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A Bardo Prayer by Dakini Yeshe Ts'ogyl

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E MA HOH NAM DAG ZAB LAM TN PA'I LA MA DANG
How wonderful!To the spiritual masters who point out the profound and perfectly pure path,
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DRUB LA 'D GU TSL WA'I YI DAM LHA
the chosen deities of meditation who grant perfect fulfilment of all desired accomplishment

BAR CHE MA L SEL WA'I K'AN 'DRO LA
and to the dakinis who remove all obstacles without exception I pray.
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SL WAN 'DEB SO TSE WE ZUNG DU SL
Please hold me in your love.

DAG NI 'CHI WAR GYUR PA'I D KYI TS'E
As to myself, not becoming attached to the appearances of this lifetime
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TS'E 'DIR SHEN PA'I NANG WA MI 'GYUR SHING
when the time of death arrives,

SHING K'AM SHN DU 'PO WA'I DRN 'DN GYI
as I clearly recall and decide with firm determination to transfer to some other pure realm,
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L SEM DRL WA'I DUG NGL ME PAR SHOG
may there be no pain in the separation of body and mind.
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TS'E DI'I NANG WA NUB PAR GYUR PA'I TS'E
As the appearances of this life start to fade,
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JA' ' DUG DANG ME TOG CHAR 'BEB SHING
may I be welcomed by dakas and dakinis
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YANG NYN LU GAR RL MO'I TS'OG DANG CHE
with parasols of rainbow light and streaming rains of flowers,

PA' WO K'AN 'DR DN NE SU WAR SHOG
and all manner of sweet songs, dance and music.
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DE TS'E DRN PA MA NYAM KYE RIM SL
At that time, the creation phase vividly clear with unimpaired mindfulness
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DZOG RIM TING 'DZIN MI YO NGN GYUR NE
and the profound meditative state of the completion phase perfectly manifest and unwavering,
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ZUNG 'JUG DOR JE 'CHANG GI KUR SHENG TE
their primordial unity arisen as the enlightened form of Vajradhara,

MA NOR LAM LA DAG GI DR PAR SHOG
may I proceed by unmistaken paths.

GL TE LE KYI 'KOR WAR 'KYAM SI NA
If it so happens that, because of my karma, I wander off, lost, into samsara,

NYL WA'I SA CH'OG YI 'ONG SHL YE K'ANG
let the regions of hell appear as a delightful mansion,
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NYL SUNG NAM KYANG NANG TONG LHA YI KU
its guardians arise as divine embodiments of appearance emptiness
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NAR ME DUG NGL DE WAR 'CHAR WAR SHOG
and the sufferings and pain of the Hell with no Remission manifest as bliss.
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RIG 'DZIN LA MA NAM KYI TA' NE TEN
May I be supported on all sides by the vidyadhara lamas
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YI DAM LHA TS'OG NAM KYI GYAB TEN NE
with the host of chosen deities of meditation supporting me from behind
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CH KYONG SUNG MA NAM KYI CH'I NE KYONG
and the guardians of the Dharma and oathbound ones protecting me from without,

PA' WO K'AN 'DR DN NE SU WAR SHOG
and be made welcome by dakas and dakinis.
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NUB CH'OG OR GYN ZANG DOG PL GYI RI
Hidden in a lotus bud, may I be born

PE MA ' KYI SHL YE CHEN PO NA
in the vast Palace of LotusColored Light
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RIG 'DZIN LA MA SHUG PA'I SHING K'AM SU
on the Glorious CopperColored Mountain of Uddiyana,
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PE MA'I BUB SU DZ TE KYE WAR SHOG
the pure land that is dwellingplace of the spiritual teacher, master of pure awareness, in the western direction.

KYE MA T'AG TU GYL SE PE 'JUNG DANG
Immediately I am born, meeting with the LotusBorn Lord, Son of the Victorious Ones, in person

NG SU JL TE YIN PAR NGO SHE TE
and recognizing him as this,
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CH MA MIN PA'I M G DRAG PO YI
because of my intense and uncontrived devotion and respect,
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'DRL ME TEN CING JE SU 'DZIN PAR SHOG
may he always take me as his follower and may I never again become separate from him.
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DE TS'E RIG 'DZIN PE MA 'JUNG NE DANG
At that time may I become a legitimate heir of the Vidyadhara Padmasambhava,
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SANG GYE JANG SEM PA' WO K'AN DRO'I TS'OG
the hosts of buddhas, bodhisattvas, dakinis

GYL WA NAM KYI SE SU DAG GYUR NE
and all the Victorious Ones
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MI NUB TEN PA'I GYL TS'N 'DZIN PAR SHOG
and take up the neverfailing victory banner of the Teachings.

K'AM SUM 'KOR WA'I SEM CHEN MA L PA
Having swiftly liberated all sentient beings of the three realms of cyclic existence without exception
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'KOR WA'I GYAM TS'O CHE LE NYUR DRL NE
from the great ocean of samsara,

NAM DRL T'AR PA'I LING DU 'TRI N PA'I
may I become an omniscient steersman
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DE PN T'AM CHE KY'EN PAR DAG GYUR CHIG
capable of leading them all to the island sanctuary of total liberation.
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LU ME K CHOG SUM GYI JIN LAB DANG
By the blessings of the undeceiving Triple Gem,

YI DAM LHA TS'OG NAM KYI N T'U DANG
the magical power of the host of deities of meditation

DAG GI LHAG SAM DAG PA'I T'U TOB KYI
and the power and force of my own pure motivation and intentions,
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JI TAR MN PA NE 'DIR 'DRUB PAR SHOG
may this be realised right here, exactly as formulated.

The Lady Yeshe Ts'ogyl composed this in the forest charnel ground of Chimp'u.
This text was translated by Mike Dickman for the Drikung Dzogchen Translation Project (DDTP) and
may be subject to revision at a later date. May the dkins and dharmaplas forgive any errors or omissions.






May this translation benefit all sentient beings.

2013 Drikung Dzogchen Translation Project