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 2.358
śīlasaṃpanno yo bhikṣuḥ sa āḍhyo ti pravuccati /
na hi muktāpravāḍehi bhikṣu bhoti mahādhano //
śīlavāṃ sukhasaṃvāso bhikṣu bhotu ahiṃsako /
na hi cīvaralābhena vrajate bhikṣu svargatiṃ //
śīlaṃ śuci niṣevitvā varjati sarva-akṣaṇāṃ /
na jñātilābhaṃ eṣantaṃ śāstā bhikṣuṃ praśaṃsati //
śīle ābhogaṃ kṛtvāna svargo bhoti na dullabho /
priyo manāpaḥ sarveṣāṃ yatra yatropapadyati //
śīlaṃ rakṣetha medhāvī prārthayanto trayo sukhāṃ /
praśaṃsāṃ cittalābhaṃ ca pretya svarge ca modanaṃ //
śīlaṃ prāvaraṇaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ alaṃkāraṃ prabhāsvaraṃ /
śīlena śobhito bhikṣuḥ dadanto na vihanyati //
śīlena pariśuddhena kāyo bhoti prabhāsvaro /
na cāsya jāyate dāgho maraṇe pratyupasthite //
śīlena pariśuddhena phalaprāptir na dullabhā /
kim aṃga punaḥ svargati lokanāthaṃ ca paśyati //
śīlena śobhito bhikṣuḥ pariśuddhena mārdavo /
na hi uccena bhāṣeṇa bhikṣu bhoti praśaṃsito //
śīlavāṃ ca asantrasto na so bhāyati kadā ca na /
na kadācid yutāgasaṃ gacchati bhūtadurgatiṃ //
na hi muktāpravāḍehi bhikṣu bhoti mahādhano //
śīlavāṃ sukhasaṃvāso bhikṣu bhotu ahiṃsako /
na hi cīvaralābhena vrajate bhikṣu svargatiṃ //
śīlaṃ śuci niṣevitvā varjati sarva-akṣaṇāṃ /
na jñātilābhaṃ eṣantaṃ śāstā bhikṣuṃ praśaṃsati //
śīle ābhogaṃ kṛtvāna svargo bhoti na dullabho /
priyo manāpaḥ sarveṣāṃ yatra yatropapadyati //
śīlaṃ rakṣetha medhāvī prārthayanto trayo sukhāṃ /
praśaṃsāṃ cittalābhaṃ ca pretya svarge ca modanaṃ //
śīlaṃ prāvaraṇaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ alaṃkāraṃ prabhāsvaraṃ /
śīlena śobhito bhikṣuḥ dadanto na vihanyati //
śīlena pariśuddhena kāyo bhoti prabhāsvaro /
na cāsya jāyate dāgho maraṇe pratyupasthite //
śīlena pariśuddhena phalaprāptir na dullabhā /
kim aṃga punaḥ svargati lokanāthaṃ ca paśyati //
śīlena śobhito bhikṣuḥ pariśuddhena mārdavo /
na hi uccena bhāṣeṇa bhikṣu bhoti praśaṃsito //
śīlavāṃ ca asantrasto na so bhāyati kadā ca na /
na kadācid yutāgasaṃ gacchati bhūtadurgatiṃ //