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 2.42
yo ātmanā aśoko bhūtvā anyāṃ api kāhiti aśokāṃ /
so yaṃ prādurbhūto ahan tu jīrṇo ti rodāmi //
yo ātmanā viśalyo bhūtvā anyāṃ api kāhiti viśalyāṃ /
so yaṃ prādurbhūto ahan tu jīrṇo ti rodāmi //
sukhitā ime naramarū kāśipure dharmarājaṃ drakṣyanti /
cakraṃ pravartayantaṃ ahan tu jīrṇo ti rodāmi //
sukhitā ime naramarū drakṣyante gaṇavarasya madhyagataṃ /
amṛtaṃ pratibhajamānaṃ ahan tu jīrṇo ti rodāmi //
vyādhi jarā ca maraṇaṃ antarāyakarā bahū manuṣyāṇāṃ /
āśvāstā utpanno ahaṃ anāśvasto rodāmi //
tathā ṛṣi ālapitvā bahūni karuṇāyanto vepitvā /
anuśaṃse vācāye naravaradamakaṃ tadā dṛṣṭvā //
prācīnadiśaṃ avoca ihāgato naruttamaṃ gaveṣanto /
na hi sulabho utpādo buddhāna adāntadamakānāṃ //
so dāni bodhisatvaṃ bahuśo abhipradakṣiṇaṃ caritvāna /
āmantraye narapatiṃ gacchāmi snigdhavatīṃ bhavān detu //
buddhanirghoṣaṃ śrutvā gacchesi vināyakottamasakāśaṃ /
carayesi brahmacaryaṃ vacanaparikaro ca tasya syāt* //
sādhu iti pratiśrutvā asitasya nārado idaṃ vacanaṃ /
so yaṃ prādurbhūto ahan tu jīrṇo ti rodāmi //
yo ātmanā viśalyo bhūtvā anyāṃ api kāhiti viśalyāṃ /
so yaṃ prādurbhūto ahan tu jīrṇo ti rodāmi //
sukhitā ime naramarū kāśipure dharmarājaṃ drakṣyanti /
cakraṃ pravartayantaṃ ahan tu jīrṇo ti rodāmi //
sukhitā ime naramarū drakṣyante gaṇavarasya madhyagataṃ /
amṛtaṃ pratibhajamānaṃ ahan tu jīrṇo ti rodāmi //
vyādhi jarā ca maraṇaṃ antarāyakarā bahū manuṣyāṇāṃ /
āśvāstā utpanno ahaṃ anāśvasto rodāmi //
tathā ṛṣi ālapitvā bahūni karuṇāyanto vepitvā /
anuśaṃse vācāye naravaradamakaṃ tadā dṛṣṭvā //
prācīnadiśaṃ avoca ihāgato naruttamaṃ gaveṣanto /
na hi sulabho utpādo buddhāna adāntadamakānāṃ //
so dāni bodhisatvaṃ bahuśo abhipradakṣiṇaṃ caritvāna /
āmantraye narapatiṃ gacchāmi snigdhavatīṃ bhavān detu //
buddhanirghoṣaṃ śrutvā gacchesi vināyakottamasakāśaṃ /
carayesi brahmacaryaṃ vacanaparikaro ca tasya syāt* //
sādhu iti pratiśrutvā asitasya nārado idaṃ vacanaṃ /