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of thine; grant thou, O thou of deep mercy, nurture
through instructions of wisdom; destroy thou mental
darkness, seeing that my mind being washed by the
water of thy praises, there has been seen (by me) a
place of bliss whence the mere praising of thy ex-
cellence in this world becomes an infallible remedy
for mankind.
 
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In virtue of the merit acquired by me through
hymning a portion of thy multitudinous excellences-
a merit the quality of which is immeasurable, which
is sweet of taste owing to its rendering fruitful the
desire for the attainment of virtue and which is
to last till salvation is attained-may this world forth-
with reach that land of Sugata's sons which bears
the name of Sukhavati and is characterised by the
auspicious svastika mark imprinted on the sole of
the feet of the revered Lokeśvara.