Namakāra-siddhi Gāthā
Verses on Success through Homage
Yo cakkhumā moha-malāpakaṭṭho
Sāmaṁ va buddho sugato vimutto
Mārassa pāsā vinimocayanto
Pāpesi khemaṁ janataṁ vineyyaṁ.
The One with Vision, with the stain of delusion removed,
Self-awakened, Well-Gone, & Released.
Releasing them from the Māra’s snare,
he leads humanity from evils to security.
Buddhaṁ varantaṁ sirasā namāmi
Lokassa nāthañ-ca vināyakañ-ca.
Tan-tejasā te jaya-siddhi hotu
Sabb’antarāyā ca vināsamentu.
I pay homage with my head to that excellent Buddha,
the Protector & Mentor for the world.
By the majesty of this, may you have triumph & success,
and may all your dangers be destroyed.
Dhammo dhajo yo viya tassa satthu
Dassesi lokassa visuddhi-maggaṁ
Niyyāniko dhamma-dharassa dhārī
Sātāvaho santikaro suciṇṇo.
The Teacher’s Dhamma, like a banner,
shows the path of purity to the world.
Leading out, upholding those who uphold it,
rightly accomplished, it brings pleasure, makes peace.
Dhammaṁ varantaṁ sirasā namāmi
Mohappadālaṁ upasanta-dāhaṁ.
Tan-tejasā te jaya-siddhi hotu
Sabb’antarāyā ca vināsamentu.
I pay homage with my head to that excellent Dhamma,
which pierces delusion and makes fever grow calm.
By the majesty of this, may you have triumph & success,
and may all your dangers be destroyed.
Saddhamma-senā sugatānugo yo
Lokassa pāpūpakilesa-jetā
Santo sayaṁ santi-niyojako ca
Svākkhāta-dhammaṁ viditaṁ karoti.
The True Dhamma’s army, following the One Well-Gone,
is victor over the evils & corruptions of the world.
Self-calmed, it is calming & unfettering,
and makes the well-taught Dhamma be known.
Saṅghaṁ varantaṁ sirasā namāmi
Buddhānubuddhaṁ sama-sīla-diṭṭhiṁ.
Tan-tejasā te jaya-siddhi hotu
Sabb’antarāyā ca vināsamentu.
I pay homage with my head to that excellent Saṅgha,
awakened following the Awakened One, harmonious in virtue & view.
By the majesty of this, may you have triumph & success,
and may all your dangers be destroyed.