Abhaya Paritta: the chant for freedom from fear
Recollecting the Buddha, Dhamma and Saṅgha in the face of bad signs and bad dreams, with the closing verses
Yandunnimittaṁ
Yandunnimittaṁ avamaṅgalañca,
yo cāmanāpo sakuṇassa saddo,
pāpaggaho dussupinaṁ akantaṁ,
buddhānubhāvena vināsamentu.
Yandunnimittaṁ avamaṅgalañca,
yo cāmanāpo sakuṇassa saddo,
pāpaggaho dussupinaṁ akantaṁ,
dhammānubhāvena vināsamentu.
Yandunnimittaṁ avamaṅgalañca,
yo cāmanāpo sakuṇassa saddo,
pāpaggaho dussupinaṁ akantaṁ,
saṅghānubhāvena vināsamentu.
Meaning
Whatever bad sign or ill omen, whatever unwelcome cry of a bird, whatever evil star or unpleasant bad dream: may they come to nothing by the power of the Buddha, by the power of the Dhamma, and by the power of the Saṅgha.
Dukkhappattā
Dukkhappattā ca niddukkhā,
bhayappattā ca nibbhayā,
sokappattā ca nissokā,
hontu sabbepi pāṇino.
Meaning
May all beings who suffer be free from suffering, those in danger be free from danger, and those in grief be free from grief.
Ettāvatā
Ettāvatā ca amhehi,
sambhataṁ puññasampadaṁ,
sabbe devānumodantu,
sabbasampattisiddhiyā.
Meaning
May all the devas rejoice in the merit we have gathered so far, for the success of every good thing.
Dānaṁ dadantu
Dānaṁ dadantu saddhāya,
sīlaṁ rakkhantu sabbadā,
bhāvanābhiratā hontu,
gacchantu devatāgatā.
Meaning
May people give with faith, keep the precepts always and delight in meditation. May the devas who have come now return.
Sabbe buddhā
Sabbe buddhā balappattā,
paccekānañca yaṁ balaṁ,
arahantānañca tejena,
rakkhaṁ bandhāmi sabbaso.
Meaning
All Buddhas have attained strength. By that strength, and the strength of the solitary Buddhas and the power of the arahants, I tie a protection on every side.
Machine translation from: Thai paritta book (1966), chant 11, Wikisource · Traditional verse, author unknown
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