Lion-Faced Dakini - Seng Dong Ma
Lion-Faced
NAMO. DAK DANG TA YEH SEM CHEN TAM CHAY KYI
Namo. I and all sentient beings as limitless as space, • LA MAY DZOK PAI JANG JUB DRUG PA LA to attain the insurpassable perfect Enlightenment • BAR DU CHÖ PAI DÜ PUNG DÜL WAI CHIR
In order to tame the hordes of obstacle-making demons, • YEH SHAY KAN DRO KYAB KYI CHOG TU ZUNG I hold to the supreme refuge in the Wisdom Dakini. • MÖN DANG ZUK PAI JANG JUB SEM KYE DO three times
I give rise to both Aspiration and Engagement Bodhicitta. •
Generation Stage
AH. TONG NYI Ö SEL YING LEH NANG SI KÜN
AH. From the realm of openness-clear light, all of appearance-existence, • YE SHAY RANG NANG DUR DRÖ SHEL MEH Ü Appears the wisdom, self-manifesting charnel ground. • PEH NYI ROI DEN LA KEH CHIK GI
And in the center of a celestial mansion on a lotus-sun-corpse seat,
HUNG LEH DÜ DÜL DRAK MO SEN GAY DONG
Instantly from HUNG, arises the fierce, demon-taming Lion-faced One. • MAR NAG MEH Ö RAB TRÖ NÖ JEH SEK
Red-black, radiating fiery light that incinerates harm-doers, • DRI GUK TO DRAK DZIN CHING GAR TAB KYE • Holding a driguk and blood-filled skull cup, in dancing pose
TRO MOI CHE DZOK MEH PUNG LONG NA RÖL
Complete in all wrathful ways, dancing in the space of massed flames, • NEH SUM SANG WAI YI GEH DRU SUM LEH
The three places marked by the three secret wisdom syllables. • Ö KYI NUB CHOK SANG CHEN DUR TRÖ NEH • In the Western direction of the Great Secret Charnel Ground,
YEH SHAY KOR LO CHEN DRANG YER MAY TIM
The Wisdom mandala is invited and merges inseparably.
Mantra Recitation
TUK KAR NYI MA LA NEH HUNG MAR TAR
In the heart is a sun disc, on which there is a red HUNG • DRAK NGAK TSA TSA TRO WAI MEH Ö KYI
Around whose edge circles the wrathful mantra, by whose radiant fiery light, • TONG SUM SHAY MAY PUNG TSOK SHOB TU SEK
The massed hordes of executioners of the triple worlds are incinerated; • TSUR DÜ DAG TIM NÜ TOB DEN PAR GYUR
Returning, it melts into myself, and I come to possess strength and power. • AH KA SA MARA TSA SHA DA RA SA MA RA YA P ET say 100 times or so...
The Reversal
LAK NYI NYI DA CHA LANG BAR
One's two hands are the sun and moon, like a blazing pair of cymbals; • NÖ JAY MA LÜ MAR CHAL NYIL
Harm-doers without exception are scattered and destroyed. • NAM SHAY AH KAR YING SU YEL
Their consciousness, a white AH, dissolves into space. • SHA TRAK LEH JAY KAN DRO MA
Countless activity Dakinis, • DRANG MAY SHEL DU TAB PAR GYUR
Offer flesh and blood to your mouth
• NAMO. KÖN CHOG DEN PAI JIN LAB DANG
KAN DRO DÜ DÜL DRAK MO Yl
Namo. By the truth of the blessings of the Triple Gem,
By the wrathful demon-taming Dakini,
• RIG NGAK DEN PAY NUTU Yl
By the power and strength of the lineage of Mantra,
DRA DON JEH PUR Ml TUN CHOK
Enemies, demons, the sorcerer s phurba, those who sow discord,
• MA RUNG CHÖ TRÜL TUN TEH NGEN
MAY PAR GYUR CHIK CHI GYUR CHIK
unruly magical attacks, bad omens,
RABTU SHI SHING TONG GYUR CHIK
May they not come to pass, may they be pacified.
GEL TEH TONG PAR MA GYUR NA
Being completely pacified, they become emptied.
For those that are not (purified) in emptiness,
TEN PA SHIK PAY DRA LA JO!
These enemies who destroy the dharma: JO!
NO JAY DU RIG GEKLA JO!
The classes of demons, harm-doers and obstacles: JO!
Having pronounced this, enter into the yoga of "between meditation periods,” and accomplish the dedication ofvir-
tue. At the humble request, this was pronounced by the noble one, great elder, PeGyal Lingpa
Lion-Faced Dakini Concluding Section
Confession
HO. SANG WAI KOR SHUK NEL JOR DRUB PA POI
Followers of the secret path, yogic practitioners, who
LHA NGAK MA DAK CHO KOR LHAG CHE SOG
Perform impure deity mantras, or rituals that have ommission or errors,
Recite long varjasttava matra one or three times then..
HUNG HUNG HUNG.
Dissolution
NANG CHA LHA NGAK KOR LO YING SU DU
We gather all manifestation, deity, mantra circles into basic space;
Re-Arisal
PHAT PHAT PHAT.
TONG NYI RANG DANG TUK JAY YE HAY TSEL
Emptiness, self radiance, compassionate wisdom, creativity,
BAK MAY WANG GYUR TING DZIN MA SAL SHING
Under the power of negligence, have unclear meditation,
YEH SHAY LHA DANG SUNG MAR ZO PAR SOL
May the Wisdom Deities and Protectors please be patient.
Ml NEH TUK KYI TIG LEH TAK TA DREL
In the non-abiding tigle of the heart, free from the extreme of eternalism.
KU SUNG TUK KYI KOR LO CHE TA PANG
The chakras of body, speech and mind, abandon the extreme of nihilism.
OM AH HUNG. BENZA MA MA KA WA TSI RAKTA NA HUNG
Dedication & Aspiration
HO. DAK Gl DU SUM GEH WA CHI SAG TU
HO. Whatever merit I have gathered in the three times,
LA MAY TEG CHOG NGAK KYI NO GYUR NEH
Become vessels of the incomparable supreme Mantra vehicle,
HUNG. DU DREL YEH SHAY KAN DRO TUK KYE DANG
Hung. Demon-tamer Wisdom Dakini, through your compassion
LA MAY YEH SHAY GYU TRUL KA DANG NYAM
Your insurpassable wisdom, mirage-like display, equal to the sky,
NANG SHEN LHA KUR DZOG PAI TA SHI SHOG
NAM KHAI TAR TUK GYUR PA SEM CHEN KUN
May all sentient beings, reaching to the ends of space,
YE SHAY KAN DRO GO PANG NYUR TOB SHOG
And quickly attain the state of the Wisdom Dakini.
DZE PA MON LAM KYEN TSE NU PAI TOB
And the force of your actions, prayers, ability, wisdom and compassion,
DAM PA DEH KYANG DENG DIR DEH LEG SHOG
By these sacred things, may there be joy and goodness, here and now.
DRA DRAK NGAK SU DAK PAI TA SHI SHOG
Good fortune in attachment to appearance reconciled by the deity’s form. Auspiciousness of speech and sound as pure mantra;
DREN TOK CHO KUR MIN PAI TA SHI SHOG JA LU ZANG TAL CHEN POI TA SHI SHOG!
Auspiciousness in thought and memory ripening as the Dharmakaya; Auspiciousness of the all-encompassing Rainbow Body.
Translated by Lama Jinpa, 2008
