འཕགས་པ་མཚན་མ་བཟང་པ་ཞས་བྱ་བའ་མད 5

5

And even attain mastery.³³

“With a single recitation,³⁴ all beings in all circumstances,
Be it untimely death or the intermediate state,
Will be protected from and purged of
Untimely death and non-Dharmic fates
Without any effort of their own.
In the case of illness, pain, fearful births,
Or the sorrow³⁵ caused by inauspicious dreams,
Uttering it will bring good luck.

“Whoever writes it down
And fastens it to the body of a man or a woman
Will create good fortune, splendor,
And prosperity for them.

“The sūtra Auspicious Night
Will rescue from premature death³⁶
All those who, with body, speech, and mind,
Have committed minor evil deeds of any kind.

“Remembering the Auspicious ³⁷ protects
From kings, water, fire and lightning,
Bandits, illness, and foes,
As well as in battle and fighting.

“Uninterrupted recitation of the Auspicious incantations³⁸
And the mantras,
Especially silent recitation,
Makes people forever³⁹ fearless.

“Homage to the completely perfect buddhas, the tathāgatas, the arhats of the past, present, and future!

“Having thus paid homage, one should recite the following incantations:

“Through this incantation, may I become prosperous!

tadyathā| nimi nimiṃdhare| timi timiṅgali| trailokya-avalokini| triśūladharaṇi| a ku phi ni| kṛmīkṛti | ki li ki li| kud to kud to| kud to kud si| kurti ku pi ti

“May I and all sentient beings, accompanied by Vajrapāṇi,⁴⁰ be protected everywhere from all dangers, illnesses, poisons, fevers, evil spirits, bites from venomous creatures, thieves, all humans and nonhumans, all dangers, injuries, infectious disease, fighting, troubles, wrongdoing, discord, quarrels, and disputes, as well as from all evil deeds committed with body, speech, and mind, and from all fears! Protect!

tadyathā| hi li mi li| tsi li| i li| mi li| piśācini parṇaśavari