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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 2.57
ākhyāhi me tvaṃ katamāsi devatā //
śiro ham asmi manujeṣu saṃmatā
akṣudrasattvā parisevino sadā /
sukheṣiṇī tuhya sukāśamāgatā
taṃ māṃ sudhāye varaprajña bhāgaya //
śīlenupetaṃ caraṇena buddhiye
upetasattvaṃ praguṇena karmaṇā /
tvayā upeto śirijātimantiyā
preṣeti dāsaṃ viya bhogavāṃ sukhī //
atho pi dāse alaso aśilpako
sudurgato vāpi naro arūpavāṃ /
tvayā upeto śirijātimantiyā
tad idam asādhu yad idaṃ tvayā kṛtaṃ //
prabhāsayantī yaśasā yaśasvinī
manorameśāhūyanāṃ diśāṃ prati /
pṛcchāmi tvāṃ kāṃcanavedivigrahe
ācikṣa me tvaṃ katamāsi devatā //
śraddhāham asmi manujeṣu sammatā
akṣudrasattvā pratisevinī sadā /
sukheṣiṇī tuhya sakāśam āgatā
taṃ māṃ sudhāye varaprajña bhāgaya //
bhāryāpi me kho sadṛśā hi satkṛtā
śiro ham asmi manujeṣu saṃmatā
akṣudrasattvā parisevino sadā /
sukheṣiṇī tuhya sukāśamāgatā
taṃ māṃ sudhāye varaprajña bhāgaya //
śīlenupetaṃ caraṇena buddhiye
upetasattvaṃ praguṇena karmaṇā /
tvayā upeto śirijātimantiyā
preṣeti dāsaṃ viya bhogavāṃ sukhī //
atho pi dāse alaso aśilpako
sudurgato vāpi naro arūpavāṃ /
tvayā upeto śirijātimantiyā
tad idam asādhu yad idaṃ tvayā kṛtaṃ //
prabhāsayantī yaśasā yaśasvinī
manorameśāhūyanāṃ diśāṃ prati /
pṛcchāmi tvāṃ kāṃcanavedivigrahe
ācikṣa me tvaṃ katamāsi devatā //
śraddhāham asmi manujeṣu sammatā
akṣudrasattvā pratisevinī sadā /
sukheṣiṇī tuhya sakāśam āgatā
taṃ māṃ sudhāye varaprajña bhāgaya //
bhāryāpi me kho sadṛśā hi satkṛtā