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 2.205
anupūrvaṃ ca śarīre sthāmaṃ ca balaṃ ca saṃjanetvāna /
āhāraṃ samagaveṣi uruvilvam upāgami sa sādhu //
atha sā pūrvajanetrī sujātā nāmena paṇḍitakulīnā /
nyagrodhapādapamūle tiṣṭhati madhupāyasaṃ gṛhya //
kiṃ brahmacāri avacā karśitam āyāsitaṃ tava śarīraṃ /
sā pāyasaṃ dadatvā parikīrtaya rājaputrasya //
rāja-ṛṣisya ca tasya āsi madhupāyasaṃ tatra sujātaṃ /
tāṃ avaci pārthivasuto kimartham etaṃ dadasi dānaṃ //
jātiśatāni janetrī abhūṣi yā tasya śuddhasatvasya /
sā pratibhaṇesi madhuraṃ prārthemi samṛdhyatu mahyaṃ //
himavantapādapārśve nagaraṃ kapilāhvayanti vikhyātaṃ /
diśavidiśaviśrutayaśaṃ pramuditanaranārisaṃkīrṇaṃ //
tasmiṃ nagare kumāro putro śuddhodanasya śākyasya /
avahāya bāndhavajanaṃ vanaṃ gato rājyam utsṛjya //
ṣaḍvarṣa tasya vrajato tapovane ugre bhairave vane /
dānena me tasya bhavati praṇidhī paripūriyā //
tena tapena varo yaṃ mārgeti me sa samṛdhyatu artho /
aham api tena pathena gaccheya mahānaravareṇa //
tato prādurāsi vācā antarīkṣādamānuṣī /
sujāte eṣo so dhīro śākyarājakulodito //
āhāraṃ samagaveṣi uruvilvam upāgami sa sādhu //
atha sā pūrvajanetrī sujātā nāmena paṇḍitakulīnā /
nyagrodhapādapamūle tiṣṭhati madhupāyasaṃ gṛhya //
kiṃ brahmacāri avacā karśitam āyāsitaṃ tava śarīraṃ /
sā pāyasaṃ dadatvā parikīrtaya rājaputrasya //
rāja-ṛṣisya ca tasya āsi madhupāyasaṃ tatra sujātaṃ /
tāṃ avaci pārthivasuto kimartham etaṃ dadasi dānaṃ //
jātiśatāni janetrī abhūṣi yā tasya śuddhasatvasya /
sā pratibhaṇesi madhuraṃ prārthemi samṛdhyatu mahyaṃ //
himavantapādapārśve nagaraṃ kapilāhvayanti vikhyātaṃ /
diśavidiśaviśrutayaśaṃ pramuditanaranārisaṃkīrṇaṃ //
tasmiṃ nagare kumāro putro śuddhodanasya śākyasya /
avahāya bāndhavajanaṃ vanaṃ gato rājyam utsṛjya //
ṣaḍvarṣa tasya vrajato tapovane ugre bhairave vane /
dānena me tasya bhavati praṇidhī paripūriyā //
tena tapena varo yaṃ mārgeti me sa samṛdhyatu artho /
aham api tena pathena gaccheya mahānaravareṇa //
tato prādurāsi vācā antarīkṣādamānuṣī /
sujāte eṣo so dhīro śākyarājakulodito //