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 3.216
evam ukte paṃcaśikha reṇurājā mahāgovindaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ gāthāye pratyabhāṣati //
amanuṣyo kathaṃ varṇo kiṃ vā abhāṣata /
yasya vācaṃ śrutvā jahāsi asmākaṃ gṛhaṃ ca kevalaṃ //
evam ukte paṃcaśikha mahāgoviṃdo brāhmaṇo reṇurājānaṃ gāthayādhyabhāṣati //
sarvato yaṣṭukāmasya upavustasya me sataḥ /
agni prajvālito āsi kuśacīraparicchado //
tato haṃmi prādurahu brahmā loke sanātano /
yasya vācaṃ śrutvā jahāmi yuṣmākaṃ gṛhaṃ ca kevalaṃ //
evam ukte paṃcaśikha reṇurājā mahāgovindaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ gāthāye pratyabhāṣati //
śraddadhāma vayaṃ bhavato yathā govindo bhāṣati /
amanuṣyavacanaṃ śrutvā kathaṃ vartema anyathā //
anyāpi vacanā bhavāṃ mahāgovindo kuśalāni yeva ācikṣati / yā ca bhavato govindasya gatir bhaviṣyati sā asmākaṃ api gatir bhaviṣyati //
yathā ākāśe vimalo śuddho veruliyo maṇiḥ /
evaṃ śuddho cariṣyāmi govindasyānuśāsane //
evam ukte paṃcaśikha mahāgovindo brāhmaṇo reṇurājānaṃ gāthābhir adhyabhāṣati //
sacej jahatha kāmāni yatra raktāḥ pṛthagjanāḥ /
śastaṃ bhyaved dṛḍhībhavatha kṣāntībalasamāhitā //
amanuṣyo kathaṃ varṇo kiṃ vā abhāṣata /
yasya vācaṃ śrutvā jahāsi asmākaṃ gṛhaṃ ca kevalaṃ //
evam ukte paṃcaśikha mahāgoviṃdo brāhmaṇo reṇurājānaṃ gāthayādhyabhāṣati //
sarvato yaṣṭukāmasya upavustasya me sataḥ /
agni prajvālito āsi kuśacīraparicchado //
tato haṃmi prādurahu brahmā loke sanātano /
yasya vācaṃ śrutvā jahāmi yuṣmākaṃ gṛhaṃ ca kevalaṃ //
evam ukte paṃcaśikha reṇurājā mahāgovindaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ gāthāye pratyabhāṣati //
śraddadhāma vayaṃ bhavato yathā govindo bhāṣati /
amanuṣyavacanaṃ śrutvā kathaṃ vartema anyathā //
anyāpi vacanā bhavāṃ mahāgovindo kuśalāni yeva ācikṣati / yā ca bhavato govindasya gatir bhaviṣyati sā asmākaṃ api gatir bhaviṣyati //
yathā ākāśe vimalo śuddho veruliyo maṇiḥ /
evaṃ śuddho cariṣyāmi govindasyānuśāsane //
evam ukte paṃcaśikha mahāgovindo brāhmaṇo reṇurājānaṃ gāthābhir adhyabhāṣati //
sacej jahatha kāmāni yatra raktāḥ pṛthagjanāḥ /
śastaṃ bhyaved dṛḍhībhavatha kṣāntībalasamāhitā //