OM JE-TSÜN-MA PAG-MA DRÖL-MA-LA CHAG-TSEL-LO
OM! Homage to the Venerable Arya Tara!
1. CHAG-TSEL DRÖL-MA NYUR-MA PAA-MO
Homage! Tara swift, heroic!
CHÄN-NI KÄ-CHIG LOG-DANG DRA-MA
Eyes like lightning instantaneous!
JIG-TEN SUM-GÖN CHU-KYE SHÄL-GYI
Spring from op’ning stamens of the
GEY-SAR JE-WA LÄ-NI JUNG-MA
Lord of Three Worlds’ tear-born lotus!
2. CHAG-TSEL TÖN-KÄI DA-WA KÜN-TU
Homage! She whose face combines a
GANG-WA GYA-NI TSEG-PAI SHAL-MA
Hundred autumn moons at fullest!
KAR-MA TONG-TRAG TSOG-PA NAM-KYI
Blazing with light-rays resplendent
RAB-TU CHE-WAI Ö-RAB BAR-MA
As a thousand-star collection!
3. CHAG-TSEL SER-NGO CHU-NÄ KYE-KYI
Homage! Golden blue one, lotus
PÄ-ME CHAG-NI NAM-PAR GYÄN-MA
Water-born, in hand adorned!
JIN-PA TSON-DRÜ KAA-TUB ZHI-MA
Giving, Effort, Calm, Austerities,
ZÖ-PA SAM-TÄN CHÖ-YUL NYI-MA
Patience, Meditation Her Field!
4. CHAG-TSEL DE-ZHIN SHEG-PAI TSUG-TOR
Homage! Crown of Tathagatas,
TAA-YÄ NAM-PAR GYEL-WAR CHÖ-MA
She who goes in endless triumph!
MA-LÜ PA-RÖL CHIN-PA TOB-PAI
Honoured much by Conquerors’ Offsprings,
GYEL-WAI SÄ-KYI SHIN-TU TEN-MA
Having reached ev’ry Perfection!
5. CHAG-TSEL TÜT-TAA-RA HUM YIG-GE
Homage! Filling with TUTTARA,
DÖ-DANG CHOG-DANG NAM-KAA GANG-MA
HUM, Desire, Direction and Space!
JIG-TEN DÜN-PO ZHAB-KYI NÄN-TE
Trampling with Her feet the sev’n worlds,
LÜ-PA ME-PAR GUG-PAR NÜ-MA
Able to draw forth all (beings)!
6. CHAG-TSEL GYA-JIN ME-LHA TSANG-PA
Homage! Worshipped by the All-Lord(s),
LUNG-LHA NA-TSOG WONG-CHUG CHÖ-MA
Shakra, Agni, Brahma, Marut!
JUNG-PO RO-LANG DRI-ZA NAM-DANG
Honoured by the hosts of spirits,
NÖ-JIN TSOG-KYI DÜN-NÄ TÖ-MA
Corpse-raisers, gandharvas, yakshas!
7. CHAG-TSEL TRÄ-CHE JA-DANG PE-KYI
Homage! With Her TRAT and PHAT sounds,
PA-RÖL TRÜL-KOR RAB-TU JOM-MA
Crusher of foes’ magic diagrams!
YÄ-KUM YÖN-KYANG ZHAB-KYI NÄN-TE
Putting Her feet left out, right back,
ME-BAR TRAG-PA SHIN-TU BAR-MA
Blazing up in raging fire-blaze!
8. CHAG-TSEL TU-RE JIG-PA CHEN-PO
Homage! TURE very dreadful!
DÜ-KYI PAA-WO NAM-PAR JOM-MA
Destroyer of Mara’s champions!
CHU-KYE SHEL-NI TRO-NYER DÄN-DZÄ
She with frowning lotus visage,
DRA-WO TAM-CHÄ MA-LÜ SÖ-MA
Who is slayer of all enemies!
9. CHAG-TSEL KON-CHOG SUM-TSÖN CHAG-GYAI
Homage! She adorned with fingers,
SOR-MÖ TUG-KAR NAM-PAR GYÄN-MA
At Her heart, in Three Jewels mudra!
MA-LÜ CHOG-KYI KOR-LÖ GYÄN-PAI
She with universal wheels adorned,
RANG-GI Ö-KYI TSOG-NAM TRUG-MA
Warring masses of their own light!
10. CHAG-TSEL RAB-TU GAA-WA JI-PAI
Homage! She of Great Joy shining,
U-GYÄN Ö-KYI TRENG-WA PEL-MA
Diadem emitting light wreaths!
ZHÄ-PA RAB-ZHÄ TÜT-TAA-RA-YI
Mirthful, laughing with TUTTARE,
DÜ-DANG JIG-TEN WONG-DU DZE-MA
Subjugating maras, devas!
11. CHAG-TSEL SA-ZHI KYONG-WAI TSOG-NAM
Homage! She able to summon
TAM-CHÄ GUK-PAR NÜ-MA NYI-MA
All earth guardians and their trains!
TRO-NYER YÖ-WAI YI-GE HUM-GI
Shaking, frowning, with Her HUM sign,
PONG-PA TAM-CHÄ NAM-PAR DRÖL-MA
Saving from ev’ry misfortune!
12. CHAG-TSEL DA-WAI DUM-BU U-GYÄN
Homage! Crown adorned with crescent
GYÄN-PA TAM-CHAY SHING-TU BAR-MA
Moon, all ornaments most shining!
RÄL-PAI TRÖ-NA Ö-PAG ME-LÄ
Producing, from Amitabha
DAK-PAR SHIN-TU Ö-RAB DZE-MA
In Her hair-mass always much light!
13. CHAG-TSEL KÄL-PAI TA-MAI ME-TAR
Homage! She ‘mid wreath ablaze like
BAR-WAI TRENG-WAI Ü-NA NÄ-MA
Eon-ending fire abiding!
YÄ-KYANG YÖN-KUM KÜN-NÄ KOR-GAI
Right stretched, left bent, turning glad ones’
DRA-YI PUNG-NI NAM-PAR JOM-MA
Troops of enemies destroying!
14. CHAG-TSEL SA-ZHI NGÖ-LA CHAG-GI
Homage! She who smites the ground with
TIL-GYI NÜN-CHING ZHAB-KYI DUNG-MA
Her palm, and with Her foot beats it!
TRO-NYER CHÄN-DZÄ YI-GE HUM-GI
Frowning, with the letter HUM the
RIM-PA DUN-PO NAM-NI GEM-MA
Seven underworlds She conquers!
15. CHAG-TSEL DE-MA GE-MA SHI-MA
Homage! Happy, Virtuous, Peaceful!
NYA-NGÄN DÄ-ZHI CHÖ-YÜL NYI-MA
She whose field is Peace, Nirvana!
SO-HA OM-DANG YANG-DAG DÄN-PÄ
With that having OM and SVAHA,
DIG-PA CHEN-PO JOM-PA NYI-MA
Of the great downfall destroyer!
16. CHAG-TSEL KÜN-NÄ KOR-RAB GAA-WAI
Homage! Of those glad at turning
DRA-YI LÜ-NI NAM-PAR GEM-MA
Tearing foes’ bodies asunder!
YIG-GE CHU-PAI NGAG-NI KÖ-PAI
Liberating with HUM mantra,
RIG-PA HUM-LÄ DRÖL-MA NYI-MA
Word array of the ten syllables!
17. CHAG-TSEL TU-RE ZHAB-NI DAB-PÄ
Homage! Ture! The foot-stamper
HUM-GI NAM-PAI SA-BON NYI-MA
With for seed the letter HUM’s shape!
RI-RAB MAN-DA RA-DANG BIG-JE
She who shakes the triple world and
JIG-TEN SUM-NAM YO-WA NYI-MA
Meru, Mandara and Vindhya!
18. CHAG-TSEL LHA-YI TSO-YI NAM-PAI
Homage! Holding in Her hand the
RI-DAG TAG-CHÄN CHAG-NA NAM-MA
Deer-marked moon, of deva-lake form!
TARA NYI-JÖ PÄ-KYI YI-GE
With twice spoken TARA and PHAT,
DUG-NAM MA-LU PA-NI SEL-MA
Totally dispelling poison!
19. CHAG-TSEL LHA-YI TSOG-NAM GYÄL-PO
Homage! She whom god-host rulers,
LHA-DANG MI-AM CHI-YI TEN-MA
Gods and Kinnaras do honour!
KÜN-NÄ GO-CHA GAA-WA JI-GYI
She whose joyful splendour dispels
TSÖ-DANG MI-LAM NGÄN-PA SEL-MA
Armoured One’s bad dreams and conflicts.
20. CHAG-TSEL NYI-MA DA-WA GYÄ-PAI
Homage! She whose eyes are bright with
CHÄN-NYI PO-LA Ö-RAB SÄL-MA
Radiance of sun and full moon!
HARA NYI-JÖ TÜT-TAA-RA-YI
With twice HARA and TUTTARE
ZHIN-TU DRAG-POI RIM-NÄ SEL-MA
Driver-out of chronic fever!
21. CHAG-TSEL DE-NYI SUM-NAM KÖ-PÄ
Homage! Full of liberating
ZHI-WAI TU-DANG YANG-DAG DÄN-MA
Power by set of Three Realities!
DÖN-DANG RO-LANG NÖ-JIN TSOG-NAM
Crushing crowds of spirits, yakshas
JOM-PA TU-RE RAB-CHOG NYI-MA
And corpse-raisers! Supreme Ture!
TSA-WAI NGAG-KYI TÖ-PA DI-DANG
This praise of the Root Mantra,
CHAG-TSEL WA-NI NYI-SHU TSA-CHIG
I make with Twenty-one prostrations.