[In Chapter 25, The Universal Gate of World-Voice-Perceiver Bodhisattva,] Sakyamuni says World-Voice-Perceiver can save us from seven calamities:

1. The calamity of fire. Those who keep the name of Avalokitesvara will not be burned even if they are trapped in a conflagration (p. 136).
2. The calamity of u’aten Those who call upon the name of World-Voice-Perceiver will be washed ashore if they are swept away by a flood.
3. The calamity of raksasa demons. Suppose people are crossing an ocean in search of a treasure, and their ship is tossed by a storm to a country of raksasa demons. If just one mem ber of the ship’s company calls upon the name of World-Voice-Perceiver, everyone on board will be saved.
4. The calamity of swords and clubs. If anyone is about to be struck by a sword or a club, and he calls on the name of Avalokitesvara, the sword or club will suddenly shatter into pieces.
5. The calamity of yaksa demons. If a host of yaksa or raksasa demons assault a person who calls upon the name of Avalokitesvara, they will not be able to harm him.
6. The calamity of chains and shackles. If anyone, guilty or not, calls the name of World-Voice-Perceiver when he is bound in chains and shackles, the chains will break, and he will be freed.
7. The calamity of bandits. Suppose the chief of a party of merchants is leading a richly laden caravan along a dangerous road haunted by many bandits. If all the members of that caravan call upon the name of World-voice-perceiver, they will not be attacked, but will pass by in safety.