आर्यतारानमस्कारैकव िं शवतस्तोत्रम्
āryatārānamaskāraikaviṃśatistotram
ārya-tārā-namaskārâika-viṃśati-stotram
ओिं नमो भग त्यै आर्यतारार्ै
oṃ namo bhagavatyai āryatārāyai
oṃ namo bhagavatyai ārya-tārāyai
नमस्तारे तुरे ीरे क्षणैर्द्ुयवतवनभेक्षणे |
त्रैलोक्यनाथ क्त्राब्जव कसत्के शरोद्भ े || १ ||
namastāre ture vīre kṣaṇairdyutinibhekṣaṇe |
trailokyanāthavaktrābjavikasatkeśarodbhave || 1 ||
namas tāre ture vīre kṣaṇair dyuti-nibhêkṣaṇe |
trailokya-nātha-vaktrâbja-vikasat-keśarôdbhave || 1 ||
नमः शतशरच्चन्द्रसिं पूणयपटलानने |
तारासहस्रवनकरप्रहसत्कत्करणोज्ज्वले || २ ||
namaḥ śataśaraccandrasaṃpūrṇapaṭalānane |
tārāsahasranikaraprahasatkiraṇojjvale || 2 ||
namaḥ śata-śarac-candra-saṃpūrṇa-paṭalânane |
tārā-sahasra-nikara-prahasat-kiraṇôjjvale || 2 ||
नमः कनकनीलाब्जपात्कणपद्मव भूविते |
दान ीर्यतपः शान्तिवतवतक्षाध्यानगोचरे || ३ ||
namaḥ kanakanīlābjapāṇipadmavibhūṣite |
dānavīryatapaḥśāntititikṣādhyānagocare || 3 ||
namaḥ kanaka-nīlâbja-pāṇi-padma-vibhūṣite |
dāna-vīrya-tapaḥ-śānti-titikṣā-dhyāna-gocare || 3 ||
नमस्तथागतोष्णीिव जर्ानिचाररत्कण |
अशेिपारवमताप्राप्तत्कजनपुत्रवनिेव ते || ४ ||
namastathāgatoṣṇīṣavijayānantacāriṇi |
aśeṣapāramitāprāptajinaputraniṣevite || 4 ||
namas tathāgatôṣṇīṣa-vijayânanta-cāriṇi |
aśeṣa-pāramitā-prāpta-jina-putra-niṣevite || 4 ||
नमस्तुत्तारहिंकारपूररताशावदगिरे |
सप्तलोकक्रमाक्रान्तिवनः शेिाकियणक्षमे || ५ ||
namastuttārahūṃkārapūritāśādigantare |
saptalokakramākrāntiniḥśeṣākarṣaṇakṣame || 5 ||
namas tuttāra-hūṃ-kāra-pūritâśā-dig-antare |
sapta-loka-kramâkrānti-niḥśeṣâkarṣaṇa-kṣame || 5 ||
नमः शक्रानलब्रह्ममरुविश्वेश्वरात्कचयते |
भूत ेतालगन्ध यगणर्क्षपुरस्कृ ते || ६ ||
namaḥ śakrānalabrahmamarudviśveśvarārcite |
bhūtavetālagandharvagaṇayakṣapuraskṛte || 6 ||
namaḥ śakrânala-brahma-marud-viśvêśvarârcite |
bhūta-vetāla-gandharva-gaṇa-yakṣa-puras-kṛte || 6 ||
नमस्त्रविवतफट्कारपरर्न्त्रप्रमदय वन |
प्रत्यालीढपदन्यासे त्कशत्किज्वालाकु लेक्षणे || ७ ||
namastraḍitiphaṭkāraparayantrapramardani |
pratyālīḍhapadanyāse śikhijvālākulekṣaṇe || 7 ||
namas traḍ iti phaṭ-kāra-para-yantra-pramardani |
pratyālīḍha-pada-nyāse śikhi-jvālâkulêkṣaṇe || 7 ||
नमस्तुरे महाघोरे मार ीरव नाशवन |
भृकुटीकृ त क्त्राब्जस यशत्रुवनिूदवन || ८ ||
namasture mahāghore māravīravināśani |
bhṛkuṭīkṛtavaktrābjasarvaśatruniṣūdani || 8 ||
namas ture mahā-ghore māra-vīra-vināśani |
bhṛkuṭī-kṛta-vaktrâbja-sarva-śatru-niṣūdani || 8 ||
नमत्कस्त्ररत्नमुद्राङ्कहृर्द्ाङ्गुत्कलव भूविते |
भूविताशेिवदक्चक्रवनकरस्वकराकु ले || ९ ||
namastriratnamudrāṅkahṛdyāṅgulivibhūṣite |
bhūṣitāśeṣadikcakranikarasvakarākule || 9 ||
namas tri-ratna-mudrâṅka-hṛdyâṅguli-vibhūṣite |
bhūṣitâśeṣa-dik-cakra-nikara-sva-karâkule || 9 ||
नमः प्रमुवदताटोपमुकुटात्कक्षप्तमात्कलवन |
हसत्प्रहसत्तुत्तारेमारलोक शिं करर || १० ||
namaḥ pramuditāṭopamukuṭākṣiptamālini |
hasatprahasattuttāremāralokavaśaṃkari || 10 ||
namaḥ pramuditâṭopa-mukuṭâkṣipta-mālini |
hasat-prahasat-tuttāre-māra-loka-vaśaṃkari || 10 ||
नमः समिभूपालपटलाकियणक्षमे |
चलद्भृकुवटहिंकारस ायपदव मोचवन || ११ ||
namaḥ samantabhūpālapaṭalākarṣaṇakṣame |
caladbhṛkuṭihūṃkārasarvāpadavimocani || 11 ||
namaḥ samanta-bhū-pāla-paṭalâkarṣaṇa-kṣame |
calad-bhṛkuṭi-hūṃ-kāra-sarvâpada-vimocani || 11 ||
नमः त्कशिण्डिण्डेन्दम
ु ुकुटाभरणोज्ज्वले |
अवमताभजटाभारभास्वरे वकरणध्रु े || १२ ||
namaḥ śikhaṇḍakhaṇḍendumukuṭābharaṇojjvale |
amitābhajaṭābhārabhāsvare kiraṇadhruve || 12 ||
namaḥ śikhaṇḍa-khaṇḍêndu-mukuṭâbharaṇôjjvale |
amitābha-jaṭā-bhāra-bhāsvare kiraṇa-dhruve || 12 ||
नमः कल्पािहुतभुग्ज्ज्वालामालािरन्तिते |
आलीढमुवदताबन्धररपुचक्रव नाशवन || १३ ||
namaḥ kalpāntahutabhugjvālāmālāntarasthite |
ālīḍhamuditābandharipucakravināśani || 13 ||
namaḥ kalpânta-hutabhug-jvālā-mālântara-sthite |
ālīḍha-muditâbandha-ripu-cakra-vināśani || 13 ||
नमः करतलाघातचरणाहतभूतले |
भृकुटीकृ तहिंकारसप्तपातालभेवदवन || १४ ||
namaḥ karatalāghātacaraṇāhatabhūtale |
bhṛkuṭīkṛtahūṃkārasaptapātālabhedini || 14 ||
namaḥ kara-talâghāta-caraṇâhata-bhū-tale |
bhṛkuṭī-kṛta-hūṃ-kāra-sapta-pātāla-bhedini || 14 ||
नमः त्कश े शुभे शािे शािवन ायणगोचरे |
स्वाहाप्रण सिं र्ुक्ते महापापकनाशवन || १५ ||
namaḥ śive śubhe śānte śāntanirvāṇagocare |
svāhāpraṇavasaṃyukte mahāpāpakanāśani || 15 ||
namaḥ śive śubhe śānte śānta-nirvāṇa-gocare |
svāhā-praṇava-saṃyukte mahā-pāpaka-nāśani || 15 ||
नमः प्रमुवदताबन्धररपुगात्रप्रभेवदवन |
दशाक्षरपदन्यासव र्द्ाहिंकारदीवपते || १६ ||
namaḥ pramuditābandharipugātraprabhedini |
daśākṣarapadanyāsavidyāhūṃkāradīpite || 16 ||
namaḥ pramuditâbandha-ripu-gātra-prabhedini |
daśâkṣara-pada-nyāsa-vidyā-hūṃ-kāra-dīpite || 16 ||
नमस्तुरे पादाघातहिंकाराकारबीत्कजते |
मेरुमन्दरकै लासभु नत्रर्चात्कलवन || १७ ||
namasture pādāghātahūṃkārākārabījite |
merumandarakailāsabhuvanatrayacālini || 17 ||
namas ture pādâghāta-hūṃ-kārâkāra-bījite |
meru-mandara-kailāsa-bhuvana-traya-cālini || 17 ||
नमः सुरसराकारहररणाङ्ककरन्तिते |
ताराविरुक्तफट्कारवनः शेिव िनाशवन || १८ ||
namaḥ surasarākārahariṇāṅkakarasthite |
tārādviruktaphaṭkāraniḥśeṣaviṣanāśani || 18 ||
namaḥ sura-sarâkāra-hariṇâṅka-kara-sthite |
tārā-dvir-ukta-phaṭ-kāra-niḥśeṣa-viṣa-nāśani || 18 ||
नमः सुरगणाध्यक्षसुरवकिंनरसेव ते |
आबन्धमुवदताभोगकत्कलदुः स्वप्ननाशवन || १९ ||
namaḥ suragaṇādhyakṣasurakiṃnarasevite |
ābandhamuditābhogakaliduḥsvapnanāśani || 19 ||
namaḥ sura-gaṇâdhyakṣa-sura-kiṃnara-sevite |
ābandha-muditâbhoga-kali-duḥsvapna-nāśani || 19 ||
नमश्चन्द्राकय सिं पूणन
य र्नर्द्ुवतभास्वरे |
हरविरुक्ततुत्तारेव िमज्वरनाशवन || २० ||
namaścandrārkasaṃpūrṇanayanadyutibhāsvare |
haradviruktatuttāreviṣamajvaranāśani || 20 ||
namaś candrârka-saṃpūrṇa-nayana-dyuti-bhāsvare |
hara-dvir-ukta-tuttāre-viṣama-jvara-nāśani || 20 ||
नमत्कस्त्रतत्त्वव न्यासत्कश शवक्तसमत्किते |
ग्रह ेतालर्क्षौघनाशवन प्र रे तुरे || २१ ||
namastritattvavinyāsaśivaśaktisamanvite |
grahavetālayakṣaughanāśani pravare ture || 21 ||
namas tri-tattva-vinyāsa-śiva-śakti-samanvite |
graha-vetāla-yakṣâugha-nāśani pravare ture || 21 ||
मन्त्रमूलवमदिं स्तोत्रिं नमस्कारैकव िं शकम् |
र्ः पठे त्प्रर्तो धीमान्दे व्या भवक्तसमत्कितः || २२ ||
mantramūlamidaṃ stotraṃ namaskāraikaviṃśakam |
yaḥ paṭhetprayato dhīmāndevyā bhaktisamanvitaḥ || 22 ||
mantra-mūlam idaṃ stotraṃ namas-kārâika-viṃśakam |
yaḥ paṭhet prayato dhīmān devyā bhakti-samanvitaḥ || 22 ||
सार्िं ा प्रातरुत्थार् स्मरेत्स ायभर्प्रदम् |
स यपापप्रशमनिं स यदग
ु यवतनाशनम् || २३ ||
sāyaṃ vā prātarutthāya smaretsarvābhayapradam |
sarvapāpapraśamanaṃ sarvadurgatināśanam || 23 ||
sāyaṃ vā prātar utthāya smaret sarvâbhaya-pradam |
sarva-pāpa-praśamanaṃ sarva-durgati-nāśanam || 23 ||
अत्कभविक्तो भ ेत्तूणं सप्तत्कभत्कजयनकोवटत्कभः |
अन्तस्मन्महत्त्वमासार्द् सोऽिे बौद्धपदिं व्रजेत् || २४ ||
abhiṣikto bhavettūrṇaṃ saptabhirjinakoṭibhiḥ |
asminmahattvamāsādya so'nte bauddhapadaṃ vrajet || 24 ||
abhiṣikto bhavet tūrṇaṃ saptabhir jina-koṭibhiḥ |
asmin mahattvam āsādya so 'nte bauddha-padaṃ vrajet || 24 ||
व ििं तस्य महाघौरिं िा रिं ाथ जङ्गमम् |
स्मरणात्प्रलर्िं र्ावत िावदतिं पीतमे ा || २५ ||
viṣaṃ tasya mahāghauraṃ sthāvaraṃ vātha jaṅgamam |
smaraṇātpralayaṃ yāti khāditaṃ pītameva vā || 25 ||
viṣaṃ tasya mahā-ghauraṃ sthāvaraṃ vâtha jaṅgamam |
smaraṇāt pralayaṃ yāti khāditaṃ pītam eva vā || 25 ||
ग्रहज्वरव िातायनािं परमावतयव नाशनम् |
अन्येिािं चै सत्त्वानािं वित्कस्त्रसप्तात्कभ वतयनाम् || २६ ||
grahajvaraviṣārtānāṃ paramārtivināśanam |
anyeṣāṃ caiva sattvānāṃ dvistrisaptābhivartinām || 26 ||
graha-jvara-viṣârtānāṃ param ārti-vināśanam |
anyeṣāṃ câiva sattvānāṃ dvis-tri-saptâbhivartinām || 26 ||
पुत्रकामो लभेत्पुत्रिं धनकामो लभेद्धनम् |
स यकामान ाप्नोवत न व घ्ैः प्रवतहन्यते || २७ ||
putrakāmo labhetputraṃ dhanakāmo labheddhanam |
sarvakāmānavāpnoti na vighnaiḥ pratihanyate || 27 ||
putra-kāmo labhet putraṃ dhana-kāmo labhed dhanam |
sarva-kāmān avāpnoti na vighnaiḥ pratihanyate || 27 ||
इवत श्रीसम्यक्सिं बुद्धभावितिं भग त्यार्यतारादे व्या नमस्कारैकव िं शवतस्तोत्रिं समाप्तम् ||
iti śrīsamyaksaṃbuddhabhāṣitaṃ bhagavatyāryatārādevyā namaskāraikaviṃśatistotraṃ samāptam ||
iti śrī-samyak-saṃbuddha-bhāṣitaṃ bhagavaty-ārya-tārā-devyā namaskārâika-viṃśati-stotraṃ samāptam ||
[Edited by David Reigle, completed March 6, 2024, after comparing the six Sanskrit editions known to him,
utilizing the variant readings given by Martin Willson in 1986, and checking additional sources for the
transliterated text found in the Tibetan translation of the Sarva-tathāgata-mātṛ-tārā-viśva-karma-bhava-tantra
from the Comparative Kangyur, vol. 94, pp. 522-525, and for the same text as extracted by Bu ston, from the
Comparative Kangyur, vol. 104, pp. 537-539. The six published Sanskrit editions are:
1. Godefroy de Blonay. Matériaux pour servir a l'histoire de la déesse buddhique Tārā, pp. 58-60. Paris, 1895. It is
based on two late paper Sanskrit manuscripts.
2. Alex Wayman. "The Twenty-one Praises of Tārā, A Syncretism of Śaivism and Buddhism," Journal of the Bihar
Research Society, vol. XLV, 1959, pp. 36-43. It is based on the Sanskrit transcription of this stotra found in the
third chapter of the Tibetan translation of the Sarva-tathāgata-mātṛ-tārā-viśva-karma-bhava-tantra, Toh. 726, for
which he used the sDe dge recension, in comparison with de Blonay's pioneering edition, and with the Tibetan
translation, Toh. 438. It was reprinted in his 1984 book, Buddhist Insight, pp. 441-451.
3. Lokesh Chandra. "Hymn to Twenty-one Tārās," in Studies in Indo-Asian Art and Culture, vol. 4, ed. Perala
Ratnam, pp. 57-80. New Delhi, 1975. It is based on a Sanskrit and Tibetan xylograph from Mongolia all in Tibetan
script, reproduced on pp. 71-79, followed by the edition of the text typeset in devanāgarī script on p. 80,
apparently in comparison with de Blonay's edition according to my comparison.
4. Martin Willson. In Praise of Tārā: Songs to the Saviouress. London: Wisdom Publications, 1986. The Sanskrit
edition is found on pp. 55-58, with variant readings in note 30 on pp. 381-383. It is based on the Sanskrit
transcription found in the Tibetan translation of the Sarva-tathāgata-mātṛ-tārā-viśva-karma-bhava-tantra, edited
from several Tibetan recensions, in comparison with de Blonay's and Wayman's editions, and a quadrilingual
blockprint from Mongolia.
5. Janardan Shastri Pandey. Bauddhastotrasamgraha, pp. 79-80. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass,1994. It is apparently
based on a late and very corrupt paper manuscript, according to my comparison. Unfortunately, this is the edition
that was input in 2004 for the widely used digital edition from the Digital Sanskrit Buddhist Canon. Pandey is an
excellent Sanskrit pandit, and he emended what he could in parentheses, but his source was simply too corrupt.
See next entry.
6. Janardanshastry Pandey. Āryatārāsragdharāstotram & Tārānamaskāraikaviṃśatistotram, pp. 81-82. Allahabad:
Pandey Publishing House,1995. It is apparently based on his previous edition, but greatly improved by
comparison with Wayman's edition, according to my comparison.]