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Goddess, as we praise you with deep joy,
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In a single instant you destroy
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the fetters of samsara that afflict us
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—I bow to you, mother of all victors!
I V
Goddess with your wisdom, clear and vast,
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Swiftly, ever swiftly, moving fast
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—the thickest ignorance cut through clean
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—I bow to you, goddess most supreme!
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You grant all forms of intellect refined,
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and bestow a sharp and clever mind,
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Perfect insight—prajñā without measure—
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—I bow to you, vast wisdom treasure!
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Noble Lady, with the brilliant and clear
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Moonbeams of this auspicious prayer
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—Please dispel confusion’s murky potion,
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And make our wisdom swell like an ocean!
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In two accumulations’ wisdom mirror
I V I V
Goddess of Melody, you appear,
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As deity, mantra, and samādhi,
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- May we attain the twofold siddhi!
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With three secrets, Lady Speech Supreme,
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Your blessings are a nectar stream
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To purify three obscuration’s blight—
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May we always rest in twofold insight!
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From now until we’re completely free
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Hold us with kindness, Precious Lady.
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May all three realms thereby be placed
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In Perfect Wisdom, basic space!