Nlakantha dhran

The Great Compassion Mantra

o namo ratnatrayaya. namah arya avalokitesvaraya bodhisattvaya mahasattvaya mahakarunikaya sarva bandhana chedana karaya. sarva bhava samudram sosana karana. sarva vyadhi prasamana karaya. sarva mrtyu upa-drava viansana karana. sarva bhaye su trana karaya. tasmat namas krtva idam arya avalokitesvara bhastinam nilakantha pi nama hrdayam avarta isyami sarvartha-sadhanam subham ajeyam sarva bhutanam bhava marga visuddhakam tadyatha, om aloke aloka-mati lokati krante. he hare arya avalokitesvara maha bodhisattva, he boddhisattva, he maha bodhisattva, he virya bodhisttva he mahakarunika smara hradayam. hi hi, hare arya avalokitesvara mahesvara parama maitra-citta mahakarunika. kuru kuru karman sadhaya sadhaya vidyam. ni hi, ni hi varnam kamam-game. vitta-kama vigama. siddha yogesvara. dhuru dhuru viryanti, maha viryanti. dhara dhara dharendresvara. cala cala vimala amala murte arya avalokitesvara jina krsna jata-makutavalam ma pra-lamba maha siddha vidya dhara. vara vara maha vara. bala bala maha bala. cala cala maha cala krsna-varna nigha krsna paksa nirghatana. he padma-hasta cara cara desa caresvara krsna sarpa krta yajnopavita ehyehi maha varaha-mukha, tripura-dahanesvaranarayana va rupa vara marga ari. he nilakantha, he mahakara, hala hala visa nir-jita lokasya. raga visa vinasana. dvesa visa vinasana. moha visa vinasana huru huru mala, huru huru hare, maha padmanabha sara sara, sri sri, suru suru, bhu ruc bhu ruc buddhaya buddhaya, boddhaya boddhaya maitri nilakantha ehyehi vama shitha simha-mukha hasa hasa, munca munca mahattahasam ehiyehi pa maha siddha yogesvara bhana bhana vaco sadhaya sadhaya vidyam. smara smaratam bhagavantam lokita vilokitam lokesvaram tathagatam dadahi me drasana kamasya darsanam pra-hia daya mana svaha. siddhaya svaha. maha siddhaya svaha siddha yogesvaraya svaha nilakanthaya svaha varaha-mukhaya svaha maha-dara simha-mukhaya svaha siddha vidyadharaya svaha padma-hastaya svaha krsna-sarpa krta yajno pavitaya svaha maha lakuta daharaya svaha cakra yuddhaya svaha sankha-sabdani bodhanaya svaha vama skandha desa shitha krsna jinaya svaha vyaghra-carma nivasa naya svaha lokesvaraya svaha sarva siddhesvaraya svaha namo bhagavate arya avalokitesvaraya bodhisattvaya maha sattvaya mahakarunikaya. sidhyanthu me mantra-padaya svaha

Nlakantha Dhran (The Blue Necked Dhran)

Namo ratna-trayya (Adoration of the triple Gem)

I. Initial Salutation
Nama ryvalokite-varya bodhisattvya mah-sattvya mah-krunikya (Adoration to the noble Lord who looks down, the enlightened sentient being, the great being, the merciful one!)

II. Name of Avalokitevar

Om sarva-bhaya-odhanya tasya namaskrtv imu rya-valokite-var tava namo Nlakantha 2 (Om! Having paid adoration to One who dispels all fears, the noble Avalokitevar, adoration to the blue-necked one!)

III. loka enunication of the merit of the hrdaya-dhran

Hrdayam vartayisymi sarvrtha-sdhanam ubham 3 ajeyam sarva-bhtnm bhava-mrgaviodhakam 4 (I shall enunciate the heart dharani which ensures all purpose, is pure and invincible for all beings, and which purifies the path of existence.)

IV. Dhran
Tadyath: Om lokdhipati loktikrnta (Like this: Om! Lord of Effulgence, the World-Transcending One. Ehy mah-bodhisattva sarpa-sarpa smara smara hrdayam (Come, great bodhisattva, descend, descend. Please remember (smara) my heart dharani. Kuru-kuru karma dhuru-dhuru vijayate mah-vijayate (Do, do the work. Hold fast, hold fast, Victor, the great Victor) Dhara-dhara dhrin-rja cala-cala mama vimal-mrtte (Hold on, hold on, King of the Dharani. Move, move onto my spotless image.) Ehi ehi chinda chinda aras pracali vaa-vaam pranaya (Come, come, the vow, the vow of the admantine king, destroy, destroy every poison.) Hulu-hulu smara hulu-hulu sara-sara siri-siri suru-suru (Quick-quick, please remember, quick-quick. Descend-descend, descend-descend, descenddescend) Bodhiya-bodhiya bodhaya-bodhaya maitriya Nlakantha [dehi me] darsanam (Being enlightened, being enlightened; enlighten me, enlighten me. Merciful Blue-necked One appear [unto me].) Praharyamnya svh siddhya svh mah-siddhya svh siddhayogvarya svh (To you who sees us, hail! To the Successful one hail! To the Great Successful one hail! To the Successful Lord of the yogis, hail!) Nlakanthya svh varha-mukhya svh narasimha-mukhya svha (To the Blue-necked one (Nlakantha) hail! To the Boar-faced One hail! To Man-Lion faced One hail!) Gad-hastya svh cakra-hastya svh padma-hastya svh (To one who bears the mace (gad) in his hand, hail! To the holder of discus in his hand, hail! To One who sports a lotus (padma) in his hand, hail!)

Nlakantha-pndarya svh Mahtali ankaraya svh (To Blue-necked One smeared (with holy ashes), hail! To the mighty auspicious one, hail!)

V. Final Salutation
Namo ratna-trayya Nama ryvalokite-varya bodhisattvya svh (Adoration to the Triple Gem, adoration to the noble valokitevar (Lord who looks down), the enlightened being, well said!)

Sarvatathgataoaittapatr-nmparjit-mahpratyangir-mahvidyrj-nma-dhra Om Mani Padme Hum