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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 1.73
śāstu śāsanakarā ananyathā /
bhāṣase guṇam anantabuddhino
jetavane naramarū sutoṣitā //
so hi devamanujāna uttamo
so hi agrapuruṣo mahāmuniḥ /
so hi niḥśaraṇam uttamaṃ prabhuḥ
dṛṣṭadarśano hitāya prāṇināṃ //
tena skandhā taḍibudbudopamā
phenapiṇḍakam iva prabhāsvaraṃ /
deśitā daśabalena jānatā
yasy'; iyaṃ guṇakathā pravartate //
kṛṣṇasarpaśirasannibhās tathā
kāma agrapuruṣeṇa deśitā /
śastrarucchaviṣakumbhasannibhā
yasy'; iyaṃ guṇakathā pravartate //
tena dṛṣṭam acalaṃ paraṃ sukhaṃ
dṛṣṭibhiḥ paramasādhudṛṣṭibhiḥ /
taṃ amatsaravatā prakāśitaṃ
saṃvibhāgarucinā yad ad bhutaṃ //
udgate dinakare yathā kimi
bhāṣase guṇam anantabuddhino
jetavane naramarū sutoṣitā //
so hi devamanujāna uttamo
so hi agrapuruṣo mahāmuniḥ /
so hi niḥśaraṇam uttamaṃ prabhuḥ
dṛṣṭadarśano hitāya prāṇināṃ //
tena skandhā taḍibudbudopamā
phenapiṇḍakam iva prabhāsvaraṃ /
deśitā daśabalena jānatā
yasy'; iyaṃ guṇakathā pravartate //
kṛṣṇasarpaśirasannibhās tathā
kāma agrapuruṣeṇa deśitā /
śastrarucchaviṣakumbhasannibhā
yasy'; iyaṃ guṇakathā pravartate //
tena dṛṣṭam acalaṃ paraṃ sukhaṃ
dṛṣṭibhiḥ paramasādhudṛṣṭibhiḥ /
taṃ amatsaravatā prakāśitaṃ
saṃvibhāgarucinā yad ad bhutaṃ //
udgate dinakare yathā kimi