The Hundred Syllable Vidyā
Vajrasattva
OṂ VAJRA-SATTVĀ SAMAYAM MANU-PULAYA 1 VAJRA-SATTVĀ TVENO PATISTHA 2
Om! Vajrasattva keep your vow! Vajrasattva, reside in me,
DRDHO ME BHAVA 3 SUTOSHYO ME BHAVA 4
make me firm (in my Buddha nature), make me well-satisfied (via the bliss of the Dharma Realm)
ANURAKTO ME BHAVA 5 SUPOSYO ME BHAVA 6
be pleased with me, fulfill me
SARVA SIDDHIM ME PRAYACCHA 7
Grant me all success
SARVA KARMASU CA ME CHITTA SRIYAH KURU HŪṂ 8
and make my mind glorious in all actions
HA HA HA HA HOH 9
(expression of feelings: sure! sure! sure! sure! ha!)
BHAGAVAM SARVA TATHĀGATĀ VAJRA MA ME MUNCHA 10
Bhagavan! All Tathagata-vajra! don't abandon me!
VAJRI BHAVA MAHĀ SAMAYA SATTVĀ AH HŪṂ PHAṬ 11
make me invincible! Great being of the vow. -ah hum phat!
Glossary
vidya: mantra; mantra- short dharani.
1 Oṃ (AUM): seed syllable symbolizes the divine vajra body which is union-oneness with
speech and mind.
Vajrasattva: vajra-diamond, sattva-sentient being. Vajra, a weapon, the thunderbolt symbol
used in art and magic of Tibet as representing the force of adamantine truth.
Samaya: pledge, vow
Manupalaya: mam- to me; anupapalaya- keeping, maintaining or protecting.
2 sattvatenopatistha: sattvatevna + upatistha. Sattva- sentient being; sattvatevna- nature, position
of the sattva. Upatistha, upa- toward; tistha- stand; so upatistha means be present, stand near, appear.
3 drdho: from drdhas(singular), drdha (pl.). Dradhas (subject)-firm, fixed, hard,
strong, solid, massive.
Me bhava: "mad"(active voice), "me"(passive)- for me. Bhava (2nd person singular)
- being, becoming.
4 sutosyo: from sutosyas, "as" becomes "o" if followed by a word. Sutosya(pl). Su- well, tosya- satisfaction, pleasure, joy.
5 anurakto: from anurakas (subject,singular), anurakta(plural). Means be pleased, beloved, attached.
6 suposyo: from suposyas (singl, subject). Su- well; posya- prosperity, abundant.
7 sarva: all. siddhim (passive) from siddha (active)- accomplishment, success
(in perfect abilities) .
Prayaccha (2nd person, singl). Me prayaccha- please give me.
8 sarva: all. Karmasu: from karman (pl.), deed, behaviour, action. Ca(sk.): and. Me(sk.): for me. Citta: mind.
Sriyah(passive, pl): sriyas (singl.), sriyam (Tib.) means auspicious, splendor.
Kuru (verb, 2nd, singl.): please do. Hum: seed syllable symbolizes
the nature of the vajra holy mind (heart).
9 ha ha ha ha hoh: sound expression of certainty and happiness. The five transcendental wisdoms of the five dhyani buddhas.
10 bhagavan (bhagavat, pl.): bhaga- opulence; van- processing. The lord as the processor of all opulence -riches,
strength, fame, beauty, knowledge and renunciation.
Tathagata: an epithet for a Buddha, derived from tatha-gate (thus come, thus go), means "he who come and gone
as former Buddhas".
Sarva: all. Vajra: see 1. Ma(sk.): not. Me(sk.): for me. Munca (2nd. singl): give up, let go.
11 vajri (singl.): (vajra + in), means invincible being, possessor of vajra. Bhava: being, becoming.
Maha: great.
Samaya: pledge, vow. Sattva: sentient being.
(Ah): seed syllable of Vajra speech.
(Hum)
PHAT! Holy mind, destroy all negative distractions!
