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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 1.182
yā tavāpatti jānātha tathā ca anutiṣṭhatha //
buddhaḥ puruṣaśārdūlaḥ dvātriṃśavaralakṣaṇaḥ /
utpannaḥ kulasaṃpannaḥ sarvavidyāguṇānvitaḥ //
tasya sarvaṃ guṇābhūtaṃ atītānāgatasthitaṃ /
viditaṃ vādisiṃhasya atra vijaha saṃśayaṃ //
prāsādavaram āruhya sastryāgāro sa pārthivaḥ /
yāced darśanam icchāma vayaṃ sarvārthadarśinaḥ //
taṃ sarvaguṇasaṃpannaṃ vanditvā śaraṇaṃ vraje /
tato asmākaṃ yaṃ tatraiva pṛcchasi vakṣyate jino //
sādhū ti pratiśrutvāna nirmitāṃ prati so tadā /
rājā sāntaḥpuro śīghraṃ prāsādam abhirūḍhavāṃ //
satvaraṃ sa prahvo rājā sastryāgāro kṛtāṃjaliḥ /
imāṃ vyāharate rājā vācāṃ kusumayā saha //
ye sarvaguṇasaṃpannā lokānām anukampakā /
gṛhītā atyantaṃ teṣāṃ sāñjalī saumanasyakā //
tato amantraye śāstā śrāvakāṃ śāsane ratāṃ /
cāruvarṇaṃ siṃhahanuṃ dṛḍhabāhuṃ aninditaṃ //
kīrtimantaṃ mahānāgaṃ ca cāturantaṃ mahābalaṃ /
nīlakeśaṃ ca buddhaṃ ca śāntaṃ sāstraviśāradaṃ //
tathā śārasam atulyaṃ guptakāmam aninditaṃ /
buddhaḥ puruṣaśārdūlaḥ dvātriṃśavaralakṣaṇaḥ /
utpannaḥ kulasaṃpannaḥ sarvavidyāguṇānvitaḥ //
tasya sarvaṃ guṇābhūtaṃ atītānāgatasthitaṃ /
viditaṃ vādisiṃhasya atra vijaha saṃśayaṃ //
prāsādavaram āruhya sastryāgāro sa pārthivaḥ /
yāced darśanam icchāma vayaṃ sarvārthadarśinaḥ //
taṃ sarvaguṇasaṃpannaṃ vanditvā śaraṇaṃ vraje /
tato asmākaṃ yaṃ tatraiva pṛcchasi vakṣyate jino //
sādhū ti pratiśrutvāna nirmitāṃ prati so tadā /
rājā sāntaḥpuro śīghraṃ prāsādam abhirūḍhavāṃ //
satvaraṃ sa prahvo rājā sastryāgāro kṛtāṃjaliḥ /
imāṃ vyāharate rājā vācāṃ kusumayā saha //
ye sarvaguṇasaṃpannā lokānām anukampakā /
gṛhītā atyantaṃ teṣāṃ sāñjalī saumanasyakā //
tato amantraye śāstā śrāvakāṃ śāsane ratāṃ /
cāruvarṇaṃ siṃhahanuṃ dṛḍhabāhuṃ aninditaṃ //
kīrtimantaṃ mahānāgaṃ ca cāturantaṃ mahābalaṃ /
nīlakeśaṃ ca buddhaṃ ca śāntaṃ sāstraviśāradaṃ //
tathā śārasam atulyaṃ guptakāmam aninditaṃ /