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 3.45
so ca vipravāsito santo vanaṣaṇḍam upāgame /
āśramaṃ māpayitvāna tatra vāsaṃ prakalpaye //
tasmiṃ ca vanaṣaṇḍasmiṃ saṃharitvā phalāphalaṃ /
santarpayitvā ṛṣayo paścād bhuṃjati ātmanā //
śakro divyena varṇena rājānam upasaṃkrame /
antarīkṣe sthihitvāna idaṃ vacanam abravīt* //
na paṇḍitā praśaṃsanti dānaṃ vigarhitaṃ sadā /
etena atidānena rājyāto si pravāsito //
dṛṣṭadharme si duḥkhito rājyahīno si kṣatriya /
paralokaṃ gato santo narakaṃ gansi pārthiva //
sace mama na śraddadhāsi yatra gacchati dāyako /
saṃdarśayiṣyaṃ tāntuhyaṃ dāyakānāntu yā gatiḥ //
sajyotībhūtaṃ jvalitaṃ nirayaṃ śakro ca nirmiṇi /
bahuprāṇasahasrāṇi paccamānāni darśaye //
svayaṃ pṛccha mahārāja dahyamānāṃ imāṃ prajāṃ /
kena te vyasanaṃ prāptā duḥkhāṃ vedatha vedanāṃ //
bhīṣmasvarā krandamānā duḥkhāṃ vedatha vedanāṃ /
etam arthaṃ hi pṛcchāhi kiṃ pāpaṃ akare purā //
te kathayanti //
vayaṃ dānapatī āsi manuṣyeṣu janādhipa /
bahu dānaṃ daditvāna anubhoma idaṃ duḥkhaṃ //
āśramaṃ māpayitvāna tatra vāsaṃ prakalpaye //
tasmiṃ ca vanaṣaṇḍasmiṃ saṃharitvā phalāphalaṃ /
santarpayitvā ṛṣayo paścād bhuṃjati ātmanā //
śakro divyena varṇena rājānam upasaṃkrame /
antarīkṣe sthihitvāna idaṃ vacanam abravīt* //
na paṇḍitā praśaṃsanti dānaṃ vigarhitaṃ sadā /
etena atidānena rājyāto si pravāsito //
dṛṣṭadharme si duḥkhito rājyahīno si kṣatriya /
paralokaṃ gato santo narakaṃ gansi pārthiva //
sace mama na śraddadhāsi yatra gacchati dāyako /
saṃdarśayiṣyaṃ tāntuhyaṃ dāyakānāntu yā gatiḥ //
sajyotībhūtaṃ jvalitaṃ nirayaṃ śakro ca nirmiṇi /
bahuprāṇasahasrāṇi paccamānāni darśaye //
svayaṃ pṛccha mahārāja dahyamānāṃ imāṃ prajāṃ /
kena te vyasanaṃ prāptā duḥkhāṃ vedatha vedanāṃ //
bhīṣmasvarā krandamānā duḥkhāṃ vedatha vedanāṃ /
etam arthaṃ hi pṛcchāhi kiṃ pāpaṃ akare purā //
te kathayanti //
vayaṃ dānapatī āsi manuṣyeṣu janādhipa /
bahu dānaṃ daditvāna anubhoma idaṃ duḥkhaṃ //