ལྷ་མ་སྒྲལ་མའ་མཚན་བརྒྱ་རྩ་བརྒྱད་པ་ཞས་བྱ་བ 4

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You hold and bestow sacred knowledge.¹⁶

“Your moon-like face glows with moonlight,
Stealing away the moon’s own effulgence.
Lady who delights in robbing the radiance of the sun,
You are beautiful, exalted, and wholly at peace!

“Blissful¹⁷ steppingstone to happiness,
You remove all that stands in the way of good fortune.
You make wealth increase and merit ever-victorious.
You gleam like gold and silver from the Jambu River.

“Dispeller of fears and bestower of fearlessness,
You are Tārā; your face is like the moon.
You never stray far from any sentient being.
You bring joy and are worthy of worship and homage.

“Your exalted garments glimmer with blue hues;
You are beautifully adorned with red ornaments;
And, like Gaṅgā, you dress in yellow clothing.
Blazing white lady, you are all-seeing!

“Fragrant as a ball of bezoar,
You are the adamantine Varuṇa and retinue.
Fearsome lady, queen of the supreme maṇḍala,
With your white teeth you laugh and smile.

“You wear armlets, earrings, and bracelets
And are wreathed in glimmering crystal necklaces.
Lady with a face of beauty, wearing a superb sash,
You are accompanied by the one who holds a sprig of neem leaves.¹⁸

“You wear a jeweled diadem, hold a jewel,
And are adorned with jeweled ornaments.
You are adorned with a band of beautiful gems,
And sparkle like precious stones.

“Vajra lady, you radiate with blazing colors,
Awakening men and women both.
Fanged one who wields the rod¹⁹ of peace,
You are as strong as Brahmā and as swift as the wind.²⁰

“You are the woman who descends from the sky
And shines with the light of a supreme goddess.²¹
Luminous one who conquers through desire,
You have vanquished the torment of desire.

“Wrathful one with a topknot and diadem, victorious one,
You are Brahmā and have the speech of Brahmā.
Your beautiful voice rings like the call of the kalaviṅka.²²
Sovereign of the world, you are born within the supreme family!

“Fierce lady adorned with the resplendence of jewels
And holding a staff with adamantine leaves,
Your immaculate earrings sway as you move.
Such is how you dawn in the minds of those in Yama’s realm.²³

“You are the one taking the form of a vidyādharī.
You are endowed with five strengths and bestow strength.