Summary
s.1In this sūtra, the goddess Tārā warns the gods of the desire realm about the miseries of saṃsāra and offers a pithy Dharma teaching to free them from harm. Tārā begins by vividly portraying the various kinds of suffering endured by beings in each of the six realms of saṃsāra and then points out the futility of reciting mantras without maintaining pure conduct. She goes on to encourage the listeners to engage in virtue, which puts an end to saṃsāra, and she bestows on them a dhāraṇī that will help them to achieve this goal, a praise of her qualities, and a request for her divine protection that they should recite. Finally, she enjoins the audience to read and practice the teaching and share it with others.
s.1在這部經中，女神度母警告欲界的諸天關於輪迴的痛苦，並提供一個簡潔的法教來解救他們免於傷害。度母首先生動地描繪了輪迴六道眾生各自所承受的各種痛苦，然後指出了不保持清淨戒行而誦咒的徒勞無益。她進而鼓勵聽眾修習善行，這能夠終止輪迴，並賜予他們一個陀羅尼來幫助他們達成此目標，以及讚頌她的功德和祈請她神聖護佑的文詞，使他們應該誦持。最後，她敦促聽眾閱讀和修習此教法，並與他人分享。