Recording the matter of Queen Trung being aided by the six great spirits to drive out To Dinh; the original text was composed by the great minister holding the post of Can Chi Bo, Senior Rank of the National Court, Ministry of Rites, under Queen Trung:
In ancient times, when the Southern sky opened the country, boundaries were clearly divided: Our mountains and rivers run parallel to the Wing and Sieve constellations, while the Northern kingdom aligns with the Dipper and Ox.
From King Kinh Duong, the Hung dynasty's kings passed the throne from father to son through generations. ...
Lac Long Quan and Au Co gave birth to a sac of one hundred eggs that became one hundred sons.
Fifty sons followed their father to the sea and became Water Spirits governing river mouths and sea corners.
Fifty sons followed their mother to the mountains and became Mountain Spirits ruling fields and mountains. When hearing of any trouble, all would help one another and were not allowed to abandon each other.
Since then, the hundred spirits of mountains and waters have often manifested, transformed with divine power, secretly supported and protected the country, sheltered the people; any family with good fortune would encounter them. Thus there is a poem:
Nam Viet began with Kinh Duong
One realm of mountains and rivers, eighteen kings
Eighteen generations passed down from ancient times
Ten thousand generations of incense, ten thousand generations of fragrance
In the Eastern Han period, the enemy To Dinh brought strong troops and brave generals to invade our country. The hundred families suffered, the myriad people were in misery, and no one came to help.
Trung Trac, a granddaughter and descendant of the Hung kings, a heroine among women, a saintly figure of renowned fame in the world, led troops to defeat the enemy. The female general called on spirits and people to join forces. Before setting out, Lady Trung prayed to the Tan Vien spirit and established an altar at the mouth of the Hat River to report to Heaven and Earth and the holy spirits, asking them to secretly aid her in fighting the enemy......
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Lady Trung ordered each unit of soldiers to set out; gongs and drums resounded to the sky, banners flew covering the land. In just one night they reached Son Nam circuit (later changed to Thang Long citadel), Ung Thien prefecture, Thanh Oai district, preparing to join battle with the enemy.
Lady Trung gathered the soldiers in the land at the head of Tram Boi Trang village. At night, she stayed at Tram Boi communal house and prayed to the communal-house spirit to help her fight the enemy. If victorious, she would confer the title of superior spirit.
Around the end of the third watch, Lady Trung dreamed of six old men with white hair, neat hats and robes, and strange appearances, slowly walking out from the temple. They declared themselves brothers of the Hung family lineage, sons of Lac Long Quan, serving as guardian officials here, with names respectively: 1. Spirit of Chuc Son, 2. Spirit of Thien Chang, 3. Spirit of Dia Chang, 4. Spirit of Moc Than, 5. Spirit of Ba Da, 6. Spirit of Tho Dia.
The six spirits said: Heaven and Earth have arranged it; the four directions are settled. We and the female lord are of one line and one race. Now, as the female lord leads troops against To Dinh, we brothers willingly and wholeheartedly give secret aid to the female lord to fight the enemy and achieve merit. Tomorrow the female lord will know.
After saying this, the six spirits disappeared. When she woke up, the spirits' words were still echoing in her ears. That day was the 10th day of the second lunar month.
In the morning, she ordered the elders and people of Trầm Bối Trang to be summoned and asked: Is this where the six mountain gods are worshipped? They are very efficacious. I think the people here must worship and keep incense and lamps for all generations, and must not neglect it.
Then, Lady Trưng granted the elders twenty hốt of silver to repair the communal house and at the same time hold a ceremony to thank the deities.
After the ceremony, she ordered the army to advance straight to Tô Định fort; in a moment, Tô Định fort was completely destroyed and countless officers and soldiers were captured. Taking advantage of this victory, she captured sixty-five citadels and completely restored the southern territory.
When the country was victorious, Lady Trưng proclaimed herself queen and said: The Tô Định enemy was quickly defeated also thanks to the hidden assistance of the gods. Queen Trưng then conferred additional titles on all the deities, sent envoys to bestow divine titles on the six great kings, and set spring and autumn sacrifices.
The communal house worshipping the six great kings had many efficacious manifestations, so emperors of various dynasties conferred beautiful titles.
In the reign of Trần Thái Tông, the Nguyên Khương invaders came to invade, the capital was besieged, and Trần Quốc Tuấn obeyed orders to pray to all the gods in the temples and was secretly aided by the manifestations of the six great kings.
When the Ô Mã Nhi enemy was defeated, King Trần Thái Tông conferred on the six: Linh Ung Anh Triet Ta Tri Phong Cong Dai Vuong.
When Lê Thái Tổ launched the uprising and defeated the Ming Liễu Thăng enemy, after pacifying the realm, Lê Thái Tổ conferred an additional title on the six deities: Pha Te Cuong Nghi Anh Linh Dai Vuong. An edict granted Trầm Bối Trang permission to restore the temple halls as places of worship for the deities; the whole country worshipped and forever maintained them without neglect.
Heaven and earth are sacred; the vital energy of mountains and rivers gives birth to saints and gods. The deities protect good people; their merit cannot be fully told, and that strange legend is forever handed down. Our people worship the six supreme deities and recorded the worship on stone steles to pass it down for all generations.
The six deities are as follows:
1. Supreme most efficacious local tutelary god of Chúc Sơn, Linh Ung Dai Vuong. Conferred title: Te The Ho Quoc Khang Dan Phu Van Duong Vu Duc Thanh Bao Canh Hien Huu Uy Linh Dai Vuong.
2. Thien Chang Linh Ung Dai Vuong, conferred title: Hiep Linh Phu Van Chieu Ung Anh Thong Trac Vi Dai Vuong.
3. Dia Chang Linh Ung Dai Vuong, conferred title: Linh Quang Ho Quoc Phu Uy Don Tinh Hung Kiet Dai Vuong.
4. Moc Than Linh Ung Dai Vuong, conferred title: Pho Te Linh Dieu Bao Tri Tro Thang Tuan Tinh Dai Vuong.
5. Ba Da Linh Ung Dai Vuong, conferred title: Hung Tai Vi Luoc Phu To Chi Minh Dat Duc Dai Vuong.
6. Tho Dia Linh Ung Dai Vuong, conferred title: Bao An Chinh Truc Thong Minh Due Tri Don Ngung Dai Vuong.
Palankin procession from Kim Communal House to Bối Pagoda on the 12th day of the first lunar month.
