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 1.192
pāpaṃ śraddadhase mārgantāṃ dṛṣṭiṃ pratiniḥsṛja //
tāṃ dṛṣṭiṃ pratiniḥsṛjya rājā vacanam abravīt* /
dharmam ākhyāhi māṃ dhīra yatra duḥkhaṃ nirudhyate //
tasya ca dharmasaṃyuktaṃ bhāvaye puruṣottamaḥ /
kuśalaṃ sarvasatvānāṃ buddhadharmaviśāradaḥ //
so taṃ dharmaṃ vijānitvā rājā parijanaiḥ saha /
trīṇi saṃyojanāṃ tyaktvā prāptavāṃ prathamaṃ phalaṃ //
asaṃkhyeyā ca janatā prāptavān prathamaṃ phalaṃ /
paśya satpuruṣā rājaṃ maitriyā balam uttamaṃ //
ye tatra nirmitā bhikṣūḥ na caite bhikṣuṇo matā /
upahāraṃ vadanty etaṃ jinā śāstraviśāradāḥ //
asthānam eva jinaputra yadā sthūlāhi bhūmihi /
tat pure adhigaccheyuḥ sarvajñatvaṃ tathāgatāḥ //
kālaṃ va nātināmenti paripūrṇāhi bhūmihi /
darśensu vādiśārdūlā ity evaṃ puruṣottamā //
vārāṇasīṃ vanaṃ gatvā buddhadharmapuraskṛto /
vistareṇa prakāśayati nāyako bhūmayo daśa //
nayānayajñāḥ saṃbuddhāḥ sarvaparamataṃ viduḥ /
adhyāśayaṃ parīkṣanti jātakā sarvaprāṇināṃ //
madhureṇa sugītena nayena guṇadarśinaḥ /
tāṃ dṛṣṭiṃ pratiniḥsṛjya rājā vacanam abravīt* /
dharmam ākhyāhi māṃ dhīra yatra duḥkhaṃ nirudhyate //
tasya ca dharmasaṃyuktaṃ bhāvaye puruṣottamaḥ /
kuśalaṃ sarvasatvānāṃ buddhadharmaviśāradaḥ //
so taṃ dharmaṃ vijānitvā rājā parijanaiḥ saha /
trīṇi saṃyojanāṃ tyaktvā prāptavāṃ prathamaṃ phalaṃ //
asaṃkhyeyā ca janatā prāptavān prathamaṃ phalaṃ /
paśya satpuruṣā rājaṃ maitriyā balam uttamaṃ //
ye tatra nirmitā bhikṣūḥ na caite bhikṣuṇo matā /
upahāraṃ vadanty etaṃ jinā śāstraviśāradāḥ //
asthānam eva jinaputra yadā sthūlāhi bhūmihi /
tat pure adhigaccheyuḥ sarvajñatvaṃ tathāgatāḥ //
kālaṃ va nātināmenti paripūrṇāhi bhūmihi /
darśensu vādiśārdūlā ity evaṃ puruṣottamā //
vārāṇasīṃ vanaṃ gatvā buddhadharmapuraskṛto /
vistareṇa prakāśayati nāyako bhūmayo daśa //
nayānayajñāḥ saṃbuddhāḥ sarvaparamataṃ viduḥ /
adhyāśayaṃ parīkṣanti jātakā sarvaprāṇināṃ //
madhureṇa sugītena nayena guṇadarśinaḥ /