Maitridatta

I have been receiving many requests for this Dhāraṇī Mantra. Profound but rarest of all, Since it is not consecrated in one Chanda ( meter) It has many ways of chanting but hearing it in Sanskrit or on youtube is not available as of this. Sanskrit pronunciation is correct as of my best knowledge but meter can vary from teachers to teachers. I have dared to gift this mantra to the practitioners if I have made mistake, which I have made I know, Please accept my apology and forgive my ignorance. One of the best way to listen to this mantra is actually sitting in a comfortable meditative posture and allowing the sounds to resonate your entire body through your ears. The Nīlakaṇṭha Dhāraṇī also known as the Mahākaruṇā(-citta) Dhāraṇī, Mahākaruṇika Dhāraṇī or Great Compassion Dhāraṇī, (Chinese: 大悲咒 Dàbēi zhòu; Japanese: 大悲心陀羅尼 Daihishin darani or 大悲呪 Daihi shu; Vietnamese: Chú đại bi or Đại bi tâm đà la ni; Korean: 신묘장구대다라니 (Hanja: 神妙章句大陀羅尼) Sinmyo janggu daedarani). Nīlakaṇṭha means blue-throated, while Mahākaruṇīka means Greatly Compassionate. It is preserved in several versions in the Chinese canon but in each case, the Sanskrit is badly corrupted. I use the reconstructed Sanskrit version by Lokesh Chandra working from the various versions in his article Origin of the Avalokitesvara of Potala. The text contains many obvious features assimilated from both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇa milieus - the very name Nīlakaṇṭha is strongly associated with Śiva. #nilkanthadharani #mahakarunadharani #greatcompassion #tibet #mantra