The Cult of Tara

WORSHIP 205
whether actually set out or emanated by my mind:
I pray the hosts of Noble Ones accept them.
I confess all that I have done
with my mind under the sway of defilement,
the ten unvirtuous acts, the five sins of immediate retribution,
from beginningless time until now.
I rejoice at all the merit
that has been accumulated through virtue in the three times,
by disciples, solitary Buddhas, Bodhisattvas,
and ordinary people.
I entreat you to turn the wheel of the Law
of the Little, Great, and Uncommon Vehicles,
according to the differences of mind
and thought of beings.
I pray you look upon beings
who are sunk in the ocean of suffering;
until this world is emptied out,
let not your compassion pass away into nirvana.
May whatever merit I have accumulated
become a cause of enlightenment for all;
may I have the glory of being the leader
of beings, long and unhindered.
2.2221.4 Mandala
Then the second mandala is presented to Tara with the mandala
gesture (see pi. 3):
OM VAJRA-BHUMI AH HUM ! A vast ground of precious gold.
OM VAJRA-REKHE AH HUM! The circumference of iron
mountains. In the middle HUM, the essence of protection. In
the center and the four directions: OM HAM SUMERAVE NA-
MAH ! OM YAM PURVAVIDEHAYA NAMAH ! OM RAM JAM-
BUD VlPAYA NAMAH! OM LAM APARAGODANlYAYA
NAMAH! OM VAM UTTARAKURAVE NAMAH! And from
these seeds: Meru, king of mountains; in the east Pflrvavideha;
in the south Jambudvipa; in the west Aparagodaniya; in the
north Uttarakuru. To the east and west of Mount Meru: OM A
SURYAYA NAMAH I OM A CANDRAYA NAMAH ! And from
these, the sun and moon. All the rest is filled up with all the
sublime possessions of gods and men.
This I give to the field of hosts as infinite as space, the guru holy
blessed mother noble Tara, her sons, servants, and disciples. I
pray the great loving one accept it! And having accepted it, I pray
you purify the obscurations of all of us, Master and disciples and
all connected with us: let us perfect our stocks and quickly gain
the holy and most excellent of magical attainments !