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 3.214
bhāṣamāṇasya etam artham ājānāma // nirāmagandhaṃ vayaṃ bhavanto mahābrahmaṇo bhāṣamāṇasyārthaṃ na jānāma //
ke āmagaṃdhā manujeṣu brahma
etaṃ na vinde tadvīra brūhi /
yenāvṛtā vārivahā kukūla
āpāyikā nirvṛtā brahmalokaṃ //
evam ukte mahābrahmā mahāgovindaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ gāthāye pratyabhāṣati //
krodho mṛṣāvāda kathaṃkathā ca
. . . . . atimāno . . . . . . . /
īrṣyā ca hiṃsā paravādaroṣaṇā
te āmagandhā manujeṣu brahma /
yenāvṛtā vārivahā kukūla
āpāyikā nirvṛtā brahmalokaṃ //
evam ukte bhagavān mahāgovindo mahābrahmāṇam etad uvāca // āmāgandho ti vayaṃ bhavanto mahābrahmaṇo bhāṣamāṇasya etam arthaṃ jānāma // taṃ na me śakyam agāram adhyāvasatā ekāntasaṃlikhitaṃ ekāntānavadyaṃ ekāntapariśuddhaṃ paryavadātaṃ ca brahmacaryaṃ carituṃ / alpakaṃ jīvitaṃ gamanīyo sāṃparāyaḥ nāsti jātasyāmaraṇaṃ tasmāj jñātavyaṃ mantavyaṃ boddhavyaṃ kartavyaṃ kuśalaṃ kartavyaṃ brahmacaryaṃ na kiṃcil loke pāpaṃ karma karaṇīyaṃ //
ke āmagaṃdhā manujeṣu brahma
etaṃ na vinde tadvīra brūhi /
yenāvṛtā vārivahā kukūla
āpāyikā nirvṛtā brahmalokaṃ //
evam ukte mahābrahmā mahāgovindaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ gāthāye pratyabhāṣati //
krodho mṛṣāvāda kathaṃkathā ca
. . . . . atimāno . . . . . . . /
īrṣyā ca hiṃsā paravādaroṣaṇā
te āmagandhā manujeṣu brahma /
yenāvṛtā vārivahā kukūla
āpāyikā nirvṛtā brahmalokaṃ //
evam ukte bhagavān mahāgovindo mahābrahmāṇam etad uvāca // āmāgandho ti vayaṃ bhavanto mahābrahmaṇo bhāṣamāṇasya etam arthaṃ jānāma // taṃ na me śakyam agāram adhyāvasatā ekāntasaṃlikhitaṃ ekāntānavadyaṃ ekāntapariśuddhaṃ paryavadātaṃ ca brahmacaryaṃ carituṃ / alpakaṃ jīvitaṃ gamanīyo sāṃparāyaḥ nāsti jātasyāmaraṇaṃ tasmāj jñātavyaṃ mantavyaṃ boddhavyaṃ kartavyaṃ kuśalaṃ kartavyaṃ brahmacaryaṃ na kiṃcil loke pāpaṃ karma karaṇīyaṃ //