His Holiness the Sakya Trizin's long life prayer
Pal den tsa we'i la ma rin po che / dag gi chi wor pe me'i den zhug nay / ka drin chen po'i go ne je zung te / ku sung tug kyi ngö drub tsal du söl
Glorious great Root Teacher, precious one, sits upon a lotus on my head. Having graced us through your kindness great, bless my body voice and mind, I pray!
Chi me mi shig srung wa'i gur kang ne / chi me tse jin lha mo chen dun ma / chi me tse la wang we'i tsog nam kyi / chi me tse yi ngö drub tsal du söl
In immortal life's protective wheel, seven-eyed one granting deathlessness, great assemblage granting deathlessness, grant attainment of immortal life!
Rig sum pe me'i tug kye lha lam ne / kyen tse nu tu'i rang zug nyin mor je / sa ten lung tog pe tsal gye dze ne / dul ja ling zhi'i gön du tag ten shog
Path divine of Padmasambhava, wisdom, love and power's radiant form, Sakya's blooms of insights and of words, master of the four worlds, please live long!
Ngag wang gyu trul lha rig kön gyi dung / dro kun ga' dze teg chen do ngag lam / pen de'i pal du bar we'i trin le jen / sam pel wang gi gyal po zhab ten söl
Ngawang Kunga, line of Khön divine, giving joy and benefit to all, owner of the great and secret path, wish-fulfilling great king, please live long!
Nam dag trim den ser gyi sa zhi la / tö sam gom pe'i rin chen dul mang tseg / che tsö tsom dang je ten wang rim gye / kyab chog ri wang lhun por ten zhug söl
Meditating, thinking, listening, placed upon a moral golden base. Teach, debate, compose the Dharma's words, royal sublime refuge, firm remain!
Gyal wa nyi pa je tsun gong ma nge / gyal ten jig du nen gyu tse ma zhi / gyal we'i lam zang zab mo lob she nam / gyal wa ji zhin tön dze zhab ten söl
Second Buddha, teacher of Lamdre, valid path of Buddha taught through speech, teachings of the Sakya Founders, Five - You who teach like Buddha, firm remain!
Pun tsog gyal sri dun gyi tra shi pal / pal den sa kya'i chö sri pal bar ne / ne chog dzam ling dze pe'i gyen du jön / jön zhin sang sum dor je tar ten shog
Having come, you beautify this world, holding Sakya's power temporal, radiating Sakya's Dharma works, vajra-like three secrets, long remain!
Lu me la ma chog sum tug je dang / yi dam ten srung gya tso'i tu tob dang / chö nyi zab mo gyur me den pe'i tu / ji tar söl we'i dö dön drub gyur jig
Triple Gem and Teacher, kind and true, Yidam, and Protectors, full of might, profound and unchanging sublime truth, by these powers, our hopes will be fulfilled!
Colophon:
This prayer was written and offered by Venerable Ngawang Lodro Rinchen, abbot of Nalendra monastery in Phenpo, Tibet.