Blessings

An Invitation to the Devas

To be used when chanting in the Magadha style:

Samantā cakkavāḷesu

Atr’āgacchantu devatā.

Saddhammaṁ muni-rājassa

Suṇantu sagga-mokkhadaṁ.

From all around the galaxies, may the devas come here.

May they listen to the True Dhamma of the King of Sages,

leading to heaven & emancipation.

Sagge kāme ca rūpe

Giri-sikharataṭe c’antalikkhe vimāne,

Dīpe raṭṭhe ca gāme

Taruvana-gahane geha-vatthumhi khette,

Those in the heavens of sensuality & form,

on peaks & mountain precipices, in palaces floating in the sky,

in islands, countries, & towns,

in groves of trees & thickets, around homesites & fields.

Bhummā c’āyantu devā

Jala-thala-visame yakkha-gandhabba-nāgā,

Tiṭṭhantā santike yaṁ:

Muni-vara-vacanaṁ sādhavo me suṇantu.

And the earth-devas, spirits, gandhabbas, & nāgas

in water, on land, in badlands, & standing nearby:

May they come & listen with approval

as I recite the word of the excellent sage.

Buddha-dassana-kālo ayam-bhadantā.

Dhammassavana-kālo ayam-bhadantā.

Saṅgha-payirupāsana-kālo ayam-bhadantā.

This is the time to see to the Buddha, venerable ones.

This is the time to listen to the Dhamma, venerable ones.

This is the time to attend to the Saṅgha, venerable ones.

To be used when chanting in the Saṁyoga style:

Pharitvāna mettaṁ samettā bhadantā

Avikkhitta-cittā parittaṁ bhaṇantu.

Having spread goodwill, benevolent venerable ones,

listen to protection with unscattered minds.