Anonymous Verse in Praise of Amitbha

namo'mitbhya jinya te mune |

sukhvat ymi ca te'nukampay ||
sukhvat kanakavicitraknanm |
manohar sugatasutair alaktm ||
tavray prathitayaasya dhmata |
praymi t bahumairatnasacaym ||
nama, amitbhya, jinya, te, mune |
sukhvatm, ymi, ca, te, anukampay ||
sukhvatm, kanaka-vicitra-knanm |
manoharm, sugata-sutai, alaktm ||
tava, raym, prathita-yaasya, dhmata |
praymi, tm, bahu-mai-ratna-sacaym ||

nama

Bowing

amitbhya

to Unmeasured (amita) Light (bh)

jinya

to the Conqueror

te

to you

mune

oh, Sage

sukhvatm

to Sukhvatm ( the land lit. 'endowed with

pleasure, happiness)

ymi

I go

ca

and

te

your

anukampay

through compassion

sukhvatm

to Sukhvat

kanaka-vicitra-knanm

whose forests (knana) are beautiful (vicitra) due to

gold (kanaka)

manoharm

attractive to the mind

sugata-sutai

by the sons of the Sugatas ( the sons of the

Buddhas, which means the Bodhisattvas)

alaktm

decorated, ornamented

tava

your

raym

abode

prathita-yaasya

of one whose fame (yaas) is well-known

dhmata

of the intelligent one

praymi

I go

tm

to that

bahu-mai-ratna-sacaym

heap (sacaya) of many (bahu) jewels and gems

(mai-ratna)

I bow to Amitbha, Conqueror, to you, Sage.

I go to Sukhvat through your compassion,
Sukhvat, her forests embellished by gold,
attractive, ornamented by the Sugatas' sons,
your abode, Wise One of known glory,
I go to that heap of many gems and jewels.