Derge Kangyur/Tengyur e-text, Esukhia/Barom edition — public domain (mechanical reproduction)
The provided fragment of the Song of Glorious Vajradhara (Śrīvajradhara-saṃgīti-bhagavān-stotra) functions as a devotional praise directed toward Vajrasattva. The text begins with a formal homage and proceeds to characterize the deity through a series of epithets that emphasize ontological stability and ethical perfection. By describing the figure as peerless, immovable, and the essence of compassion, the text establishes the deity as the embodiment of the supreme dharma of equality. The fragment suggests a structure based on the accumulation of divine attributes, committing the reader to a meditative focus on the non-dual nature of the enlightened mind. The work aims to bridge the gap between the practitioner and the primordial Buddha by articulating the specific qualities of the Vajra-Holder's state.
Provenance
About this text
A devotional praise to the Blessed One, the Śrīvajradharasaṃgītabhagavatstotra belongs to the classical Tibetan tradition. The work is attributed to the Vajra-Holder, though the record provides no specific author. It was translated into Tibetan by Vidyākaraprabha and zhu chen gyi lo tsA ba ban+de dpal brtsegs, and is preserved in the Tengyur, volume ཀ, where it is categorized within the Eulogy collection and spans two pages. Under the Tibetan title bcom ldan 'das la bstod pa dpal rdo rje 'dzin gyi dbyangs, the work enacts a ritualized homage to Vajrasattva. It characterizes the deity as an immovable and peerless figure who embodies the supreme dharma of equality and the essence of compassion to dispel the suffering of wandering beings. A scholar or serious reader consults this text today to examine how it articulates the bestowal of infinite accomplishments through the accumulation of divine attributes. By focusing on the non-dual nature of the enlightened mind, the work serves as a meditative bridge between the practitioner and the primordial Buddha.
Sanskrit title
Śrīvajradharasaṃgītabhagavatstotra
Indian author
not recorded
Tibetan translators
Vidyākaraprabha, zhu chen gyi lo tsA ba ban+de dpal brtsegs
Cite thisAnuvāda, “Praise of the Bhagavan, the Song of Glorious Vajradhara” (Toh 1162), machine draft, 2026.https://naxiai.com/tibetan/works/toh1162
Summary & commentary
Significance
This work is significant as it represents the tradition of praising the primordial Buddha to facilitate spiritual realization. For the modern reader, it illustrates the use of specific theological descriptors to define the nature of enlightenment within the Vajrayana framework.
Structure
Passages
Section
Description
1
Opening Praise
Initial homage and attribution of qualities to Vajrasattva.
Themes
Divine Attributes (1)
Compassion and Equality (1)
Summary, significance and provenance note generated by gemma4:31b from the translation and the catalogue record.
AnuvādaPraise of the Bhagavan, the Song of Glorious Vajradhara·
In the language of India: Śrīvajradhara-saṃgīti-bhagavān-stotra. In the language of Tibet: The Melody of the Glorious Vajra-Holder: A Praise to the Blessed One. Homage to the glorious Vajrasattva!
Peerless, immovable, possessing the supreme dharma of equality; the very essence of compassion, you dispel the suffering of wandering beings. You bestow infinite accomplishments, equal in all your qualities.
Stainless, immovable, peerless, and most supreme dharma; you constantly bestow the supreme accomplishment upon the realms of sentient beings. Your accomplishments are equal, infinite, and beyond example; even the sky, the very model of equality, does not possess such qualities. Even a fraction of your qualities is not their equal.
Constantly arising from the force of stainless compassion, you possess the unceasing dharmatā of fulfilled aspirations. Diligently accomplishing the welfare of beings, your infinite compassion is ever-manifest.
Immeasurable and unfathomable, your state is perfectly complete. Though you have gone to the state of bliss, your compassionate activity is unshakable. Bestowing the supreme accomplishment upon the three worlds, your unceasing and unchanging nature—how wonderful is this excellent dharmatā!
Bestowing the supreme, you abide in the dharmatā of the supreme giver. You constantly bestow the sublime upon the three worlds and accomplish the highest goal. The Sugata, who knows the three times and is free from obscuration, bestows the accomplishment of the supreme triple samaya upon all.
This concludes "The Melody of the Glorious Vajra-Holder: A Praise to the Blessed One." Translated, edited, and finalized by the Indian abbot Vidyākaraprabha and the chief editor-translator, the monk Paltsek.