Mahavira Jain Vidyalay Suvarna Mahotsav Granth Part 1

Author(s): Mahavir Jain Vidyalaya Mumbai
Publisher: Mahavir Jain Vidyalay

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VASUDHĀRA-DHARANI : 31
become poor, how is he restored to health having become sick ?" Then the Lord said to Sucandra : “Why do you, O householder, ask a question relating to poverty ?" To his question the householder replied: "I am poor, O Lord, I am impoverished, O Sugata. I have many sons and daughters, many relatives and servants, many people to feed. May the Lord preach me that Discourse (dharma-paryāya) by which the poor may become rich, the sick may become well, endowed with plenty of wealth and corn, gold and silver, pleasing to heart and eyes, may become masters of charity, of great charity. May they become wealthy with pearls and beryls, diamonds and conches, silver and gold, well established with prosperous families, houses, wives, sons and daughters."
“Thus asked, the Lord said to Sucandra : “There, O householder, in the long past, in the incalculable ages bygone, appeared in the world a Lord by the name of Vajradharasāgaranirghoșa, a Tathāgata, an Arhat, a Samyak-sambuddha, endowed with wisdom and discipline, knower of the universe, supreme charioteer of men, a great teacher of gods and men, a Buddha. From that Tathāgata, O householder, have I heard this dharani called Vasudhārā (Shower of Wealth), have learnt and mastered it and have explained it to others. I shall also now teach that dhāraņi to you by the glory of which a son of a good family is not obstructed by human beings or inhuman beings, by yakşas or by piśācas, etc. Whosoever, O householder, a son or a daughter of a good family, memorizes this dhărani, writes it down in a book, or even listens to it, and one who worships it having first offered elaborate worship to the Tathāgatas, the Arhats and the Samyak-sambuddhas, to him or to her the devatás (the goddess Vasudhārā and others), inspired by their devotion to the dispensation (śāsana) of the Buddha and the Samgha, will approach in person and cause the rains of wealth and corn, of gold and coins."
"Then the Lord uttered the dharani and said: “These, O householder, are the charm-words of this dhārani. It should be repeated for six months after worshipping all Tathāgatas. That place where this mahāvidyā (powerful charm) is read becomes sacred. Having worshipped the Tathāgatas, Arya-Avalokiteśvara (a bodhisattva) and the mantra-devatā (i.e., Vasudhārā) in an auspicious place or in the chamber of treasure a magic circle should be drawn and the dharani should be repeated thrice. One who thus properly propitiates his house is filled with all kinds of wealth and gold and all his obstructions are removed. Therefore, O householder, learn this Vasudhārā-dhāraṇī,