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 2.328
obhāsitā daśa diśatā abhūṣi
divyā ca vādyā aghaṭṭitā saṃpravādyi //
divyāṃ chatrāṃ dhāraye devaputrāḥ
dhvajapatākaiḥ sphuṭo buddhakṣetro /
cailā bhramensu marugaṇā devasaṃghā
apramādaṃ janayi adīnasatvā //
eṣo cakṣur bhaviṣyati sarvaloke
ālokabhūtas timiraṃ nihatvā /
eṣo ndhakāraṃ vidhame duḥkhitānāṃ
mā aprasādaṃ janehi bālabuddhe //
eṣo hi lenaṃ bhaviṣyati sarvaloke
trāṇaṃ ca dvīpaṃ śaraṇaṃ parāyaṇaṃ /
akaritvā naramaru ca prasādaṃ
ghoraṃ vrajanti nirayaṃ avīciṃ //
eṣo hi loke asadṛśo dakṣiṇeyo
eṣo hi loke satataṃ hitānukampī /
etaṃ saktṛtvā naranārisaṃghā
cyutā sukhī bhave iha sarvaloke //
yo atra mānaṃ jane na prasādaṃ
puṇyopapete dhutaraje śākyasiṃhe /
na tasya jātu bhave svastibhāvo
cyutaś ca kṣipraṃ vraje durgatīṣu //
divyā ca vādyā aghaṭṭitā saṃpravādyi //
divyāṃ chatrāṃ dhāraye devaputrāḥ
dhvajapatākaiḥ sphuṭo buddhakṣetro /
cailā bhramensu marugaṇā devasaṃghā
apramādaṃ janayi adīnasatvā //
eṣo cakṣur bhaviṣyati sarvaloke
ālokabhūtas timiraṃ nihatvā /
eṣo ndhakāraṃ vidhame duḥkhitānāṃ
mā aprasādaṃ janehi bālabuddhe //
eṣo hi lenaṃ bhaviṣyati sarvaloke
trāṇaṃ ca dvīpaṃ śaraṇaṃ parāyaṇaṃ /
akaritvā naramaru ca prasādaṃ
ghoraṃ vrajanti nirayaṃ avīciṃ //
eṣo hi loke asadṛśo dakṣiṇeyo
eṣo hi loke satataṃ hitānukampī /
etaṃ saktṛtvā naranārisaṃghā
cyutā sukhī bhave iha sarvaloke //
yo atra mānaṃ jane na prasādaṃ
puṇyopapete dhutaraje śākyasiṃhe /
na tasya jātu bhave svastibhāvo
cyutaś ca kṣipraṃ vraje durgatīṣu //