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Mahavastu [sanskrit verse and prose]
177,961 words | ISBN-10: 8120804813 | ISBN-13: 9788120804814
The Sanskrit edition of the Mahavastu: a lengthy work on Buddhist teachings and narratives belonging to the school of early Buddhism (Mahasanghika). This edition includes the verses as well as the prose sections. Original title: Mahāvastu-avādana (महावस्तु-अवादन), Mahāvastvavādana (महावस्त्ववादन, mahavastvavadana).
Section 1.15
tāṃ pakvamātrā saṃkhinnā khādenti sunakhā bahu /
pravṛddhakāyā balino mānsaśoṇitabhojanā //
yadā ca khāditā bhonti asthīni avaśeṣitā /
atha teṣāṃ chavimānsaṃ rudhiraṃ ca upajāyati //
evaṃ śāstā yathābhūtam abhijñāya tathāgataḥ /
tapanam idam ākhyāsi āvāsaṃ pāpakarmaṇāṃ //
pratāpanasmiṃ narake tīkṣṇaśūlā ayomukhā /
mahato agniskandhasya parvato bhayabhairavaḥ //
tatra pāpasamācārā āvṛtā janatā bahu /
aṇvanti pāpakarmāntā machā kaṭhallagatā yathā //
evaṃ śāstā yathābhūtaṃ abhijñāya tathāgataḥ /
pratāpanan ti ākhyāsi āvāsaṃ pāpakarmiṇāṃ //
tato avīcī narako ekāntakaṭuko duḥkho /
mahanto taposaṃtapto arcisaṃghagaṇāvṛtaḥ //
ayoguḍā hi agnismiṃ yatha-r-iva saṃtāpitā /
evaṃ avīcī narake heṣṭā upari pārśvato //
jātavedosamā kāyāḥ teṣāṃ narakavāsināṃ /
pravṛddhakāyā balino mānsaśoṇitabhojanā //
yadā ca khāditā bhonti asthīni avaśeṣitā /
atha teṣāṃ chavimānsaṃ rudhiraṃ ca upajāyati //
evaṃ śāstā yathābhūtam abhijñāya tathāgataḥ /
tapanam idam ākhyāsi āvāsaṃ pāpakarmaṇāṃ //
pratāpanasmiṃ narake tīkṣṇaśūlā ayomukhā /
mahato agniskandhasya parvato bhayabhairavaḥ //
tatra pāpasamācārā āvṛtā janatā bahu /
aṇvanti pāpakarmāntā machā kaṭhallagatā yathā //
evaṃ śāstā yathābhūtaṃ abhijñāya tathāgataḥ /
pratāpanan ti ākhyāsi āvāsaṃ pāpakarmiṇāṃ //
tato avīcī narako ekāntakaṭuko duḥkho /
mahanto taposaṃtapto arcisaṃghagaṇāvṛtaḥ //
ayoguḍā hi agnismiṃ yatha-r-iva saṃtāpitā /
evaṃ avīcī narake heṣṭā upari pārśvato //
jātavedosamā kāyāḥ teṣāṃ narakavāsināṃ /