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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.

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Supplementary Texts - 195<br />

pāpuṇantu visuddhāya, sukhāya paṭipattiyā,<br />

attain to purity, practise comfortably,<br />

asokam-anupāyāsaṁ, Nibbānasukham-uttamaṁ.<br />

be without grief, without continuing despair, (and attain) the supreme happiness <strong>of</strong><br />

Emancipation.<br />

Ciraṁ tiṭṭhatu Saddhammo, Dhamme hontu sagāravā,<br />

May the True Dhamma last long, may all beings have respect for the Dhamma,<br />

sabbe pi sattā, kālena sammā devo pavassatu.<br />

may the (rain)-gods rain down at the right time.<br />

Yathā rakkhiṁsu porāṇā Surājāno, tathevimaṁ<br />

Just like the Good Kings <strong>of</strong> old gave <strong>protection</strong>, likewise<br />

Rājā rakkhatu dhammena attano va pajaṁ pajaṁ.<br />

may the (present) King protect the people righteously like (he protects) himself.<br />

Imāya Dhammānudhammapaṭipattiyā Buddhaṁ pūjemi,<br />

By this practice in conformity with the Dhamma I worship the Buddha,<br />

imāya Dhammānudhammapaṭipattiyā Dhammaṁ pūjemi,<br />

by this practice in conformity with the Dhamma I worship the Dhamma,<br />

imāya Dhammānudhammapaṭipattiyā Saṅghaṁ pūjemi,<br />

by this practice in conformity with the Dhamma I worship the Saṅgha,<br />

addhā imāya paṭipadāya jātijarābyādhimaraṇamhā parimuccisāmi.<br />

by this practice may I be freed from birth, old age, sickness and death.<br />

Idaṁ me puññaṁ āsavakkhayāvahaṁ hotu.<br />

May my merit bring about the destruction <strong>of</strong> the pollutants.<br />

Idaṁ me puññaṁ Nibbānassa paccayo hotu.<br />

May my merit be a condition for (gaining) Emacipation.<br />

Mama puññabhāgaṁ sabbasattānaṁ bhājemi,<br />

I share my portion <strong>of</strong> merits with all beings,<br />

te sabbe me samaṁ puññabhāgaṁ labhantu.<br />

may all <strong>of</strong> them share my portion <strong>of</strong> merits evenly.

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