Safeguard Recitals (a book of protection chants)

179
1. Jayamaṅgalagāthā
Verses on the Blessings of Success
Bāhuṁ sahassam-abhinimmitasāyudhaṁ taṁ,
° Māra, the terrible one, who had created a thousand arms with weapons,
Girimekhalaṁ uditaghorasasenamāraṁ,
and had mounted on (the elephant) Girimekhala, with his army,
dānādidhammavidhinā jitavā munindo -
did the lord of sages defeat by such things as generosity and so forth -
taṁ tejasā bhavatu te jayamaṅgalāni! [1]
through that resplendent power may you have the blessings of success!
Mārātirekam-abhiyujjhita sabbarattiṁ,
° Even more terrible than Māra was the impatient and obdurate yakkha Ālavaka,
ghoraṁ pan’ Ālavakam-akkhamathaddhayakkhaṁ,
who fought (with the Buddha) throughout the whole night,
khantīsudantavidhinā jitavā munindo -
(him) did the lord of sages defeat by his patience and self-control
taṁ tejasā bhavatu te jayamaṅgalāni! [2]
through that resplendent power may you have the blessings of success!
Nālāgiriṁ gajavaraṁ atimattabhūtaṁ,
The great elephant Nālāgiri, who was completely intoxicated,
dāvaggicakkam-asanīva sudāruṇaṁ taṁ,
fearful, like a jungle fire, a flaming discus, or a flash of lightning,
mettambusekavidhinā jitavā munindo -
did the lord of sages defeat by sprinkling (him) with the waters of friendliness -
taṁ tejasā bhavatu te jayamaṅgalāni! [3]
through that resplendent power may you have the blessings of success!
Ukkhittakhaggam-atihatthasudāruṇaṁ taṁ
With a sword that was lifted high in his outstretched hand, that very fearsome (bandit)
dhāvaṁ tiyojanapathaṅgulimālavantaṁ:
the one with a finger necklace (Aṅgulimāla) ran for (the whole of) three leagues up the path:
iddhībhisaṅkhatamano jitavā munindo -
(him) did the lord of sages defeat with the psychic powers created in his mind -
taṁ tejasā bhavatu te jayamaṅgalāni! [4]
through that resplendent power may you have the blessings of success!