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 2.406
saca tvam īśvaro asyā na me yācesi prāṃjali /
susamṛddhāpi yā jātiḥ hīnotkṛṣṭā ca madhyamā /
tāṃ nāhaṃ abhinandāmi anapekṣo smi te pi hi //
susamṛddhā pi ye kāmā hīnautkṛṣṭamadhyamā /
te py ahaṃ nābhinandāmi anapekṣo smi te pi hi //
ye pime paṃca kāmaguṇā lokasya sukhasammatā /
te py ahaṃ nābhinandāmi anapekṣo smi te pi hi //
nāgo yathā pāśaṃ bhittvā dārayitvā ca bandhanā /
gacchati yenakāmo va . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . //
chittvā gṛhabandhanāni gaṃsāmi ahaṃ puraṃ varaṃ /
aho dharmam udīrayensuḥ hṛṣṭapramuditā nabhe //
punar māro yena bodhiyaṣṭis tenopasaṃkramitvā uparivaihāyasaṃ antarīkṣe asthāsi // bodhisatvo taṃ āha // kas tvaṃ // māro āha //
aham īśvaro madakaro marumānuṣāṇāṃ
mahyaṃ surāsuravaro viṣayānuvāsī /
saṃsārapaṃjaragatā madanābhibhūtā
kāmāturā mucyanti mṛtyupāśā //
taṃ vācayā madhurayā paramārthadarśī
māraṃ bravīta mahimaṇḍagato maharṣi /
ākalpakoṭi kuśaloghasamanvitasya
susamṛddhāpi yā jātiḥ hīnotkṛṣṭā ca madhyamā /
tāṃ nāhaṃ abhinandāmi anapekṣo smi te pi hi //
susamṛddhā pi ye kāmā hīnautkṛṣṭamadhyamā /
te py ahaṃ nābhinandāmi anapekṣo smi te pi hi //
ye pime paṃca kāmaguṇā lokasya sukhasammatā /
te py ahaṃ nābhinandāmi anapekṣo smi te pi hi //
nāgo yathā pāśaṃ bhittvā dārayitvā ca bandhanā /
gacchati yenakāmo va . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . //
chittvā gṛhabandhanāni gaṃsāmi ahaṃ puraṃ varaṃ /
aho dharmam udīrayensuḥ hṛṣṭapramuditā nabhe //
punar māro yena bodhiyaṣṭis tenopasaṃkramitvā uparivaihāyasaṃ antarīkṣe asthāsi // bodhisatvo taṃ āha // kas tvaṃ // māro āha //
aham īśvaro madakaro marumānuṣāṇāṃ
mahyaṃ surāsuravaro viṣayānuvāsī /
saṃsārapaṃjaragatā madanābhibhūtā
kāmāturā mucyanti mṛtyupāśā //
taṃ vācayā madhurayā paramārthadarśī
māraṃ bravīta mahimaṇḍagato maharṣi /
ākalpakoṭi kuśaloghasamanvitasya