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 2.46
gaja iva sahakāraśākhākulāṃ vṛkṣavṛndāṃ pradāretvā nirdhāvitā naikaśaḥ //
vayam amarapure pi śaktā gatā devagandharveśmāni cordhvaṃ nabhe niśritāḥ /
vayam api vanaṣaṇḍam āsādya sīdāma bho kasya lakṣmī nivarteti ṛddher balaṃ //
devā gāthāṃ bhāṣanti //
nṛpatipatikulodito śākyarājātmajo bālasūryaprakāśo vidū /
ravitaruṇaprabhātirekehi varṇaprabhaiḥ lakṣaṇair lakṣitāṃgo varaiḥ //
ayam iha vanamāśrito dhyānacintāparaḥ . . . . . . . . . . pārthivaḥ /
guṇaśatasamakoṭisaṃvardhitas tasya lakṣmī nivarteti ṛddher balaṃ //
so hi timirāndhakāre prādurbhūto pradīpakaḥ /
ayaṃ taṃ prāpsyate dharmaṃ yaj jagaṃ śvāsayiṣyati //
loke kleśāgnisaṃtapte prādurbhūtaḥ mahāmuniḥ /
ayan taṃ prāpsyate dharmaṃ yaj jagaṃ hlādayiṣyati //
śokasāgarakāntāre yānaśreṣṭham upasthitaṃ /
ayaṃ taṃ prāpsyate dharmaṃ yaj jagaṃ tārayiṣyati //
mahāsansārakāntāre vipranaṣṭaṃ jagattrayaṃ /
ayaṃ mārgavaraṃ śreṣṭhaṃ deśayiṣyati cakṣuṃān* //
saṃsāracārake baddhā dīrgharātram iyaṃ prajā /
ayaṃ bandhanamokṣaṃ ca dharmarājā kariṣyati //
vayam amarapure pi śaktā gatā devagandharveśmāni cordhvaṃ nabhe niśritāḥ /
vayam api vanaṣaṇḍam āsādya sīdāma bho kasya lakṣmī nivarteti ṛddher balaṃ //
devā gāthāṃ bhāṣanti //
nṛpatipatikulodito śākyarājātmajo bālasūryaprakāśo vidū /
ravitaruṇaprabhātirekehi varṇaprabhaiḥ lakṣaṇair lakṣitāṃgo varaiḥ //
ayam iha vanamāśrito dhyānacintāparaḥ . . . . . . . . . . pārthivaḥ /
guṇaśatasamakoṭisaṃvardhitas tasya lakṣmī nivarteti ṛddher balaṃ //
so hi timirāndhakāre prādurbhūto pradīpakaḥ /
ayaṃ taṃ prāpsyate dharmaṃ yaj jagaṃ śvāsayiṣyati //
loke kleśāgnisaṃtapte prādurbhūtaḥ mahāmuniḥ /
ayan taṃ prāpsyate dharmaṃ yaj jagaṃ hlādayiṣyati //
śokasāgarakāntāre yānaśreṣṭham upasthitaṃ /
ayaṃ taṃ prāpsyate dharmaṃ yaj jagaṃ tārayiṣyati //
mahāsansārakāntāre vipranaṣṭaṃ jagattrayaṃ /
ayaṃ mārgavaraṃ śreṣṭhaṃ deśayiṣyati cakṣuṃān* //
saṃsāracārake baddhā dīrgharātram iyaṃ prajā /
ayaṃ bandhanamokṣaṃ ca dharmarājā kariṣyati //