Zhū Jiĕ Sàn Jiē Jié Duàn Júe Bāo Gēn Fēi Dù Wŭ Hù Míng Liè Tài Xuán Mó
Wáng Jiān Jŭ Wú Jū Tiān Mén Dōng Dŏu Yán Shēng Xī Dŏu Liàn Bāo Bĕi
Dŏu Chú Huì Nán Dŏu
bringing into effect completely 'Untying and Loosening (Away)
the Knots and Joints' (Jie San Jie Jie),
'Breaking Off the Placenta-Root' (Duan Jue Bao Gen),
and 'Flying at the right time through the Five Doors'
are the names given in the ranking order [of the]
Supreme Mystery (the Daozang's first of the Four Supplements,
these relating to the Dao de Jing)
Out of the King of the Demon's (Mo Wang) prison one is raised up there are
placed no constraints on the 'Heavenly Gates'.
[Accordingly,] In the East the Dipper Prolongs Life.
In the West the Dipper Refines Placenta.
In the North the Dipper brushes away that which makes dirty.
In the South the Dipper influences and transforms the Fetus.

Huà Tāi Zhōng Dŏu Hùn Dòng Yī Hé Shēng Shén Qīng Dì Huái Fēng Bái
Dì Mìng Líng Chì Dì Bǎo Gēn Hēi Dì Zǎo Xíng
And in the Center the Dipper gets along with Chaos in the Cavity.
All of these harmonize to produce [the following] Gods:
The God of Spring (the Cerulean Emperor) Controls the Coming and Going of the Wind.
The God of Autumn (the White Emperor) Controls Fate and the Spirit-Energy of beings.
The God of Summer (the Red Emperor) Protects the Root (of Origin)
The God of Winter (the Black Emperor) presides over Bathing of the Body.

Huáng Dì Shŏu Zhōng Tāi Huì Bù Shēng Qīng Tiān Mó Wáng Yù Zhŭ Dòng Luó
Chì Tiān Mó Wáng Yán Guāng Miè Jīng Bái Tiān Mó Wáng Duàn Bāo Jiāo
Zhēn Hēi Tiān Mó
The First Yellow Emperor who is god of the Center (Huang Di Shen Nong)
keeps watch from within the Center so as to defend the Foetus,
[for it is] abominable not to produce life.
The 'Cerulian Heaven' Demon King (Qing Tian Mo Wang)
[Treats] luxuriantly the Pearl in the Cavity as if it were sitting in a net.
The 'Red Heaven' Demon King (Chi Tian Mo Wang) [using his] Burning hot Brilliant Rays,
[is able] to extinguish the life-force [of evil demons].
The 'Daytime' Demon King (Bai Tian Mo Wang)
[impedes] the breaking off of the Placenta,
associating in this with a friendship that is true.
The 'Night Time' Demon