When you practice Narak Kongshak by itself without combining it with any other ritual, first chant the

Seven-line Supplication
and other suitable supplications and then say:

lama rigdzin gyalwa shyi tr kyilkhor gyi lha tsok tamch dn gyi namkhar bendza sama dza
The entire assembly of vidydhara gurus and deities of the maalas of peaceful and wrathful victors are
present in the sky before me. VAJRA SAMJA

Then chant the eight branches beginning Vajra master, glorious buddha three times.

The eight branches from the Kama (oral transmission):

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dorje lobpn sangye pal dsm shuk la chak tsal lo

Vajra master, glorious buddha, abiding throughout the three times, I bow before you.

chok sum tenp shying gyur la nyim yikyi kyab su chi

Free of doubt I take refuge in those who are the basis for the teachings of the Three Jewels.

ng jor yikyi nam trl p dagpe chopa shy su sol

Please accept these pure offerings, both actually present and mentally created.

ngdrub chuwo chop gek nyej mal shak par gyi

I apologize without exception for all misdeeds, the hindrances that obstruct the river of accomplishment.
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chok chu khor sm dagp ch ma chak ch la j yi rang

I rejoice in the qualities of nonattachment of the threefold purity in all the ten directions.

dagp ta shyi drima m dzogp jang chub sem ky do

I form the resolve towards complete enlightenment, pure and free from defilement of the four extremes.

deshek jang chub sempa la dagpa sum gyi l bullo
I offer my body of three purities to the sugatas and bodhisattvas.

ts rab drang p lenam kn d d lam chok tu ngo

I add up all the virtue from every lifetime and dedicate it all to supreme enlightenment.]
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semchen d dang den gyur chik dugngal kn dang dral war shok
May all beings live in happiness. May they be free from all suffering.

d dang tag tu mi dral shying
May they never be apart from joy.

ch kn nyam nyi tokpar shok

May they see the sameness of all things.

dza hung bam hoh kyab yul nam rang la tim

JA H BA HO The objects of refuge dissolve into me.

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rang nyi kechik ki pal dorje semp kur gyur

In an instant I become the form of glorious Vajrasattva.

With that, visualize the innate deity, whichever it may be, and then say:

om hung tram hrih ah lha dz dang ting ng dzin l drubp chi nang sangw chtrin ngowo
yeshe kyi dtsi la nampa dyn gyi trin pung z mishepa kn tu zangp chp namrol du
gyepar gyur chik
O H TR HRH AH May these clouds of outer, inner, and secret offerings made from divine
substances and samdhiin essence wisdom am ta but appearing as inexhaustible cloudbanks of sense
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pleasuresincrease to become a display of Samantabhadra offerings!

Make music and recite the mantra for consecrating the offerings. Then say:

rang gi nyingka n zer trp lama rigdzin gyalwa shyi tro tsa sum chsung rabjam kyi tsok
nam dn gyi namkhar bendza sama dza
Rays of light shining forth from my heart center invite the boundless assembly of vidydhara gurus,
peaceful and wrathful victors, three roots, and dharma protectors to be present in the sky before me. VAJRA
SAMJA

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chok chu d shyi... ending with ...chak ch shy and then make

Now sing the [first four lines] from emaho

music. Then continue through the liturgy from ynten

pntsok and so on down to the brief fulfilment offering according

to the liturgy. At the end, chant suitable dedications, aspirations, and prayers of auspiciousness such as that beginning lama

yidam. This was written by Khyentse Wangpo. Mangala.

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'Emptying the Lower Realms from their Very Depths':

The Sovereign Practice for the Confession of all Impairments and Breakages of Vows and all Negative
Actions and Obscurations

Visualize in the space in front of you all the masters, buddhas and peaceful and wrathful deities, presiding upon lotus, sun and
moon disc seats, endowed with a presence so vivid and clear it is as if you were directly perceiving them in front of you. Then,
before them all, emanate as many bodies as there are atoms in existence, with your speech recite the text of the confession, and in
your mind feel intense remorse. This confession can be practised at any time. In post-meditation, by maintaining the view and
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keeping the samaya commitments, there will be swift accomplishment.

emaho chok chu d shyi kn gyi dag nyi ch lama gyalwa shyi tro yong dzok gong
Emaho! We call upon all the great enlightened beings from every place and time, all you gurus,
peaceful and wrathful victorious ones, turn your minds towards us,

dir shek nyi da pm den la shyuk nyam chak narak jang chir chak ch shy
Come now, take your places on seats of lotus, sun and moon, and accept our prostrations and offerings, so
that we may purify impairments and breakages, and even the lower realms.

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ynten pntsok lama nam la chak tsal lo mik m trdral ch kyi ku la chak tsal lo
To all the masters endowed with perfect qualities, we prostrate! To the dharmakya beyond concept or
elaboration, we prostrate!

dechen long ch dzokp ku la chak tsal lo dro gn chir yang trul p ku la chak tsal lo
To the sambhogakya, the perfect enjoyment of great bliss, we prostrate! To the nirmakya lords
manifesting in diverse forms, we prostrate!

n luk migyur dorj ku la chak tsal lo yang dak ngnpar jang chub ku la chak tsal lo
To the vajrakya of the unchanging natural state, we prostrate! To the perfect kya of complete awakening,
we prostrate!1
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nyn mong shyi dz shyiw lha la chaktsal lo lok ta tsar ch trow ku la chak tsal lo
To the peaceful deities who pacify the afflictive emotions, we prostrate! To the wrathful deities who
annihilate mistaken views, we prostrate!

tab gn ts dak jampal ku la chak tsal lo kyn dral dra drok pema sung la chak tsal lo
To the Body of Gentle Splendour [Yamantaka], lord of means and master of life, we prostrate! To the Lotuslike Speech [Hayagriva] which resounds without error, we prostrate!

yang dak dn den bendza tuk la chak tsal lo duk ng n sel dtsi men la chak tsal lo
To the Vajra Mind [ri Heruka] endowed with the true meaning, we prostrate! To the Healing Nectar
[Mahottara Heruka] which dispels the sickness of the five poisons, we prostrate!
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drekpa jom dz purp lha la chak tsal lo jungwa nga dak mam tsok la chak tsal lo
To the deities of Klaya [Vajraklaya] who vanquish arrogant demons, we prostrate! To the hosts of mamos
who control the five elements, we prostrate!

sa dang lam dzok rigdzin tsok la chak tsal lo tenpa sung dz damchen nam la chak tsal lo
To the vidydharas who have mastered the paths and stages, we prostrate! To the oath-bound ones who
guard the teachings, we prostrate!

dra gek dul dz ngak dak tsok la chak tsal lo

To the lords of mantra who subdue enemies and obstacle-makers, we prostrate!
The Forty-two Peaceful Deities

hung rang rik rang sh trul pa dral nyam nyi ngang l yeshe shar
H! Self-aware, self-knowing, and undeluded, from the state of equality, pure wisdom arises

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kuntu zangpo yabyum la yi ch dak chir chak tsal lo

So we may purify mind and objects, we prostrate to Samantabhadra and his consort.

mi tok yerm gongpa la yeshe nga yi dang sal

In enlightened wisdom, free from thought and undivided, the five pure wisdoms shine as glowing lights

rik nga dewar shekpa la nyn mong dak chir chak tsal lo
So we may purify minds afflictions, we prostrate to these five families of the bliss-gone buddhas.

ying kyi ngang l kyp gyu yeshe nga yi drok sharwa

Causes created out of all-pervading space arise as partners of the five pure wisdoms
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ying kyi yum chen nga nam la jungwa dak chir chak tsal lo
So we may purify the elements, we prostrate to these five great consorts of basic space.

yeshe trulpa mangp tsok drow dn du rang sharw

A host of pure wisdom emanations manifests spontaneously for beings benefit

jangchub sempa gy nam la namsh dak chir chak tsal lo

So we may purify consciousness, we prostrate to these eight great warriors of awakening.

yeshe ngang l ynten dzok chi d ngdrup char tar bep

In the state of wisdom, enlightened qualities are perfected, and the desired attainments fall like rain
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chp lhamo gy nam la yul d dak chir chak tsal lo

So we may purify space and time, we prostrate to these eight great goddesses of offering.

dukpa dul dz paw ku dak tu dzinp kyn dang dral

Valiant beings, subduers of the malevolent, free from the faults of clinging to a self

ta tri gowa shyi nam la lok ta dak chir chak tsal lo

So we may purify wrong views, we prostrate to these four takritas who guard the gates.

jam dang nyingj gawa dang tang nyom shyi yi dro dn dz

Those who bring benefit to beings through love, compassion, joy and equanimity
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go kyong tromo shyi nam la tak ch dak chir chak tsal lo

To purify eternalism and nihilism, we prostrate to these four gate-keeping ladies of wrath.

tokpa druk l khorwa druk marik wang gi jungwa nam

From six patterns of thought, six realms of sasra arise through the force of unawareness

tukj dul dz tup druk la trulpa dak chir chak tsal lo

So that we may purify delusion, we prostrate to the six sages who tame through compassion.
The Fifty-eight Wrathful Deities

hung kntu zangpo rikp tsal chemchok tso la chak tsal lo

H! Energy of pure awareness, Always Excellent, to Chemchok, chief of the maala, we prostrate.
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duk nga ma pang tar chin p heruka la chak tsal lo

Five poisons, not abandoned but perfected, to the wrathful herukas, we prostrate.

ying l kur shyeng tab sh jor tromo yum la chak tsal lo

Arisen from space, uniting means and wisdom, to the wrathful consorts, we prostrate.

tuk l trulp sang chen mo tromo gy la chak tsal lo

Great secret ladies emanated from compassion, to the eight female furies, we prostrate.

za ch ch shok po nya mo tra men gy la chak tsal lo

Fanged and winged devourers, female messengers, to the eight tramen goddesses, we prostrate.
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guk dren ching dom gy dz ma go ma shyi la chak tsal lo

Ladies who entice, capture, bind and enrapture, to the four female gate keepers, we prostrate.

jikten cha luk trulpa mo wangchuk ma la chak tsal lo

Female emanations in worldly guise to the var goddesses, we prostrate.

hung yamantaka shinj sh ngam ji drekp khor gyi kor

H! Yamntaka, slayer of the Lord of Death, surrounded by terrifying hosts of haughty demons

jampal ku la chak tsal lo hung tam drin gyalpo wang gi lha

To the Body of Gentle Splendour, we prostrate. H! Hayagrva, sovereign deity of power
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wang drak tab kyi khor gyi kor pema sung la chak tsal lo
And a retinue skilled in magnetizing and subjugation, to the Lotus Speech, we prostrate.

hung pal chen bendza heruka rang nang sal w khor gyi kor
H! Great and glorious Vajra Heruka, surrounded by a self-manifested retinue,

yang dak tuk la chak tsal lo hung chom den chemchok heruka
To the Pure and Authentic Mind, we prostrate. H! Mighty Chemchok Heruka,

shyi tro rabjam lha yi kor ynten gy la chak tsal lo

And limitless peaceful and wrathful deities, to the Perfected Qualities, we prostrate.
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hung dorj shynnu trinl ku tro chu barw khor gyi kor
H! Vajrakumra, embodiment of activity, with the ten wrathful ones blazing with fire,

trinl dz la chak tsal lo hung ngn dzok gyalpo heruka

To the Enlightened Activity, we prostrate. H! The heruka Fully Perfected King,

jungwa nga l drubp khor mam tsok la chak tsal lo

With a retinue formed of the five elements, to the hosts of mamos, we prostrate.

hung rigdzin dorj drakpo tsal sa dang lam la np khor

H! The vidydhara Mighty Vajra Wrath, encircled by those on the paths and stages,
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rigdzin tsok la chak tsal lo hung sangw dakpo g ngn chen

To the hosts of vidydharas, we prostrate. H! Lord of Secrets, cloaked in blue,

jikten drekpa nam kyi kor tenpa kyong la chak tsal lo

Surrounded by arrogant worldly forces, to the protectors of the teachings, we prostrate.

hung tob den nakpo tu tsal chen drak ngak dakpo mangp kor
H! Tobden Nakpo, powerful and strong, surrounded by masters of wrathful mantras,

dra gek dul la chak tsal lo d tar gyalwa shyi tr lha

To the subduers of enemies and obstructors, we prostrate. Whoever prostrates upon hearing in this way
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gang gi tsen t chak tsal na dam tsik nyam chak kn jang n

The names of the peaceful and wrathful victorious deities, will heal all impairments and breakages of samaya,

tsam m nga yi dikpa dak narak n kyang dong truk t

And purify the negativity of the five boundless crimes. Even the lower realms will be emptied from their depths,

rigdzin gyalw shying tu drak l kyi nampar minp kyn

And proclaimed a buddhafield of the vidydharas. Now all the faults of our past misdeeds,

ngak tu tol la yi kyi shak mengak tn la dungw jang

We verbally disclose and mentally confess, and purify with lamentation and remorse.
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mp talmo nying gar jar dp kyang chak dab t tsal

In devotion, we join our palms at our hearts, and in faith, we prostrate ourselves entirely,

shyi tr lha tsok tsen n j j su l nga tsuk ch t

Calling upon the peaceful and wrathful deities by name. Then, with body and speech held firm,

dorje sempa chiwor gom narak dong truk nyingpo d

We visualize Vajrasattva at our crowns and recite the essence of the Narak Dongtruk:

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om bendza sato samaya manu palaya bendza sato tenopa tishta dridho m bhava sutoyo
m bhava supoyo m bhava anurakto m bhava sarva siddhi m prayatsa sarva karma
sutsam tsittam shri yam kuru hung ha ha ha ha ho bhagawan sarva tathagata bendza
ma m muntsa bendzi bhava maha samaya sato a
O VAJRASATTVA SAMAYAM ANUPALAYA | VAJRASATTVATVENOPATIHA | DHO ME BHAVA
| SUTOYO ME BHAVA | SUPOYO ME BHAVA | ANURAKTO ME BHAVA | SARVA-SIDDHI ME
PRAYACCHA | SARVA-KARMASU CA ME CITTA REYAM KURU H HA HA HA HA HO
BHAGAVAN SARVA-TATHGATA-VAJRA MA ME MUNCA | VAJR BHAVA MAHSAMAYASATTVA

If you recite this mantra correctly and undistractedly a hundred and eight times in a single session, you will become an heir to
the Victorious Ones of the past, present, and future.

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Confession of Downfalls

ho shyi tro rabjam gong su sol gyalw ka dang lam lung

Ho Vast array of peaceful and wrathful deities, turn your minds towards us, failing to follow the buddhas
words and our teachers instructions,

ji shyin ma ch gal shying trul dorje lobpn drin chen la

We have fallen into error and confusion. Our gracious vajra master

sh kur tab dang tawa lok zung ma ch dang cham dral la

We have abused and looked upon mistakenly. With cruel minds, harsh words, anger and attachment,

ngen sem tsik tsub chak dang ch dek tsok npa ng su shor
We have physically abused and brought real harm upon his consort and our Dharma brothers and sisters
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ku yi dam tsik nyampa nam shyi tr lha tsok chen ngar shak
All these impairments of the samaya of the body, we confess before the hosts of deities, peaceful and wrathful.

yidam lha dang khor ma sal dzap dang d j ma dak chak

Failing to visualize the yidam deity and retinue, chanting and reciting incorrectly or with interruption

sung gi dam tsik nyampa nam rik nga shyi tr chen ngar shak
All these impairments of the samaya of the speech, we confess before the five families, peaceful and wrathful.

sang ch nyer t dam ch pa kn la drak shing dam dz ten

Having pledged to maintain the ten secrets,2 we announce them to all and reveal the sacred substances
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tuk kyi dam tsik nyampa nam gyalwa shyi tr chen ngar shak
All these impairments of the samaya of the mind, we confess before the victorious ones, peaceful and wrathful.

sh par ja w dam tsik nga rik ngar ma sh lok par t

Five samayas are there of recognition,3 but not recognizing the five families, we view them falsely.

mi pang wa yi dam tsik nga ma rik wang gi duk ngar gl

Five samayas are there of not abandoning,4 but through ignorance, we stray into the five poisons.

dang du lang w dam tsik nga tsang mer t dang bak m ch

Five samayas are there of accepting,5 but we view clean and unclean, and are careless in our acts.
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rang la n par ma sh lok drup par ja w dam tsik nga

Five samayas are there of accomplishment,6 but not knowing what abides within, we go astray.

ch par ja w dam tsik nga y sal ma sh lok par ch

Five samayas are there of enactment,7 but failing to discriminate, we act mistakenly.

yen lak dam tsik nyam pa nam yi dam lha yi chen ngar shak
All these impairments of the branch samayas, in the presence of the yidam deities, we now confess.

nyen pa drub p ting dzin yel nya tong d druk ch pa chak

Ignoring the meditations of approach and accomplishment, failing to offer on full and new moon days and
at the six times,8
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l lo yeng wa nyi kyi muk sok jok ser na gyu kyen chung
Lazy, distracted, and overcome by drowsiness, hoarding and offering too little out of stinginess,

tsok kyi chang ki kha tsor shor p nyam lhagma triwa dang
Acting like a tsok wolf, eating and drinking before it is time,9 polluting the first portion, and keeping the
remainder,

bak m ch pa tsing wa yi tsor dang ma tsor nyam p kyn

Acting abruptly and without care and consideration all these faults of impairment, witting or unwitting,

khandro dam chen chen ngar shak yi kyi dam nyam ta w shak
We confess before the kins and samaya-bound protectors! All impairments of the samayas of mind, we
now confess through the view.
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d yang kn shyi jang chub sem yin pa m p tawa tok

In the state of the universal ground, the mind of awakening, we realize the view in which there is no
affirmation,

min pa m p gom nyam len yin min m p ch pa tok

We experience the meditation in which nothing is negated, and we realize the action without acceptance or denial.

r dok m p jang chub sem tsa wa yen lak tamch kyi

In this mind of awakening, without hope or fear, no breakage or impairment of any root or branch vows

chak nyam ma jung ma ky pa shak ja shak j nyi m drol

Could ever occur or ever come to pass. And beyond the duality of confessed and confession, we are freed!
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Confession in the Expanse of the View

hung ch kyi ying nyi trpa mepa la y m nyi su tawa tang r ch

H! When the absolute space of phenomena is beyond elaboration, how tiresome is the view of
existence and non-existence!

ngpo tsen mar dzin pa nyn r mong tr m dchen long du shak par gyi
How frustrating it is to cling to fixed ideas about reality! In the expanse of bliss beyond elaboration, we confess!

kntu zangpo zang ngen mepa la tsang dang m war tawa tang r ch
When the state of Samantabhadra is beyond good or bad, how tiresome is this view of pure and impure!

zang ngen nyi su dzin pa nyn r mong kn zang dechen long du shak par gyi
How frustrating to cling to ideas of good and evil! In the expanse of bliss that is Samantabhadra, we confess!
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nyam pa nyi la ch chung m pa la dak dang shyen du tawa tang r ch

When equalness is beyond all distinctions of size, how tiresome is the view of self and other!

ch chung nyi su dzin pa nyn r mong nyam nyi dchen long du shak par gyi
How frustrating to cling to the duality of great and small! In the expanse of equality and perfect bliss, we
confess!

jang chub sem la ky shi m pa la di dang chi mar tawa tang r ch

When the mind of awakening is beyond birth and death, how tiresome is the view of this life and the next!

ky shi nyi su dzinpa nyn r mong chi m yung drung long du shak par gyi
How frustrating to cling to the duality of birth and dying! In the unchanging expanse of deathlessness, we
confess!
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tikl chenpo dra zur m pa la zuk dang dz su tawa tang r ch

When the great bindu is beyond corners and edges, how tiresome is this view of form and substance!

dra zur yib su dzinpa nyn r mong kn n dum po tikl long du shak
How frustrating to cling to shapes with sides and corners! We confess in the expanse of the bindu, the
perfect sphere!

d sum gyur wa mep ngang nyi l tok ma ta mar tawa tang r ch

In the state beyond change throughout the three times, how tiresome is the view of beginnings and endings!

po gyur nyi su dzinpa nyn r mong d sum gyur wa mep long du shak
How frustrating to cling to ideas of change and transformation! We confess in the expanse beyond the
changes of past, present and future!
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rang jung yeshe tsol drup dralwa la gyu dr nyi su tawa tang r ch
When naturally arising wisdom is neither to be sought for nor accomplished, how tiresome is the dualistic
view of cause and effect!

tsol drub nyi su dzinpa nyn r mong rang jung tsol m long du shak par gyi
How frustrating to cling to ideas of effort and attainment! We confess in the naturally arising, effortless
expanse!

rigpa yeshe tak ch dralwa la zung dzin nyi su tawa tang r ch

When the pure wisdom of rigpa is beyond eternalism and nihilism, how tiresome is the dualistic view of
perceiver and perceived!
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tak ch nyi su dzinpa nyn r mong rigpa yeshe long du shak par gyi
How frustrating to cling to things as everlasting or non-existent! We confess in the expanse of pure
awareness-wisdom!

ch nyi namdak trpa mepa la zuk ngu nyi su tawa tang r ch

When pure reality is beyond the elaboration of ideas, how tiresome is the dualistic view of pain!

ta nyi su dzinpa nyn r mong ch nyi nam dak long du shak par gyi
How frustrating to cling to a centre and extremes! We confess in the expanse of utterly pure dharmat!

shyal y khang la yang dok mpa la chi dang nang du tawa tang r ch
When the celestial palace is beyond dimension, how tiresome is this view of outside and inside!
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yang dok nyi su dzinpa nyn r mong shyal y yang dok mep long du shak
How frustrating to cling to the duality of wide and narrow! We confess in the boundless, unconfined expanse!

yum gyi kha la to men mepa la teng dang ok tu tawa tang r ch

When the space of the consort is beyond high and low, how tiresome is this view of upper and lower!

to men nyi su dzinpa nyn r mong bhaga yang dok mep long du shak
How frustrating to cling to the duality of above and below! We confess in the expanse of the secret place
beyond dimension!

ch kyi ku la nyi su mepa la chi dang nang du tawa tang r ch

When the dharmakya is free of duality, how tiresome is the view of outer and inner!
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n ch nyi su dzinpa nyn r mong ch ku gyurwa mep long du shak

How frustrating to cling to the duality of worlds and inhabitants! We confess in the immutable expanse of
dharmakya!

ma rik trulp sem chen nying r j zuk m ch la ngpo tsenmar dzin

How sorrowful is the state of ignorant, deluded beings who cling to signs of substance in what has no form!

gang zak trulp sem ni yong r gol ky m ch la nga dang dak tu tok
How utterly mistaken are the minds of the deluded, perceiving an I and a self in what is beyond arising!

nang si gyu ma yinpar ma sh t zang zing nor la sem kyi chakpa ky

Not knowing appearance and existence to be an illusion, they feel attachment for wealth and possessions.
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khorwa rang shyin mepar ma shep nyen sh trulp drok la takpar dzin
Not knowing that sasra has no true reality, they think the company of friends and family will last
forever.

mi sh kyew lo di yong r gl denp dn bor mi g l la tsn

How utterly mistaken are the minds of ignorant beings! They reject the truth and put their energy into
harmful deeds,

tnp ka bor mi ch yengw l rang rik dn m yengw l la tsn

Spurning Buddhas words, they fall prey to lifes addictions, and apply their intelligence to tasks of
meaningless distraction.
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di dr dn m sem chen nying r j y si mp long du shak par gyi

How pitiful are those whose lives lack meaning in this way! In the expanse beyond dissipating or
conserving, we confess!

That was the confession through the view. During tsok and sdhana practice, you should carry out the fulfilment offering

using amta, rakta, torma, and the clear light of a lamp.

i. Offering the Amta

First, take the kapla of amta and hold it up in the gesture of offering. Recite these verses and then present the fulfilment
offering.

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hung ma ch rang jung chen p dz d n dak p tsang m dral

H! Unaltered and naturally arisen is this great substance, pure from the beginning, and thus beyond
clean and unclean,

tsa wa gy la yenlak tong rik nga gyalwa drub p dz

Eight principal and a thousand minor ingredients for accomplishing the five families of the buddhas!

dam tsik kong w men chen di okmin dal khyab chen po n

This is the great elixir that heals the samayas. May the heart-aspirations of the naturally abiding buddhas

rang shyin shyuk p sangy nam yeshe nga yi kyi kang

From the great all-pervading realm of Akaniha be now fulfilled with the light of the five wisdoms,
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kn zang ch p trin gyi kang tuk kyi gong pa dzok pa dang

And by Samantabhadras cloud-like offerings. May their enlightened intentions be fully realized,

tuk j trul p rik druk drol tok m sangy mi gyur

And may compassionate emanations bring freedom to the six realms. May this fulfil the heart-aspirations of
Samantabhadra,

kntu zangp tuk dam kang rang l yeshe shar w ku

The original buddha of unchanging luminosity. May it fulfil the heart-aspirations of infinite peaceful and
wrathful deities,

shyi tro rab jam lha tsok kang tukj trulp dro dn dz
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The enlightened forms of pure wisdom arising from within. Manifestations of compassion bringing benefit
to beings,

dorj chang n rimpar jn drowa drenpa tamch kyi

Appear in a succession that begins with Vajradhara. Now, for all these guides to wandering beings,

ku dang shying kham chp kang tuk kyi gong pa dzok gyur chik
With this offering of kyas and buddhafields, may their heart-aspirations be all fulfilled! And may their
enlightened intentions be fully realized!

dam tsik nyam chak shak par gyi

All our impairments and breakages of samaya, we now confess!
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ii. Offering the Rakta

Holding up the rakta, recite:

hung ch nyi len gyi yeshe chu tukj chak p kha dok mar
H! Pure wisdom liquid, wet with dharmat, whose colour is the red of ardent compassion,

si pa ky pa gyu yi trak pema rakta rang jung trak

It is the causal blood that generates life, the self-arisen blood of the lotus rakta,

shying chu dral wa sok gi trak tsi ch mar po jung w trak

The vital blood of the ten fit for liberation, the elemental blood from red herbal essences
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tamch dak pa wang gi dz ma dak kham sum khorw gyu

All of them pure substances of magnetizing, or impure causes for sasras three realms.

heruka yi gong pa yi si sum khorw bak chak dral

Through the enlightened intentions of the heruka, the habits of sasras three worlds are liberated,

chp dz su jin lab t yum chen kntu zangmo la

And it is blessed as a substance for offering. To the great mother Samantabhadr we offer,

yeshe char w dn chir bul trak tung trow tsok nam la

So that pure wisdom may dawn in our minds. To the hosts of wrathful herukas we offer,
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tukj kul w ch par bul mamo khandro tamch la

So that their compassionate minds are invoked. To all the mamos and kins, we offer

dam tsik so w dz su bul ch kyong ka sung tamch la

As a substance to restore the samaya. To all the Dharma protectors and guardians, we offer

trinl dz p dn chir bul dam tsik kang la ngdrub tsol

So that they may carry out their activity. May this fulfil their heart-aspirations and may they grant us
accomplishment!

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iii. Offering the Tsok and Torma

Then hold up the tsok and torma, and offer them to the deities with the following words:

hung kham sum so wa z kyi gyu dru dang shing tok ro druk z
H! Nourishing foods that sustain the three realms, grains and fruits, and foods with six different tastes,10

shying chu dral w pung p sha dza g pa wo dru yi ch

Meat from the bodies of the ten who are liberated, and distilled grains, the intoxicating drink of warriors

shyal z d yn na tsok su mp sam t ch par bul

Considering them as a rich and plentiful feast for the senses we make an offering of them all.
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chkyi ying su m p bul shyiw lha la dz par bul

To the dharmadhtu, we make imagined offerings, to the peaceful deities, we make beautiful offerings.

trow lha la ji par bul lama nam la ny par bul

To the wrathful deities, we make majestic offerings, to please the masters, we offer.

khandro nam la gy par bul ka sung nam la tsim par bul

To delight the kins, we offer. To satisfy the guardians of the teachings, we offer.

damtsik kong w ten du bul

As a support for fulfilling the samaya commitments, we offer.
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iv. Lamp

Then hold up the lamp, and recite:

hung dz kyi kongbu gya tsa ru

H! Inside a hundred lamps of the finest substance,

tsang m dong bu gya tsa tsuk jung w ch mar shyn gyi kang
We now plant a hundred cleanest wicks, and fill them all with melted butter, the essence of the elements.

sal w mar m gya par n damtsik nyam chak kang w chir

Having lit these hundred brightly shining lamps, with a wish to heal our impairments and breakages of samaya,
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mp gyalwa nam la bul okmin ch ying podrang n

We now offer them to all the victorious buddhas. Out of the dharmadhtu palace of Akaniha,

yeshe nga trak dang den shyi tro rabjam tuk dam kang
The five-coloured lights of wisdom shine in dazzling splendour May the heart-aspirations of infinite
peaceful and wrathful ones be now fulfilled!

nying ga ch kyi podrang na yeshe sa bn tikl sal

In the palace of Dharma at the heart, appears the tikl, which is the seed of pure wisdom

rang jung shyiw tuk dam kang lepa dung khang po drang na
May the heart-aspirations of the self-arisen peaceful deities be fulfilled! In the skull-mansion palace of the
brain,

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rang tsal dr kyi zer bar rang jung trow tuk dam kang
The light-rays of naturally emitted warmth are all ablaze May the heart-aspirations of the self-arisen
wrathful ones be fulfilled!

m g d p nang wa la rigpa rang jung gak m sal

In the experience of faith and devotion, naturally arising rigpa appears unceasingly

dorje lobpn tuk dam kag tsa lung tikl dang pa la

May the heart-aspirations of the vajra master be fulfilled! In the subtle channels, wind-energies and essences,

sh pa rang jung sa ler n mamo khandr tuk dam kang

Is natural awareness, vivid and clear may the heart-aspirations of the mamos and kins be fulfilled!
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jikten si pa yang pa la za kar kyi tikl sal

In the universes vast realms of existence, appear the light-spheres of the planets and stars

chi yi damchen tuk dam kang dam tsik nyam chak tamch kn
May the heart-aspirations of the oath-bound ones of the outer world be fulfilled! May each and every
impairment and breakage of samaya

tuk dam wang gi dak par dz chok dang tn mong ngdrub tsol
Be purified through the strength of our samaya commitment! And may you grant us the accomplishments,
ordinary and supreme!

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 Brief Fulfilment Offering

hung ka sang m du jung w kyil khor du lama yidam lha tsok yong dzok la
H! Within this wondrous maala of secret instructions, we offer to all the masters and hosts of yidam
deities.

rang jung ch kyi ying kyi kong bu ru rigp yeshe mar m tam t bul
We offer the lamp of the naturally arising space of phenomena, filled with the burning oil of pure
awareness-wisdom.

tsa gy yenlak tong jar amrita ku nga yeshe yong dzok ch par bul
We offer am ta nectar of eight major and a thousand minor ingredients, the five kyas and the five pure
wisdoms of awakening.
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tor shyong nam dak pal gyi tor m tam d yn yong su dzok p ch par bul
We offer the exquisite torma that fills its pure vessel, a perfect and plentiful feast of every sensual delight.

kham sum khor wa yong drol kha long du chak m rak ta mar gyi ny ch bul
We offer enjoyment of the red rakta of non-attachment, in the expanse of the three entirely liberated realms
of sasra,

dru ch tong la jar w pa w dz zi jin ky chir dza g ch par bul

We offer the blend of a thousand grains, the warriors substance of powerful drink that generates majestic
splendour.

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a la la t gy par shy su sol

A la la! We implore you, please accept them with delight!

This is the brief fulfilment offering. Samaya. Seal, seal, seal. This Narak Confession and Fulfilment, arranged by combining
the two [termas] [Guru Chkyi Wangchuks revelation called] Shitro Sangwa Yongdzok and [the Kagy Drakpo Rangjung]
Rangshar [of the Northern Treasures] into one was composed out of pure motivation by the one with the name Padma in a
virtuous place and without adulterating it with any interpolations.*

Translated by Rigpa Translations and formatted with permission with the exception of the Arrangement by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo and the
colophon which were translated by Lhasey Lotsawa Translations and the eight branches which were translated by Rangjung Yeshe Translations.
This text is not for public distribution.
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Endnotes:
1. These are the five kyas of Mhayoga. The vajrakya of the unchanging natural state is the embodiment of the enlightened
activity of all the buddhas, and the perfect kya of complete awakening is the embodiment of all the buddhas enlightened qualities.
2. The ten secrets are the four general secrets of the view, meditation, action and fruition; the four intermediate secrets; what is
worthy of secrecy; and the secrecy through entrustment.
3. Recognizing the true nature of the five aggregates, the five elements, the five sense faculties, the five sense consciousnesses, and
the five sense objects.
4. Not abandoning the five poisons of desire, anger, dull indifference, pride and jealousy, which are to be transformed into the five
pure wisdoms.
5. Accepting faeces, urine, blood, semen and bone marrow.
6. The five families to be accomplished: Vajra, Ratna, Padma, Karma and Tathgata.
7. Taking life, taking what is not given, sexual misconduct, lying and idle gossip.
8. Dawn, morning, midday, afternoon, dusk and midnight.
9. This means actually eating the tsok before it has been consecrated, or thinking about eating it and considering it as ordinary
food. It may also refer to behaving inappropriately during the practice, talking noisily, and laughing and joking, rather than
remaining in samdhi meditation.
10. Sweet, sour, salty, bitter, hot and astringent.

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