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 1.165
tathā samādhismi sthito virocase
suvarṇam uttaptam ivātra pudgalā //
ākāṃkṣamāṇā vimanā11 vipaṇḍitā {Senart vigatā}
satvā na jānanti samanta udyamāṃ /
sukhaṃ samādhiṃ araṇāni sevato
namo'stu te devamanuṣyapūjita //
yadā ca ālokasi nāgagāmi
yadā ca āgata maraṇāya pāraṃ /
matīsmṛtīmāṃ vimalena cetasā
tadā ayaṃ bhūtadharā prakampate //
satyā abhisametiya darśanaṃ tathā
svayaṃ abhijñāye anuśrutaṃ purā /
imāṃ girāṃ vyāhara agrapudgala
sahasranetro maghavāṃ va śobhase //
idaṃ samāptaṃ vyasanaṃ mahadbhayaṃ
ito na bhoti agre asya saṃbhavo /
tasyāvarodhanam adho pravartate
nirvāti vātāna svaro va pākaḥ //
vimukticittasya vimuktidarśanā
acintiyā tarkapathena niśritā /
suvarṇam uttaptam ivātra pudgalā //
ākāṃkṣamāṇā vimanā11 vipaṇḍitā {Senart vigatā}
satvā na jānanti samanta udyamāṃ /
sukhaṃ samādhiṃ araṇāni sevato
namo'stu te devamanuṣyapūjita //
yadā ca ālokasi nāgagāmi
yadā ca āgata maraṇāya pāraṃ /
matīsmṛtīmāṃ vimalena cetasā
tadā ayaṃ bhūtadharā prakampate //
satyā abhisametiya darśanaṃ tathā
svayaṃ abhijñāye anuśrutaṃ purā /
imāṃ girāṃ vyāhara agrapudgala
sahasranetro maghavāṃ va śobhase //
idaṃ samāptaṃ vyasanaṃ mahadbhayaṃ
ito na bhoti agre asya saṃbhavo /
tasyāvarodhanam adho pravartate
nirvāti vātāna svaro va pākaḥ //
vimukticittasya vimuktidarśanā
acintiyā tarkapathena niśritā /