འཕགས་པ་ཡལ་འཁར་སྐྱང་གས་ཞས་པ་ཞས་བྱ་བ་ཐག་པ་ཆན་པའ་མད 1.4

1.4

The hosts of gods, asuras, kinnaras,
Nāgas, śrāvakas, and sons of the buddhas. {1}

“Just as Mount Meru, the dwelling place of hosts of gods,
Is beautiful, though located in the middle of the ocean,
Out of compassion²³ you dwell in the middle of the ocean of suffering,
Sending forth hundreds of thousands of light rays. {2}

“Just as Brahmā is magnificent residing in his Brahmā states,
Presiding over his Brahmā realm,
So you, excellent being, residing in meditative absorption, liberation, and concentration,
Illuminate the entire world. {3}

“Just as Śakra, residing among the gods in the Heaven of the Thirty-Three,
Is gorgeous in all his splendor,
So you, king of sages, who is adorned with the buddha marks and rich in the qualities of wisdom,
Illuminate the entire world. {4}

“Just as the luminous king of the four continents
Shines²⁴ in the world, making it beautiful,
So you, possessing a mind of compassionate intent, {5}
Make beings enter the noble path, making them beautiful.

“Just as the sun, shining brightly in the sky,
Eclipses the light of the fire jewel,²⁵
So you, Buddha-sun, shine in this world,
With your light exceeding a thousand suns. {6}

“Just as the stainless moon shines at midnight,
Completely pure one, illuminating the entire world,
So your face, Victorious One, resembles the full moon,
Outshining all light, radiating exquisitely. {7}

“Just as a blazing fire on a mountain peak
Illuminates the serene night,
So you have conquered the total darkness of ignorance,
And your wisdom light, great sage, shines forth. {8}

“Just as the lion’s persistent roar, echoing in the mountain ravines,
Frightens the herds of deer on the earth,
So the lord of men proclaims emptiness and no-self,
And frightens the rival tīrthikas. {9}

“Just as the genuine king of jewels glows brightly,
And vividly outshines all other jewels,
So the body of the Victorious One, in its golden color,
Sparkles brilliantly, outshining the whole world. {10}

“A being equal or superior to you
Does not exist anywhere in the world.
There is no one to equal you in terms of merit,
Wisdom, diligence, skillful means, or all qualities. {11}