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 1.163
tataḥ sadā caṃkramate narottamaḥ
asaṃspṛśanto caturaṃgulaṃ mahīṃ //
parehi ukto paruṣaṃ punaḥ punaḥ
prabhuḥ samāno kṣamate na ūhate /
tato piyaṃ caṃkramato saparvatā
samunnatāntonamati vasundharā //
karoti dīnāna nayena saṃgrahaṃ
patantam abhyuddharate mahājanaṃ /
tato sya ratnāmayaratnasaṃcayā
samonatā unnamate vasuṃdharā //
svaguṇaparikīrtanena ca samyaksaṃbuddhena buddhānusmṛtir nāma dharmaparyāyo bhāṣitaḥ // tasya paryavasāne āyuṣmatā vāgīsena samyaksaṃbuddho saṃmukham abhistuto //
namo'stu te buddha anantadarśana
samantacakṣuḥ śatapuṇyalakṣaṇa /
hitānukampī paramārthakovida
namāmi tvāṃ valgugirāhi gautama //
tāresi tīrṇo janatāṃ mahāmune
na bhāyasi kṣemakarāgrapudgala /
asaṃspṛśanto caturaṃgulaṃ mahīṃ //
parehi ukto paruṣaṃ punaḥ punaḥ
prabhuḥ samāno kṣamate na ūhate /
tato piyaṃ caṃkramato saparvatā
samunnatāntonamati vasundharā //
karoti dīnāna nayena saṃgrahaṃ
patantam abhyuddharate mahājanaṃ /
tato sya ratnāmayaratnasaṃcayā
samonatā unnamate vasuṃdharā //
svaguṇaparikīrtanena ca samyaksaṃbuddhena buddhānusmṛtir nāma dharmaparyāyo bhāṣitaḥ // tasya paryavasāne āyuṣmatā vāgīsena samyaksaṃbuddho saṃmukham abhistuto //
namo'stu te buddha anantadarśana
samantacakṣuḥ śatapuṇyalakṣaṇa /
hitānukampī paramārthakovida
namāmi tvāṃ valgugirāhi gautama //
tāresi tīrṇo janatāṃ mahāmune
na bhāyasi kṣemakarāgrapudgala /