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A full hour of the beautiful 21 Taras Dharani empowers you with the Healing and Pacifying energy of several White Taras, the Enriching and Prosperity energy of several yellow Taras (including Vasudhara), the Magnetizing or Growing energies of several Red Taras, and the awesome protective wrathful energies of several Black Taras. For a video chanting in Sanskrit, see: ARTWORK: Lasha Mutual's website: 21 TARAS PRAISE IN ENGLISH: 1. Heroic Red Tara Homage to You, the Swift One, the Heroine, Your gaze is as quick as flashes of lightning Who arose from the majestic Carolla From the Lotus face of the Lord of Three Worlds. 2. Moonlight White Tara Homage to You with a face that resembles The gathering of one hundred autumn full moons And who with the brightness of stars by the thousands Shines in a vast perfect light of resplendence. 3. Golden Color Tara Homage to You divine golden-blue Goddess Whose hands are adorned by water-born lotus. Embody Six Perfections: Giving, Patience Ethics, Concentration, Vigor, and Wisdom 4. Golden Tara of Crown Victorious Homage to You who crowns Buddha's ushnishas, Whose victorious actions have no limit. Who has attained ev'ry transcendent wisdom, On whom the Bodhisattvas themselves rely. 5. Tara Proclaiming the Sound of HUM Homage to You who with HUM and TUTTARA, Fill all worlds of desire, direction, space. Who with your feet press down on the Seven Worlds; You subdue all beings under your power. 6. Tara Victorious Over the Three Levels of World Homage to You praised by Indra and Agni, Brahma, Vayu, Ishvara and all the gods All the spirits, zombies, and the smell-eaters, Even the Yakshas give praise in Your presence. 7. Tara Who Crushes Adversaries Homage to You who with the TRAY and PEY sounds, Crush every magical wheel, evil forces, Right leg extended and left bent, you trample, You burn them completely in Your whirling fire. 8. Tara Who Gives Supreme Spiritual Power Homage to You, TURE, the Boundless Fierce One, Who totally destroys leaders of maras. Whose lotus-like face forms furious wrinkles, You annihilate foes without exception. 9. Tara of the Khadira Fragrant Forest Homage to You whose fingers held at Your chest, Displaying the mudra of the Three Jewels; Beautiful swirling light in your precious hands Dharma wheels connect every direction. 10. Tara Who Dispels All Suffering Homage to You, the majestic and joyful With brilliant garlands of light around your crown With the great clangor of laughter TUTTARA Over power all the worlds and the maras. 11. Tara Who Summons All Beings and Dispels Misfortune Homage to You, endowed with the great power, To draw assembly of worldly guardians. The One who with the HUM of wrathful wrinkles You rescue completely from all poverty. 12. Tara Who Grants Prosperity and Brings About Aupsiciousness Homage to You, who is crowned with crescent moon, And whose ornaments so brilliantly sparkle. Amitabha in front of your ushnisha, Eternally radiating beams of light. 13. Tara the Complete Rinpener Homage to You, who dwell in garlands of flames Engulfed in fire like the end of the aeon. Right leg outstretched and left bent with blissful joy Who with your power destroy all enemies. 14. Wrathful, Shaking and Frowning Tara Homage to You, striking the ground with your hand And crushing the earth with your majestic foot. With wrathful, wrinkled face and the sound of HUM You fully subdue seven levels of worlds. 15. Tara the Great Peaceful One Who Provides Virtues Homage to You, happy, virtuous and peaceful, Who acts from eternal bliss of Nirvana. And who with the pure sounds of OM and SVAHA, Eliminates the most unwholesome Karmas! 16. Tara Destroyer of All Attachment Homage to You, who turns the Wheel of Dharma For truly devoted, who love the teachings Crushing enemies — all types of obstacles with the Hum and the ten syllable mantra. 17. Tara Accomplisher of Joy and Bliss Homage to You with feet stamping and Ture Whose essence is the sacred syllable Hum. You cause Mount Meru, Mandhara and Vindhya Making all three worlds to tremble and shake! 18. Victorious Tara Who Increases Realizations Homage to You, holding the moon in Your hand Like a celestial ocean of nectar. Sound of the PEY and the twice uttered TARA You completely dispel every poison. 19. Tara, Extinguisher of All Suffering Homage to You on whom the devas rely And also the lords of all the Gandharvas. Your armor of joy, a radiant brightness, You eliminate arguments and nightmares. 20. Tara, Source of All Powerful Attainments Homage to You, whose two eyes are shining bright, Brilliant with light like the sun and the full moon. Saying HARA twice and TUTTARE again You clear and eliminate epidemics. 21. Tara of the Perfection of Wisdom and Compassion Homage to You whose pure Body, Speech and Mind Are perfect with the strength and power of peace. Suppressing Maras, Dons, Zombies and Yakshas With the most exalted syllable TURE.
