From the TAM, rainbow-colored light goes out in all directions and invokes Tara to appear in the space in front of you. She is seated on a lotus and moon disc. Her body is made of emerald-green light, youthful and exquisitely beautiful. Her right hand on her right knee is in the gesture of giving; her left hand at her heart is in the gesture of refuge and holds the stem of a blue utpala flower that blooms by her ear.

Her left leg is drawn up and her right leg is slightly extended. Her face is very beautiful and she smiles with loving kindness at all sentient beings.

Surrounding her in space are twenty-one other Taras, as well as all the Buddhas and bodhisattvas. Surrounding you are all sentient beings. You lead them in reciting the prayers and requests to Tara

Source: From Ven. Thubten Chodron's Pearl of Wisdom, Book II

Merits: It is said that if one sincerely recites the 21 Tara Praises 7 times in the morning and night respectively, 21 Taras will purify and bless the devoted, karmic hindrances removed and merits increased!

Homage to the Twenty-one Taras Praises

OM, I prostrate to the noble transcendent liberator.

1. Homage to Tara swift and fearless
   With eyes like a flash of lightning
   Lotus-born in an ocean of tears
   Of Chenresig, three worlds' protector.
   

2. Homage to you whose face is like
   One hundred autumn moons gathered
   And blazes with the dazzling light
   Of a thousand constellations.
   

3. Homage to you born from a gold-blue lotus
   Hands adorned with lotus flowers
   Essence of giving, effort and ethics,
   Patience, concentration and wisdom.
   

4. Homage to you who crown all Buddhas
   Whose action subdues without limit
   Attained to every perfection
   On you the bodhisattvas rely.
   

5. Homage to you whose TUTTARE and HUM
   Fill the realms of desire, form and space.
   You crush seven worlds beneath your feet
   And have power to call all forces.
   

6. Homage to you adored by Indra,
   Agni, Brahma, Vayu and Ishvara.
   Praised in song by hosts of spirits,
   Zombies, scent-eaters and yakshas.
   

7. Homage to you whose TREY and PEY
   Destroy external wheels of magic.
   Right leg drawn in and left extended,
   You blaze within a raging fire.
   

8. Homage to you whose TURE destroys
   The great fears, the mighty demons.
   With a wrathful frown on your lotus face,
   You slay all foes without exception.
   

9. Homage to you beautifully adorned
   By the Three Jewels' gesture at your heart.
   Your wheel shines in all directions
   With a whirling mass of light.
   

10. Homage to you, radiant and joyful
    Whose crown emits a garland of light.
    You, by the laughter of TUTTARA
    Conquer demons and lords of the world.
    

11. Homage to you with power to invoke
    The assembly of local protectors.
    With your fierce frown and vibrating HUM,
    You bring freedom from all poverty.
    

12. Homage to you with crescent moon crown
    All your adornments dazzling bright.
    From your hair-knot, Amitabha
    Shines eternal with great beams of light.
    

13. Homage to you who dwells in a blazing wreath
    Like the fire at the end of this age.
    Your right leg outstretched and left drawn in,
    Joy surrounds you who defeats hosts of foes.
    

14. Homage to you whose foot stamps the earth
    And whose palm strikes the ground by your side.
    With a wrathful glance and the letter HUM,
    You subdue all in the seven stages.
    

15. Homage to the blissful, virtuous, peaceful one
    Object of practice, nirvana's peace
    Perfectly endowed with SOHA and OM
    Overcoming all the great evils.
    

16. Homage to you with joyous retinue
    You subdue fully all enemies' forms
    The ten-letter mantra adorns your heart
    And your knowledge-HUM brings liberation.
    

17. Homage to TURE with stamping feet
    Whose essence is the seed-letter HUM
    You cause Merus, Mandara and Vindaya
    And all three worlds to tremble and shake.
    

18. Homage to you who holds in your hand
    A moon like a celestial lake
    Saying TARA twice and the letter PEY
    You dispel all poisons without exception.
    

19. Homage to you on whom the kings of gods,
    The gods themselves and all spirits rely.
    Your armor radiates joy to all
    You soothe conflicts and nightmares as well.
    

20. Homage to you whose eyes, the sun and moon,
    Radiate with pure brilliant light
    Uttering HARA twice and TUTTARA
    Dispels extremely fearful plagues.
    

21. Homage to you, adorned with three natures
    Perfectly endowed with peaceful strength
    You destroy demons, zombies and yakshas
    O TURE, most exalted and sublime!
    

Thus the root mantra is praised
And twenty-one homages offered.

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