Buddhajayamaṅgala Gāthā / The Verses of the Buddha's Auspicious Victories

bāhuṃ sahassam-abhinimmita-sāvudhantaṃ
grīmekhalaṃ udita-ghora-sasena-māraṃ
dānādi-dhamma-vidhinā jitavā munindo
tan-tejasā bhavatu te jaya-maṅgalāni

Creating a form with 1,000 arms, each equipped with a weapon,
Mara, on the elephant Girimekhala,
uttered a frightening roar together with his troops.
The Lord of Sages defeated him by means of such qualities as generosity:
By the power of this, may you have victory blessings.

mārātirekam-abhiyujjhita-sabba-rattiṃ
ghorampan'āḷavaka-makkham-athaddha-yakkhaṃ
khantī-sudanta-vidhinā jitavā munindo
tan-tejasā bhavatu te jaya-maṅgalāni

Even more frightful than Mara making war all night
Was Āḷavaka, the arrogant unstable ogre.
The Lord of Sages defeated him by means of well-trained endurance:
By the power of this, may you have victory blessings.

nāḷāgiriṃ gaja-varaṃ atimattabhūtaṃ
dāvaggi-cakkam-asanīva sudāruṇantaṃ
mett'ambuseka-vidhinā jitavā munindo
tan-tejasā bhavatu te jaya-maṅgalāni

Nāḷāgiri, the excellent elephant, when maddened,
Was very horrific, like a forest fire, a flaming discus, a lightning bolt.
The Lord of Sages defeated him by sprinkling the water of good will:
By the power of this, may you have victory blessings.

ukkhitta-khaggam-atihattha sudāruṇantaṃ
dhāvan-ti-yojana-path'aṅguli-mālavantaṃ
iddhībhisaṅkhata-mano jitavā munindo
tan-tejasā bhavatu te jaya-maṅgalāni

Very horrific, with a sword upraised in his expert hand,
Garlanded-with-Fingers ran three leagues along the path.
The Lord of Sages defeated him with mind-fashioned marvels:
By the power of this, may you have victory blessings.

katvāna kaṭṭham-udaraṃ iva gabbhinīyā
ciñcāya duṭṭha-vacanaṃ jana-kāya-majjhe
santena soma-vidhinā jitavā munindo
tan-tejasā bhavatu te jaya-maṅgalāni

Having made a wooden belly to appear pregnant,
Ciñca made a lewd accusation in the midst of the gathering.
The Lord of Sages defeated her with peaceful, gracious means:
By the power of this, may you have victory blessings.

saccaṃ vihāya mati-saccaka-vāda-ketuṃ
vādābhiropita-manaṃ ati-andhabhūtaṃ
paññā-padīpa-jalito jitavā munindo
tan-tejasā bhavatu te jaya-maṅgalāni

Saccaka, whose provocative views had abandoned the truth,
Delighting in argument, had become thoroughly blind.
The Lord of Sages defeated him with the light of discernment:
By the power of this, may you have victory blessings.

nandopananda-bhujagaṃ vibudhaṃ mahiddhiṃ
puttena thera-bhujagena damāpayanto
iddhūpadesa-vidhinā jitavā munindo
tan-tejasā bhavatu te jaya-maṅgalāni

Nandopananda was a serpent with great power but wrong views.
The Lord of Sages defeated him by means of a display of marvels,
sending his son (Moggallana), the serpent-elder, to tame him:
By the power of this, may you have victory blessings.

duggāha-diṭṭhi-bhujagena sudaṭṭha-hatthaṃ
brahmaṃ visuddhi-jutim-iddhi-bakābhidhānaṃ
ñāṇāgadena vidhinā jitavā munindo
tan-tejasā bhavatu te jaya-maṅgalāni

His hands bound tight by the serpent of wrongly held views,
Baka, the Brahma, thought himself pure in his radiance & power.
The Lord of Sages defeated him by means of his words of knowledge:
By the power of this, may you have victory blessings.

etāpi buddha-jaya-maṅgala-aṭṭha-gāthā
yo vācano dinadine sarate matandī
hitvān'aneka-vividhāni c'upaddavāni
mokkhaṃ sukhaṃ adhigameyya naro sapañño

These eight verses of the Buddha's victory blessings:
Whatever person of discernment
Recites or recalls them day after day without lapsing,
Destroying all kinds of obstacles,
Will attain emancipation & happiness.