Great charioteer drawing the sun of the teachings to the Land of Snows,

Gentle protector, Trisong Detsen;

Custodian of the compendium of teachings benefiting everyone you meet,

Gyalse Chogdrub Gyalpo—I supplicate at both your feet.

 

Lord Amitābha, Dīpaṃkara,

Your supreme heart son, [381] Nagtso Tsultrim Gyalwa;

Avalokiteśvara’s emanation and glory of the teachings and beings in the Land of Snows,

Gyalwe Jungne—I supplicate at both your feet.

 

Ocean of amazing treasure revealers’ wheel-wielding monarch,

Sovereign Nyangral Nyima Özer;  

Milarepa’s heart son who physically departed to Khecara,[1]

Rechungpa Dorje Drakpa—I supplicate at both your feet.

 

Called Monastic Physician throughout the Land of Snows,

Prophesized by the victors, unequalled Gampopa;

Crown ornament of all vajra holders in Tibet,

Drakpa Gyaltsen—I supplicate at both your feet.

​

Speech emanation of the Dharma king, lord of the eighteen treasure caches,

Tamer of beings, Guru Chökyi Wangchuk;

Dharma king, sole protector of all beings in the three [382] realms,

Lodrö Gyaltsen—I supplicate at both your feet.

 

Turning the unsurpassable wheel of the teachings of the effortless vehicle,

Samantabhadra, Drimé Özer;

Holding the treasuries of the inconceivable Magical Net,[2]

Yarje Orgyen Lingpa—I supplicate you both.

 

Omniscient sovereign of the Kadam teachings,

Whose enlightened activities pervade all of space, Gendun Drubpa;

Cared for by the lord of the mountain retreat and possessing the supreme accomplishment,

Mahāpaṇḍita Vanaratna—I supplicate you both.

 

Source for the ocean of all the classes of tantras,

Lord of all wisdom and realization, Khyenrab Chöje of Shalu;

Demonstrating magical displays for the benefit of others across the entire world,

Great adept, Tangtong Gyalpo—I supplicate you both.

​

Most outstanding holder of the explanatory teachings[3] in Tibet,

Mañjuśrīghoṣa in reality, Khyentse Wangchuk;

Hearing whose name protects from the dangers within existence,

Supreme scholar and adept, Pema Wangi Gyalpo—I supplicate you both.

 

Powerful holder of knowledge mantras, also known as Wangpö De,

Tashi Tobgyal Khandro Yongdrubtsal;

Guardian protector of the Land of Snows during the end of the age of strife,

Ngawang Lobzang Gyatso—I supplicate you both.

 

Twelfth reincarnation of Gyalse Lhaje,

Speech emanation of Orgyen, great treasure revealer, Chöje Lingpa [383];

Great abbot of Evaṃ, possessing knowledge, love, and capability,

Jampa Namkha Chimé—I supplicate you both.

​

Perfecting the dynamic display of the wisdom mind,

Propagating the Ati teachings in all directions, Jigme Lingpa;

Incomparable lord of the wheel, possessing the seven transmissions,

Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo—I supplicate you both.

 

By the power of this supplication of undivided, single-pointed respect,

May supreme and excellent beings

Care for me in all my lives to come,

And may the two benefits of self and other be perfected by my immense deeds!

 

Protector, when you have actualized complete buddhahood,

May I be the first to be born in the assembly of your retinue!

Moreover, may I hold the gateways of all teachings, spread them in a hundred directions,

And actualize enlightenment like you!

 

May your teachings shine like the light of day,

And may the excellent stream of your enlightened activities flow to the edges of existence!

May even the phrase “degeneration of the world” never be heard,

And may a new golden age of virtuous goodness pervade in every direction!