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ārya-maṇi-bhadra-nama-dhāraṇī
The Dharani of the Noble Manibhadra
I bow to the Three Jewels!
Thus have I heard.
The Blessed One was staying in the garden of Prince Kosala, Anathapindaka, in Sravasti. Then Manibhādra, the great chief of the yakṣas, approached the Blessed One. Upon approaching, he bowed his head to the Blessed One’s feet and sat down before him. Sitting before him, the great chief of the yakṣas, Manibhādra, addressed the Blessed One with the following words:
If any noble monk or nun, or any virtuous layman or laywoman, were to recite this heart-essence three times each day, they would see that they are constantly following me. [By doing so] they will accomplish whatever they desire. They will find food, clothing, jewels, gold, precious [objects], seeds, and silver bestowed upon them. [Through] the essence of this, they will also accomplish everything. By this, they will also gain the submission of all beings. They will attain fulfillment even without performing any diverse actions. Those who are in conflict will not affect them.
nama ratna trayāya na mo maṇi bhadrāya mahā yakṣa sena pataye syād yathedan hili maṇibhadra hili hili maṇibhadra kili maṇibhadra kili kili maṇibhadra cili maṇibhadra cili cili maṇibhadra culu maṇibhadra culu culu maṇibhadra curu maṇibhadra curu curu maṇibhadra turu maṇibhadra turu turu maṇibhadra kuru maṇibhadra kuru kuru maṇibhadra suru maṇibhadra suru suru maṇi bhadra sarva arthaṁ mesā dhaya svāhā tadyathā pūtane supūtane surume sumāti surāthe sasma pate hilike hila kāli pārne siddhe bhadra hili hili svāhā ehi koniṣkeehi soniṣke ehi goniṣke svāhā
If you repeat this seven times, you will make [everything] come true. Such is the ritual. When you perform the purification [ritual] on the fifteenth day of the waxing moon, burn incense made from fragrant aloe at three different times. If you recite the [dhārani] seven thousand times while doing so, you will find gold.
Thus ends the dhārani of the noble Manibhādra.
Translated by the Indian mentor Vidyakarasimha and the translator Bende Luivangpo. Translated by the lazy yogi Karma Paljor on an ordinary winter day.