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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