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 1.199
anveṣati yā prāsādikā bhaveya kulīnā ca śucigātrā ca mandarāgā ca alpāyuṣkā ca yasyā śeṣā sasaptarātrā daśa māsā āyuṣpraṃāṇato avaśiṣṭā bhavensuḥ //
sarveṣāṃ bodhisatvānāṃ janetvā puruṣottamāṃ /
carame saptame divase mātā jahati jīvitaṃ //
atra kiṃ kāraṇaṃ bhavati yadi sarvajñamātaro /
janetvā puruṣaśreṣṭhaṃ śīghraṃ jahanti jīvitaṃ //
vasanto tuṣite kāye bodhisatvo mahāsmṛtiṃ /
labhate śubhakarmeṇa parīkṣanto janetriyaṃ //
yasyeha pariśeṣaṃ syā nārīye jīvitaṃ bhavet* /
divasāni sapta māsā ca daśa tasyā uram otaret* //
kiṃ kāraṇaṃ ayuktaṃ hi asmadvidham anuttaraṃ /
dhāretvā uttare kāle maithunaṃ parisevituṃ //
athāpi pratiseveyuḥ kāmāṃ sugatamātari /
na pitā devasaṃghānāṃ bhinnavṛtto ti vakṣyate //
bhagavāṃ ca nāma kāmānāṃ doṣāṃ satataṃ bhāṣati /
atha ca lokanāthasya mātā kāmāṃ niṣevati //
ye ca nṛpatināṃ veśmasthāni ratnakaraṇḍakā /
ratanaṃ puruṣaśreṣṭhā bhājanaṃ jinamātara iti //
samanveṣanto mahāmaudgalyāyana bodhisatvo adrākṣīt* // dīpavatīye rājadhānīye
sarveṣāṃ bodhisatvānāṃ janetvā puruṣottamāṃ /
carame saptame divase mātā jahati jīvitaṃ //
atra kiṃ kāraṇaṃ bhavati yadi sarvajñamātaro /
janetvā puruṣaśreṣṭhaṃ śīghraṃ jahanti jīvitaṃ //
vasanto tuṣite kāye bodhisatvo mahāsmṛtiṃ /
labhate śubhakarmeṇa parīkṣanto janetriyaṃ //
yasyeha pariśeṣaṃ syā nārīye jīvitaṃ bhavet* /
divasāni sapta māsā ca daśa tasyā uram otaret* //
kiṃ kāraṇaṃ ayuktaṃ hi asmadvidham anuttaraṃ /
dhāretvā uttare kāle maithunaṃ parisevituṃ //
athāpi pratiseveyuḥ kāmāṃ sugatamātari /
na pitā devasaṃghānāṃ bhinnavṛtto ti vakṣyate //
bhagavāṃ ca nāma kāmānāṃ doṣāṃ satataṃ bhāṣati /
atha ca lokanāthasya mātā kāmāṃ niṣevati //
ye ca nṛpatināṃ veśmasthāni ratnakaraṇḍakā /
ratanaṃ puruṣaśreṣṭhā bhājanaṃ jinamātara iti //
samanveṣanto mahāmaudgalyāyana bodhisatvo adrākṣīt* // dīpavatīye rājadhānīye