Chapter 14 Completed: The Wish-Fulfilling Jewel Dhārani

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Chapter Fourteen: The Wish-Fulfilling Jewel Dhārani

Then, the Transcendent and Accomplished Conqueror gave this teaching to the Venerable Ananda:

“Ananda, all lightning is reversed by you. All previous perfectly complete Buddhas appearing individually, one following the other, have taught this, and I, too, shall now explain it. Please bear it in mind.”

“Ananda, in the eastern direction, there is the lightning known as Approaching. Ananda, in the southern direction is the lightning known as Hundred Voices. Ananda, in the western direction is the lightning known as Equal Light, and, Ananda, in the northern direction is the lightning known as Sovereign of Continuity.”

“Ananda, if anyone should know the names of these lightnings and know the directions in which they exist, then all fears of lightning shall be known to be non-existent. If one writes out in letters the names of these lightnings, then in any place one dwells lightning will not strike.”

Then, at that time, the Transcendent and Accomplished Conqueror bestowed the teaching on the words of the secret mantra of Drāvida:

TADYATHĀ: NIMI NIMI/ NIMI NIDHARI

Illuminator of the three worlds,

With trident in hand, protect me, protect me here from all lightning, SVĀHĀ!

Furthermore, at that time, the Bodhisattva Mahāsattva Lord Ārya Avalokiteshvara had gathered in that very assembly, and since he was present, spoke these words to the Transcendent and Accomplished Conqueror:

“Bhagavan, for this Dharma section, I too shall speak words of the secret mantra of Drāvida:

TADYATHĀ/ KATEBIKATE/ NIKATE PRATYARTHIKE/PRATYAMITRE/ SHUDDHE/ MUKTE/ VIMALE/ PRABHĀSVARE/ANDARE/ PANDARE/ SHVETE/ PANDARA PĀSINI/ HARIKANDARI/ KAPILI/ PINGALA/ AKSHIDADHIMUKHI

Protect me, protect me, protect me from all untimely death!

Through the irresistible radiance of the Lord Ārya Avalokiteshvara, may I never experience untimely death, SVĀHĀ!

Then, the Lord of Secrets, Vajrapani, went up to where the Transcendent and Accomplished Conqueror was, bowed with his hands folded, and spoke the following words to the Transcendent and Accomplished Conqueror:

“Bhagavan, for this section of Dharma, I too shall speak words of the dhārani:

TADYATHĀ/ MUNI MUNI/ MUNINADHARI MUNI/ MATI MATI/ SUMATI/ MAHĀMATI/ HĀ HĀ HĀ HĀ

Since you are without negativity, have no fear: the Drāvida spoken by Vajrapani, SVĀHĀ!

“Bhagavan, if anyone keeps in their hearts this protection of mine which cannot be defeated by others, or writes it out in letters, then I will constantly and unceasingly protect them from all fears. I shall free them from all untimely demise.”

Then Brahma, Lord of the Saha World System, spoke the following to the Transcendent and Accomplished Conqueror:

“Bhagavan, I too, for the sake of the welfare, benefit, and bliss-creation of all sentient beings, shall speak words of the secret mantra dhārani for this section of Dharma:

TADYATHĀ/ HILI MILI/ CHILI SVĀHĀ/ BRAHMAPŪRE SVĀHĀ/ BRAHMASVARE SVĀHĀ/ BRAHMABHISUGARBHE/ PUSHPASAMSTARE SVĀHĀ

“Bhagavan, as for this, it is called my Promise of the Protector Brahma. It perfectly protects from untimely demise, and powerfully subdues all negative karma.”

Then Indra, the Lord of the Gods, came up to where the Transcendent and Accomplished Conqueror was, bowed with hands folded, and spoke the following words to the Transcendent and Accomplished Conqueror:

“Bhagavan, I too, for this section of Dharma, shall speak words of the secret mantra dhārani:

TADYATHĀ/ NIVARĀNI/ BANDHAMĀDANTEMATITI/ TITI/ GAURĪ/GANDHARI/ CHANDALI/ MĀTANGI/ PARNALE/ HINAMADHYAMADHARINIMALANI/ DALAMADADE/ CHAKRA BĀKRĪ/ SHAVARI/ SHAVARI SVĀHA

“Lord Bhagavan, as for this, it is called my Vajra Tongue-Lashing Awareness-Mantra. It liberates from all fears, and perfectly protects from untimely demise. So it is!”

Then, the Great Kings Dhritarashtra, Virudhaka, Virupaksha, and the Great King Vaishravana went up to the Transcendent and Accomplished Conqueror, bowed with folded hands, and addressed him with the following words:

“Bhagavan, we too, for the sake of benefitting many people, for the happiness of many people, and out of loving affection for the world, shall speak words of the secret mantra dhārani:

TADYATHĀ/ PUSHPE SUPUSHPE/ DHUMAPARIHĀRE/ ĀRYA PUSHASTE/ SHANTI/NIRMUKTE/ MANGALYA/ HIRANYAGARBHESTUTE/ STABITE/ SVĀHĀ

“Lord Bhagavan, as for this, it is the protection afforded by us, the Four Great Kings, called Absence of Fear. It turns all fears into non-fears. A protector of life, it thoroughly guards against all untimely demise. Thus it is!”

Then, the naga king Ocean, the naga king Light of Lightning, the naga king Never Warm, the naga king Lightning Tongue, and the naga king Light Rays went up to where the Transcendent and Accomplished Conqueror was, bowed with folded hands, and spoke the following words to the Transcendent and Accomplished Conqueror:

“Lord Bhagavan, our great protection is called Wish-Fulfilling Jewel. It pacifies all lightning, dispels all untimely demise, neutralizes all poisons, and pacifies fear of antagonists, magical curses, zombies, and all that is inauspicious, whatever it may be. Bhagavan, we have come out from the homeland of the nagas and, in order that we may abandon greed, think of us with love and accept this.”

“Why? Bhagavan, as for us nagas, we are greedy, and because of our greedy minds, we cycle around, indeed.”

TADYATHĀ/ ĀRYA JEAMARE AMRITE/AKSHAYE/ABHIYE/ PUNYAI/PARYAPATE/ SARVA PĀPAM/ PRASHAMĀNIYE SVĀHĀ/ ĀRYA PUNYA SOPĀKĪYE SVĀHĀ

“Lord Bhagavan, if any male or female intones these words of secret mantra with their tongue or writes them down in letters, they will experience all fears of lightning as non-existent, and if they have taken a root poison, tooth poison, precious substance poison, or any other poison made from off-shoots of these, then the moment of death will not come. May all personal fear and all harm become happiness and well-being!”

Then, the Transcendent and Accomplished Conqueror bestowed a confirmation of excellence upon Indra, Brahma, the Protectors of the Universe, and the kings of the nagas, saying:

“Well done. Honorable sirs, in order to benefit many individuals and bring happiness to many people, you have thus offered for this section of Dharma so that it can later be thoroughly retained, and you have uttered the syllables of Drāvida’s Secret Mantra. Well done, well done! In all directions, it protects from drowsiness, madness, and insanity.”

The Transcendent and Accomplished Conqueror spoke those words, and the universe with its monks, Indra, Brahma, the Protectors of the Universe, naga kings, gods, humans, demi-gods and gandharvas rejoiced, and deeply praised what had been spoken by the Transcendent and Accomplished Conqueror.

FROM THE SOVEREIGN KING OF SŪTRAS, THE SUBLIME GOLDEN LIGHT, THIS WAS THE FOURTEENTH CHAPTER: ‘THE DHĀRANI OF THE WISH-FULFILLING JEWEL’.

Translated by the Sugatagarbha Translation Group.