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 2.404
adya kāla vacanaṃ tava satyaṃ
adya spṛśiṣya anuttarabodhiṃ //
api mahidharā girivarā na bhaveyā
candramātra gagaṇā prapateyā /
naivāhan tatra gato na bhaveyaṃ
bhohi prītimanaso bhujagendra //
meruśṛṃga anilo vidhameyā
medinī ca gagaṇaṃ ca sameyā /
mādṛśā na hi siṃhāsanaśreṣṭhaṃ
upagamya amṛtaṃ na spṛśensuḥ //
so girāṃ pramuṃca tatra niṣaṇṇo
tiryaṃ va drumavarasya samīpe /
adya sarvabhavamūlam aśeṣaṃ
ūhanāmi rajanīkṣayakāle //
stavitva kālo saṃbuddhaṃ dvātriṃśavaralakṣaṇaṃ /
pradakṣiṇaṃ karitvāna tatraivāntarahāyitha //
niṣaṇṇo bodhisatvo paṃca saṃjñā pratilabhe // tadyathā atītasaṃjñā kṣemasaṃjñā sukhasaṃjñā aśakyasaṃjñā // imāṃ ca punaḥ parasaṃjñāṃ pratilabhate // adyamaham anuttarāṃ samyaksaṃbodhim abhisaṃbuddheṣyaṃ [catvāri nītayo tadyathā sāma daṇḍo bhedo pradāno] //
___atha khalu māro pāpīmāṃ yena bodhiyaṣṭis tenopasaṃkramitvā vaihāyase antarīkṣe sthitaḥ prāṃjalīkṛtaḥ bodhisatvaṃ namasyanto // atha khalu bodhisatvo māraṃ pāpīmaṃ imāye gāthāye abhyabhāṣe //
adya spṛśiṣya anuttarabodhiṃ //
api mahidharā girivarā na bhaveyā
candramātra gagaṇā prapateyā /
naivāhan tatra gato na bhaveyaṃ
bhohi prītimanaso bhujagendra //
meruśṛṃga anilo vidhameyā
medinī ca gagaṇaṃ ca sameyā /
mādṛśā na hi siṃhāsanaśreṣṭhaṃ
upagamya amṛtaṃ na spṛśensuḥ //
so girāṃ pramuṃca tatra niṣaṇṇo
tiryaṃ va drumavarasya samīpe /
adya sarvabhavamūlam aśeṣaṃ
ūhanāmi rajanīkṣayakāle //
stavitva kālo saṃbuddhaṃ dvātriṃśavaralakṣaṇaṃ /
pradakṣiṇaṃ karitvāna tatraivāntarahāyitha //
niṣaṇṇo bodhisatvo paṃca saṃjñā pratilabhe // tadyathā atītasaṃjñā kṣemasaṃjñā sukhasaṃjñā aśakyasaṃjñā // imāṃ ca punaḥ parasaṃjñāṃ pratilabhate // adyamaham anuttarāṃ samyaksaṃbodhim abhisaṃbuddheṣyaṃ [catvāri nītayo tadyathā sāma daṇḍo bhedo pradāno] //
___atha khalu māro pāpīmāṃ yena bodhiyaṣṭis tenopasaṃkramitvā vaihāyase antarīkṣe sthitaḥ prāṃjalīkṛtaḥ bodhisatvaṃ namasyanto // atha khalu bodhisatvo māraṃ pāpīmaṃ imāye gāthāye abhyabhāṣe //