Namakāra-siddhi Gāthā
Verses on Success through Homage

Yo cakkhumā moha-malāpakaṭṭho

maṁ va buddho sugato vimutto

Mārassa pā vinimocayanto

Pāpesi khemaṁ janataṁ vineyyaṁ.

The One with Vision, with the stain of delusion removed,

Self-awakened, Well-Gone, & Released.

Releasing them from the Māra’s snare,

he leads humanity from evils to security.

Buddhaṁ varantaṁ sira namāmi

Lokassa nāthañ-ca vināyakañ-ca.

Tan-teja te jaya-siddhi hotu

Sabb’antarāyā ca vināsamentu.

I pay homage with my head to that excellent Buddha,

the Protector & Mentor for the world.

By the majesty of this, may you have triumph & success,

and may all your dangers be destroyed.

Dhammo dhajo yo viya tassa satthu

Dassesi lokassa visuddhi-maggaṁ

Niyyāniko dhamma-dharassa dhārī

tāvaho santikaro suciṇṇo.

The Teacher’s Dhamma, like a banner,

shows the path of purity to the world.

Leading out, upholding those who uphold it,

rightly accomplished, it brings pleasure, makes peace.

Dhammaṁ varantaṁ sira namāmi

Mohappadālaṁ upasanta-dāhaṁ.

Tan-teja te jaya-siddhi hotu

Sabb’antarāyā ca vināsamentu.

I pay homage with my head to that excellent Dhamma,

which pierces delusion and makes fever grow calm.

By the majesty of this, may you have triumph & success,

and may all your dangers be destroyed.

Saddhamma-senā sugatānugo yo

Lokassa pāpūpakilesa-jetā

Santo sayaṁ santi-niyojako ca

Svākkhāta-dhammaṁ viditaṁ karoti.

The True Dhamma’s army, following the One Well-Gone,

is victor over the evils & corruptions of the world.

Self-calmed, it is calming & unfettering,

and makes the well-taught Dhamma be known.

Saṅghaṁ varantaṁ sira namāmi

Buddhānubuddhaṁ sama-la-diṭṭhiṁ.

Tan-teja te jaya-siddhi hotu

Sabb’antarāyā ca vināsamentu.

I pay homage with my head to that excellent Saṅgha,

awakened following the Awakened One, harmonious in virtue & view.

By the majesty of this, may you have triumph & success,

and may all your dangers be destroyed.