Great Compassion Mantra

A General Meaning of the Great Compassion Dhāraṇī

[前行 Initial Salutation]

Namo ratna-trayāya namo ārya-valokite-śvarāya 1

Adoration to the Three Gems, adoration to the noble Avalokite(look upon) śvarā(sound),
皈依三寶, 皈依聖觀音,

bodhisatvāya mahā-satvāya mahā-kāruṇikāya 2

the enlightened sentient being, the great being, the merciful (one)!
覺有情, 大士, 大悲心(者)!

[觀音名Name of Avalokite-śvarā]

oṃ sarva rabhaya sudhana-dasye 3

Oneness with all saints (and their) rightous doctrine (rightous-joyous language)
皈依一切聖眾 (及) 正教(喜悅的正語).

Namo skṛtva i-moṃ ārya-valokite-śvarāya ramdhava namo narakindi haraye 4

After the adoration to that noble(arya) Avalokiteśvarā of the Mercy (Fragrant) Land, I Offer my respectful obeisances to the virtuous supreme lord.
頂禮完畢彼洛迦山 (慈悲地/香山) 之聖觀音, 頂禮 (彼) 賢善尊.

[功德迴向 śloka enunication of the merit of the hṛdaya-dhāraṇī]

mahā-vadhasame 5

(Who emits) great brilliance light (放)大光明,

sarva āthaduḥ śubhuṃ ajeyaṃ sarva-satva 6

all sentient beings (sarva-satva) are without attachment (āthaduḥ) and in undefeatable(ajeyaṃ) purity (śubhuṃ) in all things. (令)一切眾生在一切無比無貪妙淨.

Nama vasatva namo vaga mavadudhu 7

Adoration to the joyful being , adoration to the joyful virgin who served by all heavenly beings;
皈依大樂有情, 皈依大樂童子 (他受)天人所親近.

[咒文 Dhāraṇī]

Tadyathā: Oṃ avaloke loka'te 8

Like this: Oneness with/adoration to the seer (avalokite) of the world (loka)- (Avalokiteśvarā)
咒曰: 合一/皈依觀世 (者)

kara'te e-hṛe mahā-bodhisatva 9 sarva sarva mālā mālā 10

whose(ye) compassionate heart(hṛdayaṃ). The great sentient enlightened being; all, all, are garland (immaculate), garland (immaculate), (他)大悲心. 大覺有情一切一切 (的) 花蔓(清淨 ), 花蔓(清淨 )

mahe māhṛedayaṃ 11 kuru kuru karmum 12

great liberated heart, accomplish, accomplish the task (karma),
大自在心, 作(此),作(此) 義業.

dhuru dhuru vijayate maha-vijayate 13 dhara dhara dhirini śvarāya 14

(who)liberate, liberate; the victorious one, the great victorious one (who) hold on, hold on the brave freedom (īśvara) 度脫,度脫, 的勝者, 大勝者, (他) 能持,能持勇猛自在,

cala cala mama vamara muktele 15

lead, lead to my immaculate liberation (令) 動(變化) 動(變化) 我所離垢解脫.

ehe ehe cinda cinda arasam pracali 16 vaśa-vaśam prasaya 17

(Please) come, come; (fulfil) the pledge, the pledge;
the admantine king of awakening (who) rules, rules the peace (prasada).
順召,順召, 弘誓, 弘誓, 法王, 法王子 (覺身之子), (他)統治, 統治和平.
[統治和平的法王, 法王子請來完我弘誓].

huru huru mārā 18 huru huru hrīḥ 19

purify, purify personification of delusions, purify, purify the heart(hṛdayaṃ)
行, 行無垢; 行, 行隨心;.

sārā sārā siri siri suru suru 20 bodhiyā bodhiyā bodhaya bodhaya 21

firm, firm ; brave, brave ; wonder form(being), wonder form(being). Enlightenment, enlightenment, the enlightened one, the enlightened one.
堅固, 堅固; 勇猛, 勇猛; 妙色, 妙色. 覺道(罷), 覺道(罷); 覺者,覺者
[覺者- 堅定勇猛的妙者, 覺道了]

Maitrīya nārakindi 22 dharsininā pāyamānā svāhā 23 siddhāya svāhā 24

The benevolent, virtuous one, success in power and fame, success in benevolence,
大慈大賢(悲)者 , (他) 堅利名聞成就, 義利成就,

mahā-siddhāya svāhā 25 siddha-yoge śvarāya svāhā 26 nārakindi svāhā 27

success in great benevolence, success in achieving freedom (īśvara) through union (with dharma), success in virtures 大義利成就, 相應而得自在成就, 賢愛成就,

māranāra svāhā 28 śīrasam āmukhaya svāhā 29 sarva mahā-asiddhāya svāhā 30

success in immaculate joy, incomparable success in ultima convincing speech,
incomparable success in all profound meaning
無垢妙樂成就, 愛攝語究竟無比成就, 一切大義無比成就,

cakra asiddhāya svāhā 31 padmaka stāya svāhā 32

incomparable success in (turning) the wheel , success in the red lotus (immaculate) deed
(轉)法輪無比成就, 紅蓮 (妙淨 ) 義業成就,

nārakidi vagarāya svāhā 33 mavari sankharaya svāhā 34

success in (becoming a) virtuous Bhagavan (blessed one), success in own prestige nature
賢愛尊成就, (具)威德自性成就.

[結分 Final Salutation]

Nama ratna-trayāya, nama ārya-valokite-śvarāya svāhā 35

Refuge in the Triple Gem, take refuge in the success of noble Avalokite(look upon) śvarā(sound)
皈依三寶, 皈依聖觀音 (之)圓滿.

oṃ siddhyantu mantra padāya svāhā 36

oneness (oṃ) with the success (svaha) of achieving (sidhyantu) these invocation (mantra) verses (pada)!
(天人)合一令成就咒句圓滿. [令(我)圓滿成就(此)真言句]!