Líng Shēn Jīn Wén Sòng Zhī
This marvellous Power (Ling) is consulted in the gold-charactered compositions (Jin Wen)
and their chants.
Bǎi Biàn Chāo Dù Nán Gōng Sòng Zhī Qiān Biàn Míng Liè Gāo Zhēn Wàn Biàn
Dào Bèi Fēi Shēng Yù Qīng Dù Yuè Sān Jiè
The 'Hundred Pervasions (Bai Bian) surpass the limits.
At the Southern Palace to chant the Thousand Pervasions which is the name
given in the ranking order [of the] Highest Truth (Gao Zhen),
and the Path of Ten Thousand Pervasions (Wan Bian Dao).
To prepare [one] to fly up into the sky to
Jade Clarity (Yu Qing- the highest of the thirty-six Heavens),
and exceed the limits to get over the
Three Borders (San Jie- Past, Present, and Future Existences).
Wèi Dēng Xiān Jí Yŏu
The place one ascends to there having gone past death,
and one immediately signs the Fairy Registry (Xian Ji).
Possessing
Wén Shén Yīn Mó Wáng
The news of God's Supernatural Tidings (Shen Yin).
[Even] Mo Wang (King of the Demons)
Jìng Xíng Chì Zhì Dì Qí Shì Wèi Sòng Yíng Bá Chū Dì Hù Wŭ Kŭ Bā Nán
shows respect to the Body (Xing).
The Imperial Edict (Chi) is formulated so that the
Earth God's (Di Qi) imperial bodyguards deliver a welcome face-to-face,
after drawing one up from the Earth through the Door
[that leads away from] the Five Hardships (Wu Ku) and the Eight Difficulties (Ba Nan).
Qī Zŭ Shēng Qiān Yŏng Lí Bĕi Guān Hún Dù
The Seven Founding Ancestors (Qi Zu) give promotion to one's perpetual leave.
The Northern officials check the Superior Vital Spirit (Hun),
measuring it in
Zhū Líng Shòu Liàn Gèng Shēng Shì Wèi Wú Liáng Pŭ Dù Wú Qíong Yŏu
the imperial Vermilion Mausoleum (Zhu Ling) to undergoing revival.
It is correct to say that this really means that
Boundless and Immeasurable to Relieve Souls Out of Purgatory (Wu Liang Pu Du)
is inexhaustible and has
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