Great Compassion Mantra (Dà Bēi Zhòu, Nilakantha Dharani)

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   南無喝囉怛那哆囉夜耶。南無阿唎耶。婆盧羯帝爍缽囉耶。菩提薩埵婆耶。摩訶薩埵婆耶。摩訶迦盧尼迦耶。唵。薩皤囉罰曳。數怛那怛寫。南無悉吉栗埵伊蒙阿唎耶。婆盧吉帝室佛囉楞馱婆。南無那囉謹墀。醯唎摩訶皤哆沙咩。薩婆阿他豆輸朋。阿逝孕。薩婆薩哆那摩婆伽。摩罰特豆。怛姪他。唵阿婆盧醯。盧迦帝。迦羅帝。夷醯唎。摩訶菩提薩埵。薩婆薩婆。摩囉摩囉。摩醯摩醯唎馱孕。俱盧俱盧羯蒙。度盧度盧罰闍耶帝。摩訶罰闍耶帝。陀囉陀囉。地唎尼。室佛囉耶。遮囉遮囉。麼麼罰摩囉。穆帝隸。伊醯移醯。室那室那。阿囉參佛囉舍利。罰沙罰參。佛囉舍耶。呼盧呼盧摩囉。呼盧呼盧醯利。娑囉娑囉。悉唎悉唎。蘇嚧蘇嚧。菩提夜菩提夜。菩馱夜菩馱夜。彌帝唎夜。那囉謹墀。地利瑟尼那。婆夜摩那。娑婆訶。悉陀夜。娑婆訶。摩訶悉陀夜。娑婆訶。悉陀喻藝。室皤囉夜。娑婆訶。那囉謹墀。娑婆訶。摩囉那囉。娑婆訶。悉囉僧阿穆佉耶。娑婆訶。娑婆摩訶阿悉陀夜。娑婆訶。者吉囉阿悉陀夜。娑婆訶。波陀摩羯悉哆夜。娑婆訶。那囉謹墀皤伽囉耶。娑婆訶。摩婆利勝羯囉夜。娑婆訶。南無喝囉怛那哆囉夜耶。南無阿利耶。婆羅吉帝。爍皤囉夜。娑婆訶。唵悉殿都。漫多囉。跋陀耶。娑婆訶。

   Homage to the Three Jewels. Homage to the noble Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva, the great being, the greatly compassionate one. Om. Sarva rabhaye sudhanadasya. Having paid homage, I shall recite this noble Avalokiteshvara’s Nilakantha. Homage to Nilakantha. Hrih, maha vadhasame, sarva arthaduh shubham, ajeyam, sarva sattva nama bhaga, marga dhatu. Thus: Om, avaloki, lokate, krate, ehrih, maha bodhisattva, sarva sarva, mala mala, mahi mahi hridayam, kuru kuru karmam, dhuru dhuru vijayate, maha vijayate, dhara dhara, dhirini, ishvaraya, chala chala, mama vimala, muktele, ehi ehi, shina shina, arsham prachali, vasha vasham, prashaya, hulu hulu mara, hulu hulu hrih, sara sara, siri siri, suru suru, bodhiya bodhiya, bodhaya bodhaya, maitriya, Nilakantha, dhrishnina, bhayamana, svaha. Siddhaya, svaha. Maha siddhaya, svaha. Siddha yogeshvaraya, svaha. Nilakantha, svaha. Maranara, svaha. Simha mukhaya, svaha. Sarva maha asiddhaya, svaha. Chakra asiddhaya, svaha. Padma kastaya, svaha. Nilakantha vagaraya, svaha. Mahabali Shankaraya, svaha. Homage to the Three Jewels. Homage to the noble Avalokiteshvara. Svaha. Om, siddhyantu mantra padaya, svaha.