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venerated, if flowers are offered as well as perfumes and food of various tastes and flavors,
then through the power of the King of Glorious Sutras, the Sublime Golden Light, the great
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goddess Shri will watch over that house. The mass of grain in that house will increase.
Those who wish to invoke the great goddess Shri should remember the following mantras:
Homage to all past, present and future buddhas!
Homage to all buddhas and bodhisattvas!
Homage to bodhisattvas such as Maitreya!
Paying homage to them, I will employ the following mantras. Through these mantras, may
I receive success!
SAYADAYATHEDANA / PRATIPURNAVARE / SAMANTADARSHANE / MAHABIHAGATE /
SAMANTABEDANAGATE / MAHAKARAMYAPRATIPRABANE /
SATTVAARTHASAMANTANUPRAPURE / AYANADHARMATA MAHABHOGINE /
MAHAMAITREUPASAMHIHE / HITAISHI SAMGRIHITE / TESAMARTHANUPALANI
When conferring the initiation from the crown, these are unfailing words that perfectly
grant realization of emptiness in one mantric word of suchness. Beings who are placed in
the middle, with roots of virtue free from unspeakable negativity, should recite and hold
this mantra for seven years and observe the eight-precept ordination. Then, so that they
and all sentient beings may complete the wisdom of the omniscient, they should offer
flowers and incense to the buddhas in the morning and afternoon and say, May my wishes
be swiftly fulfilled.
Whether in a monastery or forest retreat, they should clean that dwelling, draw a circle of
cow dung, offer incense and perfume and provide clean seats. Scattering loose flowers on
the ground, they should be seated. Then in that very moment the great goddess Shri will
appear and remain in that place. She will ensure there is never poverty in that house,
village, city, town, monastery or forest retreat. That place will be replete with all
equipment, gold, jewels, wealth and grain. Beings will be made comfortable with everything
that provides comfort. Whatever roots of virtue they gather, the major share should be
offered to the great goddess Shri. Then, as long as they live, she will remain in that place
and all their wishes will be fulfilled.
This ends the ninth chapter, the Chapter on Shri, the great goddess, from the King of
Glorious Sutras, the Sublime Golden Light.
Chapter 10
Chapter on the Earth Goddess Drdha
Homage to the Bhagavan Tathagata Ratnashikhin.
Homage to the Bhagavan Tathagata Vimalojjvalaratnarashmiprabhasaketu.
Homage to the Tathagata Suvarnajambudhvajakanchanabha.
Homage to the Tathagata Suvarnabhasagarbha.
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Homage to the Tathagata Suvarnashatarashmiprabhasaketu
Homage to the Tathagata Suvarnaratnakaracchatrakuta.
Homage to the Tathagata Suvarnapushpojjvalarashmiketu.
Homage to the Tathagata Mahapradipa.
Homage to the Tathagata Ratnaketu;
Homage to the bodhisattva named Ruchiraketu,
The bodhisattva named Suvarnabhasottama,
The bodhisattva named Suvaranagarbha,
The bodhisattva named Sadaprarudita,
The bodhisattva named Dharmodgata;
Homage to the tathagata in the east named Akshobhya,
In the south the tathagata named Ratnaketu,
In the west the tathagata named Amitayus,
In the north the tathagata named Dundubhisvara.
Whoever holds, recites and commits to memory the names of these tathagatas and
bodhisattvas will always remember their past lives.
Then the earth goddess Drdha said this to the Tathagata: O Venerable Transcendent
Victor, now and in the future, in villages, cities, towns, valleys, forest retreats, valleys of
medicinal shrubs or palaces, wherever the King of Glorious Sutras, the Sublime Golden Light
remains, then O Venerable Transcendent Victor, I, Drdha the earth goddess will go to
those places, whether villages, cities, towns, valleys, forest retreats, valleys of medicinal
shrubs or palaces. O Venerable Transcendent Victor, wherever the King of Glorious Sutras,
the Sublime Golden Light is expounded well and at great length, wherever the throne for the
expounding bhikshu is set up, and wherever the expounding bhikshu takes that seat and
perfectly teaches the King of Glorious Sutras, the Sublime Golden Light, O Venerable
Transcendent Victor, I, Drdha the earth goddess will go to those very places. Invisible, I
will go to the underside of the Dharma throne. With my most sublime head, I will support
the expounding bhikshu by the soles of his feet. I will listen to the Dharma too and satisfy
myself with Dharma nectar. I will fully honor him. I will fully worship him. I will become
content. I will complete deeds of honor. Being pleased, I will greatly enrich the essential
nutrients of the earth, from the mass of earth 68,000 leagues in extent to the vajra base of
the ground. I will do homage and consummate it. On the top too, I will moisten this earth
sphere to the limits of oceans with the essential oil of the earth. I will make this great earth
glow with radiant luster. Therefore, the grasses, bushes, medicinal shrubs and forests in
this Jambudvipa will grow very lustrous. All varieties of parks, forests, stately trees, leaves,
flowers, fruit and crops will become extremely lustrous too. They will have sweet fragrance,
essential oil and delicious tastes. They will be beautiful to behold and be great in size.
These beings will seek rich varieties of drink and food. Using these they will greatly grow in
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