The Dhāraṇī of Tārā

Summary

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The Dhāraṇī of Tārā is a short dhāraṇī that invokes the goddess Tārā, seeking her intervention in the face of obstacles and negative forces.

The Translation

[F.222.a]

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Homage to the Three Jewels!

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namo ratna­trayāya | nama āryāvalokiteśvarāya bodhisattvāya mahā­sattvāya mahā­kāruṇikāya |12

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tad yathā | oṁ tāre tuttāre13 ture sarva­duṣṭa­praduṣṭān mama kṛte jambhaya stambhaya mohaya bandhaya hūṁ hūṁ hūṁ phaṭ phaṭ phaṭ sarva­duṣṭa­stambhani tāre svāhā |14

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This concludes “The Noble Dhāraṇī of Tārā.”