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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 1.75
athāniruddhaṃ upāliṃ ca sthaviraṃ ca alakuṇḍalabhaṭṭiyaṃ sundaranandaṃ ca kāśyapa uvāca //
avaloketha jinātmajāś cittāni yā pariṣāyāṃ /
saṃśayaṃ ca paripṛcchatha yasya yatra tathā bhaved iti //
sādhū ti te pratiśrutvā jinaśāstraviśāradāḥ /
paśyanti paracittāni kare vāmalakaṃ yathā //
pralambabāhuṃ vaśibhūtaṃ kāśyapo idam abravīt* /
gṛdhrakūṭasya śikhare nirmiṇe vasudhāṃ laghuṃ //
aṣṭādaśa sahasrāṇi pariṣāyāṃ samāgatā /
yathā sarvābhijāneyā ṛddhiṃ saṃjanayā tathā //
vicintacūtaṃ vaśibhūtaṃ kāśyapa idam abravīt* /
gaṃgodakamayā meghā nirmiṇe gagane laghuṃ //
vividhagandhapuṣpāś ca upavāyantu sarvataḥ /
mānuṣāṇām āmagandhā ca śīghram antarahāpaya //
haryakṣaṃ nāma vaśibhūtaṃ kāśyapa idam abravīt* /
tathā utpādaya śīghraṃ samādhiṃ sugatātmaja /
yathā gṛhīṇāṃ dravyāṇi na gaccheyuḥ parāṃ gatiṃ //
varuṇaṃ nāma vaśibhūtaṃ kāśyapo idam abravīt* /
aratidaṃśamaśakā manuṣyāṇāṃ nivartaye //
avaloketha jinātmajāś cittāni yā pariṣāyāṃ /
saṃśayaṃ ca paripṛcchatha yasya yatra tathā bhaved iti //
sādhū ti te pratiśrutvā jinaśāstraviśāradāḥ /
paśyanti paracittāni kare vāmalakaṃ yathā //
pralambabāhuṃ vaśibhūtaṃ kāśyapo idam abravīt* /
gṛdhrakūṭasya śikhare nirmiṇe vasudhāṃ laghuṃ //
aṣṭādaśa sahasrāṇi pariṣāyāṃ samāgatā /
yathā sarvābhijāneyā ṛddhiṃ saṃjanayā tathā //
vicintacūtaṃ vaśibhūtaṃ kāśyapa idam abravīt* /
gaṃgodakamayā meghā nirmiṇe gagane laghuṃ //
vividhagandhapuṣpāś ca upavāyantu sarvataḥ /
mānuṣāṇām āmagandhā ca śīghram antarahāpaya //
haryakṣaṃ nāma vaśibhūtaṃ kāśyapa idam abravīt* /
tathā utpādaya śīghraṃ samādhiṃ sugatātmaja /
yathā gṛhīṇāṃ dravyāṇi na gaccheyuḥ parāṃ gatiṃ //
varuṇaṃ nāma vaśibhūtaṃ kāśyapo idam abravīt* /
aratidaṃśamaśakā manuṣyāṇāṃ nivartaye //