mchod brjod

མཆོད་བརྗོད
[expression of] worship [IW]

homage. eulogy, verse of offering; expression of worship [RY]

to make the invocation, invocations, praises, words of offering praise, eulogy, invocation of a deity, verse of offering [JV]

at the beginning of a shastra respectful praises offered to Buddha, deities etc [IW]