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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 1.151
kṛtāṃjalipuṭaḥ praṇamya idaṃ uvāca narādhipatiṃ //
sukhaṃ atulabala dīptida kāraya rājyaṃ ciraṃ nihataśatruḥ /
dvāre te amarasadṛśā tiṣṭhanti praveṣṭum icchanti //
pratipūrṇavimalanayanā madhurasvaramattavāraṇavicārī /
bhavanti mama teṣu saṃkā na te manuṣyā marusutās te //
parikaṃkramatāṃ teṣāṃ dharaṇirajaḥ kramavarā na saṃkirati /
na ca teṣu sandhiśabdaś caṃkramatā śruyyati kadācit* //
gambhīramadhuraceṣṭā āryakārā praśāntadṛṣṭipathā /
vipulāṃ janenti prītiṃ janasya samudīkṣamāṇasya //
niḥsaṃśayaṃ naravarā putravaraṃ upagatā tavaṃ draṣṭuṃ /
devagaṇapuruṣapradevaṃ abhivādya nandituṃ narasiṃhaṃ //
etaṃ śrutvā vacanaṃ pratihārarakṣaṃ narādhipovāca /
mayi bho kṛtābhyanujñā praviśantu niveśanam udāraṃ //
amarapravaragaṇas te gaganasamanibhā viśuddhākarmāntā /
praviśensuḥ pārthivakulam ahīnakulavaṃśamukhyasya //
śuddhodano pi rājā maheśvarāṃ dūrato niśāmetvā /
sukhaṃ atulabala dīptida kāraya rājyaṃ ciraṃ nihataśatruḥ /
dvāre te amarasadṛśā tiṣṭhanti praveṣṭum icchanti //
pratipūrṇavimalanayanā madhurasvaramattavāraṇavicārī /
bhavanti mama teṣu saṃkā na te manuṣyā marusutās te //
parikaṃkramatāṃ teṣāṃ dharaṇirajaḥ kramavarā na saṃkirati /
na ca teṣu sandhiśabdaś caṃkramatā śruyyati kadācit* //
gambhīramadhuraceṣṭā āryakārā praśāntadṛṣṭipathā /
vipulāṃ janenti prītiṃ janasya samudīkṣamāṇasya //
niḥsaṃśayaṃ naravarā putravaraṃ upagatā tavaṃ draṣṭuṃ /
devagaṇapuruṣapradevaṃ abhivādya nandituṃ narasiṃhaṃ //
etaṃ śrutvā vacanaṃ pratihārarakṣaṃ narādhipovāca /
mayi bho kṛtābhyanujñā praviśantu niveśanam udāraṃ //
amarapravaragaṇas te gaganasamanibhā viśuddhākarmāntā /
praviśensuḥ pārthivakulam ahīnakulavaṃśamukhyasya //
śuddhodano pi rājā maheśvarāṃ dūrato niśāmetvā /