Prayer for Fulfilling All Wishes
(ci bsam grub pa’i smon lam bzhugs so)
by Shabkar Tsokdruk Rangdröl1 (1781-1851)
From the Collected Works of Shabkar Tsokdruk Rangdröl
(zhabs dkar tshogs drug rang grol kyi bka’ ‘bum)
Translated from the Tibetan by Erick Tsiknopoulos
KÖN-CH’OK JIN-LAP SEM LA JUK-PAR SHOK
May my mind receive the blessings of the Precious Triple Gem.
GÉ-TS’OK NÖ-CHÜ YONG LA MIN-PAR SHOK
May my accumulated virtue ripen throughout the world and its inhabitants in their entirety.
CH’I-NÖ T’AM-CHAY DAK-PA’Y ZHING DU SHOK
May all environments, which are the outer container, become Pure Lands.
NANG-CHÜ SEM-CHEN LHA DANG LHA-MOR SHOK
May all sentient beings, who are the inner contents, become male and female deities.
YUL-CH’OK TSA-MEY NAM LA TSA KYÉ SHOK
May regions lacking herbs flourish with herbs.
LUNG-PA CH’U-MEY NAM LA CH’U DÖL SHOK
May countries lacking water flow with water.
SA-CH’A SHING-MEY NAM LA SHING KYÉ SHOK
May places lacking trees flourish with trees.
ZHING-SA LO-MEY NAM LA LO YAK SHOK
May farmland lacking crops yield good harvests.
MANG-PO BU-MEY NAM LA BU KYÉ SHOK
May those bereft of children give birth to children.
UL-PO NOR-MEY NAM LA NOR T’OP SHOK
May the poor without wealth gain wealth.
LEN-PA GO-MEY NAM LA LO KYÉ SHOK
May the foolish without understanding give rise to intelligence.
BEN-NGAK CH’Ö-MEY NAM LA CH’Ö P’EL SHOK
May Buddhist monastics and Tantric practitioners without accesss to spiritual teachings make progress in the Dharma.
LA-MA LOP-MA YÖN-DAK JEL-WAR SHOK
May spiritual masters2 be met with disciples and sponsors.
TRA-SHIY CH’Ö-T’ÜN GO-NAY JEL-WAR SHOK
May auspicious fortune be met by means that accord with Dharma.
CH’Ö-DEN JA-WA JEY-DÜ JEL-WAR SHOK
May Dharma practitioners find the time to fulfill their spiritual duties.
RANG-ZHEN DÖN-NYIY DRUP-DÜ JEL-WAR SHOK
May they find the time to accomplish the Two Benefits of self and others.
MI-CH’UK GAY-KHAR KYIY DANG T’RAY-PAR SHOK
May humans and animals, upon reaching old age, meet with comfort and ease.
P’A-MA GAY-KHAR CH’Ö DANG T’RAY-PAR SHOK
May parents, upon reaching old age, meet with the Dharma.
T’AM-CHAY CH’I-KHAR LAM-NA ZIN-PAR SHOK
May everyone, when reaching death, be guided onto the Path (of Liberation).
CHI-SAM T’AM-CHAY LHÜN-GYIY DRUP-PAR SHOK
May all that is wished for be spontaneously achieved!
And so it was that this ‘Prayer for Achieving Whatever is Wished’ (or ‘Prayer for Fulfilling All Wishes’) was written and thereafter presented by Shabkar.
This text is found in Volume 14 of the Collected Works of Shabkar Tsokdruk Rangdröl (zhabs-dkar tshogs-drug-rang-grol kyi bkaʾ-ʾbum), page 210.
Translated from the Tibetan by Erick Tsiknopoulos, Fall 2021.
1 zhabs dkar tshogs drug rang grol. His name is commonly spelled “Shabkar” in English publications, but this fails to account for the difference in pronunciation between ཞ་ and ཤ་ in Tibetan, which is admittedly a rather slight difference in the Central Tibetan dialect (though still arguably important), but more strongly differentiated in those of Amdo and Kham. A more accurate rendering in accord with modern transliteration standards would be ‘Zhabkar’. The common spelling is retained here.
2 Skt. guru, Tib. bla ma (‘lama’)
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