The Melodious Sound of the Kalapinga

A Lamentation requesting the Quick Arrival of the Incarnation of Khensur Geshe Lhundrup Rigsel

SANG-GYÄ KÜN GI YESHE DE-CHEN CHÖ-GUR RO JIK

One taste in the dharmakaya of great bliss, of all the buddhas’ transcendental wisdom;

KÜN-GYAB KÜN GI JE-PO GA-DRIN KHOR DA-ME-PA

All pervasive creator of everything, whose kindness cannot ever be repaid;

MA-RIG MUN-PA SAL-DZE PALDEN LAMA DAM-PA

Glorious Holy Lama clearing the darkness of ignorance;

KHA-CHÖ DAG-PA’I SHING NE THUG-JE’I CHÖN SHING

Compassionately descending from Sky Enjoyment - the pure land¹;

CHOK CHU’I GYAL-WA KÜN LE GA-DRIN SHIN DU CHE-WA

Whose kindness is great and unequalled by all ten-direction conquerors;

JIG CHOK RE-WA KÜN-GONG YI-SHIN GI NORBU

The sole wish-fulfilling jewel, fulfilling all hopes;

SAM-SHIN SAM-SHIN DREN-PA’I DRIN-CHEN GI LAMA

Kind Lama, remembering your kindness more and more;

TÄN-DRO PHÄN-PA’I TRÜL-PA’I SHAL-SANG DE TÖN-JIK

Please reveal the saintly face of the emanation benefiting the Dharma and migrators²!

DAG-CHAG KHOR-WA THOG-MÄ NÄ LÄ-NYÖN GI WANG GI

Since beginningless samsara, through the power of karma and afflictions,

SAG-CHÄ KHOR-WA’I DUG-NGEL GI GYA-TSO-RU JING-NÄ

We have been sinking in the oceans of suffering of contaminated samsara³,

DUG-NGEL SAM JO LE DE PA NYONG DANG NYONG SHIN

Have experienced and are still experiencing unimaginable and inexpressible sufferings.

KHOR-WA’I TSO LÄ DRÖL-DZE PAL-DEN GI LAMA

Glorious Holy Lama, liberating from the ocean of samsara,

TÄN-DRO PHÄN-PA’I TRÜL-PA’I SHAL-SANG DE TÖN-JIK

Please reveal the saintly face of the emanation benefiting the Dharma and migrators!

KYÖ LA RE-DÖ JA-WA’I NYAM-THAG GI BU-LOB

We are the wretched child disciples placing our hopes in you,

NYA-NGEN TSER-MA NÖN-PÖ SIR-SHIN-PA’I DA-TRUG

We are orphans pierced by the sharp thorns of misery,

TSÜL DI DOR-WA CHE-PA’I DRIN-CHEN GI LAMÄ

Kind Lama engaged in destroying this state of misery,

TÄN-DRO PHÄN-PA’I TRÜL-PA’I SHAL-SANG DE TÖN-JIK

Please reveal the saintly face of the emanation benefiting the Dharma and migrators!

KYEMA, NIG-DÜ GYEN-NGEN LUNG MAR DU TSÜ-SHING

Alas, migrators are caught in the tornado of bad conditions of this degenerate age,

LOSANG TEN-PA’I NYING-PO SUG-NYEN TSAM GYUR WÄ

And the essence of the teachings of the Good Minded One⁴ becomes a mere reflection.

SAM-SHIN KYO-WA KYE-WA’I NÄ-KAB DI GONG LA

Please pay attention to our situation, haven arisen from a devastated mind, while thinking of this

TÄN-DRO PHÄN-PA’I TRÜL-PA’I SHAL-SANG DE TÖN JIK

Please reveal the saintly face of the emanation benefiting the Dharma and migrators!

DE-TAR DUNG-WA’I YANG GI MÖN-LAM DI KÜL-WA’I

Being inspired by the melodious prayer of those with devastated minds,

DÜL-JAR CHO-TRÜL PÄL-DEN GI LAMÄ NAM-TRUL

Magical emanation of the glorious Lama for those to be subdued,

DAG-CHAG PÄN-DE’I CHI SU NYUR-WA-RU JÖN NÄ

Come quickly, so that the spring of our benefit and happiness may arrive,

TÄN-DRO PHÄN-PA’I NAM-TAR DRI-ME DE KYONG-DZÖ

And show the stainless life that benefits the Dharma and migrators

DIR-TSOG DAM-TSIG TSANG-MA’I BU-LOB GI TSOM-BU

The collection of child disciples assembled here with their pure samaya,

TSE-RAB GÖN-PO KYÖ-NYI RIG-DAG TU NYÄN-PÄ

For all our lives we rely closely on you the savior, owner of the Dharmakaya lineage⁵.

LOSANG NYEN-GYÜ NYING-PO SHE-DRUB GI SIN-PA’I

May we children catch the father’s teachings – the biography that is

NAM-TAR PHA-CHÖ BU YI SIN-PA-RU GYUR-JIK

Essence of the Good Minded One’s ear whispered lineage⁶ that is held by the explanation and realization.

Notes

¹ Tharpo Kachoe. [Return to text]

² Sentient beings. [Return to text]

³ Continuously circling of the contaminated aggregates caused by karma and delusion. [Return to text]

⁴ Lama Tsongkhapa’s teachings. [Return to text]

⁵ Rig-Dag. [Return to text]

⁶ Lama Tsongkhapa’s Nying-gu. [Return to text]