PALDEN LHAMO
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.
MAY ALL BEINGS BE HAPPY.
KOPAN GOMPA, NEPAL, OCTOBER 1987;
REPRODUCED AND RETYPED BY RIKZIN DORJE AND KUNGA NYIMA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PALDEN LHAMO PRACTICE.
SINGAPORE, JULY 2002 ]
Magnificent Goddess, Queen of War Sickle
· Generate as Yamantaka
Glorious great root teacher, precious one,
Seated on a lotus on my head,
Having graced us through your great kindness,
Great bless my body, voice and mind I pray.
[Visualize Guru as Yamantaka on top of our heads]
Instantaneously I arise in the bodily form of glorious Vajra-Bhairava, with one face and two arms holding a cleaver [right hand] and a skull-cup [left hand].
· OFFERINGS
Blessing the Offerings
OM HRIH SHTRIH VIKRITA NANA HUM PHET
[Small one face two arms Yamantaka comes out of right nostril and enters the left nostril]
OM SVABHAVA SHUDDHAH SARVA DHARMA SVABHAVA SHUDDHO HAM
Everything becomes void.
While in the state of void-ness, from a YAM comes wind; from a RAM comes fire; from AHs a grate of three human heads, on top of which from an AH comes a white skull-cup. Inside it are the five meats and five nectars; on top of these are OM AH HUM. From the HUM at my heart light rays emanate. The wind moves, the fire blazes, and the substances inside the skull-cup melt and boil. From the three syllables, light-rays emanate, hooking back into the three vajras, which dissolve into them. These then fall back into the skull-cup and melt.
By means of the HUM, the faults of color, odor and potential are cleansed.
By means of the AH, it is transformed into nectar.
By means of the OM, it increases and becomes huge.
OM AH HUM OM AH HUM OM AH HUM
OM HRIH SHTRIH VIKRITA NANA HUM PHET
[Small one face two arms Yamantaka comes out of right nostril and enters the left nostril]
OM SVABHAVA SHUDDHAH SARVA DHARMA SVABHAVA SHUDDHO HAM
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.
OM ARGHAM AH HUM / OM PADYAM AH HUM / OM PUSHPE AH HUM /
OM DHUPE AH HUM / OM ALOKE AH HUM / OM GHADHE AH HUM /
OM NAIVIDYA AH HUM / OM SHABDA AH HUM
Blessing the arrival (Descending) TORMA
OM HRIH SHTRIH VIKRITA NANA HUM PHET
[Small one face two arms Yamantaka comes out of right nostril and enters the left nostril]
OM SVABHAVA SHUDDHAH SARVA DHARMA SVABHAVA SHUDDHO HAM
Everything becomes void.
While in the state of void-ness, from a YAM comes wind; from a RAM comes fire; from AHs a grate of three human heads, on top of which from an AH comes a white skull-cup. Inside it are the five meats and five nectars; on top of these are OM AH HUM. From the HUM at my heart light rays emanate. The wind moves, the fire blazes, and the substances inside the skull-cup melt and boil. From the three syllables, light-rays emanate, hooking back into the three vajras, which dissolve into them. These then fall back into the skull-cup and melt.
By means of the HUM, the faults of color, odor and potential are cleansed.
By means of the AH, it is transformed into nectar.
By means of the OM, it increases and becomes huge.
OM AH HUM OM AH HUM OM AH HUM
Blessing the uncommon, fulfilling offerings
OM HRIH SHTRIH VIKRITA NANA HUM PHET
[Small one face two arms Yamantaka comes out of right nostril and enter the left nostril]
OM SVABHAVA SHUDDHAH SARVA DHARMA SVABHAVA SHUDDHO HAM
Everything becomes void. From the sphere of void-ness, arise the first syllables of the names of the offerings, adorned with a zero. These melt, and from this, arises precious offering substances in order to please the Glorious Goddess and her entourage. The diversity of the offerings is unconceivable. They arise and increase in the presence of the Glorious Goddess.
· Generation of the Dharma protectress and her retinue
BHYO RAKMO BHYO RAKMO BHYO BHYO RAKMO THUN BHYO KALA RAKCHENMO RAKMO AMBE THAMBE THUN BHYO RULU RULU HUM BHYO HUM [3 times]
OM HRIH SHTRIH VIKRITA NANA HUM PHET
OM SVABHAVA SHUDDHAH SARVA DHARMA SVABHAVA SHUDDHO HAM
Everything becomes void. From the state of void-ness, in front of oneself appears a turbulent great ocean of blood and melted fat. In its centre is a tent-like black, swirling wind. Inside it is a young, yellow, wild mule with a white spot on its forehead and equipped with saddle and bridle of cannibals’ skulls and skins; saddle strings, rein strings and lead strings are of venomous snakes. Above it, from the syllable BHYO arises Remati, the magnificent Queen of War Sickle. She is blue black, with one face and two hands, brandishing a club marked with vajra in her right hand towards the brains of the destined pledged ones, while her left holds at the heart the skin and blood-filled skull of a child of incest. She is complete with all the ornaments and clothes. Around is an assembly of demons, lords of death, cannibals, field protectors and so on. The principal lady and her retinue are marked at their crowns by OM, at their throats by AH, at their hearts by HUM. From the HUM at my heart light rays are emitted. Instantly, from the “Mule Ting” great ocean in the north-east, the Powerful Lady of the Desire Realm, Remati, the Magnificent Queen of War Sickle and her retinue are invoked to this very place. [music]
BHYO.
Magnificent Remati of the Nyen [spirits],
War-Sickle sentinel of the Doctrine,
In the presence of Vajradhara, you did accept the teachings.
Previously during the first Kalpa,
You finalized your place of residence,
In this north-eastern direction,
Without grass, water, trees and so on.
Traveling beyond many valleys,
You cut the sorrow of the northern red plain,
The red northern path runs uncurved gently flowing;
The red northern mountain, grand and terrifying,
With many wild animals running around,
Various goblin-birds send forth their various cries,
A great hail of sky iron showers SHAR – RA – RA,
Counch-like snow storm swirls LI-LI,
Inside the “Mule Ting” ocean, is a square brown fortress.
Its brown corers are made of brown “chong” jewels.
Its “Ka-Be”[circumference]are made of blue turquoise.
Its black foundation is made of black iron.
Human and horse corpses are spread out as plinth,
There is an ocean of [vomited] human and horse blood.
Extensively surrounded by an assembly of one hundred thousand Mamos, one thousand flesh eaters and ten million blood drinkers,
Inside this celestial mansion,
Sits the Mistress of the entire Mamos[FEMALE SPIRITS].
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.
Although you have reached the spontaneity of the three bodies,
You have perfected in compassion.
Yet you appear in an infuriated body
To subdue the wild beings of the Desire Realms.
To you, the great protectress of the doctrine of the three time Buddhas. With my three doors and great respect, I prostrate.
· INITIATION
From the HUM at my heart, light rays go out, invoking the empowering deities. I request them: “Please bestow the initiation thoroughly”. Because of this request, they hold aloft vases of transcendental wisdom nectar. They confer the initiation by saying:
OM SARVA TATHAGATA ABISHEKATA SAMAYA AH HUM
[The entire being is filled with nectar]
All the obscurations are purified. The remaining water having settled on her crown transforms into Vajra-Bhairava with mother, who becomes her crown ornament.
· MAKING THE OFFERINGS
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.
OM KALIDEVI SAPARIVARA ARGHAM PRATICCHA HUM SVAHA
This beautifully created and endless feet washing 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.
OM KALIDEVI SAPARIVARA PADYAM PRATICCHA HUM SVAHA
This beautifully created and endless flowers,
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.
OM KALIDEVI SAPARIVARA PUSHPE PRATICCHA HUM SVAHA
This beautifully created and endless incense,
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.
OM KALIDEVI SAPARIVARA DHUPE PRATICCHA HUM SVAHA
This beautifully created and endless lights,
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.
OM KALIDEVI SAPARIVARA ALOKE PRATICCHA HUM SVAHA
This beautifully created and endless perfume,
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.
OM KALIDEVI SAPARIVARA GANDHE PRATICCHA HUM SVAHA
This beautifully created and endless food,
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.
OM KALIDEVI SAPARIVARA NAIVIDYA PRATICCHA HUM SVAHA
This beautifully created and endless music,
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.
OM KALIDEVI SAPARIVARA SHABDA PRATICCHA HUM SVAHA
This beautifully created and endless forms,
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.
[EYES – MIRROR]
OM KALIDEVI SAPARIVARA RUPA PRATICCHA HUM SVAHA
This beautifully created and endless supreme sounds,
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.
[EARS – MUSIC]
OM KALIDEVI SAPARIVARA SHABDA PRATICCHA HUM SVAHA
This beautifully created and endless supreme scents,
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.
[SMELL – CORNSHELL WITH SCENTED WATER]
OM KALIDEVI SAPARIVARA GANDHE PRATICCHA HUM SVAHA
This beautifully created and endless supreme tastes,
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.
[TONGUE – FOOD IN TERMS OF TORMA]
OM KALIDEVI SAPARIVARA RASA PRATICCHA HUM SVAHA
This beautifully created and endless supreme touchables,
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.
[BODY – CLOTHES]
OM KALIDEVI SAPARIVARA SPARSHA PRATICCHA HUM SVAHA
OM KALIDEVI SAPARIVARA OM AH HUM
· 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 Lineage Gurus, such as the Red Acharya.
OM AH HUM [NEAR EYEBROW]
To the mouth of my precious Root Guru, the supreme scholar, glorious and noble Lobzang Lungtog Tenzin Trinle.
OM AH HUM [NEAR EYEBROW]
To the mouth of my Root Guru, the courageous Ngowang Lobzang Chopel Tenzin Rinpoche.
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]
To the mouth of the deities assembled in the mandalas of the yidams of the four classes of Tantras.
OM AH HUM [AT HEART]
· PRESENT SPECIAL INNER OFFERINGS[BLESSED PREVIOUSLY FROM PG 1]
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.
OM KALIDEVI SAPARIVARA MAHA PANCA AMRITA KHA KHA KHAHI KHAHI
Blood not mixed with water, brought in here,
And human blood, not brought,
I offer to the War Sickle Goddess.
Please accept it in order to protect the doctrine.
OM KALIDEVI SAPARIVARA MAHA RAKTA AMRITA KHA KHA KHAHI KHAHI
· TORMA OFFERING – DESCENDING (ARRIVAL) TORMA
OM AH HUM OM AH HUM OM AH HUM [SPRINKLE SOME RICE]
Composed of the five nectars, such as flesh and blood,
And not mixed with the five types of grain,
I offer this torma to you, Magnificent War-Sickle Queen.
Please accept it in order to protect the doctrine of the Victorious Ones.
From the tongues of the Magnificent Goddess and her entourage, arise red one-spoked vajras with straws of light which suck the essence of the torma, which is thus consumed.
OM KALIDEVI SAPARIVARA SARVA VIGHANAN SHATRUM MARAYA IMAM BALIMTA KHA KHA KHAHI KHAHI [7 TIMES]
[At this point, offer the torma to the only mother, the Magnificent Goddess, the Five Sisters of Long Life and the Tenma]
To the Magnificent Goddess:
Om shri devi saparivara imam balimta kha kha khahi khahi
[3 times]
To the Five Sisters of Long Life:
OM VAJRA SAMAYA DAKINI MAMA PANCA SIDDHI JNANA SAMAYA IMAM BALIMTA KHA KHA KHAHI KHAHI [3 TIMES]
To the Twelve Tenma and their retinue:
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]
OM KALIDEVI SAPARIVARA ARGHAM, PADYAM, PUSHPE, DHUPE, ALOKE, GANDHE, NAIVIDYA, SHABDA PRATICCHA HUM SVAHA