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Udanavarga [sanskrit]
by W. Woodville Rockhill | 1892 | 13,101 words
The Udanavarga is a collection of Sanskrit verses representing aphorisms attributed to the Buddha and his disciples. The Udanavarga resembles the Pali Dhammapada and Udana, yet it belong the ancient tradition of early Buddhism. Alternative titles: Udānavarga (उदानवर्ग).
durnigrahasya laghuno yatra kāma nipātinaḥ |
cittasya damanaṃ sādhu cittaṃ dāntaṃ sukhāvaham || 1 ||
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vārijo vā sthale kṣipta okād oghāt samuddhṛtaḥ |
parispandati vai cittaṃ māradheyaṃ prahātavai || 2 ||
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pṛthag vidhāvate cittaṃ sūryasyeva hi raśmayaḥ |
tat paṇḍito vārayati hy aṅkuśenaiva kuñjaram || 3 ||
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bhrūṇadheyam idaṃ cittaṃ nihsāram anidarśanam |
sadainam anuśāsāmi mā mānarthāya niścaret || 4 ||
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idaṃ purā cittam acāri cārikāṃ yenecchakaṃ yena kāmaṃ yatheṣṭam |
tat samnigṛhṇāmi hi yoniśas tv idaṃ nāgaṃ prabhinnaṃ hi yathāṅkuśena || 5 ||
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anekaṃ jāti saṃsāraṃ saṃdhāvitvā punaḥ punaḥ |
gṛhakārakaiṣamāṇas tvaṃ duhkhā jātiḥ punaḥ punaḥ || 6 ||
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sarve te pārśukā bhagnā gṛhakūṭaṃ visaṃskṛtam |
visaṃskāragate citte ihaiva kṣayam adhyagāḥ || 7 ||
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spandanaṃ capalaṃ cittaṃ durakṣyaṃ durnivāraṇam |
ṛjuṃ karoti medhāvī iṣu kāra iva tejasā || 8 ||
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na dveṣī dveṣiṇaḥ kuryād vairī vā vairiṇo hitam |
mithyā praṇihitaṃ cittaṃ yat kuryād ātmanātmanaḥ || 9 ||
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na taṃ mātā pitā vāpi kuryāj jñātis tathāparaḥ |
samyak praṇihitaṃ cittaṃ yat kuryādd hitaṃ ātmanaḥ || 10 ||
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yathā hy agāraṃ ducchannaṃ vṛṣṭiḥ samatibhindati |
evaṃ hy abhāvitaṃ cittaṃ rāgaḥ samatibhindati || 11 ||
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yathā hy agāraṃ ducchannaṃ vṛṣṭiḥ samatibhindati |
evaṃ hy abhāvitaṃ cittaṃ dveṣaḥ samatibhindati || 12 ||
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yathā hy agāraṃ ducchannaṃ vṛṣṭiḥ samatibhindati |
evaṃ hy abhāvitaṃ cittaṃ mohaḥ samatibhindati || 13 ||
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yathā hy agāraṃ ducchannaṃ vṛṣṭiḥ samatibhindati |
evaṃ hy abhāvitaṃ cittaṃ mānaḥ samatibhindati || 14 ||
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yathā hy agāraṃ ducchannaṃ vṛṣṭiḥ samatibhindati |
evaṃ hy abhāvitaṃ cittaṃ lobhaḥ samatibhindati || 15 ||
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yathā hy agāraṃ ducchannaṃ vṛṣṭiḥ samatibhindati |
evaṃ hy abhāvitaṃ cittaṃ tṛṣṇā samatibhindati || 16 ||
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yathāgāraṃ succhannaṃ vṛṣṭir na vyatibhindati |
evaṃ subhāvitaṃ cittaṃ rāgo na vyatibhindati || 17 ||
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yathāgāraṃ succhannaṃ vṛṣṭir na vyatibhindati |
evaṃ subhāvitaṃ cittaṃ dveṣo na vyatibhindati || 18 ||
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yathāgāraṃ succhannaṃ vṛṣṭir na vyatibhindati |
evaṃ subhāvitaṃ cittaṃ moho na vyatibhindati || 19 ||
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yathāgāraṃ succhannaṃ vṛṣṭir na vyatibhindati |
evaṃ subhāvitaṃ cittaṃ māno na vyatibhindati || 20 ||
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yathāgāraṃ succhannaṃ vṛṣṭir na vyatibhindati |
evaṃ subhāvitaṃ cittaṃ lobho na vyatibhindati || 21 ||
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yathāgāraṃ succhannaṃ vṛṣṭir na vyatibhindati |
evaṃ subhāvitaṃ cittaṃ tṛṣṇā na vyatibhindati || 22 ||
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tatas taṃ duḥkham anveti cakraṃ vā vahataḥ padam || 23 ||
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manasā hi prasannena bhāṣate vā karoti vā |
tatas taṃ sukham anveti chāyā vā hy anugāminī || 24 ||
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nāprasannena cittena duṣṭena kṣubhitena vā |
dharmo hi śakyaṃ ājñātuṃ saṃrambhabahulena vā || 25 ||
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vinīya yas tu saṃrambham aprasādaṃ ca cetasā |
āghātaṃ caiva nihsṛjya prajānīyāt subhāṣitam || 26 ||
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na pratyanīkasāreṇa suvijñeyaṃ subhāṣitam |
upakliṣṭena cittena saṃrambhabahulena vā || 27 ||
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anavasthitacittasya saddharmam avijānataḥ |
pāriplavaprasādasya prajñā na paripūryate || 28 ||
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srotāṃsi yasya ṣaṭ triṃśan manaḥ prasravaṇāni hi |
vahanti nityaṃ durdṛṣṭeḥ saṃkalpair gredhanihśritaiḥ || 29 ||
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ratim anusṛtam indriyānugaṃ puruṣaṃ cittavaśānuvartakam |
yaśa iha hi jahāti sarvadā drumam iva śīrṇaphalaṃ yathāṇḍajaḥ || 30 ||
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ātāpī viharatvam apramatto mā te kāmaguṇo matheta cittam |
mā lohaguḍāṃ gileḥ pramattaḥ krandan vai narakeṣu pacyamānaḥ || 31 ||
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utthānakāleṣu nihīnavīryo vācā balī tv ālasiko nirāśaḥ |
sadaiva saṃkalpahataḥ kusīdo jñānasya mārgaṃ satataṃ na vetti || 32 ||
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sthūlān vitarkān atha vāpi sūkṣmān samudgatān mānasamplavārtham |
vitarkayan vai satataṃ vitarkān etāṃ sadā dhāvati bhrāntacittaḥ || 33 ||
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etāṃs tu vidyān manaso vitarkān ātāpavān saṃvaravān smṛtātmā |
jahāty aśeṣān apunar bhavāya samāhito dhyānarataḥ sumedhāḥ || 34 ||
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kumbhopamaṃ kāyam imaṃ viditvā nagaropamaṃ cittam adhiṣṭhitaṃ ca |
yudhyeta māraṃ prajñā yuddhena jitaṃ ca rakṣed aniveśanaḥ syāt || 35 ||
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phenopamaṃ kāyam imaṃ viditvā nagaropamaṃ cittam adhiṣṭhitaṃ ca |
yudhyeta māraṃ prajñā yuddhena jitaṃ ca rakṣed aniveśanaḥ syāt || 36 ||
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kumbhopamaṃ lokam imaṃ viditvā nagaropamaṃ cittam adhiṣṭhitaṃ ca |
yudhyeta māraṃ prajñā yuddhena jitaṃ ca rakṣed aniveśanaḥ syāt || 37 ||
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phenopamaṃ lokam imaṃ viditvā nagaropamaṃ cittam adhiṣṭhitaṃ ca |
yudhyeta māraṃ prajñā yuddhena jitaṃ ca rakṣed aniveśanaḥ syāt || 38 ||
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ādānaṃ pratinihsṛjya cānupādāyaṃ āśritāḥ |
kṣīṇāsravā vāntadoṣās te loke parinirvṛtāḥ || 39 ||
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svacittam anurakṣaṃ vai svavālaṃ camarī yathā |
bhūteṣu ca dayāpannaḥ sukhān na parihīyate || 40 ||
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etaṃ nāgasya nāgena tv īṣā dantasya hastinaḥ |
sameti cittaṃ cittena yad eko ramate vane || 41 ||
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avyāpannena cittena yo bhūtāny anukampate |
maitraḥ sa sarvasattveṣu vairaṃ tasya na kenacit || 42 ||
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ekam api cet prāṇam aduṣṭacitto maitrāyate kuśalaṃ tena hi syāt |
sarvāṃs tu sattvān manasānukampayan prabhūtaṃ āryaḥ prakaroti puṇyam || 43 ||
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yo hy udagreṇa cittena tv adīnena sadā naraḥ |
bhāvayet kuśalān dharmān yogakṣemasya prāptaye || 44 ||
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śāntam asya mano bhavati śāntā vāk kāyakarma ca |
samyag ājñā vimuktasya hy upaśāntasya bhikṣuṇaḥ || 45 ||
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pañcāṅgikena tūryeṇa na ratir bhavati tādṛśī |
yādṛśy ekāgracittasya samyag dharmān vipaśyataḥ || 46 ||
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sukhaṃ svapanti munayo na te śocanti māmikām |
yeṣāṃ dhyānarataṃ cittaṃ kāmas teṣāṃ na vidyate || 47 ||
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sukhaṃ modanti munayo na te śocanti māmikām |
yeṣāṃ dhyāna rataṃ cittaṃ vartmas teṣāṃ na vidyate || 48 ||
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viraktaṃ rajanīyebhyaḥ kopanīye na kupyate |
yasyaivaṃ bhāvitaṃ cittaṃ kutas taṃ duhkham eṣyati || 49 ||
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mātrajñatā ca bhakteṣu prāntaṃ ca śayanāsanam |
adhicitte samāyoga etad buddhasya śāsanam || 50 ||
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cittanimittasya kovidaḥ pravivekasya rasaṃ prajānakaḥ |
dhyāyī nipakaḥ pratismṛto vetti prīti sukhaṃ nirāmiṣam || 51 ||
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manaś ca yo rakṣati bhāṣitaṃ ca ceṣṭe ca kāyasya sadaiva yuktaḥ |
sa prāpya śokaṃ hi na duhkhitaḥ syāt satyasthitaḥ satyavidaḥ sumedhāḥ || 52 ||
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arakṣitena cittena mithyādṛṣṭi hatena ca |
stīnamiddhābhibhūtena vaśaṃ mṛtyor nigacchati || 53 ||
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samyag dṛṣṭi puraskāro jñātvā caivodayavyayam |
stīnamiddhābhibhūr bhikṣuḥ sarvadurgatayo jahet || 54 ||
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cittasya hi samyamaḥ sukhaṃ cittaṃ rakṣata mā pramadyata |
cittena hi vañcitā prajā hy ekatyā narakeṣu pacyate || 55 ||
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cittasya hi samyamaḥ sukhaṃ cittaṃ rakṣata mā pramadyata |
cittena hi vañcitā prajā hy ekatyā tīryakṣu pacyate || 56 ||
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cittasya hi samyamaḥ sukhaṃ cittaṃ rakṣata mā pramadyata |
cittena hi vañcitā prajā hy ekatyā preteṣu pacyate || 57 ||
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cittasya hi samyamaḥ sukhaṃ cittaṃ rakṣata mā pramadyata |
citte tu surakṣite prajā hy ekatyā manujeṣu modate || 58 ||
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cittasya hi samyamaḥ sukhaṃ cittaṃ rakṣata mā pramadyata |
citte tu surakṣite prajā hy ekatyā svargeṣu modate || 59 ||
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cittasya hi samyamaḥ sukhaṃ cittaṃ rakṣata mā pramadyata |
citte tu surakṣite prajā hy ekatyā nirvāṇaṃ āpnute || 60 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Cittavarga
Udanavarga
by W. Woodville Rockhill (1892)
A collection of verses from the Buddhist canon compiled by Dharmatrata being the Northern Buddhist version of Dhammapada.