དམ་པའ་ཆས་པད་མ་དཀར་པ་ཞས་བྱ་བ་ཐག་པ་ཆན་པའ་མད 11.9

11.9

If they were thinking of Avalokiteśvara
Not even a pore would be harmed. {8}

“If a crowd of enemies surrounded someone,
Holding weapons, intending to kill them,
If they were thinking of Avalokiteśvara
In that instant they would become friends. {9}

“If someone is under the power of an executioner
And is approaching the place of execution,
If they are thinking of Avalokiteśvara
The executioner’s sword will disintegrate. {10}

“If someone is chained in iron fetters
Or imprisoned in wooden stocks,
If they are thinking of Avalokiteśvara
Their bonds will quickly break apart. {11}

“Spirits and vetālas, who destroy the body,
From the power of mantras, spells, and herbs
Return to the place from where they were sent,
If they are thinking of Avalokiteśvara. {12}

“If someone were surrounded by nāgas, yakṣas, asuras,
Bhūtas, and rākṣasas, who steal the vitality of beings,
If they were thinking of Avalokiteśvara
Not even a pore would be harmed. {13}

“If someone were surrounded
By terrifying, malevolent wild beasts with sharp fangs,
If they were thinking of Avalokiteśvara
They would quickly scatter in all directions. {14}

“If someone were surrounded by snakes⁶⁰⁷
Whose terrifying eyes emit light that is like fire,⁶⁰⁸
If they were thinking of Avalokiteśvara
They would quickly cease to be poisonous. {15}

“If thunderbolts and hail fall from dense clouds
Along with thunder⁶⁰⁹ and lightning,
If they are thinking of Avalokiteśvara
They will quickly cease in that instant. {16}

“He sees beings tormented by many sufferings,
Oppressed by many hundreds of sufferings.
He looks⁶¹⁰ at them with the power of excellent wisdom
And thus he is the protector of the world and its devas. {17}

“He has attained the perfection of miraculous power;
He is skilled in vast wisdom and methods.