This is the concise version of the prayer to Lord Setrap Chen, the Dharma Protector of Kechara House. This prayer is based on the original Tibetan scripture that is done daily in Gaden Shartse Monastery to this day.
DAG DUN GYI TUG KAY SA BON LE O
ZER TRO PE RANG ZHIN GYI NE NE
CHO KYONG KOR DANG CHE PA
BEDZA SAMA TZA!
Light emanates from the heart seed syllables of the self and front generated deities inviting from their natural abode the Dharmapala and entourage with BEDZA SAMA TZA!
(Thus, contemplate and lighting incense, waving the fan, with confidence of the wisdom deity, accompanied by ritual music, chanting, continue:)
Invocation (Chenchen)
TZA CHI ME LHA YI KANG ZANG DAM PA DANG
DRAG MAR SIN PO TRO DRAY NE CHOG NE
NO JIN TSEN GO CHEN PO SE TRAP CHEN
KOR DANG CHE PA NE DIR SHEG SU SOL
TZA! From the holy celestial mansion of the deathless gods
And the red citadel-like supreme abode of fierce rakshas
O great wild ‘tsen’ yaksha Setrap Chen
Pray come to this place with your entourage!
SANG GYE KUN NGO PADMA TO TRENG SOG
TSA GYU LA ME KA GO DAM ZHAG PA
JI TAR SUNG ZHING TEN NE GYA PO KYI
TSUG LA KANG ZANG NAM NE SHEG SU SOL
From the excellent temples of India and Tibet,
Those bases which you are under oath to protect.
By order of the root and lineage Gurus such as Padmasambhava
Who is, in actuality, all Buddhas, pray come!
KYE PAR PO YUL JIG TEN MIG CHIG PU
KE NYI MA WA LO DEN SHE RAB KYI
TEN PA TEN TZING GE DUN DE CHE NAM
SUNG CHIR YAR DAM GONG TE SHEG SU SOL
Especially, to protect the teachings, and Sangha
Who uphold the teachings, of the translator, Loden Sherab.
That sole guiding light of the world in Tibet,
Please remember your sworn promise and come!
OM MAHA YAKCHA TSA SAPARIWARA E HYE HI
TZA HUNG BAM HO
They become non-dual with the commitment beings
( … contemplate)
DAM TSIG PA DANG NYI SU ME PAR GYUR
PEMA KAMALAYE TAM
HUNG RAB YANG KA PA LA YI NO NANG DU
RANG ZHIN DE TONG NAM PA CHO PAY TZE
NGO SHAM YI TRUL (1.CHO YON) PAG ME DI
CHO KYONG CHEN PO KOR DANG CHE LA BUL
Within fully vast kapala vessels
In nature bliss-void, aspect, object for offering
These boundless beverages, both set out and envisioned
I offer to the great Dharmapala and entourage!
HO
GYEL PO NO JIN CHEN PO SE YI TRAP
KOR DANG CHE PA KYE NAM
KYI TA DRIN WANG GI GYEL PO RIG TZIN
PADMA JUNG NE NGO LOG LODEN
SHERAB SOG LAMA DAMPA NAM KYI
CHEN NGAR YAR DAM NYEN PO SHEL GYI
ZHE PA ZHIN GYEL WAY TEN PA SUNG
KON CHOG GI U PANG TO GE DUN GYI
DE KYONG DRO WAY DE KYI PEL KYE
PAR PEL DEN DHARMA CENTER CHO DEY
TSON PAY KAM SUM CHO KYI GYEL PO
TSONG KHAPA CHEN PO RING LUG GANG
DU GYE PAY GON NE DU DE DANG CHE
PA SUNG ZHING KYAB TE DE NO SUM
GYI TO SAM DANG LAB PA SUM GYI
NYAM LEN SOG KOR LO SUM GYI JA WA
NAM PEL WA DANG DAG SOG NAM KYI
GEL KYEN BAR CHO ZHI ZHING TUN
KYEN SAM DON YI ZHIN DU DRUB PAR
TZE DU SOL
O King, great Setrap Chen, and your CHEN entourage!
Just as you have strictly sworn before the lord of power Hayagriva, the wisdom holder Padmasambhawa, the translator Loden Sherab and other holy Gurus, Protect Buddha’s teachings! Raise status of the Supreme Rare Jewels! Protect community of Sangha! Spread the happiness of beings! And especially guard and protect Dharma communities wherever the three realms’ king of Dharma Tsongkhapa’s tradition has spread, such as glorious Kechara House.
Proliferate activities of the three wheels of Dharma such as studying the three pitakas and practising the three trainings! And for myself and others pacify non-conducive conditions and obstructions and bring about conducive conditions as we wish!
Confession (Shakpa)
HUNG KU SUM GAR DANG LO DEN SHE RAB SOG
TSA GYU LA MAY TSOG NAM GONG SU SOL
PEL DEN LA MA KU ZHI DAG NYI DU
YI CHE DE PA NYING NE MA GYI SHAG
O dance of the three kayas, hosts of root and lineage
Gurus such as Loden Sherab; please pay attention!
Not maintaining heartfelt faith in the glorious Guru
As being of a nature of the four kayas, I confess.
TAB SHE NYI SU ME PAY GYU GYEL GYI
YI DAM LHA YI TSOG NAM MA LU GONG
NGO DRUB TSA WA DOR JEY DAM TSIG LE
NYAM CHAG NONG PA GANG GYUR TAM CHE SHAG
Hosts of yidam deities of the non-dual means and wisdom
Victorious tantras, without exception, listen!
Whatever is faulty or degenerated among these roots of attainments
My tantric commitments, all I confess.
TRO PA KUN DREL YE SHE CHO KU LE
YO WA ME KYANG GANG DUL ZUG KYI NI
DRO WAY DON TZE CHO KYONG SE TRAP CHEN
KOR DANG CHE PA TSE WE DAG LA GONG
Though unmoving from the wisdom Dharmakaya devoid of elaboration
Benefiting migrators with whatever form will subdue them
Dharmapala Setrap Chen together with entourage,
Out of compassion, listen to me!
GON KYO NYEN DRUB CHO TOR YEL WA DANG
CHI NANG SANG WAY TEN TZE MA JOR PA
LE KUN DRUB TSE TANG RAG MA GYI SHING
DU TOR GYUN TOR CHAG PA TOL LO SHAG
Protector; being lax in doing your retreat and offering tormas,
Not getting substances for outer, inner, and secret bases,
Not giving thanks at the accomplishment of all activities,
And missing regular and permanent tormas, I reveal and confess.
CHO TOR MEN DANG NYAM DANG MI TSANG BAG
DAM NYAM DRA GEG DRAG PO LE JOR GYI
TSAR CHO MA GYI DE DANG DAM DRE SHING
ZE ZO SUNG KYOB GYI PA LA SOG SHAG
Offering tormas that are inferior, degenerate or polluted,
Not using wrathful yogic activities
To destroy those with broken commitments, enemies, and obstructors,
Hypocrisy, hoarding, and so forth I confess.
DOR NA TOG ME DUN NE LE NYON GYI
WANG DU GYUR PE GON PO KYO NYI KYI
KU SUNG TUG DANG GEL WA GANG GYI PA
MA LU SAM PA TAG PE SHAG GYI NA
In short, whatever transgressions of your body, speech and mind,
Protector, I have committed under control of beginningless karma and delusions,
Without exception I confess from the depths of my heart.
TSE WAY PA ME CHE PAY BU TSA ZHIN
TUG JE CHEN PO ZO PA ZHE TZO LA
CHOG DANG TUN MONG NGO DRUB GYA TSO NAM
GEG ME DE LAG DU WAY TRIN LE TZO
Therefore, like a loving parent for their own beloved child,
Show forbearance out of great compassion
And exert enlightening influence to easily gather without obstruction,
Infinite attainments, common and supreme!
Praise (Topa)
Composed by H.H. the 5th Dalai Lama
HUNG PE MA RA GAY LHUN PO TA DONG ME
LEN GYAR KYU PAY PEL TZIN SIN PO ZUG
JIG RUNG GAR GU NYAM KYI NAM ROL WA
CHO KOR KYONG WAY SUNG MA CHE LA TO
In raksha’s form, a ruby mountain glorious with a hundred-fold
Embrace of the southern ocean’s submarine fire,
Emanation in a dance of all possible fury,
Praise the great guardian Protector of the teachings!
ULA SEL TSER BAR WAY SE MOG GYON
LHAG LHAG O TONG KYUG PAG SE TRAB SOL
GA SAB CHE TZE CHANG SHE LA CHIB NE
SI SUM KE CHIG NYUL WA KYOL LA TO
Wearing brightly blazing leather helmet on your crown,
And leather mail glittering with exceedingly bright light,
Mounted on beautifully saddled, bridled wisdom horse,
Exploring the three realms in a single instant, praise to you!
MAG TSOG JE WA GYE PAY BENG CHEN CHAR
DRA GEG CHING WAY ZHAG PA TUG KAR TZIN
KE LA TAG REL ZIG SHUB REL DRI CHANG
TU DEN TSEN GO CHEN PO KYO LA TO
Raising great cudgel dispatching millions of armed hosts,
At heart holding the noose which binds enemies and obstructers
At belt hang tiger-skin quiver, leopard-skin bow case and sword
The powerful great wild ‘tsen’, praise to you!
KU SUNG TUG DANG YON TEN TRIN LE KYI
TRUL PA ZHI DANG TRO CHAG ROL GAR KEN
NAM GYUR CHIR YANG TEN PAY TU TSEL CHEN
LHA LU TSEN GO RIG GYUR NAM LA TO
Dancer who sends forth peaceful and wrathful emanations
Of body, speech and mind, qualities and activities,
With powerful ability to exhibit any appearance whatsoever
Praise to your transformations as wild ‘tsen’, devas and nagas!
BEN NGAG MON PA TAG SHAR A TSAR YA
TSEL LU JI LA TRUL NAG TRA TREU SOG
DRANG ME TRUL PA JIG RUNG KOR TSOG KYI
SA ZHI BAR NANG KYON KUN GENG HA TO
Monks, tantrikas, tribals, youths and clowns,
Cocks, cats, black snakes, apes & so forth,
Praise the numberless dreadful emanations
In your entourage which fill the expanse of earth and sky!
ZE TSANG SE KYI TEN PA RIN PO CHE
SHE DANG DRUB PE PEL WAY DU PAY DE
DE TZIN KYE BU GYU JOR JIN PAY DAG
YAR NGO DA TAR PEL ZHING GYE PAR TZO
Cause the precious teachings of Buddha Shakyamuni,
The assembly which spreads them through teaching and practice,
And the sponsors of those who uphold the teachings,
To increase and flourish like the waxing moon!
JIG TEN KUN TUN NE MUG TRUG TSO SOG
DU KYI CHE PA MA LU KUN ZHI NE
GYE TRI TSE TUB TZAM LING MI ZHIN DU
TZOG DEN SAR PAY TSE GA GO PAR TZO
In all worlds pacify interruption without exception,
Such as disease, starvation, arguments and conflict,
And, as when people live to 80,000 in Jambudvipa,
Set beings in perfection, fresh culmination of joy!
KYE PAR PA ROL CHIN DANG TSE MA SOG
GYEN DRUG CHOG NYI ZHUNG LUG TO SAM GYI
TEN LA BEB PAY DHARMA CENTERS TIDE
JE DRANG CHE KUN DAR ZHING GYE PAR TZO
Especially cause the spread and flourishing of all Dharma Centers,
Together with all its followers, those who understand
Through study, the two supreme and six ornaments’
Scriptures on the perfections, valid cognition and so forth.
DOR NA DAG CHAG GON NE MI NOR KUN
TEN SUNG CHEN PO KYO LA NYER TE NA
NYIN TSEN DU DRUG SUNG ZHING KYOB PA DANG
ZHI GYE WANG DRAG TRIN LE LHUN DRUB TZO
In brief, since we entrust to you, Great Dharmapala,
Our spiritual abode, people, property and all,
Protect us throughout day and night’s six periods,
And spontaneously exert peaceful, increasing, powerful and wrathful enlightening influence!
Kanshag / Kawang
An ocean of blood stirred by waves
Flowers of sense organs stacked in mounds
Smoke of burnt flesh gathered like clouds
Lamp of melted human fat, bright as the sun
Perfume of human grease filling vessels
Food to eat of flesh and bones
Various music thundering like a thousand dragons
Sturdy hard vajra armor which protects life
Various weapons which destroy enemies
Clever horse which traverse the billion worlds
Wish fulfilling cow bearing a stream of milk
Baboons, monkeys, cat and cocks
Goats, sheep, drong, yaks, elephants, lions and tigers
A mountain of torma soaring to the sky
Swirling lake of tea and beer to drink
Mount Sumeru, four lands, sun and moon
The seven royal objects and five senses
Thus, all wealth of humans and devas
Actually arranged and mentally envisioned
And blessed into a sky treasure, with this
May Setrap Chen’s heart commitments be fulfilled
May the six emanations’ heart commitments be fulfilled
May the infinite entourage’s heart commitments be fulfilled
May you fulfill commitments and restore degeneration!
Serkym Offering
Golden drink offering - black tea, milk or yogurt.
Composed by H.H. Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche
OM AH HUM (3x)
HUNG NGO DRUB CHAR BEB LA MA YI DAM LHA
TRIN LE DRUB TZE KA DRO CHO KYONG SOG
DO GU TSANG WAY SER KYEM CHO PA DI
BUL LO SUNG KYOB YEL WA ME PAR TZO (T)
Those who pour down the attainments, Gurus, yidam deities,
Performers of activity, dakinis, Dharmapalas, and so forth
This golden drink replete with all one could wish is offered;
Never waver in your protection! (T)
HRI KYE PAR GYEL WAY TEN PA SUNG WAY TSO
SE YI TRAB CHEN KOR DANG CHE NAM LA
DO GU TSANG WAY SER KYEM CHO PA DI
BUL LO SUNG KYOB YEL WA ME PAR TZO (T)**
HRI! Especially, principal guardian of the Conquerors’ Teachings,
Setrap Chen along with entourage to you
This golden drink replete with all one could wish is offered;
Never waver in your protection! (T)**
KU YI TRUL PA MI ZE MUN PAY ZUG
NEU LU TREN YANG TRUL PO NYAR CHE
DO GU TSANG WAY SER KYEM CHO PA DI
BUL LO DANG WAY DRA WO TSE NE CHO (T)
Body emanation of irresistible dark form,
And your emanated messengers, mongoose, and ‘tsen’,
This golden drink replete with all one could wish is offered;
Cut down hateful enemies! (T)
SUNG TRUL DU KYI ME CHE YO WAY GAR
TRO TUM DRAG SHUL TSEN GO PO NYAR CHE
DO GU TSANG WAY SER KYEM CHO PA DI
BUL LO LOG TAY DE PUNG CHAM LA POB (T)
Speech emanation dancing like fire of time’s end’s flames,
And messenger, wild ‘tsen’ with expression of fierce wrath,
This golden drink replete with all one could wish is offered;
Banish forces with distorted views completely! (T)
BUM TRAG TON DA TSEG PAY LANG TSO CHE
TUG KYI TRUL PA LHA RIG PO NYAR CHE
DO GU TSANG WAY SER KYEM CHO PA DI
BUL LO MI TUN BAR CHE ZHI WAR TZO (T)
With graceful beauty of hundred-thousand-fold autumn moons,
Mind emanation and messenger of deva family,
This golden drink replete with all one could wish is offered;
Pacify negative interferences! (T)
SI SUM YI WANG YE KYIL DUNG GI DRE
NYO JE JE YI GYEL PO PO NYAR CHE
DO GU TSANG WAY SER KYEM CHO PA DI
BUL LO TEN YO LEG TSOG WANG DU DU (T)
Crazer of the three realms’ beings’ minds with sounds
Of right-spiralling conch, and messenger, King of lords,
This golden drink replete with all one could wish is offered;
Powerfully attract all goodness of animate and inanimate worlds! (T)
LHUN DUG GANG RI DUM BU KYO PAY NYAM
YON TEN TRUL PA TER SUNG PO NYAR CHE
DO GU TSANG WAY SER KYEM CHO PA DI
BUL LO SI ZHI GE TSEN GYE PAR TZO (T)
With expression shaking the atoms of massive snow mountains,
Quality emanation and messenger, Guardian of treasures,
This golden drink replete with all one could wish is offered;
Increase all samsaric and nirvanic excellence! (T)
DUG CHEN TRAG GI SHER WAY SIN PO ZUG
TRIN LE TRUL PA TSEN GO PO NYAR CHE
DO GU TSANG WAY SER KYEM CHO PA DI
BUL LO NEL JOR LE LA TSEL MA ZHEN (T)
In form of a raksha, wet with vicious beings’ blood,
Activity emanation and messenger, wild tsen
This golden drink replete with all one could wish is offered;
In yogic activity be not weak of power! (T)
ZHEN YANG LHA LU TSEN DU A TSA RA
MON PA JIG RUNG DREG PAY MAG TSOG NAM
DO GU TSANG WAY SER KYEM CHO PA DI
BUL LO GEL KYEN SOL LA TUN KYEN DRUB (T)
Furthermore, devas, nagas, ‘tsen’, maras and tantrikas,
Tribal natives, and fearsome proud army forces,
This golden drink replete with all one could wish is offered;
Dispel contrary conditions and provide all facilities! (T)
(At the verse below, pour tea till finished:)
GYEL TEN SHE DRUB CHO ZHIN GYE PA DANG
DE TZIN LA MAY KU TSE TRIN LE PEL
NO PAY GEG DOG DANG DRA ZHOM PA DANG
CHOL WAY LE KUN TRIN LE YI ZHIN DRUB
Increase Buddhist Teaching and Practice in accord with Dharma,
Augment life span and spread activities of Gurus who uphold it,
Stop harmful obstructers and conquer hateful enemies,
And accomplish all requested aims with activity as wished!
Note: (T) – Pour tea once (T)** – Pour tea 21x or 108x (as instructed)
Enthronement
HUNG NGO DRUB GYA TSO DE LAG TSOL TZE CHING
SA LAM BAR CHE MA LU KUN SEL WAY
DOR JE CHANG WANG TSA GYU LA MA DANG
YER ME JE TSUN DAM PAR NGA SOL LO
We enthrone you as The Holy Venerable One
Inseparable with root and lineage Vajradhara Gurus
Grantor of infinite easy attainments
And dispeller of all obstructions on the path without exception!
LUNG TOG YON TEN NGA DAG TZOG SANG GYE
ZHI ZHING DO CHAG KUN DREL DAM PAY CHO
ZHEN DON CHO PE MI NGEL GE DUN DE
KYAB SUM DU PAY NGO WOR NGA SOL LO
We enthrone you in the nature embodying the three refuges;
The fully enlightened, verbal and realised Dharma’s sovereign,
Holy Dharma, peaceful, freed from all
