འཕགས་པ་གསར་འད་དམ་པ་མད་སྡའ་དབང་པའ་རྒྱལ་པ་ཞས་བྱ་བ་ཐག་པ་ཆན་པའ་མད 153

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Who delight in their domain and who are happy and joyful,
Who delight in the wealth of sovereignty,
Should listen to this lord of the sūtras.

“The opposing hordes of enemies will come to an end;
This source of goodness will repel enemy armies.
Ruination through the greatest fear will be averted.
This lord of sūtras is the source of goodness.²⁷³

“A king who wishes for good qualities
Should view this supreme lord of sūtras
As being like a beautiful, precious tree
That is in the home, and the source of all qualities.

“Just as cool water dispels thirst
When²⁷⁴ found by someone fatigued by heat,
That is what this supreme king of sūtras is like
For a king who is thirsty for good qualities.

“Like a precious casket in the hands,
Which is a source of every jewel,
That is what this supreme king of sūtras,
The Golden Light, is for the multitudes of kings.

“The devas make offerings to this lord of sūtras.
The lords of the devas pay homage to it.
The four protectors of the world,
With great miracles, guard it well.

“The buddhas in the ten directions
Always think of²⁷⁵ this lord of sūtras.
Whenever this sūtra is taught,
The buddhas express their approval.

“The million million yakṣas that guard
The domains in the ten directions
Listen to this lord of sūtras
With joyful minds and with delight.

“The hosts of devas that dwell
In Jambudvīpa are beyond number.
Those hosts of devas, with complete joy,
Listen to this lord of sūtras.

“Through the act of listening to this sūtra,
They gain magnificence, strength, and diligence,
And the magnificence of their divine bodies
Vastly increases and expands.”

The Four Mahārājas,