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The Verses of the Eight Noble Auspicious Ones

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Eight Auspicious Symbols

by Jamgön Mipham Rinpoche

If you recite this once before starting any activity, it will work out easily and exactly as you wish, so do what you can to keep it in mind:

 

Om!

Homage to the Buddha, Dharma and Noble Sangha—

All that dwell in the auspicious realms of the ten directions,

Where all appearance and existence is completely pure, its nature spontaneously perfect,

May all be auspicious for us!

 

King of the Lamp (Drönmé Gyalpo), Stable Strength of Wisdom Accomplishing All Aims (Tsalten Döndrup Gongpa),

Glorious Adornment of Love (Jampé Gyengyi Pal), Sacred and Glorious One Renowned for Virtue (Géwar Drakpa Pal Dampa),

Vastly Renowned and Considerate of All (Kunla Gongpa Gyacher Drakpa Chen),

Glorious One Renowned as Perfectly Strong and Exalted like a Mountain (Lhunpo Tar Pakpa Tsal Rap Drakpé Pal),

Glorious One Renowned as Considerate of All Sentient Beings (Semchen Tamchela Gongpa Drakpé Pal),

Glorious One Renowned as Perfectly Strong who Satisfies the Minds of Beings (Yitsimpar Dzépa Tsal Rap Drakpé Pal)—

Homage to the Eight Sugatas,

Merely hearing your names increases auspiciousness and success!

 

The youthful Manjushri, the glorious Vajrapani,

Avalokiteshvara, the protector Maitreya,

Kshitigarbha, Nivaranavishkambin,

Akashagarbha, and the most noble Samantabhadra—

Homage to the Eight Bodhisattvas,

Supreme in granting auspiciousness and success, gracefully

holding your emblems:

Utpala flower, vajra, white lotus, naga-tree,

Jewel, moon, sword and sun!

 

Holding the eight most precious emblems:

The most precious umbrella, the auspicious golden fishes,

The wish-fulfilling vase of goodness, the exquisite kamala flower,

The conch of fame and glory, the glorious knot of prosperity,

The eternal banner of victory and the all-powerful wheel

Are the creators of delight, making offerings to the buddhas of all directions and times,

Homage to the Eight Auspicious Goddesses (Beauty, Garlands, Song, Dance, Flowers, Incense, Light and Perfume)

Merely thinking of your essential qualities makes success grow more and more!

 

Mighty Brahma, Shambhu (Shiva), Narayana (Vishnu),

Indra the Thousand-Eyed, the Kings Dhritirashtra,

Virudhaka, Virupaksha the Lord of Nagas,

And Vaishravana—each one holding your divine emblem:

Wheel, trident, lance, vajra,

Vina, sword, stupa and banner of victory—

Homage to the Eight Guardians of the World,

Who make auspiciousness and positivity grow in the three realms!

 

With all obstacles and harmful influences pacified,

May the work we are now about to begin

Meet with ever-growing fulfillment and success, and

Bring good fortune, prosperity, happiness and peace!

 

If you recite this upon waking, all the tasks of the day will be accomplished. If you recite it when going to sleep, it will bring you good dreams. If you recite it when entering battle, it will bring total victory. If you recite it at the outset of a project, all aims and wishes will be fulfilled. If you recite it continually, you will enjoy a long life, glory, renown, prosperity, auspiciousness, abundant happiness and positivity, and the fulfilment of all wishes; all your misdeeds and obscurations will be purified, and you will achieve the higher realms and liberation. This was declared by the sublime victorious one himself.

 

This arose from the lake of the mind of Jampal Gyepé Dorjé on the third day of the third month of the Fire Monkey year (1896), an auspicious time according to the configuration of planets, sun and constellations.

 

Mangalam!

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