Jaya Mangala Gatha
(Stanzas of Victory)

 

bāhuṃ sahassamabhinimmita sāyudhantaṃ │
girimekhalam udita ghorā sasena māraṃ │
dānādi dhamma vidhinā jitavā munindo│
taṃ tejasā bhavatu te jayamangalāni │

mārāti-reka-mabhi-yujjhita-sabba-rattiṃ│
ghoram-panāḷavaka-makkha-mathaddha-yakkhaṃ │
khantīsudanta-vidhinā jitavā munindo│
taṃ tejasā bhavatu te jayamangalāni│

nāḷāgiriṃ gaja-varam ati-matta-bhūtaṃ│
dāvaggi-cakka-masanīva sudāruṇantaṃ│
mettambu-seka-vidhinā jitavā munindo│
taṃ tejasā bhavatu te jayamangalāni│

(Through the merit of his great virtues the Buddha overcame his adversaries. He overcame Mara with generosity and Alavaka with patience and self control.)