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 1.84
sarvajñatām abhimukhāḥ puruṣarṣabhās te //
ādharṣitā ca vadhabandhanatāḍanebhyo
raudrair narair aśubhakarmam atipravaṇaiḥ /
tān eva dṛṣṭva paramārdavamaitracittā
ślakṣṇābhi vāgbhir anaghāḥ samudācaranti //
dṛṣṭvā ca yācanaka mānapramādupetaṃ
harṣaṃ paraṃ pratilabhanti mahāmanuṣyāḥ /
dattvā ca vardhitaguṇāttamanā bhavanti
paścāttapo na tu tapanti taponirāśā iti //
_____iti śrīmahāvastu-avadāne prathamā bhūmiḥ samāptā
tataś ca kāśyapasthaviraḥ mahākātyāyanam abravīt* /
nirdiṣṭā prathamā bhūmi mahāsatva manoramā //
dvitīyāṃ saṃkramantānāṃ bhūmiṃ naravarātmajā /
kiṃ cittaṃ bodhisattvānāṃ jāyate samanantaraṃ //
ke ca adhyāśayā santi dvitīyāyāṃ jinātmaja /
bhūmiṃ tāṃ bodhisatvānāṃ yathābhūtam udīrayed iti //
tataḥ kātyāyanaḥ sthaviraḥ kāśyapam idam abravīt* /
nirdeśaṃ bodhisatvānāṃ kīrtayiṣye manoramaṃ //
ādharṣitā ca vadhabandhanatāḍanebhyo
raudrair narair aśubhakarmam atipravaṇaiḥ /
tān eva dṛṣṭva paramārdavamaitracittā
ślakṣṇābhi vāgbhir anaghāḥ samudācaranti //
dṛṣṭvā ca yācanaka mānapramādupetaṃ
harṣaṃ paraṃ pratilabhanti mahāmanuṣyāḥ /
dattvā ca vardhitaguṇāttamanā bhavanti
paścāttapo na tu tapanti taponirāśā iti //
_____iti śrīmahāvastu-avadāne prathamā bhūmiḥ samāptā
tataś ca kāśyapasthaviraḥ mahākātyāyanam abravīt* /
nirdiṣṭā prathamā bhūmi mahāsatva manoramā //
dvitīyāṃ saṃkramantānāṃ bhūmiṃ naravarātmajā /
kiṃ cittaṃ bodhisattvānāṃ jāyate samanantaraṃ //
ke ca adhyāśayā santi dvitīyāyāṃ jinātmaja /
bhūmiṃ tāṃ bodhisatvānāṃ yathābhūtam udīrayed iti //
tataḥ kātyāyanaḥ sthaviraḥ kāśyapam idam abravīt* /
nirdeśaṃ bodhisatvānāṃ kīrtayiṣye manoramaṃ //