21 Taras in 21 minutes

21 Tara Mantras in 21 Minutes with stunning visualizations. In line with our 21 Tara weekly teachings here at VWF.

Vajra Wisdom Foundation & Buddha Weekley

6/24/20252 min read

Bring the blessings and heroic activities of the 21 Taras, and Mother Green Tara into your life, with a daily short chant of the 21 Taras Sanskrit Mantras (Atisha lineage.)

MOTHER GREEN TARA: Om Tare Tuttare Ture Svaha

1. Swift Lady of Glory (Red Tara)

om tare tuttare ture vasham kuru svaha

तरे तुत्तरे तुरे वशम कुरु स्वहा

Supplicates Red Tara of Glory to magnetize fortunate circumstances.

2. Tara of Supreme Peace (Sarasvati White Tara)

om tare tuttare ture shantim kuru svaha

तरे तुत्तरे तुरे शांतिम कुरु स्वहा

Supplicates White Tara Sarasvati to Pacify obstacles.

3. Tara of Golden Yellow Color

om tare tuttare ture pushtim kuru svaha

तरे तुत्तरे तुरे पुश्तिम कुरु स्वहा

This mantra supplicates Golden Tara for enrichment and good fortune.

4. Tara of Complete Victory, Embodying All Positive Qualities (Ushnishavijaya) (Yellow)

om tare tuttare ture ayur-jnana pushtim kuru svaha

तरे तुत्तरे तुरे अयुर्-ज्नना पुश्तिम कुरु स्वहा

Supplicates Yellow Tara for enriched “health”

5. Tara Who Proclaims the Sound of Hum (Red Tara Kurukulla)

om tare tuttare ture shtri akarshaya hrih svaha

तरे तुत्तरे श्त्री अकर्शय हृह स्वहा

For the 5th Tara, Lama Zopa transmits it as: om tare tuttare shtri akarshaya hrih svaha. It is ALSO correct with ture, as in: "om tare tuttare ture shtri akarshaya hrih svaha"

Supplicates Red Tara Kurukulla to attract helpful people and circumstances.

6. Tara Who Is Completely Victorious Over the Three Worlds (Red Black)

om tare tutare ture shatrun ucchataya svaha

तरे तुतरे तुरे शत्रुन उक्चतय स्वहा

Supplicates Red Black Tara to protect us and overpower our arrogant enemies.

7. Tara Who Conquers Other (Wrathful Black Tara!)

oṃ tāre tuttāre ture sarva vidyā avarṇā ye bhye phaṭ svahā

ओं तारे तुत्तारे तुरे सर्व विद्या अवर्णा ये भ्ये फट स्वहा

Supplication to remove obstructions and fears including black magic.

8. Tara Who Conquers Maras and Enemies (Red Black Tara)

om tare tuttare ture sarva mara shatrun maraya phat svaha

तरे तुत्तरे तुरे सर्व मरा शत्रुन मरय फत स्वहा

Supplication to crush Maras and enemies

9. Tara Who Protects from All Fears (White Tara)

om tare tuttare ture mama upakrama raksha raksha svaha

तरे तुत्तरे तुरे मम उपक्रमा रक्षा रक्षा स्वहा

Supplication to “please start protecting me, protect me.”

10. Tara Who Brings Maras and the World Under Her Power (Red Tara)

om tare tuttare ture sarva mara pramardhani svaha

तरे तुत्तरे सर्व मरा प्रमर्धनी स्वहा

Supplication to crush and destroy all evil and enemies.

11. Tara Who Eradicates Poverty (Vasudhara Gold Tara)

om tare tuttare ture vasudharini svaha

तरे तुत्तरे तुरे वसुधरिनी स्वहा

Requests prosperity.

12. Tara Who Grants All That Is Auspicious (Golden Tara)

om tare tuttare ture mangalam svaha

तरे तुत्तरे तुरे मङलम स्वहा

Supplication for auspiciousness “mangalam”

13. Tara Who Blazes Like Fire or Tara Who Averts War and Destroys Enemies (Red Tara)

om tare tuttare ture bhaya bhasmim kuru svaha

तरे तुत्तरे तुरे भय भस्मिम कुरु स्वहा

Supplication to help avert war, or stop the most fearsome enemies who are attacking.

14. Tara Who Is Frowning Wrathfully (Dark Blue Black Tara)

om tare tuttare ture vajra maha pada bhasmim kuru svaha

तरे तुत्तरे तुरे वज्र महा पदा भस्मिम कुरु स्वहा

Wrathful Tara who crushes all enemies.

15. Tara of Supreme Peacefulness (White Tara)

om tare tuttare ture sarva papam prashamanaya svaha

तरे तुत्तरे तुरे सर्व पपम प्रशमनय स्वहा

This supplicates Tara to calm and pacify “prashamanaya” all obtsacles.

16. Tara Who Arises from the HUM of Intrinsic Awareness (Red Yellow)

om tare tuttare ture sarva dharma prati parishodhaya svaha

तरे तुत्तरे तुरे सर्व धर्मा प्रती परिशोधय स्वहा

Supplicates Tara to magnetize all Dharma and perfections.

17. Tara Who Causes the Three Realms to Tremble (Red Yellow Gold)

om tare tuttare ture sarva stambhani tare svaha

तरे तुत्तरे तुरे सर्व स्तम्भनी तरे स्वहा

Magnetizes the controlling power to overcome obstacles

18. Tara Who Neutralizes Poison

om tare tuttare ture naga visha shantim kuru svaha

तरे तुत्तरे तुरे नगा विश शन्तिम कुरु स्वहा

19. Tara Who Alleviates All Suffering (White Tara)

om tare tuttare ture mochana svaha

तरे तुत्तरे तुरे मोकना स्वहा

Mocana is liberating.

20. Tara Who Removes Pestilence (Red Tara)

om tare tuttare ture visharata svaha

तरे तुत्तरे तुरे विसरता स्वहा

Supplicates Red Tara to eliminate epidemics or illness.

21. Tara Who Completely Perfects All Enlightened Activities

om tare tuttare ture sarva siddhi sadhanam svaha

तरे तुत्तरे तुरे सर्व सिद्धी सधनम स्वहा

Supplicates “all enlightened accomplishments and activities.”