**7.3. The Rise of the Universe and Causal Vajra-Holder from Emptiness**

/sa bon lnga yi rang bzhin las/ /khang pa brtsegs pa rnam sprul bya/964 /rgyu yi rdo rje 'chang ba phyis/ /ri rab pa dma'i steng du gsal//16//965 /sku mdog dkar po zhal bzhi pa/ /spyan gsum phyag ni bcu gnyis pa/

/shes rab kha sbyor sbyor bdag nyid/ /byis pa'i rgyan gyis brgyan pa 'o//17//966

/dkar dang ljang gu dmar ba dang/967 /ser po g-yon nas bskor bas so/

/zhal gyi ral pa'i cod pan la/ /sna tshogs rdo rje zla phyed 'dzin//18//

/'phrog byed dkar mo mnyam par mnan/968 /g-yas brkyang zhabs kyis yang dag bzhugs/

/rdo rje dril bu glang chen gyi/ /pags pa cang te'u gri gug dang//19//969

/dgra sta rtse gsum de bzhin du/ /kha t.wam¯ . ga snod zhags pa dang/

/mgo ste g-yon dang g-yas par ro/ /'dam skyes kha dog sna tshogs pa//20//

/'dab ma bzhi bcu rtsa brgyad dang/ /'khor lo 'ang bcu gnyis bdag nyid can/

/sgo ni bcu drug bdag nyid dang/ /nyams dga' dur khrod so gnyis na'o//21//<sup>970</sup>

<sup>960</sup> pa dma ] D; pad ma P ♦ nyi ] D; nyi ma'i nyi P.

<sup>961</sup> nam mkha' ] D; namkha' P.

<sup>962</sup> bzhag ] D; gzhag P.

<sup>963</sup> bshags ] D; gshags P.

<sup>964</sup> brtsegs pa ] D; rtsegs pa P.

<sup>965</sup> pa dma'i ] D; pad ma'i P.

<sup>966</sup> brgyan pa ] D; rgyan pa P.

<sup>967</sup> ljang gu ] D; ljang khu P.

<sup>968</sup> dkar mo ] D; dkar po P.

<sup>969</sup> pags pa ] D; lpags pa P.

<sup>970</sup> dur khrod ] D; dud khrod P.

/gri gug rin chen rdo rje dang/ /pa dma 'khor lo ral gri dang/971 /sna tshogs rdo rje thod pa dang/ /mgo bo keng rus 'di rnams dang//22// /zhags pa'am lcags kyur shes bya ste/ /'khor lo 'khor lor phreng ba 'o/ /re rer rtsibs ni sum cu drug/972 /rdo rje pa dma nyi ma can//23//973 /rgyu yi rdo rje yongs gyur pa/ /lnga brgya bzhi yis lhag pa yi/ /dkyil 'khor 'khor lo rdzogs pa 'o/ /rtag tu glu ma'i sgra yis so//24// /mnga' bdag nyi ma re rer 'gro ba mgron 'bod na/974 /khyod ni ci yi phyir na stong pa nyid du zhugs/ /bzhengs shig bzhengs shig bdag ni snying rje'i rang bzhin te/ /rdo rje 'dzin pa bde chen bdag la 'dod pa mdzod//25// /gson cig gson cig gzhan gyi dgos pa nub/ /'jig rten phyugs gang shi ba bzhin du 'gyur/ /bdag gi pa dma rgyas pa la 'dod mdzod/975 /de ltar 'jig rten kun bder 'gyur bar byos//26// /rdo rje 'dzin pas bdag la rol cig rol/ /lhan skyes rang bzhin brjod du med pa 'thob/ /sems can 'jig rten gzhan ni rmongs gyur pas/ /ji ltar khyod kyi stong pa don med 'gyur//27// /khyod ni chos rnams kun gyi byed pa ste/ /ci phyir lhan skyes rang bzhin 'gro med bzhugs/ /bdag la mchog gi don gyis 'dod pa mdzod/ /de ltar khyod ni 'jig rten rnams mthun bzhud//28//976

### **7.4. The First Sahaja (Innate) Layer**

## *7.4.1. The Lotus (padma) at the Center*

/glu 'dis rjes su bskul ba yis/ /rang nyid he ru ka rab sad/

om. ah¯ . ka ya b ¯ ak tsi tta ba dzra h ¯ um¯ . phat. hoh. //29//977

/gsang sngags 'di ni 'don pa na/ /skad cig rnam pa'i rnal 'byor ldan/

/skad cig sngags las byung bdag nyid/ /dpa' bo kun dang rnal 'byor ma'o//30//

/'jigs byed mtshan mo nag mo dang/ /lte ba nyi ma me mchog la/

<sup>971</sup> pa dma ] D; pad ma P.

<sup>972</sup> sum cu ] D; sum bcu P.

<sup>973</sup> pa dma ] D; pad ma P.

<sup>974</sup> mgron ] D; 'gron P.

<sup>975</sup> pa dma ] D; pad ma P.

<sup>976</sup> mthun ] D; 'thun P.

<sup>977</sup> bak tsi tta ] D; b ¯ ag tsit ta P ¯ ♦ hoh. ] D; ho P.

/gar du mdzad pa yi ni sku/ /gnag dang ljang gu phyed phyed do//31//978 /bdun cu rtsa drug phyag dang ni/ /zhal bcu bdun la spyan gsum pa/ /dpa' bo ral pa'i cod pan 'dzin/ /sna tshogs rdo rje zla phyed can//32// /mche ba chen po gtsigs pa'i zhal/ /g-yas dang g-yon pa rtag tu ni/ /ser ba dang ni ljang gu grags/979 /nub ni dmar po de bzhin te//33// /lhag ma'i zhal ni bung ba mtshungs/ /mche ba gtsigs pa 'jigs par byed/ /rim pa ji lta'i mtshon cha'i tshogs/ /g-yas dang g-yon par shes par bya//34// /glang chen pags pas phyag gnyis kyis/980 /skye gnas phyag rgya de bzhin

gzhan/

/rdo rje ral gri mdung rings dang/ /rtse gsum ji lta'i rim pas g-yas//35// /dgra sta gri gug mda' dang ni/ /gsal shing phub dang tho ba dang/981 /'khor lo cang te'u chu gri dang/ /dbyug to dang ni mtshon rtse gcig//36//<sup>982</sup> /dung dang zangs dung dbyi gu dang/ /rma bya'i mjug ma de bzhin du/ /bya rog sgro dang pir dang ni/983 /me yi thab dang ri bo dang//37// /dbyug pa me long pi wang dang/ /rkang mgo lag pa glo ba dang/

/rgyu ma sgra gcan lcags sgrog dang/<sup>984</sup> /gdos dang du bhu sa nya rgya//38// /mgo med 'bar ba'i mar nag dang/ /'jigs byed gzugs te rim pas so/

/g-yon pa dril bu phub rings mche/985 /gtun shing zhags pa thod pa dang//39//

/gzhu dang kha t.wam¯ . ga po ti/ /phub chung yu can sdigs mdzub dang/986

/g-yer ka'i phreng dang lcags sgrog dang/ /brag dang dur khrod rdul dang ni//40//

/bho kam. rnga dang pags rlon dang/987 /skra yi thag pa 'phyang ba dang/

/ro sreg skul ba'i shing bu dang/ /'phongs dang phub rings mgo bo dang//41//<sup>988</sup>

/keng rus zor ba de bzhin du/ /mig dang mkhal ma gnye ma dang/

/spen pa yi ni phur bu dang/ /sa bon gang ba sog le dang//42//

<sup>978</sup> ljang gu ] D; ljang khu P.

<sup>979</sup> ljang gu ] D; ljang khu P.

<sup>980</sup> pags pas ] D; lpags pa P.

<sup>981</sup> phub ] D; phug P ♦ tho ba ] D; tho pa P.

<sup>982</sup> dbyug to ] D; dbyug do P.

<sup>983</sup> pir ] D; bir P.

<sup>984</sup> rgyu ma ] D; sgyu ma P.

<sup>985</sup> phub rings ] DP; this literally means "swift shield," but this may be *phub ring* ("a long shield").

<sup>986</sup> yu can ] D; yu dang P ♦ sdigs mdzub ] D; sdigs 'dzub P.

<sup>987</sup> pags ] D; lpags P.

<sup>988</sup> phub rings ] D; phub rings P; *phub rings* literally means "swift shield," but this may be *phub ring* ("a long shield"), as P reads.

/khab dang slud bshus pags pa dang/<sup>989</sup> /sprin char 'bab par shing lcags kyu/990

/phyag gi mtshon cha bdun cu gnyis/<sup>991</sup> /de lta'i rim pas shes par bya//43//

/mgo bo lnga yis rgyan du byas/ /phyag rgya drug dang ldan pas bklubs/<sup>992</sup>

/de bzhin mgo brgya'i phreng ba dang/ /dpung rgyan zhabs gdub sgra sgrogs dang//44//

/sku la ba spu'i phreng bar ldan/

/de yi mdun du lha mo che/ /rdo rje phag mo sngar dang mtshungs//45// (15.46–49, *n.e.* Tib.)

/shes rab thabs kyi bde bas brlan/ /sku yi tshigs skabs kun la'o/993

/sna tshogs he ru ka 'bar bas/ /rnam par 'phro bcas rnam bsgom bya//50//

/dbu rnams kun la dar dpyangs kyi/994 /phreng ba brtul zhugs can gyis bya/ /pa dma'i 'dab mar shar sogs kyi/995 /bar bar du ni rnal 'byor ma//51//

/nyi shu rtsa bzhi'i grangs nyid ni/ /mkha' 'gro ma sogs drug drug go/

/shar la sogs nas byang gi mthar/ /mkha' 'gro ma sogs drug de bshin//52//

/dang po byang nas nub kyi mthar/ /slar yang la ma la sogs drug/ ¯

/nub la sogs nas lho yi mthar/ /dum skyes ma la sogs pa'i rigs//53//

/dang po lho nas shar gyi mthar/ /de nas gzugs can ma sogs drug/ /mkha' 'gro ma dang gzugs can nyid/ /'o byed ma dang gzhan sgyur

ma//54//

/byis bcas ma dang rjes 'jug ma/ /phyed nag phyed sngon can rnams so/ /la ma rnal 'byor dbang phyug dang/ /bzang mo thod pa can nag mo//55// ¯ /rgyal mo skor ma phyed ljang gu/996 /gang phyir phyed dmar rim pas so/ /dum skyes ma dang dur khrod ma/ /rnam par zhu ma ku ru kul ma//56// /ngu ma gar mar grags ma rnams/ /phyed dmar ba la phyed ser mo/

/gzugs can 'jigs byed gtsug phud ma/ /thor tshugs ral pa can drag mo//57//<sup>997</sup>

/lha mo phyed ser phyed nag ma'o/ /phyag mtshan la sogs phag mo bzhin/ /mtshams kyi 'dab ma rnams la ni/ /bdud rtsi lnga yi snod rnams so//58//<sup>998</sup> /g-yas brkyang zhabs kyis de bzhin du/ /thod pa'i phreng ba sogs 'dzin ma/

<sup>989</sup> slud bshus ] D; rlid bshus P ♦ pags pa ] D; lpags pa P.

<sup>990</sup> 'bab par ] D; 'bab dang P ♦ lcags kyu ] D; lcags dang P.

<sup>991</sup> bdun cu ] D; bdun bcu P.

<sup>992</sup> bklubs ] D; glubs P.

<sup>993</sup> tshigs ] D; tshig P.

<sup>994</sup> dar dpyangs ] D; dar dbyangs P.

<sup>995</sup> pa dma'i ] D; pad ma'i P ♦ sogs ] D; phyogs P.

<sup>996</sup> ljang gu ] D; ljang khu P.

<sup>997</sup> thor tshugs ] D; thor tsugs P.

<sup>998</sup> lnga yi ] D; lnga'i P.

/g-yon skor du ni shes bya ste/ /ri rab steng gi char skyes ma'o//59// (15.60, *n.e.* Tib)

## *7.4.2. The Adamantine Circle (vajracakra)*

/de'i rgyab rdo rje'i 'khor lo ni/ /sngo nag pa yi dbus su ni/

/mkha' 'gro de bzhin la ma dang/ /dum skyes ma dang gzugs can ma//61// ¯ /rab gtum mo dang gtum mig ma/ /'od ldan ma dang sna chen mo/

/dpa' blo mo dang mi'u thung ma/999 /lang ka'i bdag mo shin grib ma//62// /**sa srung ma** dang de bzhin 'dir/1000 /'jigs byed chen mo ru ni dran/

/rlung shugs ma dang chang za mo/ /sngo **bsangs** lha mo rab bzang ma//63//1001

/rta rna ma dang bya gdong ma/1002 /'khor lo'i shugs ma dum skyes ma/ /chang 'tshong 'khor lo'i go cha ma/ /shin tu dpa' mo stobs chen ma/

/'khor los sgyur ma brtson chen mo/<sup>1003</sup> /gshin rje ma skyes gshin rje ma//64//

/de bzhin g-yo byed skrag byed ma/ /gtum mo dang ni dbyangs can ma/ /'dod 'grub ma dang 'bar chen mo/ /kha dog 'khor lo ji lta ba'o//65// /phyag bzhi ma la zhal gcig ma/ /thod pa dang ni kha t.wam¯ . 'dzin/ /cang te'u gri gug de bzhin no/ /skra grol phyogs kyi gos can ma//66// /sku la phyag rgya lnga sogs te/ /rdo rje'i phreng bas rnam par brgyan/ /yi dags gdan can drag chen mo/ /'khor lo kun gyi rnal 'byor ma//67// /sna tshogs rgyan dang ldan pa dang/ /de bzhin shes rab thabs ldan pa'o/ /de ltar gzugs med khams dang ni/ /de yang gnas su nges par brjod//68// /rab tu dga' ba'i sar grags pa'o/ /slar yang gnas dang nye gnas sogs/ /de ltar sa yi dbus su yang/ /sa bcu gnyis su 'dod pa yin//69// /de ltar thams cad du shes bya/1004 /khams gcig 'dir ni thams cad de/1005 /sum cu rtsa drug bshad pa rnams/1006 /gtso bo yon tan kun rang bzhin//70// /de ltar khams ni dpa' bo dang/ /rnal 'byor ma rnams rang bzhin can/ /khor yug tu ni sems can rnams/ /rdzus skyes rigs kyi rim pas so/ /de yang sum cu rtsa drug gi/1007 /yul dang yul rim pas phye 'o//71//1008

<sup>999</sup> mi'u thung ma ] D; ma'u thung ma P.

<sup>1000</sup> sa srung ma ] *em.*; sa srungs ma DP.

<sup>1001</sup> sngo bsangs ] *em.*; sngo sangs D; sngo bzangs P.

<sup>1002</sup> rna ma ] D; sna ma P ♦ gdong ma ] D; rlog ma P.

<sup>1003</sup> 'khor los ] D; 'khor lo P.

<sup>1004</sup> du ] D; 'du P.

<sup>1005</sup> de ] D; do P.

<sup>1006</sup> sum cu ] D; sum bcu P.

<sup>1007</sup> sum cu ] D; sum bcu P.

<sup>1008</sup> phye ] D; bya P.

zhes bya ba ni rdo rje'i 'khor lo'o//72//

*7.4.3. The Heart Circle (hr.dayacakra)*

/de nas de yi phyi rol 'chad/1009 /slar yang snying po'i 'khor lo 'di/ /dmar ser kha dog la de bzhin/ /'khor lo'i rtsibs kyi dbus su ni//73// /rdo rje 'chang ma mi bskyod ma/ /rnam snang rin chen dbang mo dang/ /pa dma gar ma don yod ma/1010 /spyan ma dang ni ma ma k ¯ ¯ı//74// /gos dkar sgrol ma gzugs rdo rje/ /sgra dang de bzhin dri dang ro/

/reg dang chos dbyings rdo rje ma/ /sa snying ma dang mkha' snying mo//75//

/phyag mo 'jig rten mgon po ma/1011 /sgrib kun sel ma kun bzang mo/ /rin chen **sgron ma** bdag med ma/<sup>1012</sup> /khro gnyer ri khrod lo ma can//76// /gshin mthar byed ma shes mtha' ma/ /pad mtha' ma bgegs mthar byed ma/ /mi g-yo ma dang dbyug sngon ma/ /'dod rgyal ma dang stobs chen mo//77// /gtsug tor ma dang gnod mdzes ma/ /kha dog 'khor lo ji bzhin te/ /zhal la sogs pa'i mtshan nyid kun/ /lhag ma rdo rje'i 'khor lo bzhin//78// /nye ba'i gnas su lha mo rnams/ /rang 'dra'i thabs dang bsam par bya/ /g-yas brkyang ba yi zhabs kyis kyang//79//1013 /gzugs kyi khams dang dri med dang/ /gling dang po ru 'dod pa yin/ /'dren par rnam par shes bya dang/ /chung ngu'i he ru kar 'dod dang//80// /gsum par pa dma'i he ru ka/1014 /bzhi pa nam mkha' par 'dod dang/ /lnga par 'thor rlung he ru ka/ /drug par sa yi he ru ka//81//1015 /bdun par 'bar ba'i he ru ka/ /brgyad par gsher ba'i he ru ka/ /dgu par ye shes he ru ka/ /bcu par thugs kyi he ru ka//82// /bcu gcig gsung gi he ru ka/ /bcu gnyis par ni sku yi 'dod/1016 /bcu gnyis de rnams rdo rje che/ /he ru ka ste rgyud gzhan med//83// /'khor lo gsum sdom he ru ka/ /de rnams dbyibs ni ci 'dra ba/ /sku mdog rang rang 'khor lo las/ /blo ldan rnams kyis mtshon par bya//84// zhes bya ba ni snying po'i 'khor lo ste gnyis pa'o//85//

<sup>1009</sup> de yi ] D; de'i P ♦ 'chad ] D; 'chang P.

<sup>1010</sup> pa dma ] D; pad mo P.

<sup>1011</sup> phyag mo ] D; phyag ma P.

<sup>1012</sup> sgron ma ] P; sgron me D.

<sup>1013</sup> brkyang ba yi ] D; brkyang ba'i P.

<sup>1014</sup> pa dma'i ] D; pad ma'i P.

<sup>1015</sup> sa yi ] D; sa'i P.

<sup>1016</sup> sku yi ] D; sku yir P.
