ÀRYA ÌÉÃ TÀRÀ NAMAS KÀRAIKA VIÆÌATI STOTRAM

OÆ NAMO BHAGAVATY ÀRYA TÀRÀ DEVYÀ NAMAS KÀRAIKA VIÆÌATI STOTRAM

NAMAS TÀRE TURE VIRE KÌANA DYUTI NIBHE KÌAÇE

TRAILOKYA NÀTHA VAK TRÀBJA VIKASAT KESAR ODHBHAVE
NAMAÂ ÌATA ÌARAĆ ĆANDRA SAÆPÎRÇA PAÍALÀ LANE
TÀRÀ SAHASTRA NIKAÉAIÂ PRAHA SAT KIRAÇ OJJVALE
NAMAÂ KANAKA NÃLÀBJA PÀÇI PADMA VIBHÎËITE
DÀNA VÃRYA TAPAÂ ÌANTI TITIKÌA DHYÀNA GOĆARE
NAMAS TATHAGÀT OËNIËA VIJAYÀ NANTA ĆÀRIÇI
ÌEËA PÀRAMITÀ PRÀPTA JINA PUTRANI ËEVITE
NAMAS TUT TÀRA HUÆKÀRA PÎRITÀ ÌÀDI GANTARE
SAPTA LOKA KRAMÀ KRÀNTA NIÂÌEËÀ KARËANA KÌAME
NAMAÂ ÌAKRÀ NALA BRAHMA MARUD VIÌVEÌVAR ÀRĆITE
BHÎTA VETÀLA GANDHARVA GAÇA YAKÌA PURAS KÉTE
NAMAÂ STRADITI PHAÍ KÀRA PARA YANTRA PRA MARDINI
PRATYÀ LÃÁHA PADA NYÀSE ÌIKHI JVÀLÀ KUL OJJVALE
NAMAS TURE MAHÀ GHORE MÀLA VÃRA VINÀÌINI
BHÉKUTÃ KÉTA VAK TRÀBJA SARVA ÌATRUN NIËÎDINI
NAMAÂ STRÃ RATNA MUDRÀÑK HÉDAY ÀÑGULI VIBHÎËITE
BHÎËITÀ ÌEËA DIK ĆAKRA NIKARA SVA KARÀ KULE
NAMAÂ PRAMU DITOD DÃPTA MUKUTA KÌIPTA MÀLIÇÃ
HASAT PRAHASA TUT TÀRE MÀRA LOKA VAÌAÆ KARÃ
NAMAÂ SAMASTA BHÎPÀLA PAÍALÀ KARËAÇA KÌAÇE
ĆARA BHÉKUTI HÎÆKÀRA SARVÀ PADA VIMOĆINÃ
NAMAÂ ÌIKHAÇDA KHAÇÁENDU MUKUTÀ BHARAÇ OJJVALE
AMITÀBHA JATÀ BHÀRA BHÀSVARA KIRAÇ ADDHRUVE
NAMAÂ KALPÀNTA HUTABHUG JVÀLÀ MÀLÀNTA RASTHITE
ÀLÃÁHA MUDITÀ BADDHARI PUĆAKRA VINÀÌINÃ
NAMAÂ KARA TALÀ GHÀTA ĆARAÇÀ HATA BHÎTALE
BHÉKUÍÃ KÉTA HÎÆKÀRA SAPTA PATÀLÀ BHEDINÃ
NAMAÂ ÌIVE ÌUBHE ÌÀNTE ÌÀNTA NIRVÀÇA GOĆARE
SVÀHÀ PRAÇA VASAÆ YUKTE MAHÀ PÀTA KANÀÌINÃ

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NAMAÂ PRAMUDITÀ BADDHA RIPU GÀTRA PRA BHEDINÃ
DAÌÀ KÌARA PADA NYÀSE VIDYÀ HÎÆKÀRA DÃPITE
NAMAS TURE PÀDA GHÀTA HÎÆKÀRÀ KÀRA BÃJITE
MERU MANDHARA VINDHYAÌĆA BHUVANA TRAYA ĆALINÃ
NAMAÂ SURE ÌARÀ KÀRA HARIÇ ÀÆKA KARAS THITE
TÀRÀD VIRUKTA PHAÍ KÀRA AÌEËA VIËANÀ ÌINÃ
NAMAÂ SURA GAÇÀ DHYAKÌA SURA KINNARA SEVITE
ABADDHA MUDITÀ BHOGA KARÃ DUÂ SVAPNA NÀÌINÃ
NAMAÌ ĆANDRÀRKA SAÆPÎRÇA NAYA NADYUTI BHÀSVARE
HARAD VIRUKTA TUT TÀRE VIËMA JVARA NÀÌINÃ
NAMAÂ STRÃ TATTVA VINYÀSE ÌIVA ÌAKTI SAMAN VITE
GRAHA VETÀLA YAKÌA GAÇÀÌINÃ PRAVARE TURE

MANTRA MULAÆ IDAÆ STOTRAÆ NAMAS KÀRAIKA VIÆÌAKAÆ

YAÂ PATHET PRAYATO DHIMAN DEVYA BHAKTI SAMAN VITAÂ
SAYAÆ VA PRATAR UÍ THAYÀ SMARET SARVA BHAYÀ PRADAÆ
SARVA PAPA PRASA MANAÆ SARVA DÎÉGATÃ NAÌANAÆ
ABHI ÌEKTO BHAVEÍ TURNAÆ SAPTA BHIR JINÀ KOTÃBHIÂ
ASMIN MAHÀÍ TVAÆ AÌADYA SONTE BAUDDHA PADAÆ VRAJET
VISAÆ TASYÀ MAHÀ GHAURAÆ SÍHA VARAÆ VATHA JAÑGA MAÆ
SMARANAÍ PRALAYAÆ YATÃ KHADI TAÆ PITAÆ EVA VA
GRAHA JVARA VISAR TANAÆ PARAÆ AÉTÃ VINA ÌANAÆ
ANESYAÆ ĆAIVA SAT VANAÆ DVIS TÉÃ SAPTA BHIVAR TINAÆ
PUTRA KAMO LABHET PUTRAÆ DHANA KAMO LABHED DHANAÆ
SARVA KAMAÆ AVAP NOTÃ NA VIGHNAIÂ PRATÃ HANYATE

This completes the one hundred and eight padas in praise of the sacred Arya Tara by the complete and perfect buddha Vairoçana.

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Praises to the twenty one Taras with mantras according to Atisha’s tradition :
Prostrations to Tara, swift and courageous, her eyes of wisdom appear like instantaneous lightning,
born from the tear of the lotus face of the lord of the three realms, from a billion pistils. Magnetising Red Tara
OÆ TÀRE TUT TÀRE TURE VAÌAÆ KURU SVÀHÀ

Prostrations to her whose face is like the accumulation of

a hundred full moons in autumn, like the blazing light of a thousand stars. Pacifying White Tara
OÆ TÀRE TUT TÀRE TURE ÌANÍIÆ KURU SVÀHÀ

Prostrations to golden blue Tara, her hand is adorned with a water born lotus,
her field of activity is generosity, enthusiasm, peace, patience, meditation and wisdom.
Wealth and longlife Golden blue Tara
OÆ TÀRE TUT TÀRE TURE PUÌÍIÆ KURU SVÀHÀ

Prostrations to her, ushnisha of the Tathagatas, who experiences infinite victory,

supported by all the heirs of the victorious ones who have obtained every perfection. Golden Longevity Tara
OÆ TÀRE TUT TÀRE TURE AYÎ JÑÀNA PUÌÍIM KURU SVÀHÀ

Prostrations to her who fills all space, directions and desire realms with Tut Tare and Hung, pressing the
seven worlds under her feet, she summons everything without exception under her power.
Orange mara subjugating Tara
OÆ TÀRE TUT TÀRE TURE SARVA SIÍÍRI AKRA KAYA HÉÃÂ SVÀHÀ

Prostrations to her praised by Indra, Agni, Brahma, Vayu, all the various Maruts,
Shiva and all his retinues, by all demons, zombies, gandharvas and malevolent elementals. Dark Red Tara
OÆ TÀRE TUT TÀRE TURE ĆATTRAÆ ÎTSITAYA PHAÍ

Prostrations to her who destroys the harmful magic of others, by the intonation of Trat and Phat,
right leg extended and left leg leg pressing down, standing amidst a blazing inferno.
Extremely wrathful Black Tara who totally conquers and exorcises black magic and sorcery.
OÆ TÀRE TUT TÀRE TURE SARVA DAYA ÀPARAVARA MÀYA SVÀHÀ

Prostrations to Tu Re, the greatly wrathful one, who annihilates the warriors of mara,
the terrifying expression on her lotus face slays all enemies.
Very wrathful dark red Tara who subjugates and destroys enemies
OÆ TÀRE TUT TÀRE TURE SARVA MARA ÌATRUN MARÀYA PHAÍ SVÀHÀ

Prostrations to her whose fingers adopting the mudra of the three jewels adorns her heart,
her hand displaying the universal chakra emanating light that shakes the entire cosmos.
White Tara who protects from fear
OÆ TÀRE TUT TÀRE TURE MAÆ ÎPA KRAMA RAKÌA RAKÌA SVÀHÀ

Prostrations to her, the crown of profound great joy, ornamented by a rosary of dazzling lights,
her peals of laughter intoning Tut Tar Ra, bring maras and the universe under her power.
Red Tara who brings relative existence under her dominion
OÆ TÀRE TUT TÀRE TURE SARVA MARA PARÀMA DHÀÇÃ SVÀHÀ

Prostrations to her whose power summons all the assemblies of protectors of the earth,
her intonation of Hung and her wrathful expression rescues beings from all forms of destitution.
Orange Tara who destroys poverty
OÆ TÀRE TUT TÀRE TURE VASÎDHARA NÃ SVÀHÀ

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Prostrations to her crowned with the crescent moon, her ornaments emanate dazzling radiance,
from out of her topknot, Amitabha streams forth continuous light. Golden Auspicious Tara
OÆ TÀRE TUT TÀRE TURE MAÇGALAÆ SVÀHÀ

Prostrations to her, amidst a garland of flames like the inferno at the end of an aeon. In the joyous posture
of right leg extended and left drawn in, she annihilates the negative forces of the enemy.
Red Tara who protects from obstacles
OÆ TÀRE TUT TÀRE TURE BAYA BAMING KURU SVÀHÀ

Prostrations to her who slaps the earth with her palms and stamps it under her feet, intoning
Hung and her wrathful expression subjugates the beings of the seven underworlds.
Black Tara who suppresses negative forces
OÆ TÀRE TUT TÀRE TURE VAJRA MAHÀ PANDA BANDING KURU SVÀHÀ

Prostrations to the mother blissful, virtuous and serene, the cause completely beyond sorrow,
possessing the inherently pure Svaha and Om, she overcomes even the greatest misdeeds.
White Tara who pacifies negative obscurations
OÆ TÀRE TUT TÀRE TURE SARVA PABHAM PAÌA MANA YE SVÀHÀ

Prostrations to her who through her joyous posture shatters the bodies of the negative forces, with
the ten syllable awareness mantra encircling Hung, she is the mother who liberates.
Red Tara, the resonance of awareness
OÆ TÀRE TUT TÀRE TURE SARVA DHARMÀ BARTHI BARA ÌODA YE SVÀHÀ

Prostrations to her who stamps her feet with Ture, her resounding seed syllable Hung
shakes Mount Sumeru, MaÚÐara, Kailash and even the three world systems.
Orange Tara who pacifies negative forces and obstacles
OÆ TÀRE TUT TÀRE TURE SARVA STVAMBHANI TARE SVÀHÀ

Prostrations to her in the form of the lake of the devas, she holds in her hand the symbol of a hare.
with the letter Phat and the resonance of the Tut Tara mantra, she dispels all poisons.
White Tara who purifies naga diseases
OÆ TÀRE TUT TÀRE TURE NÀGA BIKAÌI DAÆ KURU SVÀHÀ

Prostrations to her served by the king of deva assemblies, by suras, celestial musicians and humans.
With the sheer brilliance of her joyous armour, she dispels all bad dreams and disputes.
White Tara who dispels bad dreams and disputes
OÆ TÀRE TUT TÀRE TURE MOKËA YE SVÀHÀ

Prostrations to her whose eyes emanate brilliant light like the sun and the full moon, her intoning
Hara and the resonance of the Tut Tara mantra eradicate the most violent epidemics.
Orange Tara who dispels contagious diseases
OÆ TÀRE TUT TÀRE TURE BIÌARATA SVÀHÀ

Prostrations to her, the array of the three syllables of suchness, the auspiciousness and power to pacify the
assemblies of malevolent elementals, zombies and maras, vanquished by the unsurpassable Ture.
White Tara who accomplishes all activities
OÆ TÀRE TUT TÀRE TURE SARVA SIDDHI SARDANAÆ SVÀHÀ

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These are the praises with the root mantra and the prostrations to the twenty one forms of Tara. One who has perfect
devotion to the DevÓ TÏra, a wise person who clearly recites this, remembering her in the evening, at dusk and at dawn
upon rising, will be granted absolute fearlessness. She pacifies all one’s unwholesome actions and all rebirth in the
lower realms will be averted. Seventy million Bhagavats will swiftly initiate one, in this life one shall attain greatness
and ultimately proceed to Buddhahood. The strongest poisons, environmental or in the form of other beings, whether
eaten or drunk, will be completely purified by this act of remembrance. One will be free from all forms of suffering
caused by poisons, epidemics and negative forces. This applies to other beings, as well. If one chants these stanzas
with conviction two, three or seven times, if one wishes for a child, one will have a child, if one wishes for wealth, it
shall be obtained. One’s aspirations will be fulfilled and all negative forces will be subdued.

This completes the one hundred and eight padas in praise of the sacred Arya Tara by the complete and perfect buddha Vairoçana.

From the Drübtab Küntu, Volume Na. Translated by Khenpo Ngawang Damchö and Douglas Mills.