Praise of Uṣṇīṣavijayā

Praise of Uṣṇīṣavijayā

by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö

Oṃ svasti!
Praise to the blessed conqueror,
Who arose from the Tathāgata’s uṣṇīṣa,[1]
Three-faced, eight-armed, with a peaceful smile,
Supreme goddess of boundless wisdom.

The instant we visualize your sublime form
And recite the sovereign of vidyā-mantras,
Even the wrathful Yama, Lord of Death,
Is compelled to turn and flee far away.

It is by venerating and relying upon you
That the multitudes of tathāgatas,
Bodhisattvas, sages and vidyādharas
Become great masters of the ten powers.

If now, in just the same way,
We praise you with intense devotion,
Pray, grant us the supreme siddhi
Of immortal life and pristine wisdom.

Thus, although these praises
To the three sublime deities[2]
Lack the elegance of poetic
Turns of phrase, nevertheless
At the request of a faithful student,
I, the one called Chökyi Lodrö,
Spoke these words while travelling
By boat in the middle of the Ganges
In the noble land of India,
And, accordingly, Lodrö Chokden[3]
Wrote them all down.

May the splendour of virtue, excellence and longevity
Increase just like the River Gaṅga’s flow.
Sarva maṅgalam.

| Translated by Adam Pearcey with the generous support of the Khyentse Foundation and Tertön Sogyal Trust, 2023.

Bibliography

Tibetan Editions

'Jam dbyangs chos kyi blo gros. "gtsug tor rnam par rgyal ma la bstod pa/" In 'Jam dbyangs chos kyi blo gros kyi gsung 'bum. 12 vols. Bir, H.P.: Khyentse Labrang, 2012. (BDRC W1KG12986). Vol. 2: 467–468

blo gros mchog ldan (sic). “gtsug tor rnam par rgyal ma la bstod pa.” In mkha' 'gro’i chos mdzod chen mo. 53 vols. Lhasa: Bod ljongs bod yig dpe rnying dpe skrun khang, 2017. Vol. 50: 32

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