སྒྲལ་མ་ལ་ཕྱག་ཚལ་ཉ་ཤ་རྩ་གཅག་གས་བསྟད་པ་ཕན་ཡན་དང་བཅས་པ 1

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and Their Benefits

Homage to the honored, noble lady Tārā!

Homage to Tārā, swift and gallant,
Whose glance is instantaneous like lightning.
You arose from the heart of the blossoming lotus
That is the face of the lord of the three worlds.

Homage to you whose face resembles
One hundred autumn full moons gathered;
Your brilliant radiance blazes,¹¹
Like a thousand clusters of stars.

Homage to you, whose hand is graced
By a golden-blue lotus flower.¹²
You embody generosity, diligence, endurance,
Serenity, patience, and concentration.

Homage to you, whose triumphs are endless,
Jewel on the Tathāgata’s crown.
You are well attended to by the heirs of the victors,
Who have mastered all the perfections.

Homage to Tuttārā,¹³ who with hūṁ
Fulfills all wishes to the bounds of space.¹⁴
You trample the seven worlds underfoot,¹⁵
And possess the strength to summon all.

Homage to you, praised by Śakra,
Agni, Brahmā, maruts, and Śiva.
The hosts¹⁶ of bhūtas, vetālas, gandharvas,
And yakṣas pay tribute to you.

Homage to you, who with traṭ ¹⁷ and phaṭ