 'mud' or, dam tshig 'samaya'.
[2] gsum mtshan dkon ('rare') i ('supreme'), the Triratna or Triple Gem.
[3] Skt. pramudita, the first bhumi.
Born as Prajna in any and every matter of Samsara or Nirvana
In the mud-growing Lotus [1] immaculate karma and aspiration are joined.
I too follow the Goddess of three-fold Rare Excellence [2].
As emptiness, because of great emptiness, you are heavy with qualities.
As superb interdependence, you are the abode of temporary and ultimate joy.
As method and wisdom reversing the process of Samsara, you are the Canon of Abhidharmas.
I bow with devotion to you, who holds the lotus of Prajnaparamita.
You have love for all children traveling alone on the path.
To the worldling who fears detours on wrong paths, you display lovingkindness.
To those who enter extremely evil karma, you put an end.
Alas, Tara! You are the Mother, who cannot tolerate beings' suffering.
You are the patient discipline of a nurse on the first day of one's life.
You are the booster of life's purpose for everyone, young or old.
You are the coalescent consort of great bliss, the luminosity of reality.
For a wealth of phenomenal possibility, what Goddess is there but you?
I and other run-down mother sentient beings
Always prostrate and pray at your feet.
Accepting the double task of bodhicitta, not slackening,
I naturally approach Great Joy [3], and with enthusiasm.
By protecting women and homes, you prolong the springtime of children and wealth.
By increasing teachers and students, you saturate with a monsoon of scripture and realization.
Liberating oneself and others, you sponsor an immaculate harvest festival.
May I remain in your retinue, goddess of supreme generosity!
Noble Tara, the Guru, you understand and see everything.
Praising the yidam, the Exalted Lady, one receives double siddhi.
Dakini, Prajnaparamita-mother, reverse and protect us from negative samsara!
Unique three-in-one refuge, there is no one else but you!
Until full awakening, for a tattered boy like me,
There is no refuge or hope besides you, Noble Lady.
Look at your child who is waylaid by karma and the times!
Bestow the abundant wealth of spontaneously present experience and realization!
Until the cyclone of five degenerations is pacified,
Inseparable from you, may I uphold all sciences;
With crazy wisdom fire stirring the depths of samsara,
May we awaken al beings from the stupor of affliction.
Especially all those with lineage of two accomplishments
Enter a single mandala of karma and aspiration,
An infinite ocean, and discover all wealth of the Buddhas.
May they accomplish the Goddess who revives the Teachings and living beings!
In the midst of mad-dog tooth-gnashing sounds of those who aspire to rebirth in the retinue of the Exalted One, this comforting, happenstance melody escaped its scribe, someone named Padmeshwar.
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[1] dam gyi padmor. Dam means 'mud' or, dam tshig 'samaya'.
[2] gsum mtshan dkon ('rare') i ('supreme'), the Triratna or Triple Gem.
[3] Skt. pramudita, the first bhumi.
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