21 TARA MANTRA PRAYER

At the time of the daily practice, it is good if you can get an object (image) of the Exalted Mother. If it is
impossible, it is sufficient to use visualization.

Perform ablutions and clean the practice area with appropriate behavior. If you have no time to do so,
then perform the morning session before drinking wine or eating meat. Then, with certainty of the
failings of Samsara, hold the enlightenment attitude and raise the feeling of refuge as follows:

DUN GYI NAM KHAR JETSUN MA NGON SUM ZHUG PAR GYUR

("In front, in the sky, the noble Tara, vividly visualized, abides.")

Refuge Prayer:

NAMO ***KON CHOG KUN NGO JET SUN MAR / DAG SOG DRO KUN KYAB SU CHI / JANG CHUB MON
PEI SEM KYED NE / ZAB MOI LAM LA JUG PAR GYI

("Namo ***Homage to the real embodiment of the Rare and Precious Ones, / To the noble Arta Tara we
go for refuge. / Giving rise to Bodhicitta, / We enter the Profound Path.")

(Repeat three times from *** then gather the accumulations)

Seven Branch Prayer:

JE TSÜN PAK MA DRÖL MA DANG/ CHOK CHU DÜ SUM ZHUK PA YI/ GYÄL WA SÄ CHÄ TAM CHE LA/
KÜN NÄ DANG WA CHAK GYI-O

("To Venerable Arya Tara and all Buddhas dwelling in the three times and ten directions and their sons, I
prostrate with a pure state of mind.")

ME TOK DUG PÖ MAR ME DRI/ ZHÄL ZÄ RÖL MO LA SOK PA/ NGÖ SHAM YI KYI TRÜL NÄ BÜL/ PAK
PÄ TSOK NAM ZHE SU SÖL

("Flowers, incense, light, perfume, food, music and so on, real and emanated, I offer you. Please accept
them, assembly of Aryas!")

TOK MA ME NÄ DA TÄ BAR/ MI GE CHU DANG TSAM ME NGA/ SEM NI NYÖN MONG WANG GYUR
PÄ/ GYI PA TAM CHÄ SHAK PAR GYI

("From beginningless times till now, the ten non-virtues and five immediate (negative actions) that with
a mind ruled by defilements I have committed, I confess them all!")

NYÄN TÖ RANG GYÄL JANG CHUP SEM/ SO SO KYE WO LA SOK PÄ/ DÜ SUM GE WA CHI SAK PÄ/ SÖ
NAM LA NI DAK YI RANG

("Hearers’, Pratyekas’, Bodhisattvas’, ordinary beings’ and others’ virtues, accumulated in the three
times- at all these merits I rejoice.")
SEM CHÄN NAM KYI SAM PA DANG LO YI JE DRAK JI TA WAR/ CHE CHUNG TÜN MONG TEK PA YI/
CHÖ KYI KOR LO KOR DU SÖL

("According to the varieties of sentient beings’ thoughts and minds, turn the wheel of doctrine, please,
of the great, small and common vehicles!")

KOR WA JI SI MA TONG BAR/ NYA NGÄN MI DA TUK JE YI/ DUK NGÄL GYA TSOR JING WA YI/ SEM
CHÄN NAM LA ZIK SU SÖL

("Until samsara is empty, please do not pass into nirvana, but at sentient beings sunk in the ocean of
suffering, look with compassion!")

DAK GI SO NAM CHI SAK PA/ TAM CHÄ JANG CHUP GYIR GYUR NÄ/ RING POR MI TOK DRO WA YI/
DREN PÄ PÄL DU DAK GYUR CHIK

("May all the merits I have gathered become the cause of enlightenment, so that I soon become the
glorious liberator of sentient beings!")

Homage to the Twenty-One Taras

(Recite these as many times as possible, from OM JE TSÜN MA PAK MA DRÖL MA LA CHAK TSAL LO! up
to CHAK TSAL WA NI NYI SHU TSA CHIK. Each time you say the words CHAK TSAL (HOMAGE), visualize
that a replica comes from the relevant Tara, just as one lamp lights another, and sinks into you.)

OM JE TSÜN PAK MA DRÖL MA LA CHAK TSAL LO

("OM! (I pay) Homage to You, Noble and Holy Tara!")

1. Chhag tshäl dröl ma nyur ma pa mo

Chän ni kä chig log dang dra ma

Jig ten sum gön chhu kye zhäl gyi

Ge sar je wa lä ni jung ma

2. Chhag tshäl tön käi da wa kün tu

Gang wa gya ni tseg päi zhäl ma

Kar ma tong thrag tshog pa nam kyi

Rab tu chhe wäi ö rab bar ma

3. Chhag tshäl ser ngo chhu nä kye kyi

Pä mä chhag ni nam par gyän ma

Jin pa tsön drü ka thub zhi wa

Zö pa sam tän chö yül nyi ma

4. Chhag tshäl de zhin sheg päi tsug tor

Tha yä nam par gyäl war chö ma

Ma lü pha röl chhin pa thob päi

Gyäl wäi sä kyi shin tu ten ma

5. Chhag tshäl TUTTARA HUM yi ge

Dö dang chhog dang nam kha gang ma

Jig ten dün po zhab kyi nän te

Lü pa me par gug par nü ma

6.Chhag tshäl gya jin me lha tshang pa

Lung lha na tshog wang chhug chhö ma

Jung po ro lang dri za nam dang

Nö jin tshog kyi dün nä tö ma

7. Chhag tshäl TRAD che ja dang PHAT kyi

Pha röl thrül khor rab tu jom ma

Yä kum yön kyang zhab kyi nän te

Me bar thrug pa shin tu bar ma

8. Chhag tshäl TURE jig pa chhen po

Dü kyi pa wo nam par jom ma

Chhu kye zhäl ni thro nyer dän dzä

Dra wo tham chä ma lü sö ma

9. Chaktsal könchok sum tsön chakgyé

Sormö tukkar nampar gyen ma

Malü chok kyi khorlö gyenpé

Rang gi ö kyi tsok nam truk ma

10. Chhag tshäl rab tu ga wa ji päi

U gyän ö kyi threng wa pel ma

Zhe pa rab zhä TUTTARA yi

Dü dang jig ten wang du dzä ma

11. Chhag tshäl sa zhi kyong wäi tshog nam

Tham chä gug par nü ma nyi ma

Zhe pa rab zhä TUTTARA yi

Dü dang jig ten wang du dzä ma

11. Chhag tshäl sa zhi kyong wäi tshog nam

Tham chä gug par nü ma nyi ma

Thro nyer yo wäi yi ge HUM gi

Phong pa tham chä nam par dröl ma

12. Chhag tshäl da wäi dum bü u gyän

Gyän pa tham chä shin tu bar ma

Räl päi khur na ö pag me lä

Tag par shin tu ö rab dzä ma

13.Chhag tshäl käl päi tha mäi me tar

Bar wäi threng wäi ü na nä ma

Yä kyang yön kum kün nä kor gäi

Dra yi pung ni nam par jom ma

14. Chhag tshäl sa zhii ngö la chhag gi

Thil gyi nün ching zhab kyi dung ma

Thro nyer chän dzä yi ge HUM gi

Rim pa dün po nam ni gem ma

15. Chhag tshäl de ma ge ma zhi ma

Nya ngän dä zhi chö yül nyi ma

SVAHA OM dang yang dag dän pä

Dig pa chhen po jom pa nyi ma

16. Chhag tshäl kün nä kor rab ga wäi

Dra yi lü ni nam par gem ma

Yi ge chu päi ngag ni kö päi

Rig pa HUM lä dröl ma nyi ma

17. Chhag tshäl TURE zhab ni deb pä

HUM gi nam päi sa bön nyi ma

Ri rab Mandhara dang big je

Jig ten sum nam yo wa nyi ma

18. Chhag tshäl lha yi tsho yi nam päi

Ri dag tag chän chhag na nam ma

TARA nyi jö PHAT kyi yi ge

Dug nam ma lü pa ni sel ma

19.Chhag tshäl lha yi tshog nam gyäl po

Lha dang mi am chi yi ten ma

Kün nä go chha ga wäi ji gyi

Tsö dang mi lam ngän pa sel ma

20. Chhag tshäl nyi ma da wa gyä päi

Chän nyi po la ö rab säl ma

HARA nyi jö TUTTARA yi

Shin tu drag pöi rim nä sel ma

21. Chhag tshäl de nyi sum nam kö pä

Zhi wäi thü dang yang dag dän ma

Dön dang ro lang nö jin tshog nam

Jom pa TURE rab chhog nyi ma

TSA WÄ NGAK KYI TÖ PA DI DANG / CHAK TSÄL WA NI NYI SHU TSA CHIK

("With this praise of the root mantra twenty-one times, I have paid homage.")
 Benefits of Recitation

LHA MO LA GYÜ YANG DAG DEN PAI / LO DEN GANG GI RAP DÄ JÖ DE

("Who recites it, wise and pious / Full of faith towards the goddess,")

SÖ DANG TO RANG LANG PAR JÄ NÄ / DREN PÄ MI JIG THAM CHE RAB TER / DIG PA THAM CHE RAB
TU ZHI WA / NGEN DRO THAM CHE JOM PA NYI THOB

("And remembers it at even / And at dawn on rising, it grants / Every fearlessness, quells all sins / And
destroys all bad migrations.")

GYEL WA JE WA TRAK DÜN NAM KYI / NYUR DU WANG NI KUR WAR GYUR LA / DI LÄ CHE WA NYI NI
TOB CHING / SANG GYE GO PHANG TAR TUK DER DRO

("Quickly he’ll be consecrated / By seven times ten million conquerors. /Thereby gaining greatness, he
will / Reach at last the rank of Buddha.")

DE YI DUK NI DRAK PO CHEN PO / TEN NE PA AM ZHEN YANG DRO WA / ZÖ PA DANG NI TUNG PA

NYI KYANG / DREN PÄ RAB TU SEL WA NYI TOB

(" The most dreadful poison, whether / Animal, or plant or mineral, / Whether he’s devoured or drunk it,
/ Meets its end through his remembering.")

DÖN DANG RIM DANG DUK GI ZIR WAI / DUG NGEL TSOK NI NAM PAR PONG TE / SEM CHEN ZHEN PA
NAM LA YANG NGO / NYI SUM DÜN DU NGÖN PAR JÖ NA

(" It completely stops the pain of / Those whom spirits, fevers, poisons / Afflict – other beings’ also. / On
reciting twice, thrice, seven")

BU DÖ PÄ NI BU TOP GYUR ZHING / NOR DÖ PÄ NI NOR NAM NYI TOB / DÖ PA THAM CHE THOB PAR
GYUR TE / GEK NAM ME CHING SO SOR JOM GYUR

("One who wants a child will get one. / One desiring wealth will find wealth, /One obtains all one’s
desires; no / Hindrances, each will be subdued.")

1. Swift Lady of Glory

Homage! Tara, swift, heroic!

Eyes like lightning instantaneous!

Sprung from op’ning stamens of the

Lord of three world’s tear-born lotus!

Color: Red

Vase: Red

Nectar: Controlling nectar

Specialty: Swift mantra activities; influences sentient beings positively

Activity: Magnetizing

Visualization: On the first petal is Tara the Swift Lady of Glory (Nyurma Palmo),  red in color. She is the
quick one, holding in her right palm a red flask for controlling. She grants the ability to influence sentient
beings so that they will listen to you and you can lead them to the Dharma.

Mantra

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE WASHAM KURU SVAHA

2. Lady of Supreme Peace

Homage! She whose face combines a

Hundred autumn moons at fullest!

Blazing with light rays resplendent

As a thousand-star collection!

Color: White

Vase: White
Nectar: Pacifies disease

Specialty: Healing diseases

Activity: Pacifying

Associations with other practices: She is also known as Sarasvati.

Visualization: On the second petal is Tara, Lady of Supreme Peace (Shiwa Chenmo), white in color,
holding a white flask containing nectar for pacifying disease.

Mantra

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE SHANTIM KURU SVAHA

3. Lady of Golden Yellow Color

Homage! Golden-blue one, lotus

Water born, in hand adorned!

Giving, effort, calm, austerities,

Patience, meditation her sphere!

Color: Golden Yellow

Vase: Yellow

Nectar: Increases lifeforce and long life

Specialty: Long life

Activity: Accumulating

Visualization: On the third petal is Golden-Colored Tara, Giver of Supreme Virtue (Serdok Chen), yellow-
gold in color, holding in her hand a yellow flask containing nectar for increasing life and fortune. Her
mantra is:

Mantra
OM TARE TUTTARE TURE PUSHTIM KURU SVAHA

4. Lady of Complete Victory, Embodying All Positive Qualities

Homage! Crown of tathagatas,

Actions triumph without limit!

Relied on by conquerors’ children,

Having reached ev’ry perfection!

Color: Yellow

Vase: Yellow

Nectar: Increasing lifeforce

Specialty: Increasing lifespan, long life

Activity: Accumulating

Associations with other practices: She is also known as Ushnishavijaya (although in other stand-alone
practices her color/attributes vary).

Visualization: On the fourth petal is Tara Completely Victorious, Embodying All Positive Qualities
(Tsuktor Nampar Gyalma), yellow in color, holding a yellow flask containing nectar for increasing the
lifespan.

Mantra

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE AYUR-JYANA PUSHTIM KURU SVAHA

5. She Who Proclaims the Sound of Hum

Homage! Filling with TUTTARE,

HUM, desire, direction, and space!

Trampling with her feet the seven worlds,

Able to draw forth all beings!

Color: Red-yellow

Vase: Red

Nectar: Enchanting

Activity: Enchanting and magnetizing

Specialty: Attracting others to you, although should be with positive motivation.

Associations with other practices: She is also known as Kurukulla (Kurukulle) or Red Tara

Visualization: On the fifth petal is Tara Proclaiming the Sound of HUM (Hung Dradrokma), red-yellow in
color, holding a red flask containing nectar with the function of enchanting other sentient beings,
causing them to be attracted to you.

(Note: Before you think of (incorrectly) Tara as a “love goddess,” remember she is an Enlightened Being
and her magnetizing activity can only be focused on positive karma activities — not selfish love.
Attracting someone to you to receive Dharma is her highest purpose. Mundane love is not generally
positive karmic activity.)

Mantra

OM TARE TUTTARE SHTRI AKARSHAYA HRIH SVAHA

Lama Zopa indicates: “If there is somebody you need to influence, such as somebody who is extremely
deluded and tries to harm you and others and to harm the Dharma, in order to help that person
transform their mind into the Dharma, then you can recite this mantra and insert that person’s name
between the tuttare shtri and the akarshaya, so the mantra transforms slightly into…” (with the same
proviso as above — only for positive karmic intentions):

OM TARE TUTTARE SHTRI [the name of the person] AKARSHAYA HRIH SVAHA.

6. She Who Is Completely Victorious Over the Three Worlds

Homage! Worshipped by the all-lords,

Shakra, Agni, Brahma, Marut!

Honored by the hosts of spirits,

Corpse-raisers, gandharvas, yakshas!

Color: Red-black

Vase: Blue

Nectar: Nectar intoxicates the spirits

Activity: Enchanting and magnetizing

Specialty: Attracting

Visualization: On the sixth petal is Tara Completely Victorious Over the Three Worlds (Jikten Sumle
Nampar Gyalma), red-black in color, who is victorious over the three realms. She holds a blue flask
containing nectar that intoxicates the spirits.

Mantra

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE SHATRUN UCCHATAYA SVAHA

Lama Zopa indicates: “By intoxicating the spirits, they become unable to function and so unable to cause
harm to others. I guess it’s a bit like taking a business client to dinner and getting them drunk, making it
a lot easier to get them to agree to any deal you have to make.”

7. She Who Conquers Others

Homage! With her TRAD and PHAT sounds

Destroying foes’ magic diagrams!

Her feet pressing, left out, right in,

Blazing in a raging fire-blaze

Color: Black

Vase: Black

Nectar: Nectar that averts black magic sent against you

Activity: Wrathful

Specialty: Overcoming black magic

Visualization: On the seventh petal is Tara Who Conquers Others (Shen Jom-Ma), black in color,
destroying those possessing black magic. She has a slightly wrathful appearance—her forehead

is wrinkled—and she holds a black flask containing nectar that averts mantras and black magic sent
against you.

Mantra

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE SARVA VIDYA APARA VARANAYA SVAHA

8. She Who Conquers Maras and Enemies

Homage! TURE, very dreadful!

Destroyer of Mara’s champion(s)!

She with frowning lotus visage

Who is slayer of all enemies!

Color: Red-black

Vase: Red

Nectar: Overcomes maras and enemies

Activity: Wrathful

Specialty: Defeats enemies, demons, evil spirits

Visualization: On the eighth petal is Tara Who Conquers Maras and Enemies (Dru Dra Jom-Ma), red-
black in color. Her right hand holds a red flask containing nectar whose function is to defeat maras and
enemies.

Mantra

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE SARVA MARA SHATRUN MARAYA PHAT SVAHA

9. She Who Protects from All Fears

Homage! At the heart her fingers,

Adorn her with Three Jewel mudra!

Light-ray masses all excited!

All directions’ wheels adorn her!

Color: White

Vase: White

Nectar: Protective nectar

Activity: Pacifying and protecting

Specialty: Protection from any fear or danger.

Visualization: On the ninth petal is Tara Who Protects from All Fears (Jikpa Kunkyob Ma), white in color,
her gesture signifying the Three Rare Sublime Ones. She holds a white flask containing nectar whose
function is to protect all sentient beings from fear and dangers.

Mantra:

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE MAM UPAKRAMA RAKSHA RAKSHA SVAHA

If there are dangers such as earthquakes, floods, typhoons, or the like, you can take strong refuge and
recite this mantra, or visualize Tara in front of you.
10. She Who Brings Maras and the World Under Her Power

Homage! She so joyous, radiant,

Crown emitting garlands of light!

Mirthful, laughing with TUTTARE,

Subjugating maras, devas!

Color: Red

Vase: Red

Nectar: Overcomes the Maras and demons who control the world

Activity: Enchanting

Specialty: Overcomes Maras.

Visualization: On the tenth petal is Tara Who Brings Maras and the World Under Her Power (Dudang
Jikten Wangdu Dema), red in color, holding a red flask containing nectar whose function is to destroy
Mara and to control the world.

Mantra:

OM TARE TUTTARE SARVA MARA PRAMARDHANI SVAHA

11. She Who Eradicates Poverty

Homage! She able to summon

All earth-guardians’ assembly!

Shaking, frowning, with her HUM sign

Saving from every misfortune!

Color: Yellow-red — sparkling gold

Vase: Yellow

Nectar: Overcomes all poverty

Activity: Attracting and affluence.

Specialty: Accumulating wealth and overcoming poverty.

Visualization: On the eleventh petal is Tara Who Eradicates Poverty (Ponpa Selma), red-yellow in color,
like refined gold. She holds a yellow flask containing nectar whose function is to eliminate poverty.

Mantra:

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE VASUDHARINI SVAHA

Lama Zopa commentary: “This is the Tara you use when you make a Tara wealth vase for prosperity.
When you put a statue or drawing of this Tara in a wealth vase, to eliminate either your poverty or that
pof others, you take strong refuge and recite this mantra in front of the vase. “

12. She Who Grants All That Is Auspicious

Homage! Crown adorned with crescent

Moon, all ornaments most shining!

Amitabha in her hair-knot

Sending out much light eternal!

Color: Gold

LM

Vase: White

Nectar: Performs auspicious activities.

Activity: Peaceful

Specialty: Pacifying for auspiciousness. Calming negative obstacles hindering auspiciousness.

Visualization: On the twelfth petal is Tara Who Grants All that Is Auspicious (Trashi Tamche Jinma),
golden in color, performing auspicious activities.  She holds a white flask containing nectar that performs
auspicious actions.

Mantra:

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE MANGALAM SVAHA

13. She Who Blazes Like Fire

Homage! She ’mid wreath ablaze like

Eon-ending fire abiding!

Right stretched, left bent, joy surrounds you

Troops of enemies destroying!

Color: Red like a blazing fire

Vase: Red

Nectar: Destroys enemies and protects from obstacles.

Activity: Intense magnetizing and enchanting

Specialty: Removing obstacles (especially to Dharma practice) or to life circumstances that influence
Dharma practice.

Visualization: On the thirteenth petal is Tara Who Blazes Like Fire (Metar Barma), red in color and
blazing like fire. She holds a red flask containing nectar that destroys enemies and protects from
obstacles.

Mantra:

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE BHAYA BHASMIM KURU SVAHA

14. She Who Is Frowning Wrathfully

Homage! She who strikes the ground with

Her palm, and with her foot beats it!

Scowling, with the letter HUM the

Seven levels she does conquer!

Color: Black and wrathful

Vase: Dark blue

Nectar: Controls and subdues interferences

Activity: Wrathful power

Specialty: Controller and subduer.

Visualization: On the fourteenth petal is Tara Who Is Frowning Wrathfully (Tronyer Chen), having a
slightly wrathful appearance, black in color. She holds a dark blue flask containing nectar that controls
and subdues interferences.

Mantra:

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE VAJRA MAHA PADA BHASMIM KURU SVAHA

15. She of Supreme Peacefulness

Homage! Happy, virtuous, peaceful!

She whose field is peace, nirvana! S

he endowed with OM and SVAHA,

Destroyer of the great evil!

Color: White

Vase: White

Nectar: Pacifying and purifying negative karmas

Activity: Pacifying

Specialty: Purification of negative karmas that cause sickness, spirit harm and obstacles.

Visualization: On the fifteenth petal is Tara the Supremely Peaceful One (Shiwa Chenmo), white in color.
She holds a white flask containing nectar whose function is pacifying and purifying negative karma.

Mantra:

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE SARVA PAPAM PRASHAMANAYA SVAHA

Lama Zopa comments: “Reciting her mantra pacifies sickness, spirit harm, obscurations, and negative
karma.”

16. Tara Who Arises from the HUM of Intrinsic Awareness

Homage! She with joy surrounded

Tearing foes’ bodies asunder,

Frees with HUM and knowledge mantra,

Arrangement of the ten letters!

Color: Red

Vase: Red-yellow

Nectar: Increases wisdom

Activity: Magnetizing

Specialty: Accumulating wisdom

Visualization: On the sixteenth petal is Tara Who Arises from the HUM of Intrinsic Awareness (Rikpa
Hungle Drölma), red in color. She holds a red-yellow flask containing nectar whose function is to
increase wisdom.
Mantra:

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE SARVA DHARMAH PRATI-PARISHODHAYA SVAHA

17. She Who Causes the Three Realms to Tremble

Homage! TURE! With seed letter

Of the shape of syllable HUM!

By foot stamping shakes the three worlds,

Meru, Mandara, and Vindhya!

Color: Red-yellow

Vase: Yellow

Nectar: Overcomes and pacifies all maras and obstacles, shaking the three worlds

Activity: Magnetizing and controlling the power of mantras

Specialty: Calms all obstacles no matter how overwhelming.

Visualization: On the seventeenth petal is Tara Who Causes the Three Realms to Tremble (Drölma Jikten
Sumyowa), red-yellow in color. Pacifying maras and obstacles, shaking the triple world, she holds a
yellow flask containing nectar whose function is to control the power of mantras, which means
controlling those who try to harm you using mantras.

Mantra:

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE SARVA STAMBHANI TARE SVAHA

18. She Who Neutralizes Poison

Homage! Holding in her hand the

Hare-marked moon of deva-lake form!

With twice spoken TARA and PHAT,

Totally dispelling poison!

Color: White

Vase: White

Nectar: Pacifies every poison, sickness and illness

Activity: Neutralizing and healing or pacifying

Specialty: Eliminates poisons and sickness.

Visualization: On the eighteenth petal is Tara Who Neutralizes Poison (Dukselma), white in color. She
holds a white flask containing nectar whose function is to eliminate all sicknesses and poison.

Mantra:

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE NAGA VISHA SHANTIM KURU SVAHA

Lama Zopa: “If somebody poisons you or you have taken some poison by mistake, this is the mantra you
can chant to eliminate it.”

19. She Who Alleviates All Suffering

Homage! She whom gods and their kings,

And the kinnaras do honor!

Armored in all joyful splendor,

She dispels bad dreams and conflicts!

Color: White

Vase: White

Nectar: Eliminates disputes, nightmares and suffering

Activity: Pacifying
Specialty: Overcomes disputes and suffering peacefully.

Visualization: On the nineteenth petal is Tara Who Alleviates All Suffering (Duk-Ngal Tamche Selwé
Drölma), white in color. She holds a white flask containing nectar that eliminates disputes, bad dreams,
and other sufferings.

Mantra:

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE MOCANA SVAHA

20. She Who Removes Pestilence

Homage! She whose two eyes bright with

Radiance of sun and full moon!

With twice HARA and TUTTARA

She dispels severe contagion!

Color: Red

Vase: Red

Nectar: Eliminates all epidemics and contagious disease

Activity: Magnetizing and drawing good health, immune response and healing

Specialty: Epidemics.

Visualization: On the twentieth petal is Tara Who Removes Pestilence (Rimne Selwé Drölma), red in
color. She holds a red flask containing nectar whose function is to eliminate all epidemics and
contagious diseases.

Mantra:

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE VISARATA SVAHA

Lama Zopa: “If there is a contagious disease or epidemic in the country, this is the specific Tara to be
practiced.”
21. She Who Completely Perfects All Enlightened Activities

Homage! Full of liberating

Pow’r by the set of three natures!

Destroys hosts of spirits, yakshas,

And raised corpses! Supreme! TURE!

Color: White but radiating multi-colored light

Vase: Green

Nectar: Nectar of magical attainments

Activity: Pacifying

Specialty: All enlightened activities

Associations with other practices: She is also associated with/equated with Marichi (Marici)

Visualization: On the twenty-first petal is Tara Who Completely Perfects All Enlightened Activities (Trinle
Tamche Yongsu Dzokpar Jepé Drölma), white in color and radiating varicolored lights. She holds a green
flask containing nectar that accomplishes various magical attainments.

Mantra:

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE SARVA SIDDHI SADHANAM SVAHA

 Requesting Prayer:

JE TSÜN CHOM DEN DE MA TUK JE CHEN / DAG DANG TA YE SEM CHEN TAM CHE KYI / DRIP NYI JANG
ZHING TSOK NYI NYUR DZOK NÄ / DZOG PÄ SANG GYE TOP PAR DZÄ DU SÖL

("O compassionate venerable Lady, / let me and all the infinite sentient beings / purify both
obscurations and soon complete / the two collections, attaining perfect enlightenment")

DE MA TOP KYI TSE RAP KÜN TU YANG / LHA DANG MI YI DE WA CHOK TOP NÄ / TAM CHE KYEN PA
DRUP PAR JE PA LA / BAR CHE DÖN GEK RIM DANG NÄ LA SOK

("In all my lives, until I reach that goal, / let me find the best divine and human / happiness, then
realize omniscience. /Please quell speedily and annihilate" / )

DÜ MIN CHI WAR GYUR PA NA TSOK DANG / MI LAM NGÄN DANG TSEN MA NGEN PA DANG / JIK PA
GYÄ SOK NYE WAR TSE WA NAM / NYUR DU ZHI ZHING ME PAR DZÄ DU SÖL

("all obstacles to this, all evil spirits, / the various causes of untimely death, / as plagues and sicknesses,
bad dreams, ill omens, / and all dangers such as the eight fears.")

JIK TEN JIK TEN LÄ NI DÄ PA YI / TRA SHI DE LEK PÜN SUM TSOK PA NAM / PEL ZHING GYÄ PÄ DÖN NAM
MA LÜ PA / BÄ ME LHÜN GYI DRUP PAR DZÄ DU SÖL

("Let mundane and supermundane auspicious / qualities, well-being and perfection / increase and
develop, so that aims / may all be achieved without effort, of themselves.")

DRUP LA TSÖN ZHING DAM CHÖ PEL WA DANG / TAK TU KYÖ DRUP ZHÄL CHOK TONG WA DANG /
TONG NYI DÖN TOK JANG SEM RIN PO CHE / YAR NGÖ DA TAR PEL ZHING GYÄ PAR DZÖ

("May I strive for attainment, increase the holy Dharma, / practice you always, and see your sublime
face; / make my understanding of voidness and the precious / Bodhimind increase like the waxing
moon.")
GYÄL WÄ KYIL KOR ZANG ZHING GA WA DER / PÄ MO DAM PA SHIN TU DZE LÄ KYE / NANG WA TA YE
GYEL WÄ NGÖN SUM DU / LUNG TÄN PA YANG DAK GI DER TOP SHOK

(" In the joyous and noble mandala of the conqueror, / may I be reborn from an excellent, most
beautiful lotus / and there attain the prophecy I receive/ in the presence of the conqueror Amithaba.")

KYE LA CHÖ CHING SÖL WA TAP PÄ TÜ / DAK SOK GANG DU NÄ PÄ SA CHOK DER / NÄ DANG ÜL PONG
TAP TSÖ ZHI WA DANG / CHÖ DANG TRA SHI PEL WAR DZÄ DU SÖL

("By the force of my offerings and requests to you, / in the lands and directions where I and others
dwell, / please quell all diseases, poverty, fighting and quarrels, / and make the Dharma and all that is
auspicious increase.")

DEDICATION

GE WA DE YI NYUR DU DAG / PHAG MA DROL MA DRUB GYUR NE / DRO WA CHIG KYANG MA LU PA /

DE YI SA LA GOD PAR SHOG

("Due to this merit, may I soon / Attain the enightend state of Noble Tara, / That I may be able to
liberate / All sentient beings from their suffering.")

SO NAM DI YI THAM CHED ZIG PA NYID / THOB NE NYE PEI DRA NAM PHAM JE NE / KYE GA NA CHI BA
LAB THRUG PA YI / SID PEI TSO LE DRO WA DROL WAR SHOG

("By this merit may all sentient beings gain Omniscience and become enlightened, / And having
vanquished all negative influences, / Liberate all beings fron the ocean of existence, / which is troubled
by the waves of birth, old age, suickness and death.")