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 2.164
vā te mahatīṃ caturaṃginīṃ senām abhinirmiṇitvā mahāntaṃ hastikāyaṃ aśvakāyaṃ rathakāyaṃ pattikayam abhinirmiṇitvā bodhisatvam eva puraskarensuḥ agārād anagāriyaṃ pravrajituṃ // bodhisatve khalu punar bhikṣavaḥ abhiniṣkramante yāvatā suvarṇādhipatayo suvarṇarājāno aṇḍajā vā jarāyujā vā saṃsvedajā vā aupapādukā vā te mahatīṃ caturaṃginīṃ senāṃ abhinirmiṇitvā mahāntaṃ hastikāyaṃ aśvakāyaṃ rathakāyaṃ pattikāyaṃ abhinirmiṇitvā bodhisatvam eva puraskarensuḥ // nagaradevatā bodhisatvasya gacchataḥ purataḥ sthitvā dīnamanā āha //
nāga nāga avalokayāhi me
siṃha siṃha avalokayāhi me //
satvasāra avalokayāhi me
sārthavāha avalokayāhi me //
kapilāhvayāto nirgamya avalokiya puravaraṃ puruṣasiṃho śākyakulānandajanano imāṃ girām abhyudīrayati //
api narakaṃ prapateyaṃ viṣaṃ ca khādetuṃ bhojanaṃ bhuṃje //
na tu punar iha praviśya aprāpya jarāmaraṇapāraṃ //
ayaṃ bhikṣavaḥ bodhisatvasya abhiniṣkramaṇasampadā //
___bodhisatvo devasahasrehi caturhi ca mahārājehi saṃpratigṛhīto kapilavastuto dakṣiṇena dvādaśa yojanāni nīto mallaviṣayaṃ anomiyaṃ nāma adhiṣṭhānaṃ vaśiṣṭhasya ṛṣisya āśramapadasya nātidūre // tahiṃ bodhisatvo pratiṣṭhito chandako ca // bodhisatvo
nāga nāga avalokayāhi me
siṃha siṃha avalokayāhi me //
satvasāra avalokayāhi me
sārthavāha avalokayāhi me //
kapilāhvayāto nirgamya avalokiya puravaraṃ puruṣasiṃho śākyakulānandajanano imāṃ girām abhyudīrayati //
api narakaṃ prapateyaṃ viṣaṃ ca khādetuṃ bhojanaṃ bhuṃje //
na tu punar iha praviśya aprāpya jarāmaraṇapāraṃ //
ayaṃ bhikṣavaḥ bodhisatvasya abhiniṣkramaṇasampadā //
___bodhisatvo devasahasrehi caturhi ca mahārājehi saṃpratigṛhīto kapilavastuto dakṣiṇena dvādaśa yojanāni nīto mallaviṣayaṃ anomiyaṃ nāma adhiṣṭhānaṃ vaśiṣṭhasya ṛṣisya āśramapadasya nātidūre // tahiṃ bodhisatvo pratiṣṭhito chandako ca // bodhisatvo