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 3.251
saṃhṛtya vīra vata taṃ duḥkham evarūpaṃ
dānaṃ nidānaṃ sarvasatva sukhī bhavantu //
śakro bravīt praśamadānadamena vīra
kiṃ prārthayet* bhagavatīsukhatāṃ paratra /
so hy abravīt bhagavatīpure nāsti kāya
prāg eva kho bhagavatīpura-arthikeṣu //
yatra na jānati jarāṃ na ca mṛtyuṃ vyādhiṃ
na ca . . . priyajanaḥ priyaviprayogaḥ /
śāntaṃ nirālayaṃ nirantaraduḥkhamokṣaṃ
prārthayāmi padam acyutaṃ nirvṛtiṃ ca //
so hy abravīt paramaduṣkaram etat sthānaṃ
bodhīvibodhanakaṃ kāmaratiprahāṇaṃ /
nivartaya mataṃ svakaṃ janayāhi chandaṃ
kāmasukhe viṣamabhogasukhe ca ramye //
śakrāsanaṃ yadi bhave mama nityakālaṃ
sarvaiś ca kāmaratibhiḥ na ca viprayogaṃ /
na tv eva kāmaguṇasaukhyanibaddha buddhi
sarvajñatāya praṇidhiṃ na nivartayeyaṃ //
divyāni mānuṣasukhāni ca yāni loke
yaṃ ceha janmani sukhāsti sukhaṃ yam ūrdhvaṃ /
te kalpakoṭinayutā sukhito bhaveyaṃ
dānaṃ nidānaṃ sarvasatva sukhī bhavantu //
śakro bravīt praśamadānadamena vīra
kiṃ prārthayet* bhagavatīsukhatāṃ paratra /
so hy abravīt bhagavatīpure nāsti kāya
prāg eva kho bhagavatīpura-arthikeṣu //
yatra na jānati jarāṃ na ca mṛtyuṃ vyādhiṃ
na ca . . . priyajanaḥ priyaviprayogaḥ /
śāntaṃ nirālayaṃ nirantaraduḥkhamokṣaṃ
prārthayāmi padam acyutaṃ nirvṛtiṃ ca //
so hy abravīt paramaduṣkaram etat sthānaṃ
bodhīvibodhanakaṃ kāmaratiprahāṇaṃ /
nivartaya mataṃ svakaṃ janayāhi chandaṃ
kāmasukhe viṣamabhogasukhe ca ramye //
śakrāsanaṃ yadi bhave mama nityakālaṃ
sarvaiś ca kāmaratibhiḥ na ca viprayogaṃ /
na tv eva kāmaguṇasaukhyanibaddha buddhi
sarvajñatāya praṇidhiṃ na nivartayeyaṃ //
divyāni mānuṣasukhāni ca yāni loke
yaṃ ceha janmani sukhāsti sukhaṃ yam ūrdhvaṃ /
te kalpakoṭinayutā sukhito bhaveyaṃ