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 1.164
yathātathaṃ sthānam abhiprakāśayaṃ
vinesi satye amṛte bahuṃ janaṃ //
śīlaṃ maharṣisya anantadarśinaḥ
gambhīram āryaṃ vipulaṃ subhāṣitaṃ /
śīle viśiṣṭo tvam aripramardanaḥ
imasmiṃ loke parataś ca suvrataḥ //
akhaṇḍam acchidram akācam avraṇaṃ
anāśravan te caraṇaṃ mahāmune /
śuci viśuddhiṃ paramāṃ gato sadā
virocase nagaśikhare yathānalo //
cittasthititve asi pāramiṃgato
vaśī samādhismi tathāpi pudgala /
citte vaśī tvaṃ vaśitāṃ parāṃ gataḥ
vaṃkāvakāśā vigato virocase //
yathecchakaṃ araṇasamādhi śāntara
. . . . . devanareṣu arcita /
niṣevase kāñcanadāmaprabhaḥ {Senart: niveśasan*}
namo'stu te gautama satyavikrama //
virocano nabhasi yathā mahāprabho
śuddhe nabhe paṃcadaśīya candramā /
vinesi satye amṛte bahuṃ janaṃ //
śīlaṃ maharṣisya anantadarśinaḥ
gambhīram āryaṃ vipulaṃ subhāṣitaṃ /
śīle viśiṣṭo tvam aripramardanaḥ
imasmiṃ loke parataś ca suvrataḥ //
akhaṇḍam acchidram akācam avraṇaṃ
anāśravan te caraṇaṃ mahāmune /
śuci viśuddhiṃ paramāṃ gato sadā
virocase nagaśikhare yathānalo //
cittasthititve asi pāramiṃgato
vaśī samādhismi tathāpi pudgala /
citte vaśī tvaṃ vaśitāṃ parāṃ gataḥ
vaṃkāvakāśā vigato virocase //
yathecchakaṃ araṇasamādhi śāntara
. . . . . devanareṣu arcita /
niṣevase kāñcanadāmaprabhaḥ {Senart: niveśasan*}
namo'stu te gautama satyavikrama //
virocano nabhasi yathā mahāprabho
śuddhe nabhe paṃcadaśīya candramā /