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 2.377
priyo manāpo bhavati janasya //
kalpāna koṭīnayutā sahasrāṃ
labhitva saukhyaṃ suciraṃ martyaloke /
gatvāna deśaṃ purimajināna vuṭṭhaṃ
so bodhiṃ buddhe ajaramarām aśokāṃ //
dhvajaṃ dahitvā hatarajasatvasāre
taṃ ca prasūtaṃ labhe no cireṇa /
prabhūtakośo bhavati anopamaprajño
parivāra tasya hoti adīnacitto //
labhitva bhogāṃ vibhajati bhuṃjate ca
na tasya trāso bhavati na daurmanasyaṃ /
rājā so tuṣṭo vitarati grāmarāṣṭraṃ
na pāpacittaṃ janayati tasmiṃ jātu //
śreṣṭhī viśiṣṭo bhavati prabhūtakośo
gṛhapatiś ca ratanavicitritāṃgo /
putro ca rājño atha vā amātyo
rājā ca bhavati balacakravartī //
varjeti so hīnakulāni sarvān*
viśiṣṭabhogaṃ kularatnaṃ labhitvā /
sadāpramatto bhavati alīnacitto
varjeti kāmāṃ yatha mīḍhakumbhaṃ //
kalpāna koṭīnayutā sahasrāṃ
labhitva saukhyaṃ suciraṃ martyaloke /
gatvāna deśaṃ purimajināna vuṭṭhaṃ
so bodhiṃ buddhe ajaramarām aśokāṃ //
dhvajaṃ dahitvā hatarajasatvasāre
taṃ ca prasūtaṃ labhe no cireṇa /
prabhūtakośo bhavati anopamaprajño
parivāra tasya hoti adīnacitto //
labhitva bhogāṃ vibhajati bhuṃjate ca
na tasya trāso bhavati na daurmanasyaṃ /
rājā so tuṣṭo vitarati grāmarāṣṭraṃ
na pāpacittaṃ janayati tasmiṃ jātu //
śreṣṭhī viśiṣṭo bhavati prabhūtakośo
gṛhapatiś ca ratanavicitritāṃgo /
putro ca rājño atha vā amātyo
rājā ca bhavati balacakravartī //
varjeti so hīnakulāni sarvān*
viśiṣṭabhogaṃ kularatnaṃ labhitvā /
sadāpramatto bhavati alīnacitto
varjeti kāmāṃ yatha mīḍhakumbhaṃ //