THE 21 TARAS

1.
Homage To Tara NYURMA PAMO
Swift Heroine Who Increases Bodhicitta and Overpowers Obstacles

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE BODHICITTA SVAHA

NYURMA PAMO is semi-wrathful and red in color. She liberates beings from the suffering of samsara
and protects them from fear. With her compassionate power, she removes obstacles and increases
bodhicitta, awakened heart. Upon her utpala flower is a white conch shell that curls clockwise,
symbolizing the glorious sound of relative and absolute bodhicitta pervading the entire world.
 2.
Homage To Tara LOTER YANG CHENMA (VAJRA
SARASVATI)
Melodious One, the Treasure of Intelligence

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE PRAJNA HRIM HRIM SVAHA

LOTER YANG CHENMA is peaceful and white in color. She unlocks the treasures of music, art, wisdom,
and the four types of knowledge: meaning, phenomena, definitive words, and courageous eloquence.
Upon her utpala flower is a clear mirror marked with the syllable HRIM, which radiates light. Her face
glows with the white light of one hundred autumn full moons.
 3.
Homage To Tara SERMO SÖNAM TOBKYÉ
Golden One Who Increases the Power of Merit

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE MAHA PUNYE SVAHA

SERMO SÖNAM TOBKYÉ is peaceful and golden yellow in color. Her body radiates light the color of the
rising sun, empowering practitioners to enact oceans of bodhisattva activities. She bestows wealth and
longevity and liberates beings through the six paramitas: generosity, discipline, patience, diligence,
meditative stability, and transcendent wisdom. Upon her utpala flower is a wish fulfilling-jewel that
showers down whatever one desires.

4.
 Homage To Tara TSUGTOR NAMGYALMA
(USHNISHAVIYAYA)
Victorious One of Ushnisha Who Accomplishes Immortality

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE AYUR DATE BHRUM SVAHA

TSUGTOR NAMGYALMA is peaceful and golden yellow in color. She emanates from the crown chakra
of the Buddha as Prajnaparamita. She is victorious over all non-virtue and afflictive emotions. Upon her
utpala flower is a vase of immortality that radiates light in the ten directions. This light transforms the
radiant essence of samsara and nirvana into nectar that fills her vase.

5.
 z Homage To Tara RIGJÉ LHAMO (KURUKULLÉ)
Magnetizing Goddess of Vedic Knowledge

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE KURU KULLE NRI DZA SVAHA

RIGJÉ LHAMO is semi-wrathful and red in color. The mantra TUTTARE blazes with rainbow light. Its
sound magnetizes and conquers through the power arising from the union of emptiness and compassion.
Upon her utpala flower is a bow and arrow poised to shoot sharp rays of light that destroy arrogant
pride. She effortlessly accomplishes the four enlightened actions: pacifying, enriching, magnetizing, and
subduing.

6.
 Homage To Tara JIGJÉ CHENMO
Great Terrifying Lady Who Completely Destroys Negativity
OM TARE TUTTARE TURE SARVA BIGHNEN BAM HUNG PHAT SVAHA

JIGJÉ CHENMO is wrathful and dark red in color. She is worshipped and praised by all, and her power
subdues all negative forces. Upon her utpala flower is an indestructible phurba, a ritual dagger that
subdues negativity, surrounded by blazing lassoes of flames and sparks. This turbulent fire and its
natural sound, HUNG, splits the heads of demons and obstructing spirits who cause delusion, insanity,
and memory loss, rendering them unconscious in the state of suchness, never to rise again.

7.
 Homage To Tara ZHENGYI MITUBMA
Unconquerable Fierce Lady Who Dispels Wars and Natural Disasters

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE VAJRA TAKA HANA LITSA PHAT SVAHA

ZHENGYI MITUBMA is wrathful and black, like dense storm clouds. By the ripping sound of the
wrathful seed syllable TRET and the splitting sound of PHAT, she completely destroys the spells of
enemies, evil deeds, hail, lightning, natural disasters, invading troops, and weapons of mass destruction.
Upon her utpala flower is a sword blazing with fire. She is ablaze with masses of wisdom fire. From her
compassionate furrowed brow fly meteors and sparks.

8.
 Homage To Tara ZHEN MIGYALWA’I PAMO
Invincible Heroine Who Destroys Criticism and Harm

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE DAHA PATSA HUNG PHAT SVAHA

ZHEN MIGYALWA’I PAMO is wrathful and dark red in color. Her compassion is as swift as lightning,
and she completely destroys the four demons. Upon her utpala flower is a vajra blazing with fire. Sparks
radiate outward, completely burning, scattering, and destroying demons, disturbing emotions, argument-
makers, lawsuits, and other troubles.

9.
 Homage To Tara SENGDENG NAG
Noble Lady Tara of the Teak Forest Who Protects from All Fears

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE DANA TRAYA SVAHA

SENGDENG NAG is peaceful and blue green like an emerald. She protects beings from the eight great
fears, each of which have an outer and inner aspect: water/attachment, thieves/false views, lions/pride,
snakes/jealousy, fire/anger, spirits/doubt, imprisonment/greed, and elephants/ignorance. Upon her utpala
flower is a universal wheel blazing with turbulent light that tames beings by means appropriate to their
needs.

10.
 Homage To Tara JIGTEN SUMLÉ GYALMA
Victorious Over the Three Worlds, She Who Overpowers the Universe

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE LOKA PASHAM KURU SVAHA

JIGTEN SUMLÉ GYALMA is peaceful and red in color. Rainbow light emanates from her body and the
victory banner upon her utpala flower, overpowering all the gods of the desire realm. She brings supreme
joy to all beings. The mantra of her speech, endowed with the eight modes of laughter − HA HAA, HI
HII, HE HAI, HO HAU − empowers all beings, setting them on the path of liberation.

11.
 Homage To Tara NORTERMA
Bestowing Wealth and Removing Poverty

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE MAMA BASU PUSHTIM KURU SVAHA

NORTERMA is semi-wrathful and golden red in color. Her shower of blessings fills the entire world,
completely liberating sentient beings from the suffering of poverty. Upon her utpala flower is a treasure
vase that grants all wishes. The light of the syllable HUNG radiates from her body, speech, and mind,
showering down all the wealth and glory of gods, nagas, and humans.

12.
 Homage To Tara TASHI DÖNJÉ MA
Accomplishing Auspiciousness, Bringing Timely Seasons, Prosperity, and
Harmony to the Land

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE MANGALAM SHRI MAHA PANI SVAHA

TASHI DÖNJÉ MA is peaceful and gold in color. A rain of nectar and auspicious symbols descends from
her body, benefitting all beings, plants, and harvests, establishing the entire world in perfect balance and
prosperity. Upon her utpala flower is an auspicious infinity knot. Atop her crown are Buddha Amitabha
and a crescent moon. Light radiates from her body, the infinity knot, the crescent moon, and Buddha
Amitabha.

13.
 Homage To Tara YULLAY GYALJÉ
Victorious Over War and Other Obstacles With and Without Form

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE VAJRA DZAWALA PHAT PHAT RAKSHA RAKSHA SVAHA

YULLAY GYALJÉ is semi-wrathful, has three eyes, and is red in color. She brings infinite joy to all beings
and protects them from war and obstacles. Upon her utpala flower stands a vajra with open prongs. Light
and sparkling vajras radiate from the open vajra, annihilating the hosts of enemies and harm-doers,
completely surrounding everything with an indestructible vajra tent.

14.
 Homage To Tara TRONYER CHENMA
Frowning Lady, Destroying Evil of the Nine Kinds of Harm-Doers, Eight
Classes of Spirits, and Obstructing Forces

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE HUNG HUNG HAM SHAM TRIG NAN PHAT SVAHA

TRONYER CHENMA is wrathful, frowning, and black like dense rain clouds. With the roaring sound of
HUNG she radiates light and flaming vajras that split the heads of negative forces and demons causing
them to fall unconscious in the state of dharmata (suchness). Upon her utpala flower is a pestle. Her
hands and feet strike the earth, stamping out ignorance and causing the ground to tremble.

15.
 Homage To Tara RABZHIMA
Perfectly Calm One, Pacifying Evil Deeds and Obscurations

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE SARVA PAPAM GATE GATE SVAHA

RABZHIMA is peaceful, white like the full moon, and smiling. Upon her utpala flower is an anointing
vase filled with nectar. Countless purifying goddesses holding anointing vases emanate from her heart.
The light that radiates from her, and the bath bestowed by the emanated goddesses, wash away all evil
deeds and obscurations that cause rebirth in the lower realms.

16.
 Homage To Tara RIG NGAG TOBZHOM
Destroyer of the Power of Evil Spells Cast by Enemies and Sorcerers

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE TRAM DU TRINA TRAM DU PHAT SVAHA

RIG NGAG TOBZHOM is peaceful and red in color. The light of her wisdom, compassion, and power
completely destroys enemies, evil spells, and Mara, lord of negative forces. She grants the power of true
speech to those who pray to her. Upon her utpala flower is a crossed vajra that completely destroys the
power of curses, evil, and all negativity.

17.
 Homage To Tara PAGMÉ NÖNMA
Boundless Subduer Who Binds Enemies, Robbers, Thieves, and Hunters

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE HUNG HUNG BAM HO SVAHA

PAGMÉ NÖNMA is peaceful and golden red in color like clouds at sunrise. With her magical power, she
subjugates bandits, robbers, thieves, hunters, and all enemies, establishing sentient beings in bliss. Upon
her utpala flower is a stupa. From the HUNG in her heart, rays of light in the form of countless HUNG
syllables radiate out. Peaceful and quick to tame sentient beings, she stamps her two feet on the earth.

18.
 Homage To Tara MAJA CHENMO
Great Peacock, Protecting from and Pacifying All Kinds of Poison

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE SARVA VISHA TARA PHAT SVAHA

MAJA CHENMO is peaceful and white in color. She protects from poison. Upon her utpala flower is a
full moon marked with a rabbit. From this, rays of nectar light radiate, spreading in all directions and
completely removing all poisons from the environment and sentient beings. The moon symbolizes self-
arisen wisdom that is free from increasing and decreasing, transition or change.

19.
 Homage To Tara DUGKARMO
Invincible Queen of the White Umbrella Who Dispels Conflicts and Bad
Dreams

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE HUNG HUNG PHAT PHAT RAKSHA RAKSHA MAM SVAHA

DUGKARMO is peaceful and white in color. Meditating upon her and reciting her mantra brings joy and
bliss, causing the practitioner’s body, speech, and mind to blaze with power and splendor. Upon her
utpala flower is a white umbrella. Fire, weapons, and vajra sparks emanate from her body, completely
uprooting hostility toward the dharma, worldly disputes, curses, misuse of mantric power, and negative
signs in dreams.

20.
 Homage To Tara RITRÖ LOMA GYÖNMA
Noble Lady of Mountain Retreat, Clothed in Leaves, Who Removes
Contagious Diseases

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE NAMA TARE MANO HARA HUNG HARA SVAHA

RITRÖ LOMA GYÖNMA is peaceful and yellow red like saffron. Devotedly reciting her mantra dispels
all deadly epidemics. Upon her utpala flower is a round vessel filled with nectar. Her eyes are like the
sun and the full moon. From the sun of her right eye shines radiant light, destroying all disease-bearing
beings. From the moon of her left eye, a rich stream of nectar descends healing all forms of disease,
including their causes and consequences.

21.
 Homage To Tara LHAMO ÖZER CHENMA
Goddess Endowed With Light Who Replenishes the Longevity and Life
Force of the Sick

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE MARITSE YE TSE BHRUM NRI DZA SVAHA

LHAMO ÖZER CHENMA is peaceful and white in color. She radiates light, instantly summoning all evil
spirits who steal the vitality and longevity of the sick. Upon her utpala flower is a golden fish. Light
radiates from the three syllables OM AH HUNG of her body, speech, and mind, completely pacifying all
obstacles: outer forces, inner imbalance of the elements, and secret obstacles of dualistic grasping at
afflictive emotions.
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