Goddess who pacifies every illness
And disease-causing demons,
I bow before you, Divine Mother.
She who manifests in field and village
Especially in the forested places,
Homage to you, powerful mountain lady.
You who know all methods of taming,
Dressed in clothing of tree leaves
And adorned with fruit and flower,
Homage to you, leaf-wearing Goddess.
With a roar of peaceful mantras
You pacify epidemics and suffering.
With thunder of wrathful mantras,
You destroy poisonous spirits.
Homage to your holy words.
Your peaceful heart soothes all living
With deep affection and delight.
You magnify life and glory.
Goddess whose mind is spacious and free
Homage to you!
(Tibetan song of praise, trans. M. Shaw)
(Tsakli initiation card, woodblock print on paper, circa 1850. Ethnographic Museum of the University of Zurich.)
In Her Name - Goddess Devotions
