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From the Story of
Milarepa's Invitation
from the King of Khokhom:
The 7 Royal Attributes of Milarépa's Succession
The King of Kokkom (part of present-day Nepal) had heard of
Milarepa and wanted to invite him to his city, nevertheless doubting Mila would
accept. He sent one of his ministers with the invitation, giving him a sacred
arura staff and some finest cotton from India as presents. The haughty
minister, who considered his king as almost divine, was appalled to see the
poor and humble Mila and even more appalled when he declined the royal request.
Milarepa told the minister that he( Mila) was in fact a universal monarch
(Chakravartin) with sway over entire cosmoses and possessing the seven
attributes of the Chakravartin. This is how Mila sang an explanation to the
dubious civil servant.
If you royal
ministers, who so long for well-being and enjoyment,
can manage to
practise according to the ways of Milarépa's kingdom,
you will
eventually gain happiness at all times in all things.
Let me tell
you how things are in Milarépa's kingdom.
Faith is my
Royal Precious Wheel,
navigating the
planets of virtuous actions day and night.
Wisdom is my
Royal Precious Gem,
fulfilling all
my own and others' hopes.
Right Conduct
is my beautiful Royal Precious Queen,
bearing the
most exquisite adornments.
Meditation is
my Royal Precious Minister,
enabling the
treasury to be filled with the two wealths of wisdom and good fortune.
Inner
integrity is my Royal Precious Elephant,
ably bearing
its mighty burden of buddhadharma.
Diligence is
my Royal Precious Horse,
carrying the
defilements swiftly away to the land of no-self.
Learning and
contemplation make my Royal Precious Commander-in-Chief,
who vanquishes
the massed forces of the enemy: distorted thought.
Should you
ever come to possess such a kingdom,
you will enjoy
the wealth and glory of being its king,
definitively
victorious over all unfavourable circumstance
and ruling
your dominion through the ten virtues.
May all
sentient beings, our mothers, without one exception,
be
able to follow my royal edicts.
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