净心神咒

净心神咒 Jing Xin Shen Zhou Purifying the Heart Spirit Incantation

太上台星 tai shang tai xing Supreme Terraces of stars

应变无停 ying bian wu ting Respond and transform without stopping

驱邪缚魅 qu xie fu mei Expel evil and restrain demons

保命护身 bao ming hu shen Protect Life-Destiny and guard the body

智慧明净 zhi hui ming jing Wisdom is bright and clear

心神安宁 xin shen an ning The Heart Spirit is peaceful and tranquil

三魂永久 san hun yong jiu The Three Hun1 are everlasting

魄无丧倾 po wu sang qiong The Po2 are not dying nor declining

1 The Three Hun (魂) are Ethereal Souls that correspond to Heaven. They are considered as the non-physical part of the person that continues to exist after the cessation of physical life. 2 The Seven Po (魄) are Corporeal Souls that correspond to Earth. They are considered to be more dependent on the physical life, and may transform at the death of the physical body.

净口神咒 Jing Kou Shen Zhou Purifying the Mouth Spirit Incantation

丹朱口神 dan zhu kou shen Dan Zhu3, the Mouth Spirit

吐秽除氛 tu hui chu fen Spits out filth and eliminates miasmas

舌神正伦 she shen zheng lun The Tongue Spirit Zheng Lun4

通命养神 tong ming yang shen Connects to Life-Destiny and nourishes the Spirit

罗千齿神 luo qian chi shen Luo Qian5, the Tooth Spirit

却邪卫真 que xie wei zhen Repulses evil and guards the Truth

喉神虎贲 hou shen hu ben The Throat Spirit Hu Ben6

气神引津 qi shen yin jin

3 Dan Zhu (丹朱), « Cinnabar Vermillion » is the name of the Mouth Spirit

4 Zheng Lun (正伦), « Upright Relations » is the name of the Tongue Spirit

5 Luo Qian (罗千), « Canopy of Thousands » is the name of the Tooth Spirit

6 Hu Ben (虎贲), « Valiant Tiger » is the name of the Throat Spirit

Qi and Spirit guide the fluids

心神丹元 xin shen dan yuan The Heart Spirit Dan Yuan7

令吾通真 ling wu tong zhen Commands me to connect with the Truth

思神炼液 si shen lian ye The Thought Spirit Lian Ye8

道炁常存 dao qi chang cun The Qi of the Dao perpetually exists

7 Dan Yuan (丹元), « Cinnabar Origin » is the name of the Heart Spirit

8 Lian Ye (炼液), « Refining Fluids » is the name of the Thought Spirit

净身神咒 Jing Shen Shen Zhou Purifying the Body Spirit Incantation

灵宝天尊 ling bao tian zun Ling Bao9 Heavenly Worthy

安慰身形 an wei shen xing Consoles the bodily form

弟子魂魄 di zi hun po The disciple’s Hun10 and Po11

五脏玄冥 wu zang xuan ming The Five Zang-Organs’12 Profound Mystery

青龙白虎 qing long bai hu

9 Ling Bao Tian Zun (灵宝天尊), the Heavenly Worthy of Divine Treasure, is the second of the three highest

deities of the Daoist pantheon, the Three Purities (San Qing 三清). He serves as the revealer of sacred Scriptures to help suffering humanities. The Three Purities (San Qing 三清) are originally three superior Heavens, called Jade Purity (Yu Qing 玉

清 ), Highest Purity (Shang Qing 上清), and Great Purity (Tai Qing 太清), located immediately below the

Great Canopy Heaven (Da Luo Tian 大罗天). The Three Heavens are further associated with the three highest deities of the Daoist pantheon, and with specific sets of scriptures classified as the Three Caverns (San Dong 三洞).

10 See note 1 11 See note 2 12 In Chinese medicine physiology, the five Yin organs are called Zang (脏) and the six Yang viscera are

called Fu (腑). The Five Zang-Organs are considered as more internal to the body, and are the Liver, the Heart, the Spleen, the Lungs and the Kidneys. The Six Fu-Viscera are considered more external, and are the Gallbladder, the Small Intestine, the Stomach, the Large Intestine, the Urinary Bladder, the Triple Heater

(San Jiao 三焦).

Azure Dragon, White Tiger13

队仗纷纭 dui zhang fen yun Contingents numerous and diverse

朱雀玄武 zhu que xuan wu Vermillion Bird, Mysterious Warrior14

侍卫吾真 shi wei wu zhen Serve and protect the True Me

13 Azure Dragon (Qing Long 青龙), White Tiger (Bai Hu 白虎), Vermillion Bird (Zhu Que 朱雀 - also

translated as Red Sparrow), and Mysterious Warrior (Xuan Wu 玄武), are Spirits that are represented as animals, and take on the role of guardians of the four cardinal directions, respectively the East, the West, the South and the North. They are associated with the four quadrants of the sky, each comprising seven of the twenty-eight constellations. 14 See note 13

安土地咒 an tu di zhou Pacifying the Earth Incantation

元始安镇 yuan shi an zhen Yuan Shi15 pacifying and suppressing

普告万灵 pu gao wan ling Universally announces to the Ten Thousand Divinities

岳渎真官 yue du zhen guan To the True Officials of the Mountains and Rivers

土地祇灵 tu di qi ling To the Divinities of the Earth

左社右稷 zuo she you ji On the left to the Deity of Soil, on the right to the Deity of Grains

不得妄惊 bu de wang jing Do not be presumptuous or frightened

回向正道 hui xiang zheng dao Turn back towards the Upright Dao

内外澄清 nei wai cheng qing Inside and outside clear and pure

各安方位 ge an fang wei

15 Yuan Shi Tian Zun (元始天尊), the Heavenly Worthy of Primordial Beginning, is the first amongst the

three highest deities of the Daoist pantheon, the Three Purities (San Qing 三清); he represents the cosmic and creative aspect of the Dao.

Each of them peacefully in position

备守 家/帝/坛庭 bei shou jia/di/tan ting Prepare and guard the court of the home/Sovereign/altar

太上有命 tai shang you ming Tai Shang16 is in command

搜捕邪精 sou bu xie jing Searching and seizing evil essences

护法神王 hu fa shen wang The ‘Protector of the Law’ Spirit King

保卫诵经 bao wei song jing Guards and defends the chanting of the Scriptures

皈依大道 gui yi da dao Return and rely17 on the Great Dao

元亨利贞 yuan heng li zhen Primal, prosperous, favourable, steadfast

16 Tai Shang (太上), the Most High, designates as a whole the three highest deities of the Daoist pantheon,

the Three Purities (San Qing 三清).

17 Gui Yi（皈依）is commonly translated as ‘Taking Refuge’, especially in the context of Buddhist Scriptures.

净天地神咒 jing tian di shen zhou Purifying Heaven and Earth Spirit Incantation

天地自然 tian di zi ran Heaven and Earth are Suchness18

秽气分散 hui qi fen san Impure Qi disperses

洞中玄虚 dong zhong xuan xu The Center of the Cavern, Mysterious Void

晃朗太元 huang lang tai yuan Dazzling bright Great Origin

八方威神 ba fang wei shen The Eight Directions’ mighty Spirits

使吾自然 shi wu zi ran Enable me to be Suchness

灵宝符命 ling bao fu ming Ling Bao’s19 talisman commands

普告九天 pu gao jiu tian

18 Suchness designates what is such by itself, reality as it is,. 自然 Zi Ran in Chinese literally means what is ‘so of itself’, and is often translated as ‘nature’, ‘natural’ or ‘spontaneous’. 19 See note 9

Universal announcement in the Nine Heavens20

乾罗达那 qian luo da na Qian Luo Da Na

洞罡太玄 dong gang tai xuan The Cavern Big Dipper Great Mystery

驱妖缚邪 qu yao fu xie Expels demons and ties up evil

敕鬼万千 chi gui wan qian Orders myriads of ghosts

中山神咒 zhong shan shen zhou The Central Mountain Spirit Incantation

元始玉文 yuan shi yu wen Yuan Shi’s21 Jade Script

持诵一遍 chi song yi bian Uphold and chant once

却病延年 que bing yan nian To dispel illness and prolong one’s years

按行五岳

20Jiu Tian (九天), the Nine Heavens, are represented in Daoism in a vertical and hierarchical arrangement,

and are said to constitute a stage in the progressive differentiation of the Original Qi (Yuan Qi 元气 ) as it gives birth to the cosmos. They constitute a finer subdivision of the heavens of the the Three Purities (San Qing 三清). First the three deities produce the Mysterious (Xuan 玄), the Original (Yuan 元), and the Initial

(Shi 始); then each of these three Qi divides itself into three, resulting in nine Qi that constitute the Nine Heavens. 21 See note 15

an xing wu yue According to its circulation the Five Sacred Mountains22

八海知闻 ba hai zhi wen And the Eight Seas know and listen

魔王束首 mo wang shu shou The Demon King’s head is bound

侍卫吾轩 shi wei wu xuan Serve and defend my Altar

凶秽消散 xiong hui xiao san Inauspicious filth is dispersed

道炁常存 dao qi chang cun The Qi of the Dao perpetually exists

22 Wu Yue (五岳), the Five Sacred Mountains, were important sites where Daoists lived and Daoist institutions formed. They were perceived to be potent sites of refined Qi, that were populated by transcendent beings, filled with numinous herbs and minerals used to concoct elixirs. The Five Sacred Mountains are Tai Shan (泰山) in Shandong in the East; Heng Shan (衡山) in Hunan in the

South; Hua Shan (华山) in Shaanxi in the West; Heng Shan (恒山) in Shanxi in the North; and Song Shan

(嵩山) in Henan in the Center.

祝香咒 zhu xiang zhou Incense Prayer Incantation

道由心学 dao you xin xue The Dao is studied from the Heart

心假香传 xin jia xiang chuan The Heart is transmitted through the incense

香焚玉炉 xiang fen yu lu Incense burns in the jade furnace

心存帝前 xin cun di qian The Heart is kept before the Sovereign

真灵下盼 zhen ling xia pan True Divinities gaze down

仙旆临轩 xian pei lin xuan The Immortals’ banners approach the Altar

弟子关告 di zi guan gao The disciple’s prayers

径达九天 jing da jiu tian Directly reach the Nine Heavens23

23 See note 20

金光神咒 jin guang shen zhou The Golden Radiance Spirit Incantation

天地玄宗 tian di xuan zong Heaven and Earth Mysterious Ancestors

万炁本根 wan qi ben gen The root of the Ten Thousand Qi

广修亿劫 guang xiu yi jie Wide cultivation throughout hundred million aeons

证吾神通 zheng wu shen tong Evidence of my Spirit connection

三界内外 san jie nei wai Within and without the Three Realms24

惟道独尊 wei dao du zun The Dao alone is supremely revered

体有金光 ti you jin guang The body has a Golden Radiance

覆映吾身 fu ying wu shen Covering and shining on my form

24 San Jie (三界), the Three Realms, designate the Realm of Desire (Yu Jie 欲界), the Realm of Form (Se Jie

色界), and the Realm of Formlessness (Wu Se Jie 无色界); also referring to the Three Realms of Heaven,

Earth and Humanity (Tian Di Ren 天地人).

视之不见 shi zhi bu jian Looking without seeing

听之不闻 ting zhi bu wen Listening without hearing

包罗天地 bao luo tian di It encompasses Heaven and Earth

养育群生 yang yu qun sheng It nurtures all lives

诵持万遍 song chi wan bian Chant and uphold it Ten Thousand times

身有光明 shen you guang ming The body has a bright radiance

三界侍卫 san jie shi wei The Three Realms25 are served and defended

五帝司迎 wu di si ying The Five Sovereigns26 are in charge and welcoming

万神朝礼 wan shen chao li Ten Thousand Spirits prostrate and hold a ceremony

役使雷霆

25 See note 24 26 Wu Di (五帝), the Five Sovereigns or Five Emperors, are the manifestations of the Five Phases (Wu Xing

五行, often translated as Five Elements) and rule the Five Directions (Wu Fang 五方), represented by the

Five Sacred Mountains (Wu Yue 五岳). They are invoked notably to avert calamities.

yi shi lei ting Employing the service of the thunderclap

鬼妖丧胆 gui yao sang dan Ghosts and demons lose courage

精怪忘形 jing guai wang xing Evil Spirits forget their forms

内有霹雳 nei you pi li Within there are thunderbolts

雷神隐名 lei shen yin ming The Thunder Spirit hides its name

洞慧交彻 dong hui jiao che The Cavern Wisdom is delivered thoroughly

五炁腾腾 wu qi teng teng The Five Qi ascend and rise

金光速现 jin guang su xian The Golden Radiance is fast to manifest

覆护真人 fu hu zhen ren Covering and protecting the Realized Ones27

玄蕴咒 xuan yun zhou The Mystery’s Vessel Incantation

27 The term Zhen Ren (真人) designates one who has attained the Dao, and denotes one of the highest states in the Daoist spiritual hierarchy. It is alternatively translated as “True Human,” “Real Human,” or “Perfected ».

云篆太虚 yun zhuan tai xu Cloud Seal Script Supreme Void

浩劫之初 hao jie zhi chu Beginning of vast aeons

乍遐乍迩 zha xia zha er Suddenly far, suddenly near

或沉或浮 huo chen huo fu Perhaps sinking, perhaps rising

五方徘徊 wu fang pai huai Lingering in the Five Directions

一丈之余 yi zhang zhi yu Over one zhang28

天真皇人 tian zhen huang ren Heaven’s True Emperor

按笔乃书 an bi nai shu Presses down the brush and writes

以演洞章 yi yan dong zhang To elaborate the Cavern Chapters

次书灵符 ci shu ling fu

28 A Zhang (丈) is a traditional unit of length, equivalent to ten Chinese feet, of around 3.3 meters.

Next writes a Divine Talisman

元始下降 yuan shi xia jiang Yuan Shi29 descends

真文诞敷 zhen wen dan fu The True Script is born and spread

昭昭其有 zhao zhao qi you Bright and illuminating is its existence

冥冥其无 ming ming qi wu Dark and obscure is its non-existence

沉疴能自痊 chen ke neng zi quan Severe diseases can recover fully by themselves

尘劳溺可扶 chen lao ni ke fu The indulgences to the toils of the dust can be relieved

幽冥将有赖 you ming jiang you lai The Otherworld shall be relied on

由是升仙堵 you shi sheng xian du Leading to ascension to the Immortals’ Capital

29 See note 15

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