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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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The First Recital - 40<br />

Sukhaṁ supati, [1]<br />

He sleeps happily,<br />

sukhaṁ paṭibujjhati, [2]<br />

he wakes up happily,<br />

na pāpakaṁ supinaṁ passati, [3]<br />

he does not see bad dreams,<br />

manussānaṁ piyo hoti, [4]<br />

he is dear to human beings,<br />

amanussānaṁ piyo hoti, [5]<br />

he is dear to non-human beings,<br />

devatā rakkhanti, [6]<br />

the gods protect him,<br />

nāssa aggi vā visaṁ vā satthaṁ vā kamati, [7]<br />

neither fire, poison, or sword can affect him,<br />

tuvataṁ 1 cittaṁ samādhiyati, [8]<br />

he can concentrate his mind quickly,<br />

mukhavaṇṇo vippasīdati, [9]<br />

his complexion becomes clear,<br />

asammūḷho kālaṁ karoti, [10]<br />

he dies unbewildered,<br />

uttariṁ appaṭivijjhanto Brahmalokūpago hoti. [11]<br />

and if he penetrates no further, he will (at least) go to the Brahma world.<br />

Mettāya bhikkhave cetovimuttiyā,<br />

Monks, from the freedom <strong>of</strong> mind by friendliness meditation,<br />

āsevitāya, bhāvitāya, 2 bahulīkatāya, yānīkatāya, 3<br />

when practised, developed, made much <strong>of</strong>, carried on,<br />

vatthukatāya, anuṭṭhitāya, paricitāya, susamāraddhāya,<br />

established, maintained, augmented, and properly instigated,<br />

ime ekādasānisaṁsā pāṭikaṅkhā” ti.<br />

there are these eleven advantages to be expected.”<br />

Idam-avoca Bhagavā,<br />

The Gracious One said this,<br />

attamanā te bhikkhū Bhagavato bhāsitaṁ abhinandun-ti.<br />

and those monks were uplifted and greatly rejoiced in the Gracious One’s words.<br />

1 PPV2: tuvaṭaṁ<br />

2 CBhp: omit bhāvitāya (presumably by mistake)<br />

3 CBhp: yānikatāya

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