Safeguard Recitals (a book of protection chants)
A Pāli and English line by line (interlinear) version of this major collection of chanting texts from the Theravāda tradition.
A Pāli and English line by line (interlinear) version of this major collection of chanting texts from the Theravāda tradition.
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The Fourth Recital - 168<br />
Yaṁ disaṁ abhipāleti Mahārājā yasassi so,<br />
That direction is watched over by a resplendent Great King,<br />
yakkhānaṁ ādhipati, Kuvero iti nāma so. [95]<br />
he is the master <strong>of</strong> the yakkhas, Kuvera, such is his name.<br />
Ramatī naccagītehi, yakkhehi purakkhato,<br />
He delights in song and dance, he is honoured by yakkhas,<br />
puttā pi tassa bahavo, ekanāmā ti me sutaṁ, [96]<br />
he also has a great many sons, all <strong>of</strong> one name, so I have heard,<br />
asītiṁ dasa eko ca, Indanāmā mahabbalā,<br />
they are eighty and ten and one, Inda by name, ones <strong>of</strong> great strength,<br />
te cāpi Buddhaṁ disvāna, Buddhaṁ ādiccabandhunaṁ, [97]<br />
they, having seen the Awakened One, the Buddha, kinsman <strong>of</strong> the sun,<br />
dūrato 1 va namassanti, mahantaṁ vītasāradaṁ:<br />
from afar, do reverence him, who is great and fully mature:<br />
“Namo te purisājañña! Namo te purisuttama! [98]<br />
“Reverence to you, excellent one! Reverence to you, supreme one!<br />
Kusalena samekkhasi, amanussā pi taṁ vandanti,<br />
You have looked on us with goodness, the non-human beings worship you,<br />
sutaṁ netaṁ abhiṇhaso, tasmā evaṁ vademase: [99]<br />
we have heard this repeatedly, therefore we should speak like this:<br />
Jinaṁ vandatha Gotamaṁ, Jinaṁ vandāma Gotamaṁ,<br />
“You should worship the victor Gotama, we should worship the victor Gotama,<br />
vijjācaraṇasampannaṁ, Buddhaṁ vandāma Gotaman!””-ti [100]<br />
who has understanding and good conduct, we should worship the Buddha Gotama!””<br />
Ayaṁ kho sā mārisa “Āṭānāṭiyā” rakkhā,<br />
This, dear Sir, is the “Āṭānāṭiya” <strong>protection</strong>,<br />
bhikkhūnaṁ, bhikkhuṇīnaṁ, upāsakānaṁ, upāsikānaṁ,<br />
for the monks’, nuns’, laymen’s, and laywomen’s<br />
guttiyā, rakkhāya, avihiṁsāya, phāsuvihārāyā ti.<br />
guard, <strong>protection</strong>, freedom from harm, and comfortable living.<br />
Yassa kassaci mārisa - bhikkhussa vā bhikkhuṇiyā vā<br />
Whoever, dear Sir - be they monk or nun<br />
upāsakassa vā upāsikāya vā - ayaṁ “Āṭānāṭiyā” rakkhā suggahitā,<br />
or layman or laywoman - learns this “Āṭānāṭiya” <strong>protection</strong> well,<br />
bhavissati samattā pariyāputā, tañ-ce amanusso -<br />
and will master it in its entirety, then if a non-human being -<br />
1 PPV2: durato
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