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Long Sadhana of Palden Lhamo Magnificent Goddess, Queen of War Sickle
Long Sadhana of Palden Lhamo Magnificent Goddess, Queen of War Sickle
[ THIS TEXT HAS BEEN TRANSLATED PARTLY BY GELONG THUBTEN LODRO (HERMES BRANDT) AND PARTLY
BY ANI JAMPA CHOKYI, FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE PALDEN LHAMO RETREAT SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE
IN NEW ZEALAND IN NOVEMBER 1987.
REPRODUCED AND RETYPED BY RIKZIN DORJE AND KUNGA NYIMA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PALDEN LHAMO
PRACTICE.
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PALDEN LHAMO
SINGAPORE, JULY 2002 ]
Generate as Yamantaka
OFFERINGS
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PALDEN LHAMO
Everything becomes void. From a state of void-ness, from AHs come
broad and expansive skull-cups, inside of which are HUMs. The
HUMs melt and become water for the mouth, cooling water for the
feet, perfumes, flowers, incense, a butter lamp, food and music.
By nature they are bliss and void-ness. In aspect, they are the
offering substances. Their function is to confer distinguished
uncontaminated bliss as objects to be enjoyed by the six senses.
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PALDEN LHAMO
BHYO RAKMO BHYO RAKMO BHYO BHYO RAKMO THUN BHYO KALA RAKCHENMO
RAKMO AMBE THAMBE THUN BHYO RULU RULU HUM BHYO HUM [3 times]
BHYO.
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PALDEN LHAMO
Magnificent Remati of the Nyen [spirits],
War-Sickle sentinel of the Doctrine,
In the presence of Vajradhara, you did accept the teachings.
BHYO.
Magnificent Remati of the Nyen,
From your crown and from your womb,
The sun and moon emit blazing light rays.
Irresistible Black Lady with magic powers,
Powerful Lady of the Desire Realm,
According to your solemn promise,
Now is the time to come here,
EH AH RA LI HRIM HRIM DZA DZA
Black Lady, lethal and furious,
Who displays an all-embracing form,
Chief of the Black Ladies, riding a mule,
Come here on your mule’s seat,
DZA HUM BAM HO
Black cannibal having fangs,
Black Lady laughing ‘HA-HA’,
You who enjoys to kill,
I will perform the respect of signals.
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PALDEN LHAMO
INITIATION
BHYO.
This beautifully created and endless drinking water,
Both real and emanated from the mind,
I offer to the Queen of the War Sickle and her retinue.
By accepting it, destroy all the enemies of the Doctrine.
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PALDEN LHAMO
Both real and emanated from the mind,
I offer to the Queen of the War Sickle and her retinue.
By accepting it, destroy all the enemies of the Doctrine.
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PALDEN LHAMO
I offer to the Queen of the War Sickle and her retinue.
By accepting it, destroy all the enemies of the Doctrine.
[BODY – CLOTHES]
INNER OFFERING
OM. I offer:
To the mouth of my precious and kind Root Guru, who is the
essence of all body, speech, mind qualities and enlightened
activities of all Tathagatas of the ten directions and the three
times; who is the source of the eighty-four thousand teachings
and master of the complete assembly of Exalted Beings.
OM AH HUM [7 TIMES ON TOP OF HEAD]
To the mouth of the great Vajradhara, all-pervasive conqueror.
OM AH HUM [NEAR EYEBROW]
To the mouth of the holy Gurus of the father and son lineage, who
give initiations, explain Tantra and give oral instructions.
OM AH HUM [NEAR EYEBROW]
BHYO.
This blessed inner offerings, arisen from the “thin and the
thick” [meats and nectars], I offer to the Goddess of the War Sickle.
Please accept it in order to protect the doctrine.
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PALDEN LHAMO
Please accept it in order to protect the doctrine.
[AT THIS POINT, OFFER THE TORMA TO THE ONLY MOTHER, THE MAGNIFICENT GODDESS, THE FIVE
SISTERS OF LONG LIFE AND THE TENMA]
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PALDEN LHAMO
BHYO.
Magnificent Goddess, hard to fathom,
Enjoying the expanse of space with your magical means.
To yourself, manifestation of Bodhisattvas,
With body, speech and mind I respectfully prostrate.
From the HUM at my heart light rays go out, invoking the deities
of the Three Vajras.
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PALDEN LHAMO
I confess all actions and wrong views done by the power of
ignorance.
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PALDEN LHAMO
1. OM SVABHAVA VBISHUDDHE DHARMA TE VAJRA SIDDHI HUM [PURIFY]
BHYO.
Magnificent Remati, controlling the three worlds.
In front of your obedient emissaries,
We make clouds of offerings filling the infinite space,
Multiplied by mantra, mudra and meditation.
Please fulfill our hearts’ wishes.
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PALDEN LHAMO
Because of these, Queen of the War Sickle and retinue, fulfill
our hearts’ wishes.
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PALDEN LHAMO
I offer this torma to you, Magnificent War Sickle Queen.
Please accept it in order to protect the doctrine and the
Victorious Ones.
[AT THIS POINT, OFFER THE TORMA TO THE ONLY MOTHER, THE MAGNIFICENT GODDESS, THE FIVE
SISTERS OF LONG LIFE AND THE TENMA]
BHYO. The four various actions are mind itself; they don’t exist apart from
mind, and mind does not exist. Ultimately there are no distinctions, and
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PALDEN LHAMO
neither do color and form exist. They are miraculously shown as mere
illusions by the Glorious Goddess of Peace, in accordance with our
disposition. Principal Lady amidst an assembly of pacifiers, distinguished
by a very brilliant white body, you have pacified, will pacify and are in a
pacifying mood.
I prostrate to the Mother who always pacifies.
Please, pacify my illnesses, evil spirits and interferences.
BHYO. The four various actions are mind itself; they don’t exist apart from
mind, and mind does not exist. Ultimately there are no distinctions, and
neither do color and form exist. They are miraculously shown as mere
illusions by the Glorious Goddess of Development, in accordance with our
disposition. Principal Lady amidst an assembly of developers, distinguished
by a very magnificent yellow body, you have developed, will develop and are
in a developing mood.
I prostrate to the Mother who always develops.
Please, increase my lifespan and develop my merits.
BHYO. The four various actions are mind itself; they don’t exist apart from
mind, and mind does not exist. Ultimately there are no distinctions, and
neither do color and form exist. They are miraculously shown as mere
illusions by the Glorious Goddess of Conquest, in accordance with our
disposition. Principal Lady amidst an assembly of conquerors, distinguished
by a very sensual red body, you have conquered, will conquer and are in a
conquering mood.
I prostrate to the Mother who always conquers.
Please, conquer all beings of the three worlds.
BHYO. The four various actions are mind itself; they don’t exist apart from
mind, and mind does not exist. Ultimately there are no distinctions, and
neither do color and form exist. They are miraculously shown as mere
illusions by the Glorious Goddess of Wrath, in accordance with our
disposition. Principal Lady amidst an assembly of Terrifyers, distinguished
by a very fierce black body, you have terrified, will terrify and are in a
terrifying mood.
I prostrate to the Mother who always terrifies.
Please, with your wrath, eliminate my sicknesses, evil spirits, enemies and
misfortunes.
BHYO. Although your nature, appearing with such varied characteristics, has
no concrete existence, you still benefit migrators with your four actions.
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PALDEN LHAMO
YOUR FORM AND HUE ARE REFLECTIONS OF TRUTH
LIKE MERE MAGIC VISIONS OF MIND ITSELF.
GLORIOUS GODDESS, HARMONIZE THROUGH PEACE
WITH YOUR WHITE BODY, ALWAYS BRIGHT AND CLEAR,
LIKE QUEEN AND HER PEACE-GRANTING ENTOURAGE
WHOSE TRANQUIL NATURE ACCOMPLISHES PEACE
AND PACIFIES ILLNESS AND HINDRANCES.
I BOW, PEACEFUL ONE, FOREVER TO YOU.
MANTRA RECITATION
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PALDEN LHAMO
Visualize yourself as your yidam. From the HUM at your heart light rays go
out and strike the BHYO at the heart of the Magnificent Goddess. Without
choice, she compelled to perform whatever action we wish her to do.
[MAKE ANY REQUESTS BEFORE THE MANTRA RECITATION]
[THINKING LIKE THIS, RECITE:]
BHYO RAKMO BHYO RAKMO BHYO BHYO RAKMO THUN BHYO KALA RAKCHENMO
RAKMO AMBE THAMBE THUN BHYO RULU RULU HUM BHYO HUM
[AS MANY TIMES AS POSSIBLE]
[AT THIS POINT, OFFER THE TORMA TO THE ONLY MOTHER, THE MAGNIFICENT GODDESS, THE FIVE
SISTERS OF LONG LIFE AND THE TENMA]
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PALDEN LHAMO
OM AHKARO MUKHAM SARVA DHARMANAM ADYA NUPANAN TVATA NAMA SARVA
TATHAGATA BHYO VISHVA MUKHE BHYA SARVA TADKHAM UDGATE SPHARANAM
IMAM BALIMTA KHA KHA KHAHI KHAHI [3 TIMES]
To the Five Long Life Sisters, to the Twelve Tenma, who protect
the land of Tibet, to the regional deities and to the Field
Owners. OM AH HUM
BHYO.
A mountain-like heap of human flesh,
An ocean-like swirl of blood.
Enjoy this torma of samaya substances.
The enemies and interferers, the broken pledges,
The assemblies of harmful beings and evil spirits.
Lead the demon’s army against the enemies.
Queen of the War Sickle, lead your armies forward.
To form the armies, life the weapons.
From this moment, increase our lives,
Increase the retinue and the doctrine,
Subdue completely the Three Realms,
And expand the explanations, accomplishments and wealth. [MUSIC]
Prayer
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PALDEN LHAMO
Masters who fulfill our minds’ hopes;
Deities of the Yidam mandalas, source of accomplishments;
Assemblies of Those Gone Beyond and their Sons, Dakas and
Dakinis,
And assemblies of powerful Protectors, pay attention to us.
Whatever sins we have committed in the past with our three doors,
Under the power of bewilderment and inattention, lack of respect
and delusion, the forces which delight the demons,
We confess them all and separately with strong regret.
In particular, I confess in my heart,
The transgressions from vowed restraints and pledges,
Not discarding what should be discarded and not practicing what
should be practiced,
Proclaiming secrets, my degenerations and pollutions, whatever
faults I have.
Although the existing mode of the three circles is all-pure like
space, with water of your compassion wash the sins,
Downfalls and their results, sickness, demons, sufferings and
stains of the relative migrators, and grant them purity.
By the blessings of the three time Buddhas and their Sons,
By the truth of the infallible dependent origination,
And by the force of my pure, superior motive,
May all pure prayers be fulfilled.
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PALDEN LHAMO
Powerful Lady of the Desire Realm, Magnificent Remati,
By accepting this golden drink, perform the entrusted actions.
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PALDEN LHAMO
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PALDEN LHAMO
The two types of agents with different faces,
The doctrine protector Owner of the assembly and retinue,
An assembly of a hundred thousand black ladies,
One thousand flesh eaters and ten million blood-drinkers:
Come here and accept this tsog offering.
To us, the faithful ones assembled here,
All the supreme and common accomplishments,
Please bestow right now.
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PALDEN LHAMO
Surrounded by an assembly of female spirits,
Mantra born, field born and messengers,
As well as owners of diseases,
You are the guardian of those who keep their pledges,
And a butcher, taking the life of those who break them.
By the force of this great act of giving for the sake of all
sentient beings, may I attain full Enlightenment.
May all those beings whom have not been liberated by the Buddhas
of former times, through the practice of giving, be liberated.
BHYO.
Peaceful and wrathful power of the ten grounds,
For the purpose of subduing, you show the four types of actions.
From the moment of acting you give unshakable bliss.
To you, the consort of the Destroyer of the lord of Death,
I offer respect.
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PALDEN LHAMO
To you, Mother of the Conquerors, I reverently offer respect.
Although gone beyond the world, you remain in the ways of the
world.
In order to subdue the wrathful, you show wrath.
For the peaceful ones, you show peaceful ways.
Goddess, leader of the world, to you I offer respect.
SUMMONING
[ONLY IN EMERGENCIES]
BHYO.
In a seat on top of Mount Meru,
Inside a tent of swirling black wind,
Is a young, wild yellow mule.
On it, from KSHA, arises the Black Lady,
With one face, two hands and terrifying form.
In the right hand she holds a vajra club,
In the left hand, a mustard-like skull with blood.
Her body wears a coat of human skin,
And a black cloth of yak’s hair.
Surrounded by the force of three thousand magical
transformations,
You reduce to powder all the enemies and obstacles.
BHYO.
Magnificent Remati of the Nyen,
As accomplishments for having cut the good and bad,
From the mass of your hair,
Shine the bodies of the Four-Seasons Queens.
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PALDEN LHAMO
BHYO.
Mother of the one-mother demon Melodious Dharma,
Owner of the movement of the namdru enemy,
Life owner mamo, consort of the Magnificent Vajra,
Mistress of the Eight, mother of the glorious Lord of Death,
Your obedient servants and surroundings,
One thousand types of mamos, one hundred thousand black ladies,
Demons, lords of Death, cannibals,
Owners of cemeteries, field protectors,
Gods of this world, cannibals, the Eight,
Birds, dogs, jackals,
Powerful butchers of the enemies’ lives,
And all the retinue: the time has come to fulfill our hearts’
wishes.
BHYO BHYO, destroy the enemy of the samaya breakers. [CLAP CLAP]
BHYO, the enemy of the eighty thousand hindrances. [CLAP]
BHYO, the enemy of the three hundred sixty evil spirits. [CLAP]
BHYO, the enemy of the disease owners and their retinue. [CLAP]
BHYO, the enemy of all the flesh eaters and blood drinkers.
[CLAP]
Powerful butchers of the enemies’ lives,
Quickly cut into pieces the enemy of samaya-breakers.
Now the appropriate time has come. Samaya.
BHYO RAKMO BHYO RAKMO BHYO BHYO RAKMO THUN BHYO KALA RAKCHENMO
RAKMO AMBE THAMBE THUN BHYO RULU RULU HUM BHYO HUM [1 TIME]
PRAYER
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PALDEN LHAMO
[DRUM]
BHYO.
To you, the enlightened action of all the Victorious Ones,
The name “Queen of the War Sickle” was given,
Since I invoke you with powerful, single-pointed devotion,
Please come quickly without obstruction.
[AT THIS POINT, OFFER THE TORMA TO THE ONLY MOTHER, THE MAGNIFICENT GODDESS, THE FIVE
SISTERS OF LONG LIFE AND THE TENMA]
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PALDEN LHAMO
OM KALIDEVI SAPARIVARA ARGHAM, PADYAM, PUSHPE, DHUPE, ALOKE,
GANDHE, NAIVIDYA, SHABDA PRATICCHA HUM SVAHA
To the Five Long Life Sisters, to the Twelve Tenma, who protect
the land of Tibet, to the regional deities and to the Field
Owners. OM AH HUM
BHYO.
A mountain-like heap of human flesh,
An ocean-like swirl of blood.
Enjoy this torma of samaya substances.
The enemies and interferers, the broken pledges,
The assemblies of harmful beings and evil spirits.
Lead the demon’s army against the enemies.
Queen of the War Sickle, lead your armies forward.
To form the armies, lift the weapons.
From this moment, increase our lives,
Increase the retinue and the doctrine.
Subdue completely the three realms,
And expand the explanations, accomplishments and wealth. [MUSIC]
PHEM:
From the syllable letter HUM which stands on a sun cushion at my
heart, light radiates out, inviting all the direction protectors,
field protectors, nagas and so forth, that dwell in the eight
charnel grounds. They are instantly placed in clear light from
which they arise as Heruka Lords and Consorts. On the tongue of
each of the guests a white HUM transforms into a white three-
pronged vajra. From these, hollow tubes of vajra light, the size
of a wheat straw, appear, through which the essence of the torma
is drawn forth and enjoyed.
[THEN, WHILE CIRCLING THE TORMA COUNTER-CLOCKWISE TO THE CARDINAL DIRECTIONS, STARTING
FROM THE EAST AND CLOCKWISE TO THE INTERMEDIATE DIRECTIONS, STARTING FROM THE SOUTH-EAST:]
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PALDEN LHAMO
MAMA-SARVA-KARTAYASAD/ SU-KHAM/ VI-SHUD=DHAYE/ SAHA-VI-KHA/ BHA-
VANTU/ HUM HUM PHAT PHAT SVAHA
[2 TIMES]
[RECITING THIS TWICE, OFFER THE TORMA TO THOSE WHO DWELL IN THE CARDINAL AND INTERMEDIATE
DIRECTIONS – THEN:]
I request you eight groups together with your wives, sons and
servants to grant the fortune of all siddhis. May we
practitioners and those around us obtain good health, long life
and power. May we obtain fortune and extensive wealth. Grant us
the accomplishment of the activities of peace, increase, power
and wrath. Please guardians, always assists us. Pacify untimely
death, sicknesses, harm and interferences. Eliminate bad dreams,
ill omens and unwholesome actions. May all beings be happy and
may the year be good. May harvests be abundant and may the Dharma
flourish. May all good fortunes come about and all wishes be
fulfilled!
BHYO.
Dharmadhatu’s powerful only mother of the demons.
Wrathful mistress of the Namdru and Tsim Che [constellations]
Mamo Owner of life, consort of the Glorious Vajra,
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PALDEN LHAMO
Mistress of the Eight, mother of the Glorious Lord of Death,
Your obedient servants and retinue,
A hundred thousand mamos, a thousand black ladies,
An assembly of demons, lords of death,
Owners of cemeteries, field protectors,
Worldly gods, cannibals, Group of Eight,
Birds, dogs, jackals,
The Five Long-Life Sisters, the Twelve Tenma,
Country gods, landlords, nyenpos,
Powerful butchers taking the life of the enemies,
Come here and accept this adorned torma,
Accept this food of Tsambu Tiba,
Accept this first offering of medicinal blood,
Accept this first offering of medicines such as nutmeg and
saffron,
Accept this clean first offering of golden drink.
Bestow the solemn thanksgiving of excellent previous pledges.
Accept the solemn excellent prayers that we present now.
Protect all surroundings and destroy all hindrances.
The angry enemies and harmful interferers,
All the many evils and hindrances,
Completely crush them into dust.
Accomplish the actions of increasing the doctrine,
Accomplish the glory and prosperity of samsara and nirvana.
BHYO.
Vajradhara, Root and Lineage Gurus,
Although you are one with great bliss of the Dharmakaya’s sphere,
You, the goddess performing the actions of the omniscient Ones,
And the assembly of the gurus of the Oral tradition, we invite
you.
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PALDEN LHAMO
You, the Goddess who followed Kasyapa’s doctrine,
By the Buddha Shakyamuni and his prayers,
In this country you protect and increase the Buddha’s doctrine.
Principal Lady of all protectors of the precepts, we invite you.
Field-born, instantaneously born and mantra born:
The assembly of dakinis of the three places, well subdued.
You the Goddess, all pervading rainfall of attainments,
Chief Lady of all dakinis, we invite you.
THANKSGIVING OFFERINGS
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PALDEN LHAMO
To the Five Long Life Sisters, to the Twelve Tenma, who protect
the land of Tibet, to the regional deities and to the Field
Owners. OM AH HUM
BHYO.
Chief Lady of the Desire Realm, form of Magnificence,
You run five hundred “pagtse” riding on a mule,
Holding a skull and club, your own symbols,
With upper garment of black cloth and a lower one of snakes.
At your navel, the sun shines, on your crown, the full moon.
The actions that I have done here, with whatever I could not
find, did not know or could not do, you should be patient with
all of this.
Together with the image here, remain for the sake of sentient
beings and pleas bestow health and long life, riches and the
highest things.
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PALDEN LHAMO
OM SU-PRTISHTHA-VAJRAYE SVAHA
[OM FIRMLY-ABIDING VAJRA ONE SVAHA!]
AUSPICIOUS VERSE
DEDICATIONS
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