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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 1.108
dharmalabdhā mama bhogā mā bhavanto viṣīdatha //
ahaṃ mālyaṃ ca gandhaṃ ca dhūpaṃ cūrṇaṃ manoramaṃ /
dadāmi mā viṣīdantu bhavanto ramyatām iti //
evam ukte mahākāśyapa āyuṣmantaṃ mahākātyāyanam uvāca // kevarūpaiḥ karmabhir bodhisatvānāṃ cakravartirājyāni kārayamāṇānāṃ saptaratnāni bhavanti // evam ukte āyuṣmān mahākātyāyana āyuṣmantaṃ mahākāśyapaṃ gāthābhiḥ adhyabhāṣe //
yatha labhati manujavṛṣabho cāturdvīpo prabhūtadhanakośo /
sapta ratanāni rājā ahaṃ idam udīrayiṣyāmi //
taruṇaravimaṇḍalanibhaṃ pravaradaśaśatārasaṃcayamanojñaṃ /
cakraratanaṃ naravaro purimakuśalasaṃbhavaṃ labhati //
paricāravidhisaṃyuktaṃ dadāti dānam anavadyasaṃkalpe /
ajitajayam apratihataṃ tena naravaro labhati cakraṃ //
himanicayakumudavarṇaṃ saptāṅgapratiṣṭhitaṃ mahānāgaṃ /
anilabalatulyavegaṃ hastiratanam adbhutaṃ labhati //
durgeṣu ca viṣameṣu ca saṃkramam arisūdano pratiṣṭhapiya /
tena khagapathegāmiṃ gajavararatanaṃ . . . labhati //
tada bhṛṅganīlaṃ suvarṇamanilajavakeśariṃ samudyatapādaṃ /
pratilabhati turagaratanaṃ sukṛtakuśalasaṃcayo rājā //
ahaṃ mālyaṃ ca gandhaṃ ca dhūpaṃ cūrṇaṃ manoramaṃ /
dadāmi mā viṣīdantu bhavanto ramyatām iti //
evam ukte mahākāśyapa āyuṣmantaṃ mahākātyāyanam uvāca // kevarūpaiḥ karmabhir bodhisatvānāṃ cakravartirājyāni kārayamāṇānāṃ saptaratnāni bhavanti // evam ukte āyuṣmān mahākātyāyana āyuṣmantaṃ mahākāśyapaṃ gāthābhiḥ adhyabhāṣe //
yatha labhati manujavṛṣabho cāturdvīpo prabhūtadhanakośo /
sapta ratanāni rājā ahaṃ idam udīrayiṣyāmi //
taruṇaravimaṇḍalanibhaṃ pravaradaśaśatārasaṃcayamanojñaṃ /
cakraratanaṃ naravaro purimakuśalasaṃbhavaṃ labhati //
paricāravidhisaṃyuktaṃ dadāti dānam anavadyasaṃkalpe /
ajitajayam apratihataṃ tena naravaro labhati cakraṃ //
himanicayakumudavarṇaṃ saptāṅgapratiṣṭhitaṃ mahānāgaṃ /
anilabalatulyavegaṃ hastiratanam adbhutaṃ labhati //
durgeṣu ca viṣameṣu ca saṃkramam arisūdano pratiṣṭhapiya /
tena khagapathegāmiṃ gajavararatanaṃ . . . labhati //
tada bhṛṅganīlaṃ suvarṇamanilajavakeśariṃ samudyatapādaṃ /
pratilabhati turagaratanaṃ sukṛtakuśalasaṃcayo rājā //