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 2.135
te devarāja avacū karuṇaṃ rudantaṃ
mā roda śākyakulanandanajātarāga //
vakṣyāmi te avitathāvacanaṃ vijālaṃ
ānandajāni upajānaya tvaṃ sukhāni //
atyantaśuddhacaraṇaṃ kuśalopapetaṃ
eṣo nararṣabha gatīmatināṃ vidhijñaḥ //
hitvā janaṃ puruṣasiṃhavaro puro ca
nirgamya te abhilaṣe puruṣarṣabhatvaṃ //
so pi amṛtaṃ acalam acyutam aprakampyaṃ
nirvāṇam apratisamaṃ pratiśuddhacakṣuḥ //
nirdiśya taṃ puruṣasiṃharutaṃ maharṣiḥ
yaṃ śrutva tīrthikagaṇā diśatāṃ vrajanti //
yaśodharāpi supinaṃ paśyati //
atha rāhulasya idam abravīt pi
maitrottareṇa madanena nibaddhacittā //
deva śṛṇohi yatha adya mayāpi dṛṣṭaṃ
supinaṃ manoramaṃ phalaṃ ca me tad bhaveyāt* //
śuddhodanasya kila rājakulaṃ narendra
megho samantaṃ kṣaṇena samādadanto //
lokatrayaṃ prabalatoyadharo sughoṣo
vidyutpradīpa vipradyotayanto bahūni //
mā roda śākyakulanandanajātarāga //
vakṣyāmi te avitathāvacanaṃ vijālaṃ
ānandajāni upajānaya tvaṃ sukhāni //
atyantaśuddhacaraṇaṃ kuśalopapetaṃ
eṣo nararṣabha gatīmatināṃ vidhijñaḥ //
hitvā janaṃ puruṣasiṃhavaro puro ca
nirgamya te abhilaṣe puruṣarṣabhatvaṃ //
so pi amṛtaṃ acalam acyutam aprakampyaṃ
nirvāṇam apratisamaṃ pratiśuddhacakṣuḥ //
nirdiśya taṃ puruṣasiṃharutaṃ maharṣiḥ
yaṃ śrutva tīrthikagaṇā diśatāṃ vrajanti //
yaśodharāpi supinaṃ paśyati //
atha rāhulasya idam abravīt pi
maitrottareṇa madanena nibaddhacittā //
deva śṛṇohi yatha adya mayāpi dṛṣṭaṃ
supinaṃ manoramaṃ phalaṃ ca me tad bhaveyāt* //
śuddhodanasya kila rājakulaṃ narendra
megho samantaṃ kṣaṇena samādadanto //
lokatrayaṃ prabalatoyadharo sughoṣo
vidyutpradīpa vipradyotayanto bahūni //