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 1.188
saumanasyaṃ samutpannaṃ śreṣṭhisya saha bandhubhiḥ //
śaraṇaṃ vādiśārdūlaṃ śreṣṭhī tatra upāgataḥ /
sujātadarśanatvaṃ ca śreṣṭhī paryadhigacchasi //
tasyātyayaṃ naraśreṣṭho parigṛhya tathāgato /
satyavādī udīreti satyāni caturā muniḥ //
śubhāśubhānāṃ karmāṇāṃ phalaṃ vistaraśo vibhuḥ /
prakāśaye narādityo siṃho vā nadate vane //
siṃhanādaṃ imaṃ śrutvā śreṣṭhi parijanaiḥ saha /
prāpnoti madhuraṃ satyaṃ phalaṃ prathamake kṣaṇe //
yat tasya parikarma tat kṛtaṃ pana maharṣiṇā /
tam āhur upahāro ti sarvadharmaviśāradāḥ //
tarur nāma abhū rājā dvīpe kasmiṃ ci sāgare /
tasya darśanam utpannaṃ pāpakaṃ bāliśapriyaṃ //
yo brāhmaṇaṃ vā śramaṇaṃ vā anyaṃ vāpi vanīyakaṃ /
āmantretvā na bhojayate tam āhuḥ śreṣṭhalakṣaṇaṃ //
mahājanaṃ nimantretvā bahuṃ ca śūdrabrāhmaṇāṃ /
yo bubhukṣāyam āneti kṛtvā kārānibandhanaṃ //
śaraṇaṃ vādiśārdūlaṃ śreṣṭhī tatra upāgataḥ /
sujātadarśanatvaṃ ca śreṣṭhī paryadhigacchasi //
tasyātyayaṃ naraśreṣṭho parigṛhya tathāgato /
satyavādī udīreti satyāni caturā muniḥ //
śubhāśubhānāṃ karmāṇāṃ phalaṃ vistaraśo vibhuḥ /
prakāśaye narādityo siṃho vā nadate vane //
siṃhanādaṃ imaṃ śrutvā śreṣṭhi parijanaiḥ saha /
prāpnoti madhuraṃ satyaṃ phalaṃ prathamake kṣaṇe //
yat tasya parikarma tat kṛtaṃ pana maharṣiṇā /
tam āhur upahāro ti sarvadharmaviśāradāḥ //
tarur nāma abhū rājā dvīpe kasmiṃ ci sāgare /
tasya darśanam utpannaṃ pāpakaṃ bāliśapriyaṃ //
yo brāhmaṇaṃ vā śramaṇaṃ vā anyaṃ vāpi vanīyakaṃ /
āmantretvā na bhojayate tam āhuḥ śreṣṭhalakṣaṇaṃ //
mahājanaṃ nimantretvā bahuṃ ca śūdrabrāhmaṇāṃ /
yo bubhukṣāyam āneti kṛtvā kārānibandhanaṃ //