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 1.187
taṃ tvaṃ śaraṇaṃ gacchāhi sarvehi jñātibhiḥ saha /
taṃ ca paśya narādityaṃ tāṃ ca dṛṣṭiṃ parityaja //
yaṃ ca so deśate dharmaṃ dṛṣṭāntavihitaṃ śubhaṃ /
taṃ ca prajñāya paśyāhi evan te jīvitaṃ bhavet* //
agatvā ca tuvaṃ śreṣṭhi na dhruvaṃ pratipatsyase /
idan te maraṇaṃ sadyaṃ taṃ śraddhāno samācara //
tataḥ śreṣṭhi sabandhujano bhūtvā sudīnamānaso /
mūrdhinā patito bhūmau yato so puruṣottamaḥ //
sarvākāraguṇopeto mahākāruṇiko muni /
sabandhupakṣo śaraṇaṃ upemi tvā mahāyaśā //
bhītasya bhayāntakara abhayaṃ dātum arhasi /
sapakṣo bho mahāsatva ahaṃ bhayaparāyaṇo //
icchāmi caraṇaṃ śāstuḥ vandituṃ vādināṃ vara /
draṣṭum icchāmi satpuruṣaṃ anugrāhyā yadi vayaṃ //
tato abhyudgato śāstā vaśībhūtapuraskṛtaḥ /
nimeṣāntareṇa saṃprāpto satvānukampāya nāyakaḥ //
taṃ dṛṣṭvā gagaṇe sthitaṃ dāntaṃ kṣāntaṃ puraskṛtaṃ /
taṃ ca paśya narādityaṃ tāṃ ca dṛṣṭiṃ parityaja //
yaṃ ca so deśate dharmaṃ dṛṣṭāntavihitaṃ śubhaṃ /
taṃ ca prajñāya paśyāhi evan te jīvitaṃ bhavet* //
agatvā ca tuvaṃ śreṣṭhi na dhruvaṃ pratipatsyase /
idan te maraṇaṃ sadyaṃ taṃ śraddhāno samācara //
tataḥ śreṣṭhi sabandhujano bhūtvā sudīnamānaso /
mūrdhinā patito bhūmau yato so puruṣottamaḥ //
sarvākāraguṇopeto mahākāruṇiko muni /
sabandhupakṣo śaraṇaṃ upemi tvā mahāyaśā //
bhītasya bhayāntakara abhayaṃ dātum arhasi /
sapakṣo bho mahāsatva ahaṃ bhayaparāyaṇo //
icchāmi caraṇaṃ śāstuḥ vandituṃ vādināṃ vara /
draṣṭum icchāmi satpuruṣaṃ anugrāhyā yadi vayaṃ //
tato abhyudgato śāstā vaśībhūtapuraskṛtaḥ /
nimeṣāntareṇa saṃprāpto satvānukampāya nāyakaḥ //
taṃ dṛṣṭvā gagaṇe sthitaṃ dāntaṃ kṣāntaṃ puraskṛtaṃ /