Lama Zopa Rinpoche

Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition Practice Series

The Mantra Promised by

Ārya Mother Liberator Herself
for Dispelling Obstacles and Achieving Success

In Sanskrit: Ārya tārā svapratijñā nāma dhāraṇī

In Tibetan: phag ma dröl ma rang gi dam chä pa zhe ja wäi zung
In English: The Mantra Promised by Ārya Mother Liberator Herself

I prostrate to Ārya Mother Liberator.

Then recite the mantra promised by Ārya Mother Liberator herself:

TADYATHĀ / OṂ TĀRE TĀRĀYAI / HŪṂ HŪṂ HŪṂ / SAMAYA
STHITE / BHARA BHARA / SARVĀ BHARAṆA / VIBHŪṢITE /
PADMANI PADMA / MAHĀ PADMA / ĀSANA STHITE / HASA
HASA / TRAILOKYA VARADE / SARVA DEVA DĀNAPA / PŪJITE
SMADĀHI / BHAGAVATI TĀRE / SMARĀHĪ / BHAGAVĀNTA /
TATHĀGATASYA / PURATAḤ / SAMAYAṂ / DHARA DHARA /
MAHĀSATVA AVALOKITE / MAṆIKANIKA / VICI TRĀBHARAṆE /
OṂ VILOKĀYA (insert the name of the person who needs success)
BHAGAVATE / TĀRE / HRĪṂ HRĪṂ HRĪṂ PHAṬ SVĀHĀ

Just by remembering this mantra, all fears will be dispelled. You

will achieve all realizations. You will have control over all sentient
beings. Make extensive offerings to Ārya Tārā on the white dates
of the 8th and 15th [of the Tibetan lunar month], then recite the
mantra until you see Tārā directly. Whatever you wish will be
granted. All sublime realizations will be granted. If this doesn’t
happen, it means that I, [Tārā], have committed the five heavy
negative karmas without break. In addition, you will receive
inconceivable benefits.
This is compiled from The Tantra of the Sublime Vajra.

Thus, The Mantra Promised by the Ārya Mother Liberator Herself

is complete.

Colophon:
Translation of Ārya tārā svapratijñā nāma dhāraṇī, 'phags ma sgrol
ma rang gi dam bcas pa'i gzungs, in sde dge bka' 'gyur, vol. 101,
BDRC W22084, Chengdu: s.n., s.d., 319—320, dictated by Lama
Zopa Rinpoche, 30th May 1997, and checked with Ven. Sarah
Thresher, 13th June 2013, Tushita Meditation Centre, Dharamsala,
India. Checked against the Tibetan, lightly edited by Ven. Joan
Nicell, FPMT Education Services, June 2018. Revised by Joona
Repo and Ven. Tenzin Tsomo, FPMT Education Services, September
2021.