21 Taras in 21 minutes

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

ॐ 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

ॐ 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

ॐ 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

ॐ 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

ॐ 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

ॐ 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

ॐ 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

ॐ 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

ॐ 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

ॐ तरे तुत्तरे तुरे वसुधरिनी स्वहा

Requests prosperity.

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

om tare tuttare ture mangalam svaha

ॐ 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

ॐ 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

ॐ 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

ॐ 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

ॐ 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

ॐ 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

ॐ तरे तुत्तरे तुरे नगा विश शन्तिम कुरु स्वहा

19. Tara Who Alleviates All Suffering (White Tara)

om tare tuttare ture mochana svaha

ॐ तरे तुत्तरे तुरे मोकना स्वहा

Mocana is liberating.

20. Tara Who Removes Pestilence (Red Tara)

om tare tuttare ture visharata svaha

ॐ 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

ॐ तरे तुत्तरे तुरे सर्व सिद्धी सधनम स्वहा

Supplicates “all enlightened accomplishments and activities.”