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 3.396
adhyātmaṃ vahirdhā ca loke /
nirvidhya imaṃ paraṃ ca lokaṃ
kālaṃ rakṣati bhāvito dānto //
kalpāni vikīrya kevalāni
saṃsāraduḥkhāni catūpapātaṃ /
vigatamalaṃ virajaṃ anaṃgaṇaṃ
prāptaṃ jātikṣayantam āhu bhikṣuṃ //
atha khalu sabhiko parivrājako bhagavato bhāṣitam abhinanditvā bhagavantam eva uttari praśnaṃ pṛcche //
kiṃprāptinam āhu brāhmaṇaṃ
śramaṇo kiṃ su kathaṃ susnātako tti /
viśuddho nāgo kathaṃ pravuccati
praśnaṃ me bhagavaṃ pṛṣṭo anupūrvam anulomaṃ anusandhim anudharmaṃ vyākarohi //
evam ukte bhagavāṃ sabhikaṃ parivrājakam etad uvāca //
bāhetva sarvapāpakāni
vimalo sādhusamāhito sthitātmā /
saṃsāram avetya kevalaṃ
uṣitavāṃ kṣīṇapunarbhavo sa brahmā //
samitāvi prahāya puṇyavipākaṃ
virato jñātva imaṃ paraṃ ca lokaṃ //
nirvidhya imaṃ paraṃ ca lokaṃ
kālaṃ rakṣati bhāvito dānto //
kalpāni vikīrya kevalāni
saṃsāraduḥkhāni catūpapātaṃ /
vigatamalaṃ virajaṃ anaṃgaṇaṃ
prāptaṃ jātikṣayantam āhu bhikṣuṃ //
atha khalu sabhiko parivrājako bhagavato bhāṣitam abhinanditvā bhagavantam eva uttari praśnaṃ pṛcche //
kiṃprāptinam āhu brāhmaṇaṃ
śramaṇo kiṃ su kathaṃ susnātako tti /
viśuddho nāgo kathaṃ pravuccati
praśnaṃ me bhagavaṃ pṛṣṭo anupūrvam anulomaṃ anusandhim anudharmaṃ vyākarohi //
evam ukte bhagavāṃ sabhikaṃ parivrājakam etad uvāca //
bāhetva sarvapāpakāni
vimalo sādhusamāhito sthitātmā /
saṃsāram avetya kevalaṃ
uṣitavāṃ kṣīṇapunarbhavo sa brahmā //
samitāvi prahāya puṇyavipākaṃ
virato jñātva imaṃ paraṃ ca lokaṃ //