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 3.140
saṃśayito pi ayaṃ iha adya
dṛṣṭva smitaṃ sugatasya mukhāto /
brūhi narottama mā ciram astu
chindahi saṃśayitāna vilekhaṃ //
yaṃ akari smitaṃ lokapradīpo
dānavapūjaṃ viditvam udārāṃ /
vyākaraṇaṃ bhaṇa āsurakāyaṃ
yaṃ va śruṇitva bhaveya udagro //
bhagavān āha //
sādhu te aśvaki pṛcchitā praśnā
yasya kṛte smitaṃ lokahitasya /
tasya te vakṣyaṃ phalaṃ nikhilena
ekamano bhaṇato me śruṇehi //
pūjā iha me kṛtā asurehi
bodhim anuttaraṃ prārthayamānā /
te vijahitva tamāsurakāyaṃ
svargagatā ramiṣyanti ciraṃ pi //
devapurāyaṃ ciraṃ nivasitvā
paṃcahi kāmaguṇehi samaṃgī /
mānuṣalokam imaṃ punaretvā
pūjayiṣyanti jināṃ dvipadendrāṃ //
kalpasahasraśatāni bahūni
kṛtva punaḥ puna pūja jineṣu /
dṛṣṭva smitaṃ sugatasya mukhāto /
brūhi narottama mā ciram astu
chindahi saṃśayitāna vilekhaṃ //
yaṃ akari smitaṃ lokapradīpo
dānavapūjaṃ viditvam udārāṃ /
vyākaraṇaṃ bhaṇa āsurakāyaṃ
yaṃ va śruṇitva bhaveya udagro //
bhagavān āha //
sādhu te aśvaki pṛcchitā praśnā
yasya kṛte smitaṃ lokahitasya /
tasya te vakṣyaṃ phalaṃ nikhilena
ekamano bhaṇato me śruṇehi //
pūjā iha me kṛtā asurehi
bodhim anuttaraṃ prārthayamānā /
te vijahitva tamāsurakāyaṃ
svargagatā ramiṣyanti ciraṃ pi //
devapurāyaṃ ciraṃ nivasitvā
paṃcahi kāmaguṇehi samaṃgī /
mānuṣalokam imaṃ punaretvā
pūjayiṣyanti jināṃ dvipadendrāṃ //
kalpasahasraśatāni bahūni
kṛtva punaḥ puna pūja jineṣu /