By this virtue may I quickly
accomplish the actual Dakini,
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and then lead every living being
Without exception to that ground.
at my deathtime may the Protectors, Heroes, Heroines and so forth,
Bearing flowers, parasols and victory banners, and offering the sweet music of cymbals and so forth, Lead me to the Land of the Dakinis.
By the truth of the valid Goddesses,
Their valid commitments,
and the supremely valid words they have spoken, May [my virtues] be the cause for me to be cared for by the Goddesses.
Extensive dedication
If you have the time and the wish you can finish with these prayers, which were composed by Tsarpa Dorjechang: In the great ship of freedom and endowment, Flying the white sail of mindfulness of impermanence, and blown by the favourable wind of accepting and abandoning actions and effects,
May I be delivered from the fearsome ocean of samsara.
Relying upon the crown-jewel of the non-deceptive objects of refuge,
Taking to heart the great purpose of migrators, my mothers, and cleansing my stains and faults with the nectar of Vajrasattva,
May I be cared for by the compassionate, venerable Gurus.
The beautiful Mother of the Conquerors is the outer Yogini, The letter BaM is the supreme inner Vajra Queen, The clarity and emptiness of the mind itself is the secret Dakini Mother;
May I enjoy the sport of seeing the self-nature of each.
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The worldly environment is the celestial mansion of the letter EH,
and its inhabitants, the sentient beings, are the Yoginis of the letter BaM;
Through the concentration of the great bliss of their union, May whatever appearance arises be pure appearance.
Thus, through the yogas [numbering] the directions and the moon,
May I eventually be led directly to the city of knowledge Holders
By the coral-coloured Lady of joy
With freely hanging vermilion hair and orange, darting eyes.
Having practised in a place of corpses with sindhura and a langali stem,
and having wandered throughout the land, May the beautiful Lady to whom the swirl at my forehead transfers
Lead me to the Land of the Dakinis.
When the inner Varahi has destroyed the creeping vine of apprehender and apprehended,
and the dancing Lady residing in my supreme central channel
Has emerged through the door of Brahma into the sphere of the pathway of clouds,
May she embrace and sport with the Hero, Drinker of Blood.
Through the yoga of unifying [the two winds], meditating single-pointedly
On the tiny seed of the five winds at the lotus of my navel, May my mental continuum be satiated by a supreme bliss From the fragrant drops pervading the channels of my body-mind.
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When, through the laughing and smiling play of the beautiful Lady
Of blazing light tummo within my central channel, The youthful letter HaM has been completely softened, May I attain the ground of the great bliss of union.
When the reddish-black RaM residing in the centre of the three channels at my navel
Has been set ablaze by my upper and lower winds, and its cleansing fire has burned away the seventy-two thousand impure elements,
May my central channel be completely filled with pure drops.
When the five-coloured drop between my eyebrows has gone to my crown,
and the stream of moon-liquid originating from it Has reached the stamen of my secret lotus, May I be satiated by the four joys of descending and ascending.
When, through being struck by the rays of five lights radiating from that drop,
all stable and moving phenomena, my body and so forth, Have been transformed into a mass of brilliant, clear rainbows,
May I once again enter the natural abode, the sphere of bliss and emptiness.
When the Yogini of my own mind, the union beyond intellect, The primordial state of inexpressible emptiness and clarity, The original nature free from arising, ceasing and abiding, Recognizes its own entity, may I be forever nourished.
When my channels, winds and drops have dissolved into the sphere of EVaM,
and the mind itself has attained the glory of the Truth Body of great bliss,
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May I care for these migrators as extensive as space With immeasurable manifestations of countless Form Bodies.
Through the blessings of the Conquerors and their marvellous Sons,
The truth of non-deceptive dependent relationship, and the power and force of my pure, superior intention, May all the points of my sincere prayers be fulfilled.
Auspicious prayers
May there be the auspiciousness of swiftly receiving the blessings
Of the hosts of glorious, sacred Gurus, Vajradhara, Pandit Naropa, and so forth, The glorious Lords of all virtue and excellence.
May there be the auspiciousness of the Dakini Truth Body, Perfection of wisdom, the supreme Mother of the Conquerors, The natural clear light, free from elaboration from the beginning,
The Lady who emanates and gathers all things stable and moving.
May there be the auspiciousness of the Complete Enjoyment Body, spontaneously born,
a body, radiant and beautiful, ablaze with the glory of the major and minor marks,
a speech proclaiming the supreme vehicle with sixty melodies,
and a mind of non-conceptual bliss and clarity possessing the five exalted wisdoms.
May there be the auspiciousness of the Emanation Body, born from the places,
Ladies who with various Form Bodies, in various places, Fulfil by various means the aims of various ones to be tamed In accordance with their various wishes.
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May there be the auspiciousness of the supreme Dakini, mantra-born,
a venerable Lady with a colour similar to that of a ruby, With a smiling, wrathful manner, one face, two hands holding curved knife and skullcup,
and two legs in bent and outstretched positions.
May there be the auspiciousness of your countless millions of emanations
and the hosts of the seventy-two thousand [Dakinis]
Eliminating all the obstructions of practitioners and bestowing the attainments that are longed for.
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THE TSOG OFFERING
Blessing the tsog offering
OM kHaNDaROHI HUM HUM PHaT
OM SÖBHaWa SHUDDHa SaRWa DHaRMa SÖBHaWa SHUDDHO HaM
Everything becomes emptiness.
From the state of emptiness, from aH comes a broad and expansive skullcup inside which the five meats, the five nectars, and the five exalted wisdoms melt and there arises a vast ocean of the nectar of exalted wisdom.
OM aH HUM Ha HO HRIH (3x)
Contemplate that it becomes an inexhaustible ocean of exalted wisdom nectar.
Offering medicine nectars
I offer this supreme nectar
That far transcends vulgar objects;
The supreme commitment of all the Conquerors, and the foundation of all attainments.
May you be pleased with the great bliss Of the unsurpassed bodhichitta,
Purified of all stains of obstructions, and completely free from all conceptions.
Making the tsog offering
HO This ocean of tsog offering of uncontaminated nectar, Blessed by concentration, mantra and mudra, I offer to please the assembly of root and lineage Gurus.
OM aH HUM
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EH Ma HO
Please bestow a great rain of blessings.
HO This ocean of tsog offering of uncontaminated nectar, Blessed by concentration, mantra and mudra, I offer to please the divine assembly of powerful Dakinis.
OM aH HUM
Delighted by enjoying these magnificent objects of desire, EH Ma HO
Please bestow the Dakini attainment.
HO This ocean of tsog offering of uncontaminated nectar, Blessed by concentration, mantra and mudra, I offer to please the divine assembly of Yidams and their retinues.
OM aH HUM
Delighted by enjoying these magnificent objects of desire, EH Ma HO
Please bestow a great rain of attainments.
HO This ocean of tsog offering of uncontaminated nectar, Blessed by concentration, mantra and mudra, I offer to please the assembly of Three Precious Jewels.
OM aH HUM
Delighted by enjoying these magnificent objects of desire, EH Ma HO
Please bestow a great rain of sacred Dharmas.
HO This ocean of tsog offering of uncontaminated nectar, Blessed by concentration, mantra and mudra, I offer to please the assembly of Dakinis and Dharma Protectors.
OM aH HUM
Delighted by enjoying these magnificent objects of desire, EH Ma HO
Please bestow a great rain of virtuous deeds.
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HO This ocean of tsog offering of uncontaminated nectar, Blessed by concentration, mantra and mudra, I offer to please the assembly of mother sentient beings.
OM aH HUM
Delighted by enjoying these magnificent objects of desire, EH Ma HO
May suffering and mistaken appearance be pacified.
Outer offerings
OM VaJRa YOGINI SaPaRIWaRa aHRGHaM, PaDÄM, PUPE, DHUPE, aLOkE, GÄNDHE, NEWIDE, SHaPTa aH HUM
Inner offering
OM VaJRa YOGINI SaPaRIWaRa OM aH HUM
Eight lines of praise to the Mother
OM I prostrate to Vajravarahi, the Blessed Mother HUM
HUM PHaT
OM To the Superior and powerful knowledge Lady unconquered by the three realms HUM HUM PHaT
OM To you who destroy all fears of evil spirits with your great vajra HUM HUM PHaT
OM To you with controlling eyes who remain as the vajra seat unconquered by others HUM HUM PHaT
OM To you whose wrathful fierce form desiccates Brahma HUM HUM PHaT
OM To you who terrify and dry up demons, conquering those in other directions HUM HUM PHaT
OM To you who conquer all those who make us dull, rigid and confused HUM HUM PHaT
OM I bow to Vajravarahi, the Great Mother, the Dakini consort who fulfils all desires HUM HUM PHaT
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Making the tsog offering to the Vajra Master Vajra Holder please listen to me,
This special tsog offering of mine,
I offer to you with a mind of faith;
Please partake as is your pleasure.
EH Ma, great peace.
This great, blazing tsog offering burns up delusions and in that way brings great bliss.
aH HO Everything is great bliss.
aH HO MaHa SUkHa HO
Concerning this, all phenomena are seen as pure, Of this the assembly should have no doubt.
Since brahmins, outcasts, pigs and dogs are of one nature, please enjoy.
The Dharma of the Sugatas is priceless, Free from the stains of attachment and so forth, The abandonment of apprehender and apprehended; Respectfully I prostrate to thatness.
aH HO MaHa SUkHa HO
Song of the Spring Queen
HUM all you Tathagatas,
Heroes, Yoginis,
Dakas and Dakinis,
To all of you I make this request:
O Heruka who delight in great bliss,
You engage in the Union of spontaneous bliss, By attending the Lady intoxicated with bliss and enjoying in accordance with the rituals.
aH La La, La La HO, aH I aH, aH Ra LI HO
May the assembly of stainless Dakinis
Look with loving affection and accomplish all deeds.
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HUM all you Tathagatas,
Heroes, Yoginis,
Dakas and Dakinis,
To all of you I make this request:
With a mind completely aroused by great bliss and a body in a dance of constant motion, I offer to the hosts of Dakinis
The great bliss from enjoying the lotus of the mudra.
aH La La, La La HO, aH I aH, aH Ra LI HO
May the assembly of stainless Dakinis
Look with loving affection and accomplish all deeds.
HUM all you Tathagatas,
Heroes, Yoginis,
Dakas and Dakinis,
To all of you I make this request:
You who dance with a beautiful and peaceful manner, O Blissful Protector and the hosts of Dakinis, Please come here before me and grant me your blessings, and bestow upon me spontaneous great bliss.
aH La La, La La HO, aH I aH, aH Ra LI HO
May the assembly of stainless Dakinis
Look with loving affection and accomplish all deeds.
HUM all you Tathagatas,
Heroes, Yoginis,
Dakas and Dakinis,
To all of you I make this request:
You who have the characteristic of the liberation of great bliss, Do not say that deliverance can be gained in one lifetime Through various ascetic practices having abandoned great bliss,
But that great bliss resides in the centre of the supreme lotus.
aH La La, La La HO, aH I aH, aH Ra LI HO
May the assembly of stainless Dakinis
Look with loving affection and accomplish all deeds.
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HUM all you Tathagatas,
Heroes, Yoginis,
Dakas and Dakinis,
To all of you I make this request:
Like a lotus born from the centre of a swamp, This method, though born from attachment, is unstained by the faults of attachment.
O Supreme Dakini, through the bliss of your lotus, Please quickly bring liberation from the bonds of samsara.
aH La La, La La HO, aH I aH, aH Ra LI HO
May the assembly of stainless Dakinis
Look with loving affection and accomplish all deeds.
HUM all you Tathagatas,
Heroes, Yoginis,
Dakas and Dakinis,
To all of you I make this request:
Just as the essence of honey in the honey source Is drunk by swarms of bees from all directions, So through your broad lotus with six characteristics Please bring satisfaction with the taste of great bliss.
aH La La, La La HO, aH I aH, aH Ra LI HO
May the assembly of stainless Dakinis
Look with loving affection and accomplish all deeds.
Blessing the offerings to the spirits OM kHaNDaROHI HUM HUM PHaT
OM SÖBHaWa SHUDDHa SaRWa DHaRMa SÖBHaWa SHUDDHO HaM
Everything becomes emptiness.
From the state of emptiness, from aH comes a broad and expansive skullcup inside which the five meats, the five nectars, and the five exalted wisdoms melt and there arises a vast ocean of the nectar of exalted wisdom.
OM aH HUM Ha HO HRIH (3x)
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Actual offering to the spirits
PHaIM
UTSIkTRa BaLINGTa BHakYÄSI SÖHa
HO This ocean of remaining tsog offering of uncontaminated nectar,
Blessed by concentration, mantra and mudra, I offer to please the assembly of oath-bound guardians.
OM aH HUM
Delighted by enjoying these magnificent objects of desire, EH Ma HO
Please perform perfect actions to help practitioners.
Send out the remainder of the tsog offering to the accompaniment of music.
May I and other practitioners
Have good health, long life, power,
Glory, fame, fortune,
and extensive enjoyments.
Please grant me the attainments
Of pacifying, increasing, controlling and wrathful actions.
You who are bound by oaths please protect me and help me to accomplish all the attainments.
Eradicate all untimely death, sicknesses, Harm from spirits and hindrances.
Eliminate bad dreams,
Ill omens and bad actions.
May there be happiness in the world, may the years be good, May crops increase, and may Dharma flourish.
May all goodness and happiness come about, and may all wishes be accomplished.
By the force of this bountiful giving
May I become a Buddha for the sake of living beings; and through my generosity may I liberate all those not liberated by previous Buddhas.
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Prayers for the Virtuous Tradition
So that the tradition of Je Tsongkhapa, The king of the Dharma, may flourish,
May all obstacles be pacified
and may all favourable conditions abound.
Through the two collections of myself and others Gathered throughout the three times,
May the doctrine of Conqueror Losang Dragpa Flourish for evermore.
The nine-line Migtsema prayer Tsongkhapa, crown ornament of the scholars of the Land of the Snows,
You are Buddha Shakyamuni and Vajradhara, the source of all attainments,
avalokiteshvara, the treasury of unobservable compassion,
Manjushri, the supreme stainless wisdom, and Vajrapani, the destroyer of the hosts of maras.
O Venerable Guru-Buddha, synthesis of all Three Jewels, With my body, speech, and mind, respectfully I make requests:
Please grant your blessings to ripen and liberate myself and others,
and bestow the common and supreme attainments. (3x) Colophon: This sadhana was translated under the compassionate guidance of Venerable Geshe kelsang Gyatso.
The verse to Venerable Geshe kelsang Gyatso in Requesting the lineage Gurus was composed by the glorious Dharma Protector, Duldzin Dorje Shugden, and included in the sadhana at the request of Geshe kelsang’s faithful disciples. The verse to Dorje Shugden in Offering the torma to the general Dharma Protectors was composed by Venerable Geshe kelsang Gyatso and included in the sadhana at the request of his faithful disciples.
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PRaISES aND REQUESTS TO THE
TWENTY-ONE TaRaS