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 3.253
yadi gaṃgavālukasameṣu karitva pūjāṃ
buddheṣu paścahaṃ labheyam imam agrabodhiṃ /
taṃ tāvad dīrghaṃ bhavaṃ saṃsārituṃ samarthaḥ
sarvajñatāya praṇidhiṃ na nivartayeyaṃ //
garbhāsaye yadi bhave mahakalpakoṭī
jātaś ca jātiśataṃ khijjeya agaṃ me so /
tad duḥkhaṃ tādṛśaṃ śarīragataṃ saheyaṃ
sarvajñatāya praṇidhiṃ na nivartayeyaṃ //
yāni ca duḥkhā narake tatha tiryagyonyāṃ
pretamanuṣyakabhaveṣu bahuprakāraṃ /
taṃ duḥkhaṃ sarvaṃ nipate yadi me śarīraṃ
sarvajñatāya pranidhiṃ na nivartayeyaṃ //
yāvanti prāṇanayutā vinayeyaṃ loke
tāvanti kalpanayutāṃ narake vaseyaṃ /
taṃ duḥkhaṃ tāvaciram udvahituṃ samarthaḥ
sarvajñatāya praṇidhiṃ na nivartayeyaṃ //
nāhaṃ punaḥ ito nivartayituṃ samarthaḥ
eṣo so niścaya kṛto jagato hitārthaṃ /
yāvan na prāptam amṛtaṃ paripūrṇamāsā
sarvajñatāya praṇidhiṃ na nivartayeyaṃ //
saṃnāha eṣa dṛḍha vajramayo saṃnaddho
dāne dame vratatape na me asti khedo /
buddheṣu paścahaṃ labheyam imam agrabodhiṃ /
taṃ tāvad dīrghaṃ bhavaṃ saṃsārituṃ samarthaḥ
sarvajñatāya praṇidhiṃ na nivartayeyaṃ //
garbhāsaye yadi bhave mahakalpakoṭī
jātaś ca jātiśataṃ khijjeya agaṃ me so /
tad duḥkhaṃ tādṛśaṃ śarīragataṃ saheyaṃ
sarvajñatāya praṇidhiṃ na nivartayeyaṃ //
yāni ca duḥkhā narake tatha tiryagyonyāṃ
pretamanuṣyakabhaveṣu bahuprakāraṃ /
taṃ duḥkhaṃ sarvaṃ nipate yadi me śarīraṃ
sarvajñatāya pranidhiṃ na nivartayeyaṃ //
yāvanti prāṇanayutā vinayeyaṃ loke
tāvanti kalpanayutāṃ narake vaseyaṃ /
taṃ duḥkhaṃ tāvaciram udvahituṃ samarthaḥ
sarvajñatāya praṇidhiṃ na nivartayeyaṃ //
nāhaṃ punaḥ ito nivartayituṃ samarthaḥ
eṣo so niścaya kṛto jagato hitārthaṃ /
yāvan na prāptam amṛtaṃ paripūrṇamāsā
sarvajñatāya praṇidhiṃ na nivartayeyaṃ //
saṃnāha eṣa dṛḍha vajramayo saṃnaddho
dāne dame vratatape na me asti khedo /