VAJRAPANI MANTRA: Om Vajrapani HUM ~ Vajrayana Buddhist Tantric Meditation on the Blue Clad Wrathful Dharma Protector

Mantra of Vajrapani: Om Vajrapani Hum ~ Om Benzra Pani Hung

Vajrapani, Bodhisattva (Tibetan: chag na dor je. English: the Vajra Holder): one of the eight heart-sons of the Buddha Shakyamuni according to Mahayana Buddhism.

Tibetan: Sangdag Chagna Dorje (g.sang bdag phyag na rdo rje)

In the Sutra tradition of Mahayana Buddhism the bodhisattva Vajrapani is regarded as one of the Eight Heart-sons of Shakyamuni Buddha and portrayed in a peaceful appearance. In the tradition of Vajrayana Buddhism, Vajrapani is more typically shown in a wrathful form and known as Guhyapati - 'the Lord of Secrets.' He is the said to be the main recipient, holder, and protector of all the Tantra texts, literature, and teachings received from the Buddha Shakyamuni (in the appearance of Vajradhara Buddha). Vajrapani figures have two main types: non-iconic appearance (Sutra based) and iconic appearance (Tantra based).

Rituals for the Blue-Clad Vajrapāṇi

from the Words of the Buddha

In the English language: The Noble Incantation entitled ‘The Rituals for the Blue-Clad Vajrapāṇi’

Homage to the Three Jewels!

Homage to the overlord of yakṣas, Blue-Clad Vajrapāṇi,

Authorized by as many Buddhas as grains of sand in the river Ganges,

You who appear baring your fangs;

You whose eyes are like masses of flames;

You whose breath blazes with fiery tongues;

You whose roar terrifies;

You whose hands and legs are adorned with the nāga Vāsuki;

You who sport the nāga Kāla as a sash;

You who make the nāgas Nanda and Upananda your earrings;

You who don a jeweled crown of blazing snakes;

You who consume blazing poisonous serpents;

You whose visage is expansive;

You whose eyebrows and forehead are tensed;

You whose upper teeth bite your lower lip;

You whose accoutrements are those of Yāma;

You whose tongue moves as fast as lightning;

You whose large belly digests snakes;

You who terrify with the sound of clapping hands;

You, on whose belt, Garuḍa, the ruler of nāgas, is tied;

You who proclaim, “A la la!”

You whose shins reach 80,000 leagues down to the depths of the ocean;

You who bear Indra and Sūrya upon your shoulders;

You who annihilate all nāgas;

You whose bellowing laughter makes everything tremble;

You who have the appearance of Yāma;

You who frighten the three realms;

You, the slayer of nāgas!

Then, recite the vidyā-mantra taught by as many blessed buddhas as there are grains of sand in the river Ganges:

teyata bho bho vam naga adhipatayé idam nilam bara dhara shariram benza pani hridayam yah smati tramata utsadanam bhabi shyati

teyata buddha buddha vibuddha vibuddha mahi prapta hara hara naganam prahara prahara naganam chinda chinda naga hridayani bhinda bhinda naga marmani vishiryantu naga sharirani vispotaya naga nayanani

teyata hung pé naga vidaranaya pé nagotsadanaya pé nilam vasanaya pé apratihata bala para kramaya pé kritantaya pé kritanta rupaya pé roshanaya pé trasanaya pé kumbhandotsadanaya pé preta pishaca vinashakaraya pé yaksha apasmara vinashakaraya pé hasa hasa dhara dhara maraya maraya nashaya nashaya sarva bighnam vinashakaraya pé sarva shatrun sangha vinashakaraya pé

om nilam bhara dhara benza panir ajnapayati soha

The rituals for this mantra are as follows:

If a person is infected by a yakṣa, bless water with the mantra, sprinkle it on the person, and then the spirit will be expelled.

If you wish to repel nāgas, use a branch of meadowsweet or Nepalese pomegranate trees.

Against pretas and apasmāras, use a blessed thread.

In order to dispel infectious diseases, hemiplegia, loss of appetite, use a blessed blue thread.

If you desire wealth, fast for one day and burn incense. Thus within your dreams all the virtue and non-virtue will be revealed and eventually you will receive seven thousand gold coins.

If you wish to release a seal, use ash.

If you wish to unlock something, use mustard seeds.

For protection against danger, use old butter, ash or mustard seeds.

Against all dangerous diseases, tie a protection knot with a blessed blue thread and wear it around your neck. This will provide supreme protection.

Against grahas that befall children tie a protection knot with a blessed five-colored thread and wear it around your neck. This will provide supreme protection.

If you wish to avert thieves, use earth.

For poison, use in cleansing with kuśa grass.

In order to protect yourself, use it mentally or use water.

To protect others, use a blessed blue thread.

For all these activities, recite the mantra three, seven, fourteen, twenty-one, or one hundred and eight times, and all will be accomplished.

If you offer blue flowers and recite the mantra one thousand times in front of a stūpa containing relics, you will reach accomplishment.

This concludes The Noble “The Rituals for Blue-Clad Vajrapāṇi” Incantation.

~ May All Sentient Beings Be Happy ~

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