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 1.175
aśīti koṭīyo bhūyo śrotāpattiphale vibhū /
caturthe śāsane dametvā durgatīhi vimokṣitāḥ //
tasmāt te sadṛśo nāsti maitrāya puruṣottama /
karuṇāye kāruṇako bhūto bhūyo nararṣabha //
hṛṣṭā puruṣaśārdūlā utpannā lokasundarā /
hitāya sarvasatvānāṃ vicaranti mahāmune //
aticirasya rājasuta utpanno si nararṣabha /
praṇetā vipranaṣṭānāṃ ārttānāṃ nayanandanaṃ //
mā ca kadācid bhūtaguru nātho antarahāyatu /
aparyantaṃ tava sthānaṃ bhavati lokabāndhava //
apāyā tanukībhūtā svayambhū tava tejasā /
anokāśā kṛtā svargā tvāṃ prāpya puruṣottama //
yasya mithyātvaniyato rāśiḥ puruṣapudgala /
eṣa vāniyataṃ rāśiṃ tvāṃ prāpya pūrayiṣyate //
yasyāpy aniyato rāśiḥ tvāṃ prāpya suravandita /
pūrayiṣyati so rāśiṃ samyaktejakulodita //
adbhutānāṃ ca dharmāṇāṃ viśuddhiḥ upalabhyate /
tvāṃ prāpya puruṣāditya tamontakaram acyutaṃ //
caturthe śāsane dametvā durgatīhi vimokṣitāḥ //
tasmāt te sadṛśo nāsti maitrāya puruṣottama /
karuṇāye kāruṇako bhūto bhūyo nararṣabha //
hṛṣṭā puruṣaśārdūlā utpannā lokasundarā /
hitāya sarvasatvānāṃ vicaranti mahāmune //
aticirasya rājasuta utpanno si nararṣabha /
praṇetā vipranaṣṭānāṃ ārttānāṃ nayanandanaṃ //
mā ca kadācid bhūtaguru nātho antarahāyatu /
aparyantaṃ tava sthānaṃ bhavati lokabāndhava //
apāyā tanukībhūtā svayambhū tava tejasā /
anokāśā kṛtā svargā tvāṃ prāpya puruṣottama //
yasya mithyātvaniyato rāśiḥ puruṣapudgala /
eṣa vāniyataṃ rāśiṃ tvāṃ prāpya pūrayiṣyate //
yasyāpy aniyato rāśiḥ tvāṃ prāpya suravandita /
pūrayiṣyati so rāśiṃ samyaktejakulodita //
adbhutānāṃ ca dharmāṇāṃ viśuddhiḥ upalabhyate /
tvāṃ prāpya puruṣāditya tamontakaram acyutaṃ //