yo ’sau svamāṃsatanubhiryajanāni kṛtvā tāvacciraṃ karuṇayā jagato hitāya |
tasya śramasya saphalīkaraṇāya santaḥ saṃmārjitaṃ śṛṇuta sāmpratabhāṣyamāṇam (1)|
evaṃ mayā śrutam |
ekasmin samaye bhagavāñ śrāvastyāṃ viharatīti sūtraṃ vaktavyam |
atra tāvadbhagavat­tathāga­tavadanāṃ­modharavivarapratyudgatavacanasaratsaliladhārāsampātāpanītarāgadveṣamohamada­māna­māyāśāṭhyapaṅkapaṭalānāṃ śabdanyāyāditarkaśāstrārthāvalokanotpannaprajñāpradīpaprotsāritakuśāstradarśanāndhakārāṇāṃ saṃ­sāratṛṣṇāchedipravarasad­dharma­payaḥpānaśauṇḍānāṃ gurūṇāṃ saṃnidhau sarvāvavādakaṃ mahātmānamatimāharddhikaṃ sthaviropaguptamārabhya kāṃcideva vibuddha­janamanaḥprasā­dakarīṃ dharmyāṃ kathāṃ samanusmariṣyāmaḥ |
tatra tāvad­guru­bhiravahitaśrotrairbhavitavyam |
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evamanuśrūyate—yadā bhagavān parinirvāṇakālasamaye palālanāgaṃ vinīya kumbhakārīṃ caṇḍālīṃ gopālīṃ ca, teṣāṃ mathurāmanuprāptaḥ, tatra bhagavānāyuṣmanta­māna­ndamā­mantra­yate sma—asyāmānanda mathurāyāṃ mama varṣaśataparinirvṛtasya gupto nāma gāndhiko bhaviṣyati |
tasya putro bhaviṣyatyupagupto nāma alakṣaṇako buddho yo mama varṣaśatapatinirvṛtasya buddhakāryaṃ bhavi(kari)ṣyati |
tasyāvavādena bahavo bhikṣavaḥ sarvakleśaprahāṇādarhattvaṃ sākṣātkariṣyanti |
te ’ṣṭādaśahastāmāyāmena dvādaśahastāṃ vistāreṇa caturaṅgalamātrābhiḥ śaṇakābhiḥ pūjayiṣyanti |
eṣo ’gro me ānanda śrāvakāṇāṃ bhaviṣyatyavavādakānām yaduta upagupto bhikṣuḥ |
paśyasi tvamānanda dūrata eva nīlanīlāmbararājim? evaṃ bhadanta |
eṣa ānanda rurumuṇḍo nāma parvataḥ |
atra varṣaśataparinirvṛtasya tathāgatasya śāṇakavāsī nāma bhikṣurbhaviṣyati |
so ’tra rurumuṇḍaparvate vihāraṃ pratiṣṭhāpayiṣyati, upaguptaṃ ca pravrājayiṣyati |
mathurāyāmānanda naṭo bhaṭaśca dvau bhrātarau śreṣṭhinau bhaviṣyataḥ |
tasya naṭabhaṭiketi saṃjñā bhaviṣyati |
etadagraṃ me ānanda bhaviṣyati śamathānukūlānāṃ śayyāsanānām yadidaṃ naṭabhaṭikāraṇyāyatanam |
athāyuṣmānānando bhagavantamidamavocat—āścaryaṃ bhadanta yadīdṛśamāyuṣmānupagupto bahujanahitaṃ kariṣyati |
bhagavānāha—na ānanda etarhi, yathā atīte ’pyadhvani tena vinipatitaśarīreṇāpyatraiva urumuṇḍaparvate trayaḥ pārśvāḥ |
ekatra pradeśe pañca pratyekabuddhaśatāni prativasanti |
dvitīye pañcaṛṣiśatāni |
tṛtīye pañcamarkaṭaśatāni |
tatra yo ’sau pañcānāṃ markaṭaśatānām yūthapatiḥ, sa tam yūthamapahāya yatra pārśve pañca pratyekabuddhaśatāni prativasanti, tatra gataḥ |
tasya tān pratyekabuddhān dṛṣṭvā prasādo jātaḥ |
sa teṣāṃ pratyekabuddhānāṃ śīrṇaparṇāni mūlaphalāni copanāmayati |
yadā ca te paryaṅkenopaviṣṭā bhavanti, sa vṛddhānte praṇāmaṃ kṛtvā yāvannavāntaṃ gatvā paryaṅkenopaviśati, yāvat te pratyekabuddhāḥ parinirvṛtāḥ | sa teṣāṃ śīrṇaparṇāni mūlaphalāni copanāmayati, te na pratigṛhṇanti |

sa teṣāṃ cīvarakarṇikānyākarṣayati, pādau gṛhṇāti |
yāvat sa markaṭaścintayati—ni­yata­mete kālagatā bhaviṣyanti |
tataḥ sa markaṭaḥ śocitvā paridevitvā ca dvitīyaṃ pārśvaṃ gato yatra pañca ṛṣiśatāni prativasanti |
te ca ṛṣayaḥ kecit kaṇḍakāpāśrayāḥ, kecidbhasmāpāśrayāḥ, kecidūrdhvahastāḥ, kecit pañcātapāvasthitāḥ |
sa teṣāṃ teṣāmīryāpathān vikopayitumārabdhaḥ |
ye kaṇḍakāpāśrayāsteṣāṃ kaṇḍakānuddharati |
bhasmāpāśrayāṇāṃ bhasma vidhunoti |
ūrdhvahastānāmadho hastaṃ pātayati |
pāñcātapāvasthitānāmagnimavakirati |
yadā ca tairīryāpatho vikopito bhavati, tadā sa teṣāmagrataḥ paryaṅkaṃ badhnāti |
yāvat tairṛṣibhirācāryāya niveditam |
tenāpi coktam—paryaṅkena tāvanniṣīdatha, yāvat tāni pañca ṛṣiśatāni paryaṅkenopaviṣṭāni |
te ’nācāryakā anupadeśakāḥ saptatriṃśadbodhipakṣān dharmānāmukhīkṛtya pratyekāṃ bodhiṃ sākṣātkṛtavantaḥ |
atha teṣāṃ praty­eka­buddhā­nāmetadabhavat—yat kiṃcidasmābhiḥ śreyo ’vāptam, tatsarvamimaṃ markaṭamāgamya |
tairyāvat sa markaṭaḥ phalamūlaiḥ paripālitaḥ, kālagatasya ca taccharīraṃ gandhakāṣṭhairdhmāpitam |
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tatkiṃ manyase ānanda? yo ’sau pañcānāṃ markaṭaśatānām yūthapatiḥ, sa eṣa upaguptaḥ |
tadāpi tena vinipatitaśarīreṇāpyatraivorumuṇḍe parvate bahujanahitaṃ kṛtam |
anāgate ’pyadhvani varṣaśataparinirvṛtasya mama atraivorumuṇḍe parvate bahujanahitaṃ kariṣyati |
tacca yathaivaṃ tathopadarśayiṣyāmah—yadā sthavireṇa śāṇakavāsinā urumuṇḍe parvate vihāraḥ pratiṣṭhāpitaḥ, samanvāharati—kimasau gāndhika utpannaḥ, athādyāpi notpadyate iti? paśyatyutpannam |
sa yāvat samanvāharati—yo ’sau tasya putra upagupto nāṃnā alakṣa.ṅko buddho nirdiṣṭaḥ, yo mama varṣaśataparinirvṛtasya buddhakāryaṃ kariṣyatīti, kimasau utpanno ’dyāpi notpadyate? tena yāvadupāyena gupto gāndhiko bhagavacchāsane ’bhiprasāditaḥ |
sa yadā abhiprasannastadā sthaviraḥ saṃbahulairbhikṣubhiḥ sārdhamekadivasaṃ tasya gṛhaṃ praviṣṭaḥ |
aparasminnahanyātmadvitīyaḥ |
anyasminnahanyekākī |
yāvadgupto gandhikaḥ sthaviraṃ śāṇakavāsinamekākinaṃ dṛṣṭvā kathayati—na khalu āryasya kaścit paścāccchramaṇah? sthavira uvāca—jarādharmāṇāṃ kuto ’smākaṃ paścācchramaṇo bhavati? yadi kecit śraddhāpurogena pravrajanti, te ’smākaṃ paścācchramaṇā bhavanti |
gupto gāndhika uvāca—ārya, ahaṃ tāvadgṛhavāse parigṛddho viṣayābhirataśca |
na mayā śakyaṃ pravrajitum |
api tu yo ’smākaṃ putro bhavati, taṃ vayamāryasya paścācchramaṇaṃ dāsyāmaḥ |
sthavira uvāca—vatsa, evamastu |
api tu dṛḍhapratijñāṃ smarethāstvamiti |
yāvadguptasya gāndhikasya putro jātaḥ |
tasyāśvagupta iti nāmadheyaṃ kṛtam |
sa yadā mahān saṃvṛttastadā sthaviraḥ śāṇakavāsī guptaṃ gāndhi­kama­dhigamyovāca—vatsa, tvayā pratijñātam—yo ’smākaṃ putro bhaviṣyati, taṃ vayamāryasya paścācchramaṇaṃ dāsyāmaḥ |
anujānīhi, pravrajayiṣyāmīti |
gāndhika uvāca—ārya, ayamasmākamekaputraḥ |
marṣaya naḥ |
yo ’smākaṃ dvitīyaḥ putro bhaviṣyati, taṃ vayamāryasya paścācchramaṇaṃ dāsyāmaḥ |
yāvat sthavirah śāṇakavāsī samanvāharati—kimayaṃ sa upaguptah? paśyati neti |
tena sthavireṇābhihitah—evamastu iti |
tasya yāvaddvitīyaḥ putro jātaḥ |
tasya dhanagupta iti nāma kṛtam |
so ’pi yadā mahān saṃvṛttaḥ, tadā sthaviraḥ śāṇakavāsī guptaṃ gāndhikamuvāca—vatsa, tvayā pratijñātam—yo ’smākaṃ putro bhaviṣyati, taṃ vayamāryasya paścācchramaṇaṃ dāsyāmaḥ |
ayaṃ ca te putro jātaḥ |
anujānīhi, pravrajayiṣyāmīti |
gāndhika uvāca—ārya marṣaya, eko ’smākaṃ dravyaṃ saṃśayiṣyati, sa āryasya dattaḥ |
yāvat sthaviraḥ śāṇakavāsī samanvāharati—kimayaṃ sa upaguptah? paśyati neti |
tataḥ sthavira uvāca—evamastu iti |
yāvadguptasya gāndhikasya tṛtīyaḥ putro jāto ’bhirūpo darśanīyaḥ prasādiko ’tikrānto mānuṣavarṇamasamprāptaśca divyavarṇam |
tasya vistareṇa jātau jātimahaṃ kṛtvā upagupta iti nāma kṛtam |
so ’pi yadā mahān saṃvṛttaḥ, yāvat sthaviraśāṇakavāsī guptaṃ gāndhi­kama­bhigamyovāca—vatsa, tvayā pratijñātam—yo ’smākaṃ tṛtīyaḥ putro bhaviṣyati, bayamāryasya dāsyāmaḥ paścācchramaṇārthe |
ayaṃ te tṛtīyaḥ putra utpannaḥ |
anujānīhi, pravrājayiṣyāmīti |
gupto gāndhika uvāca—ārya, samayataḥ |
yadā lābho ’nucchedo bhaviṣyatīti, tadā anujñāsyāmi |
yadā tena samayaḥ kṛtaḥ, tadā māreṇa sarvāvatī mathurā gandhāviṣṭā |
te sarve upaguptasakāśādgandhān krīṇanti |
sa prabhūtāni dāsyati |
yāvat sthaviraśāṇakavāsī upaguptasakāśaṃ gataḥ |
upaguptaśca gandhāpaṇe sthitaḥ |
sa dharmeṇa vyavahāraṃ karoti, gandhān vikrīṇīte |
sa sthavireṇa śāṇakavāsinā abhihitah—vatsa, kīdṛśāste cittacetasikāḥ pravartante kliṣṭā vā akliṣṭā veti? upagupta uvāca—ārya, naiva jānāmi kīdṛśāḥ kliṣṭāścittacetasikāḥ, kīdṛśā akliṣṭā iti |
sthaviraḥ śāṇakavāsī uvāca—vatsa, yadi kevalaṃ cittaṃ parijñātuṃ na śakyasi, pratipakṣaṃ mocayitum |
tena tasya kṛṣṇikapaṭṭikā dattā pāṇḍurikā ca |
yadi kliṣṭaṃ cittamutpadyate, kṛṣṇikāṃ paṭṭikāṃ sthāpaya |
athākliṣṭaṃ cittamutpadyate, pāṇḍurāṃ paṭṭikāṃ sthāpaya |
śubhāṃ manasi kuru, buddhānusmṛtiṃ ca bhāvayasveti tenāsya vyapadiṣṭam |
tasya yāvadārabdhā ākliṣṭāścittacetasikāḥ pravartitum, sa dvau bhāgau kṛṣṇikānāṃ sthāpayati, ekaṃ pāṇḍurikāṇām |
yāvadardhaṃ kuṣṇikānāṃ sthāpayati ardhaṃ pāṇḍurikāṇām |
yāvat dvau bhāgau pāṇḍurikāṇāṃ sthāpayati, ekaṃ kṛṣṇikānām |
yāvadanupūrveṇa sarvāṇyeva śuklāni cittānyutpadyante, sa pāṇḍurikāṇāmeva paṭṭikāṃ sthāpayati |
dharmeṇa vyavahāraṃ karoti |
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mathurāyāṃ vāsavadattā nāma gaṇikā |
tasyā dāsī upaguptasakāśaṃ gatvā gandhān krīṇāti |
so vāsavadattayā cocyate—dārike, muṣyate sa gāndhikastvayā |
bahūn gandhānānayasīti |
dārikovāca—āryaduhite, upagupto gāndhikadārako rūpasampannaścāturyamādhuryasampannaśca dharmeṇa vyavahāraṃ karori |
śrutvā ca vāsavadattāyā upaguptasakāśe sānurāgaṃ cittamutpannam |
tayā yāvaddāsī upaguptasakāśaṃ preṣitā—tvatsakāśamāgamiṣyāmi |
icchāmi tvayā sārdhaṃ ratimanubhavitum |
yāvaddāsyā upagutasya niveditam |
upagupta uvāca akālaste bhagini maddarśanāyeti |
vāsavadattā pañcabhiḥ purāṇaśataiḥ paricārayate |
tasyā buddhirutpannā—niyataṃ pañca purāṇaśatāni notsahate dātum |
tayā yāvaddāsī upaguptasakāśaṃ preṣitā—na mamāryaputrasakāśāt kārṣāpaṇenāpi prayojanam |
kevalamāryaputreṇa saha ratimanubhaveyam |
dāsyā tathā niveditam |
upagupta uvāca—akālaste bhagini maddarśanāyeti |
yāvadanyataraḥ śreṣṭhiputro vāsavadattāyāḥ sakāśaṃ praviṣṭaḥ |
anyataraśca sārthavāha uttarāpathāt pañcaśatamaśvapaṇyaṃ gṛhītvā mathurāmanuprāptaḥ |
tenābhihitam—katarā veśyā sarvapradhānā? tena śrutam—vāsavadatteti |
sa pañca puraṇaśatāni gṛhītvā bahūṃśca prābhṛtān vāsavadattāyāḥ sakāśāmabhigataḥ |
tato vāsavadattayā lobhākṛṣṭena taṃ śreṣṭhiputraṃ praghātayitvā^vaskare prakṣipya sārthavāhena saha ratimanubhutā |
yāvat sa śreṣṭhiputro bandhubhiravaskarāduddhṛtya(tah) |
rājño niveditam |
tato rājñā abhihitam—gacchantu bhavantaḥ, vāsavadattāṃ hastapādau karṇanāsaṃ ca cchittvā śmaśāne chorayantu |
yāvat tairvāsavadattā hastapādau karṇanāsaṃ ca cchittvā śmaśāne choritā |
yāvadupaguptena śrutam—vāsavadattā hastapādau karṇanāsaṃ ca cchittvā śmaśāne choritā |
tasya buddhirutpannā—pūrvaṃ tayā mama viṣayanimittaṃ darśanamākāṅkṣitam |
idānīṃ tu tasyā hastapādau karṇanāsaṃ ca vikārtitau, idānīṃ tu tasyā darśanakāla iti |
āha ca— yadā praśastāmbarasaṃvṛtāṅgī abhūdvicitrābharaṇairvibhūṣitā |
mokṣārthināṃ janmaparānmukhānāṃ śreyastadāsyāstu na darśanaṃ syāt (2)|
idānīṃ tu tasyāḥ kāle ’yaṃ draṣṭuṃ gatamānarāgaharṣāyāḥ |
niśitāsivikṣatāyāḥ svabhāvaniyatasya rūpasya (3)|
yāvadekena dārakenopasthāyakena cchatramādāya praśānteneryāpathena śmaśānamanuprāptaḥ |
tasyāśca preṣikā pūrvaguṇānurāgāt samīpe ’vasthitā kākādīn nivārayati |
tayā ca vāsavadattāyā niveditam—āryaduhitaḥ, yasya tvayā ahaṃ sakāśaṃ punaḥ punaranupreṣitā, ayaṃ sa upagupto ’bhyagataḥ |
niyatameṣa kāmarāgārta āgato bhaviṣyati |
śrutvā ca vāsavadattā kathayati— pranaṣṭaśobhāṃ duḥkhārtāṃ bhūmau rudhirapiñjarām |
māṃ dṛṣṭvā kathametasya kāmarāgo bhaviṣyati (4)|
tataḥ preṣikāmuvāca—yau hastapādau karṇanāsaṃ ca maccharīrādvikartitau, tau śleṣayeti |
tayā yāvat śleṣayitvā paṭṭakena pracchāditā |
upaguptaścāgatya vāsavadattāyā agrataḥ sthitaḥ |
tato vāsavadattā upaguptamagrataḥ sthitaṃ dṛṣṭvā kathayati—āryaputra, yadā maccharīraṃ svasthabhūtaṃ viṣayaratyanukūlaṃ tadā mayā āryaputrasya punaḥ punardūtī visarjitā |
āryaputreṇābhihitam—akālaste bhagini māṃ darśanāyeti |
idānīṃ mama hastapādau karṇanāsau ca vikartitau, svarudhirakardama evāvasthitā |
idānīṃ kimāgato ’si? āha ca— idam yadā paṅkajagarbhakomalaṃ mahārha­vastrā­bharaṇairvibhūṣitam |
babhūva gātraṃ mama darśanakṣamaṃ tadā na dṛṣṭo ’si mayālpabhāgyayā (5)|
etarhi kiṃ draṣṭumihāgato ’si yadā śarīraṃ mama darśanākṣamam |
nivṛttalīlāratiharṣavismayaṃ bhayāvahaṃ śoṇitapaṅkalepanam (6)|
upagupta uvāca— nāhaṃ bhagini kāmārtaḥ saṃnidhāvāgatastava |
kāmānāmaśubhānāṃ tu svabhāvaṃ draṣṭumāgataḥ (7)|
pracchāditā vastravibhūṣaṇādyairbāhyairvicitrairmadanānukūlaiḥ |
nirīkṣyamāṇā api yatnavadbhir nāpyatra dṛṣṭāsi bhavedyathāvat (8)|
idaṃ tu rūpaṃ tava dṛśyametat sthitaṃ svabhāve racanādviyuktam |
te ’paṇḍitāste ca vigarhaṇīyā ye prākṛte ’smin kuṇape ramante (9)|
tvacāvanaddhe rudhirāvasakte carmāvṛte māṃsaghanāvalipte |
śirāsahasraiśca vṛte samantāt ko nāma rajyeta itaḥ śarīre (10)|
api ca bhagini |
bahirbhadrāṇi rūpāṇi dṛṣṭvā bālo ’bhirajyate |
abhyantaraviduṣṭāni jñātvā dhīro virajyate (11)|
avakṛṣṭāvakṛṣṭasya kuṇapasya hyamedhyatā |
medhyāḥ kāmopasaṃhārāḥ kāminaḥ śubhasaṃjñinaḥ (12)|
iha hi— daurgandhyaṃ prativāryate bahu­vidhairgandhairamedhyākarairvaikṛtyaṃ bahirādhriyeta vividha­ir­vastrā­dibhirbhūṣaṇaiḥ |
svedakledamalādayo ’pyaśucayastānnirharatyambhasā yenāmedhyakaraṅkametadaśubhaṃ kāmātmabhiḥ sevyate (13)|
saṃbuddhasya tu ye vacaḥ suvacasaḥ śṛṇvanti kurvantyapi te kāmāñ śramaśokaduḥkhajananān sadbhiḥ sadā garhitān |
tyaktvā kāmanimittamuktamanasaḥ śānte vane nirgatāḥ pāram yānti bhavārṇavasya mahataḥ saṃśritya mārgaplavam (14)|
śrutvā vāsavadattā saṃsārādudvignā |
buddha­guṇānus­mara­ṇāccāvarjitahṛdayovāca— evametattathā sarvam yathā vadasi paṇḍita |
me tvāṃ sādhuṃ samāsādya buddhasya vacanaṃ śrutam (15)|
yāvadupaguptena vāsavadattāyā anupūrvikāṃ kathāṃ kṛtvā satyāni saṃprakāśitāni |
upaguptaśca vāsavadattāyāḥ śarīrasvabhāvamavagamya kāmadhātuvairāgyaṃ gataḥ |
tenātmīyayā dharmadeśanayā saha­satyābhisamayādanāgāmiphalaṃ vāsavadattayā ca srotāpattiphalaṃ prāptam |
tato vāsavadattā dṛṣṭasatyā upaguptaṃ saṃrāgayantyuvāca— tavānubhāvātpihitaḥ sughoro hyapāyamārgo bahudoṣayuktaḥ |
apāvṛtā svargagatiḥ supuṇyā nirvāṇamārgaśca mayopalabdhaḥ (16)|
api ca |
eṣāhaṃ taṃ bhagavantaṃ tathāgatamarhantaṃ samyaksambuddhaṃ śaraṇaṃ gacchāmi dharma ca bhikṣusaṃghaṃ cetyāha— eṣā vrajāmi śaraṇaṃ vibuddha­nava­kama­lavimaladhavalanetram |
tamamarabudhajanamahitaṃ jinaṃ virāgaṃ ca saṃghaṃ ca (17)|
iti |
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yāvadupagupto vāsavadattāṃ dharmyayā kathayā saṃdarśya prakrāntaḥ |
aciraprakrānte copagupte vāsavadattā kālagatā deveṣūpapannā |
devataiśca mathurāyāmārocitam—vāsavadattayā upagupta­sakāśād­dharma­deśanāṃ śrutvā āryasatyāni dṛṣṭāni, deveṣūpapanneti |
śrutvā ca mathurāvāsatavyena janakāyena vāsavadattāyāḥ śarīre pūjā kṛtā |
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yāvat sthaviraḥ śāṇakavāsī guptaṃ gāndhi­kama­bhigamyovāca—anujānīhi upaguptaṃ pravrājayiṣyāmīti |
gupto gāndhika uvāca—ārya, eṣa samayaḥ |
yadā na lābho na cchedo bhaviṣyati, tadā anujñāsyāmīti |
yāvat sthaviraśāṇakavāsinā ṛddhyā tathā adhiṣṭhitam yathā na lābho na cchedaḥ |
tato gupto gāndhiko gaṇayati, tulayati, māpayati, paśyati—na lābho na cchedaḥ |
tataḥ sthaviraḥ śāṇakavāsī guptaṃ gāndhikamuvāca—ayaṃ hi bhagavatā buddhena nirdiṣṭo mama varṣaśataparinirvṛtasya buddhakāryaṃ kariṣyatīti |
anujānīhi, pravrājayiṣyāmīti |
yāvadguptena gāndhikenābhyanujñātaḥ |
tataḥ sthavireṇa śāṇakavāsinā upagupto naṭabhaṭikāraṇyāyatanaṃ nītaḥ, upasampāditaśca |
jñapticaturthaṃ ca karma vyavasitam |
upaguptena ca sarvakleśaprahāṇādarhattvaṃ sākṣātkṛtam |
tataḥ sthavireṇa śāṇakavāsinābhihitam—vatsa upagupta, tvaṃ bhagavatā nirdiṣṭo vaiṣaśataparinirvṛtasya mamopagupto nāma bhikṣurbhaviṣyatyalakṣaṇako buddhaḥ, yo mama varṣaśataparinirvṛtasya buddhakāryaṃ kariṣyatīti |
eṣo ’gro me ānanda śrāvakāṇāmavavādakānām yaduta upagupto bhikṣuḥ |
idānīṃ vatsa śāsanahitaṃ kuruṣveti |
upagupta uvāca—evamastu iti |
tataḥ sa dharmaśravaṇe ’dhīṣṭaḥ |
mathurāyāṃ ca śabdo visṛtah—upagupto nāmālakṣaṇako buddho ’dya dharmaṃ deśayiṣyatīti |
śrutvā cānekāni prāṇiśatasahasrāṇi nirgatāni |
yāvat sthaviropaguptaḥ samāpadyāvalokayati—kathaṃ tathāgatena pariṣaṇṇā? paśyati cārdhacandrākāreṇa parṣadavasthitā |
yāvadavalokayati—kathaṃ tathāgatena dharmadeśanā kṛtā? paśyati pūrvakālakaraṇīyāṃ kathāṃ kṛtvā satyasamprakāśanā kṛtā |
so ’pi pūrvakālakaraṇīyāṃ kathāṃ kṛtvā satyasamprakāśanāṃ kartumārabdhaḥ |
māreṇa ca tasyāṃ parṣadi muktāhāravarṣamutsṛṣṭam, vaineyānāṃ manāṃsi vyākulīkṛtāni, ekenāpi satyadarśanaṃ na kṛtam |
yāvat sthaviropagupto vyavalokayati—kenāyaṃ vyākṣepaḥ kṛtah? paśyati māreṇa |
yāvaddvitīye divase bahutarako janakāyo nirgataḥ |
upagupto dharmaṃ deśayati, muktāhāraṃ ca varṣopavarṣitamiti |
yāvat dvitīye ’pi divase sthaviropaguptena pūrvakālakaraṇīyāṃ kathāṃ kṛtvā satyasamprakāśanāyā­mārab­dhāyāṃ māreṇa cāsyāṃ parṣadi suvarṇavarṣamutsṛṣṭam, vaineyānāṃ manāṃsi saṃlakṣobhitāni, ekenāpi satyadarśanaṃ na kṛtam |
yāvat sthaviropagupto vyavalokayati—kenāyaṃ vyākṣepaḥ kṛtah? paśyati māreṇa pāpīyaseti |
yāvat tṛtīye śivase bahutarako janakāyo nirgataḥ |
upagupto dharmaṃ deśayati, muktāvarṣaṃ suvarṇavarṣaṃ ca patatīti |
yāvat tṛtīye ’pi divase sthaviropaguptaḥ pūrvakālakaraṇīyāṃ kathāṃ kṛtvā satyā nyārabdhaḥ saṃprakāśayitum |
māreṇa ca nātidūre nāṭakamārabdham |
divyāni ca vādyāni saṃpravāditāni, divyāścāpsaraso nāṭayituṃ pravṛttāḥ |
yāvadvītarāgo janakāyo divyāni rūpāṇi dṛṣṭvā divyāṃśca śabdāñ śrutvā māreṇākṛṣṭaḥ |
ato māreṇopaguptasya parṣadākṛṣṭā |
praītimanasā māreṇa sthaviropaguptasya śirasi mālā buddhā |
yāvat sthaviropaguptaḥ samanvāharitumārabdhah—ko ’yam? paśyati māraḥ |
tasya buddhirutpannā—ayaṃ māro bhagavacchāsane mahāntaṃ vyākṣepaṃ karoti |
kimarthamayaṃ bhagavatā na vinītah? paśyati mamāyaṃ vineyaḥ |
tasya ca vinayāt sattvānugrahādahaṃ bhagavatā alakṣaṇako buddho nirdiṣṭaḥ |
yāvat sthaviropaguptaḥ samanvāharati—kimasya vinayakāla upasthita āhosvinneti? paśyati—vinayakāla upasthitaḥ |
tataḥ sthaviropaguptena trayaḥ kuṇapā gṛhītāh—ahikṛṇapaṃ kurkurakuṇapaṃ manuṣyakuṇapam |
ṛddhyā ca puṣpamālāmabhinirmāya mārasakāśamabhigataḥ |
dṛṣṭvā ca mārasya prītirutpannā—upagupto ’pi mayā ākṛṣṭa iti |
tato māreṇa svaśarīramupanāmitam |
sthaviropaguptaḥ svayameva badhnāti |
tataḥ sthaviropaguptenāhikuṇapaṃ mārasya baddham, kurkurakuṇapaṃ grīvāyām, karṇavasaktaṃ manuṣyakuṇapaṃ ca |
tataḥ samālabhyovāca— bhikṣujanapratikūlā mālā baddhā yathaiva me bhavatā |
kāmijanapratikūlaṃ tava kuṇapamidaṃ mayā baddham (18)|
yatte balaṃ bhavati tatpratidarśayasva buddhātmajena hi sahādya samāgato ’si |
udvṛttamapyanilabhinnataraṃ­gavakraṃ vyāvartane malayakukṣiṣu sāgarāmbhaḥ (19)|
atha mārastaṃ kuṇapamapanetumārabdhaḥ |
paramapi ca svayamanupraviśya pipīlika ivādrirājamapanayituṃ na śaśāka |
asamartho vaihāyasamutpatyovāca— yadi moktuṃ na śakyāmi kaṇṭhāt śvakuṇapaṃ svayam |
anye devāpi mokṣyante matto ’bhyadhikatejasaḥ (20)|
sthavira uvāca— brahmāṇaṃ śaraṇaṃ śatakratuṃ vā dīptaṃ vā praviśa hutāśamarṇavaṃ vā |
na kledaṃ na ca pariśoṣaṇaṃ na bhedaṃ kaṇṭhasthaṃ kuṇapamidaṃ tu yāsyatīha (21)|
samahendrarudropendradraviṇeśvarayamavaruṇakuberavāsavadīnāṃ devānāmabhigamya akṛtārtha eva brahmāṇamabhigataḥ |
tena coktah—marṣaya vatsa, śiṣyeṇa daśabalasya svayamṛddhyā kṛtāntamaryādā |
kastāṃ bhettuṃ śakto velāṃ varuṇālayasyeva (22)|
api padmanālasūtraiebaddhvā himavantamuccharet kaścit |
na tu tava kaṇṭhāsaktaṃ śvakuṇapamidamuddhareyamaham (23)|
kāmaṃ mamāpi mahadasti balaṃ tathāpi nāhaṃ tathāgatasutasya balena tulyaḥ |
tejasvināṃ na khalu na jvalane ’sti kiṃ tu nāsau dyutirhutavahe ravimaṇḍale yā (24)|
māro ’bravīt—kimidānīmājñāpayasi? kaṃ śaraṇaṃ vrajāmīti? brahmābravīt— śaghrīṃ tameva śaraṇaṃ vraja yaṃ sametya bhraṣṭo hi yaḥ kṣititale bhavatīha janturuttiṣṭhati kṣitimasāvavalambya bhūyaḥ (25)|
atha māras­tathāga­taśiṣyasāmarthyamupalabhya cintayāmāsa— brahmaṇā pūjyate yasya śiṣyāṇāmapi śāsanam |
tasya buddhasya sāmarthya pramātuṃ ko nu śaknuyāt (26)|
kartukāmo ’bhaviṣyatkāṃ śiṣṭiṃ sa mama suvrataḥ |
yāṃ nākariṣyatkṣāntyā tu tenāhamanurakṣitaḥ (27)|
kiṃ bahunā? adyāvaimi munermahākaruṇatāṃ tasyātimaitryātmanaḥ sarvopadravavipramuktamanasaścāmīkarādridyuteḥ |
mohāndhena hi tatra tatra sa mayā taistair nayaiḥ kheditastenāhaṃ ca tathāpi nāma balinā naivāpriyaṃ śrāvitaḥ (28)|
atha kāmadhātvadhipatirmāro nāstyanyā gatiranyatropa­gupta­kādeveti jñātvā sarvamutsṛjya sthaviropa­gupta­samīpamupetya pādayor nipatyovāca—bhadanta, kimaviditametadbhadantasya yathā bodhimūlamupādāya mayā bhagavato vipriyaśatāni kṛtāni? kutah? śālāyāṃ brāhmaṇagrāme māmāsādya sa gautamaḥ |
bhaktacchedamapi prāpya nākārṣānmama vipriyam (29)|
gaurbhūtvā sarpavat sthitvā kṛtvā śākaṭikākṛtim |
sa mayāyāsito nātho na cāhaṃ tena hiṃsitaḥ (30)|
tvayā punarahaṃ vīra tyaktvā (tu) sahajāṃ dāyām |
sadevāsuramadhyeṣu lokeṣvadya viḍambitaḥ (31)|
sthaviro ’bravīt—pāpīyan, kathamaparīkṣyaiva tathāgatamāhātmyeṣyu śrāvakamupasaṃharasi— kiṃ sarṣapeṇa samatāṃ nayasīha meruṃ khadyotakena raviṃ maṇḍalinā samudram |
anyā hi sā daśabalasya kṛpā prajāsu na śrāvakasya hi mahākaruṇāsti saumya (32)|
api ca— yadarthena bhagavatā sāparodho ’pi marṣitaḥ |
idaṃ tat kāraṇaṃ sākṣādasmābhirupalakṣitam (33)|
māra uvāca— brūhi brūhi śrīmatastasya bhāvaṃ saṅgaṃ chettuṃ kṣāntiguptavratasya |
yo ’sau mohānnityamāyāsito me tenāhaṃ ca prekṣito maitryeṇaiva (34)|
sthavira uvāca—śṛṇu saumya, tvaṃ hi bhagavatyasakṛdasakṛdavaskhalitaḥ |
na ca buddhāv­ropitānāmakuśalānāṃ dharmāṇāmanyat prakṣālanamanyatra tathāgataprasādādeva |
tadetatkāraṇaṃ tena paśyatā dīrghadarśinā |
tvaṃ nāpriyamiha proktaḥ priyāṇyeva tu lambhitaḥ (35)|
nyāyenānena bhaktistava hṛdi janitā tenāgramatinā svalpāpi hyatra bhaktirbhavati matimatāṃ nirvāṇaphaladā |
saṃkṣepādyatkṛtaṃ te vṛjinamiha mune mohāndhamanasā sarvaṃ prakṣālitaṃ tattava hṛdayagataiḥ śraddhāmbuvisaraiḥ (36)|
atha māraḥ kadambapuṣpavadāhṛṣṭaromakūpaḥ sarvāṅgena praṇipatyovāca— sthāne mayā bahuvidhaṃ parikhedito ’sau prāk siddhitaśca bhuvi siddhamanorathena |
sarvaṃ ca marṣitamṛṣipravareṇa tena putrāparādha iva sānunayena pitrā (37)|
sa buddhaprasādāpyāyitamanāḥ suciraṃ buddhaguṇānanusmṛtya sthavirasya padayor nipatyovāca— anugraho paraḥ kṛtastvayā niveśitam yanmayi buddhagauravam |
idaṃ tu kaṇṭhavyavalambi maitryā maharṣikopābharaṇaṃ visarjaya (38)|
sthavira uvāca—samayato vimokṣyāmīti |
māra uvāca—kaḥ samaya iti? sthavira uvāca—adyaprabhṛti bhikṣavo na viheṭhayitavyā iti |
māro ’bravīt—na viheṭhayiṣye |
kamaparamājñāpayasīti? sthavira uvāca—evaṃ tāvacchāsanakāryaṃ prati mamājñā |
svakāryaṃ prati vijñāpayiṣyāmi bhavantam |
tato māraḥ sasambhrama uvāca—prasīda sthavira, kimājñāpayasi? sthaviro ’bravīt—s­vayamavagacchasi—yadahaṃ varṣaśataparinirvṛte bhagavati pravrajitaḥ, taddharmakāyo mayā tasya dṛṣṭaḥ |
trailokyanāthasya kāñcanādrinibhastasya na dṛṣṭo rūpakāyo me |
tadanu tvamanugrahamapratimimiha vidarśaya buddhavigraham |
226.003, priyamadhikamato hi nāstiṃ me daśabalarūpakutūhalo hyāham (39)|
māra uvāca—tena hi mamāpi samayaḥ śrūyatām |
sahasā tamihodvīkṣya buddhanepathyadhāriṇam |
na praṇāmastvayā kāryaḥ sarvajñaguṇagauravāt (40)|
buddhānusmṛtipeśalena manasā pūjām yadi tvaṃ mayi svalpāmapyupadarśayiṣyasi vibho dagdho bhaviṣyāmyaham |
kā śaktirmama vītarāgavihitāṃ soḍhuṃ praṇāmakriyāṃ hastanyāsamivodvahanti na gajasyairaṇḍavṛkṣāṅkurāḥ (41)|
sthaviro ’pyāha—evamastu |
na bhavantaṃ praṇamiṣyāmīti |
māro ’bravīt—tena hi muhūrtamāgamaya, yāvadahaṃ vanagahanamanupraviśya— śūraṃ vañcayituṃ purā vyavasitenottaptahemaprabhaṃ bauddhaṃ rūpamacintyabuddhivibhavādāsīnmayā yatkṛtam |
kṛtvā rūpamahaṃ tadeva nayanaprahlādikaṃ dehināmeṣo ’pyarkamayūkhajālamamalaṃ bhāmaṇḍalenākṣipan (42)|
atha sthavirah evamastu ityuktvā taṃ kuṇapamapanīya tathāgatarūpadarśanotsuko ’vasthitaḥ |
māraśca vanagahanamanupraviśya buddharūpaṃ kṛtvā naṭa iva suruciranepathyastasmādvanagahanādārabdho nikṣramitum |
vakṣyate hi— tathāgataṃ vapura­thottamalakṣaṇāḍhyamādarśayannayanaśāntikaraṃ narāṇām |
pratyagraraṅgamiva citrapaṭaṃ mahārhamuddhāṭayan vanamasau tadalaṃcakāra (43)|
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atha vyāmaprabhā­maṇḍala­maṇḍitamasecanakadarśanaṃ bhagavato rūpamabhinirmāya dakṣiṇe pārśve sthaviraśāradvatīputraṃ vāmapārśve sthavi­ramahāmaudgalyāyanaṃ pṛṣṭhataścāyuṣmanta­māna­ndaṃ buddhapātravyagrahastaṃ sthavi­ramahākaśyapāniruddhasubhūtipramṛtīnāṃ ca mahāśrāvakāṇāṃ rūpāṇyabhinirmāya ardhatrayodaśabhirbhikṣu­śata­irardhacandreṇānu­pari­vṛtaṃ buddhaveṣamādarśayitvā māraḥ sthaviropa­guptas­yāntikamājagāma |
sthaviropaguptasya ca bhagavato rūpamidamīdṛśamiti prāmodyamutpannam |
sa pramudita­manāst­varitamāsanādutthāya nirīkṣamāṇa uvāca—dhigastu tāṃ niṣkaruṇāmanityatāṃ bhinatti rūpāṇi yadīdṛśānyapi |
śarīramīdṛkkila tanmahāmuneranityatāṃ prāpya vināśamāgatam (44)|
sa buddhāvalambanayā smṛtyā tathāpyāsaktamanāḥ saṃvṛtto yathā buddhaṃ bhagavantamahaṃ paśyāmīti vyaktamupāgataḥ |
sa padmamukulapratimamañjaliṃ kṛtvovāca—aho rūpaśobhā bhagavataḥ |
kiṃ bahunā? vaktreṇābhibhavatyayaṃ hi kamalaṃ nīlotpalaṃ cakṣuṣā kāntyā puṣpavanaṃ ghanaṃ priyatayā candraṃ samāptadyutim |
gāmbhīryeṇa mahodadhiṃ sthiratayā meruṃ raviṃ tejasā gatyā siṃhamavekṣitena vṛṣabhaṃ varṇena cāmīkaram (45)|
sa bhūyasyā mātrayā harṣaṇāpūryamāṇahṛdayo vyāpinā svareṇovāca— aho bhāvaviśuddhānāṃ karmaṇo madhuraṃ phalam |
karmaṇedaṃ kṛtaṃ rūpaṃ naiśvaryeṇa yadṛcchayā (46)|
yattat­kalpa­sahas­rakoṭini­yuta­irvākkāyacittodbhavaṃ dānakṣānti­samādhibuddhiniyamaistenārhatā śodhitam |
tenedaṃ jananetrakāntamamalaṃ rūpaṃ samutthāpitam yaṃ dṛṣṭvā ripurapyabhipramuditaḥ syātkiṃ punarmadvidhaḥ (47)|
saṃbuddhālambanaiḥ saṃjñāṃ vismṛtya buddhasaṃjñāmadhiṣṭhāya mūlanikṛtta iva drumaḥ sarvaśarīreṇa mārasya pādayor nipatitaḥ |
atha māraḥ sasambhramo ’bravīt—evaṃ taṃ bhadanta nārhasi samayaṃ vyatikramitum |
sthavira uvāca—kaḥ samaya iti? māra uvāca—nanu pratijñātaṃ bhadantena—nāhaṃ bhavantaṃ praṇamiṣyāmīti |
tataḥ sthaviropaguptaḥ pṛthivītalādutthāya sagadgadakaṇṭho ’bravīt—pāpīyan, na khalu na viditaṃ me yasya vādipradhāno jalavihata ivāgnir nirvṛtiṃ saṃprayātaḥ |
api tu nayanakāntāmākṛtiṃ tasya dṛṣṭvā tamṛṣimabhinato ’haṃ tvāṃ tu nābhyarcayāmi (48)|
māra uvāca—kathamihāhaṃ nārcito bhavāmi, yadevaṃ māṃ praṇamasīti |
sthaviro ’bravīt—śrūyatām, yathā tvaṃ naiva mayā abhyarcito bhavasi, na ca mayā samayātikramaḥ kṛta iti |
mṛṇmayeṣu pratikṛtiṣvamarāṇām yathā janaḥ |
mṛtasaṃjñāmanādṛtya namatyamarasaṃjñayā (49)|
tathāhaṃ tvāmihodvīkṣya lokanāthavapurdharam |
mārasaṃjñāmanādṛtya nataḥ sugatasaṃjñayā (50)|
atha māro buddha­veṣamantardhāpayitvā sthaviropaguptamabhyarcya prakrāntaḥ |
yāvaccaturthe divase māraḥ svayameva mathurāyāṃ ghaṇṭāvaghoṣitu­mārab­dhah—yo yuṣmākaṃ svargāpavargasukhaṃ prārthayate, sa sthaviroa­gupta­sakāśād­dharmaṃ śṛṇotu, yaiśca yuṣmābhistathāgato na dṛṣṭaste sthaviropaguptaṃ paśyantu iti |
āha ca— utsṛjya dāridryamanarthamūlam yaḥ sphītaśobhāṃ śriyamicchatīha |
svargāpavargāya ca yasya vāñchā sa śraddhayā dharmamataḥ śṛṇotu (51)|
dṛṣṭo na yairvā dvipadapradhānaḥ śāstā mahākāruṇikaḥ svayambhūḥ |
te śāstṛkalpaṃ sthaviropaguptaṃ paśyantu bhāsvatribhavapradīpam (52)|
yāvanmathurāyāṃ śabdo visṛtah—sthaviropaguptena māro vinīta iti |
śrutvā ca yadbhūyasā mathurāvāstavyo janakāyaḥ sthaviropaguptasakāśaṃ nirgataḥ |
tataḥ sthaviropagupto ’nekeṣu brāhamaṇaśatasahasreṣu saṃnipatiteṣu siṃha iva nirbhīḥ siṃhāsanamabhirūḍhaḥ |
vakṣyati ca— māṃ prati na te śakyaṃ siṃhāsanamaviduṣā samabhiroḍhum |
yaḥ sa siṃhāsanastho mṛga iva sa hi yāti saṃkocam (53)|
siṃha iva yastu nirbhīr ninadati pravarāridarpanāśārtham |
siṃhāsanamabhiroḍhuṃ sa kathikasiṃho bhavati yogyaḥ (54)|
yāvat sthaviropaguptena pūrvakālakaraṇīyāṃ kathāṃ kṛtvā satyāni saṃprakāśitāni |
śrutvā cānekaiḥ prāṇi­śata­sahas­rairmokṣabhāgīyāni kuśalamūlānyākṣiptāni |
kaiścidanāgāmiphalaṃ prāptam, kaiścit sakṛdāgāmiphalam, kaiścit srotāapattiphalam, yāvadaṣṭādaśasahasrāṇi pravrajitāni |
sarvaiśca yujyamānairyāvadarhattvaṃ prāpram |
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tatra corumuṇḍaparvate guhā aṣṭadaśahastā dairdhyeṇa dvādaśahastā vistāreṇa |
yadā te kṛtakaraṇīyāḥ saṃvṛttāstadā sthaviropaguptenābhihitam—yo madīyenāvavādena sarvakleśaprahāṇādarhattvaṃ sākṣātkariṣyati, tena caturaṅgulamātrā śalākā guhāyāṃ prakṣeptavyā |
yāvadekasmin divase daśabhirarhatsahasraiḥ śalākāḥ prakṣiptāḥ |
tasya yāvadāsamudrāyām pṛthivyām śabdo visṛtah—mathurāyāmupa­gupta­nāmā avavādakānāmagro nirdiṣṭo bhagavatā |
tadyathā hi vinītakāmadhātvīśvare dvitīyaśāstṛkalpe mahātmani sthaviropagupte surama­nujamahoragāsuragaruḍayakṣagandharvavidyādharārcita­pāda­yugme pūrva­buddha­kṣotrāvaropit­akuśala­bīja­saṃ­tatīnāmanekeṣāṃ sattvaśatasahasrāṇāṃ saddharma­salilavarṣadhārānipātena mokṣāṅkurānabhivardhayannurumuṇḍe śaile |
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kāryānurodhāt praṇata­saka­lasāmantacūḍā­maṇi­mayūkhodbhāsita­pāda­pīṭhasyāśokasya rājñaḥ pūrvaṃ pāṃśupradānaṃ samanusmariṣyāmaḥ |
ityevamanuśrūyate— bhagavān rājagṛhe viharati veṇuvane kalindakanivāpe |
atha bhagavān pūrvāhṇe nivāsya pātracīvaramādāya bhikṣugaṇaparivṛto bhikṣusaṃghapuraskṛto rājagṛhaṃ piṇḍāya prāvikṣat |
vakṣyati ca— kanakācalasaṃnibhāgradeho dviradendrapratimaḥ salīlagāmī |
pāripūrṇaśaśāṅkasaumyavaktro bhagavān bhikṣugaṇairvṛto jagāma (55)|
yāvadbhagavatā sābhisaṃskāraṃ nagaradvāre pādaṃ pratiṣṭhāpitam |
dharmatā khalu yasmin samaye buddhā bhagavantaḥ sābhisaṃskāraṃ nagaradvāramindrakīle pādau vyavasthāpayanti, tadā citrāṇyadbhutāni prādurbhavanti |
andhāścakṣūṃṣi pratilabhante |
badhirāḥ śrotragrahaṇasamarthā bhavanti |
paṅgavo gamanasamarthā bhavanti |
haḍinigaḍacārakāvabaddhānāṃ sattvānāṃ bandhanāni śithilībhavanti |
janmajanmavairānubaddhāḥ sattvāstadanantaraṃ maitracitratāṃ labhante |
vatsā dāmāni cchittvā mātṛbhiḥ sārdhaṃ samāgacchanti |
hastinas trośanti, aśvā heṣante, ṛṣabhā garjanti, śukaśārikakokilajīvaṃ­jīvakabarhiṇo madhurān śabdān nikūjanti |
peḍāgatā alaṃkārā madhuraśabdaṃ niścārayanti |
aparāhatāni ca vāditrabhāṇḍāni madhuraṃ śabdaṃ niścārayanti |
unnatonnatāḥ pṛthivīpradeśā avanamanti |
avanatāśconnamanti, apagata­pāṣāṇa­śarkarakapālāścāvatiṣṭhante |
iyaṃ ca tasmin samaye pṛthivī ṣaḍanikāraṃ prakampate |
tadyathā—pūrvo digbhāga unnamati paścimo ’vanamati, anto ’vanamati madhya unnamati, calitaḥ pracalito vedhitaḥ pravedhitaḥ |
itīme cānye cādbhutadharmāḥ prādurbhavanti bhagavato nagarapraveśe |
vakṣyati ca— lavaṇajalanivāsinī tato vā nagaranigamamaṇḍitā saśailā |
municaraṇanipīḍitā ca bhūmī pavanabalābhihateva yāvapātram (56)|
atha buddhapraveśakālaniyataiḥ prātihāryairāvarhjitāḥ strīmanuṣyāstanna­gara­manila­bala­calitabhinnavīcītaraṅgakṣubhitamiva mahāsamudraṃ vimuktoccanādaṃ babhūva |
na hi buddhapraveśatulyaṃ nāma jagatyadbhutamupalabhyate |
purapraveśasamaye hi bhagavataścitrāṇyadbhutāni dṛśyante |
vakṣyati ca—niṃnā connamate natāvanamate buddhānubhāvānmahī sthāṇuḥ śarkarakaṇḍakavyapagato nirdoṣatām yāti ca |
andhā mūkajaḍendriyāśca puruṣā vyaktendriyāstatkṣaṇaṃ saṃvādyantyanighaṭṭitāśca nagare nandanti tūryakhanāḥ (57)|
sarvaṃ ca tannagaraṃ sūryasahasrātirekayā kanakamarīcivarṇayā buddhaprabhayā sphuṭaṃ babhūva |
āha ca— sūryaprabhāmavabhartsya hi tasya bhābhirvyāptaṃ jagatsakalameva sakānanastham |
saṃprāpya ca pravaradharmakathābhirāmo lokaṃ surāsuranaraṃ hi samuktabhāvam (58)|
yāvadbhagavān rājamārgaṃ pratipannaḥ |
tatra dvau bāladārakau |
eko ’grakulikaputro dvitīyaḥ kulikaputraśca pāṃśvāgārais trīḍataḥ |
ekasya jayo nāma, dvitīyasya vijayaḥ |
tābhyāṃ bhagavān dṛṣṭo dvātriṃ­śan­mahā­puruṣalakṣaṇālaṃ­kṛtaśarīrah asecanakadarśanaśca |
yāvajjayena dārakena saktuṃ dāsyāmīti pāṃśvañjalirbhagavataḥ pātre prakṣiptaḥ, vijayena ca kṛtāñjalinābhyanumoditam |
vakṣyati ca— dṛṣṭvā mahākāruṇikaṃ svayambhavaṃ vyāmaprabhoddyotitasarvagātram |
dhīreṇa vaktreṇa kṛtaprasādaḥ pāṃśuṃ dadau jātijarāntakāya (59)|
sa bhagavate pratipādayitvā praṇidhānaṃ kartumārabdhah—anenāhaṃ kuśalamūlena ekacchatrāyāṃ pṛthivyāṃ rājā syām, atraiva ca buddhe kārāṃ kuryāmiti |
tato munistasya niśābhya bhāvaṃ bālasya samyakpraṇidhiṃ ca buddhvā |
iṣṭaṃ phalaṃ kṣṛtravaśena dṛṣṭvā jagrāha pāṃśuṃ karuṇāyamānaḥ (60)|
tena yāvadrājyavipākyaṃ kuśalamākṣiptam |
tato bhavatā smitaṃ vidarśitam |
dharmatā khalu yasmin samaye buddhā bhagavantaḥ smitaṃ vidarśayanti, tasmin samaye nīlapītalohitāvadātamañjiṣṭhasphaṭika­raja­tavarṇā arciṣo mukhānniścaranti |
kecidūrdhvato gacchanti, kecidadhastādgacchanti |
ye ’dho gacchanti, te saṃjīvaṃ kālasūtraṃ saṃghātaṃ rauravaṃ mahārauravaṃ tapanaṃ pratāpanamavīciparyanteṣu gatvā ye śītanarakāsteṣūṣṇībhūtvā nipatanti, ye uṣṇanarakāsteṣu śītībhūtvā nipatanti |
tena teṣāṃ sattvānāṃ kāraṇāviśeṣāḥ pratiprasrabhyante |
teṣāmevaṃ bhavati—kiṃ nu bhavanto vayamitaścyutāḥ, āhosvidanyatropapannā iti, yenāsmākaṃ kāraṇāviśeṣāḥ pratiprasrabdhāḥ |
teṣāṃ bhagavān prasādasaṃjananārthaṃ nirmitaṃ visarjayati |
teṣāmevaṃ bhavati—na vayamitaścyutāḥ, nāpyanyatropapannāḥ |
api tvayamapūrvadarśanah sattvah |
asyānubhāvenāsmākaṃ kāraṇāviśeṣāḥ pratiprasrabdhā iti |
te nirmite cittāni prasādayitvā narakavedanīyāni karmāṇi kṣapayitvā devamanuṣyeṣu pratisaṃdhiṃ gṛhṇanti yatra satyānāṃ bhājanabhūtā bhavanti |
ye ūrddhvato gacchanti, te cāturmahārājikān devāṃstrāyastriṃśān yāmāṃstuṣitānnirmāṇaratīn paranirmitavaśavartino brahmakāyikān brahmapurohitān mahābrahmān parīttābhānapramāṇābhānābhās­varān parīttaśubhānapramāṇaśubhāñ śubhakṛtsnānanabhrakān puṇyaprasavān bṛhatphalānabṛhānatapān sudṛśān sudarśanānakaniṣṭha­paryan­teṣu deveṣu gatvā anityaṃ duḥkhaṃ śūnya­manāt­metyuddhoṣayanti |
gāthādvayaṃ ca bhāṣante— ārabhadhvaṃ niṣkrāmata yujyadhvaṃ buddhaśāsane |
dhunīta mṛtyunaḥ sainyaṃ naḍāgāramiva kuñjaraḥ (61)|
yo hyasmin dharmavinaye apramattaścariṣyati |
prahāya jātisaṃsāraṃ duḥkhasyāntaṃ kariṣyati (62)|
atha tā arciṣastrisāhas­ramahāsāhasraṃ lokadhātumanvāhiṇḍya bhagavantamevānugacchanti |
yadi bhagavānatītaṃ karma vyākartukāmo bhavati, pṛṣṭhato ’ntardhīyante |
anāgataṃ vyākartukāmo bhavati, purato ’ntardhīyante |
narakopapattiṃ vyākartukāmo bhavati, pādatale ’ntardhīyante |
tiryagupapattiṃ vyākartukāmo bhavati, pārṣṇyāmantardhīyante |
pretopapattiṃ vyākartukāmo bhavati, pādāṅguṣṭhe ’ntardhīyante |
manuṣyopapattiṃ vyākartukāmo bhavati, jānuno ’ntardhīyante |
balacakravartirājyaṃ vyākartukāmo bhavati, vāme karatale ’ntardhīyante |
cakravartirājyaṃ vyākartukāmo bhavati, dakṣiṇe karatale ’ntardhīyante |
devopapattiṃ vyākartukāmo bhavati, nābhyāmantardhīyante |
śrāvakabodhiṃ vyākartukāmo bhavati, āsye ’ntardhīyante |
pratyekāṃ bodhiṃ vyākartukāmo bhavati, ūrṇāyāmantardhīyante |
anuttarāṃ samyaksambodhiṃ vyākartukāmo bhavati, uṣṇīṣe ’ntardhīyante |
atha tā arciṣo bhagavantaṃ triḥ pradakṣiṇīkṛtya bhagavato vāme karatale ’ntarhitāḥ |
athāyuṣmānānandaḥ kṛtāñjalipuṭo gāthāṃ bhāsate— vigatodbhavā dainyamadaprahīṇā buddhā jagatyuttamahetubhūtāḥ |
nākāraṇaṃ śaṅkhamṛṇālagauraṃ smitaṃ vidarśayanti jinā jitārayaḥ (36)|
tatkālaṃ svayamadhigamya vīra buddhyā śrotṛrṇāṃ śramaṇa jinendra kāṅkṣitānām |
dhīrābhirmunivṛṣa vāgbhiruttamābhirutpannaṃ vyapanaya saṃśayaṃ śubhābhiḥ (64)|
meghastanitanirghoṣa govṛṣendranibhekṣaṇa |
phalaṃ pāṃśupradānasya vyākuruṣva narottam (65)|
bhagavānāha—evametad­ānanda evametadānanda |
nāhetvapratyayaṃ tathāgatā arhantaḥ samyaksambuddhāḥ smitamupadarśayanti |
api tu sahetu sapratyayaṃ tathāgatā arhantaḥ samyaksambuddhāḥ smitamupadarśayanti |
paśyasi tvamānanda dārakam yena tathāgatasya pātre pāṃśvañjaliḥ prakṣiptah? evaṃ bhadanta |
ayamānanda dārako ’nena kuśalamūlena varṣaśataparinirvṛtasya tathāgatasya pāṭaliputre nagare aśoko nāṃnā rājā bhaviṣyati caturbhāgacakravartī dhārmiko dharmarājā, yo me śarīradhātūn vaistārikān kariṣyati |
caturaśītiṃ dharmarājikāsahasraṃ pratiṣṭhāpayiṣyati |
bahujanahitāya pratipatsyata iti |
āha ca— astaṃgate mayi bhaviṣyati ekarājā yo ’sau hyaśoka iti nāma viśālakīrtiḥ |
maddhātu­garbha­pari­maṇḍitajambukhaṇḍametat­kariṣyati narāmarapūjitānām (66)|
ayamasya deyadharmo yattathāgatasya pāṃśvañjaliḥ pātre pakṣiptaḥ |
yāvadbhagavatā teṣāṃ sarva āyuṣmate ānandāya dattāḥ |
gomayena miśrayitvā yatra caṃkrame tathāgataścaṃkramyate, tatra gomayakārṣīṃ prayacchati |
yāvadāyuṣmatā ānandena teṣāṃ sagomayena miśrayitvā yatra caṃkramati bhagavān, tatra gomayakārṣī dattā |
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tena khalu punaḥ samayena rājagṛhe bimbisāro rājā rājyaṃ kārayati |
rājño bimbisārasya ajātaśatruḥ putraḥ |
ajātaśatrorudāyī |
udāyibhadrasya muṇḍaḥ |
muṇḍasya kākavarṇī |
kākavarṇinaḥ sahalī |
sahalinastulakucī |
tulakucermahāmaṇḍalaḥ |
mahāmaṇḍalasya prasenajit |
prasenajito nandaḥ |
nandasya bindusāraḥ |
pāṭaliputre nagare biṃdusāro nāma rājā rājyaṃ kārayati |
bindusārasya rājñaḥ putro jātaḥ |
tasya susīma iti nāmadheyaṃ kṛtam |
tena ca samayena campāyāṃ nagaryāmanyatamo brāhmaṇaḥ |
tasya duhitā jātā abhirūpā darśanīyā prāsādikā janapadakalyāṇī |
sā naimittikairvyākṛtā—āsyā dārikāyā rājā bhartā bhaviṣyati |
dve putraratne janayiṣyati, ekaścaturbhāgacakravartī bhaviṣyati |
dvitīyaḥ pravrajitvā siddhavrato bhaviṣyati |
śrutvā ca brāhamaṇasya romaharṣo jātaḥ |
saṃpattikāmo lokaḥ |
sa tāṃ duhitaraṃ grahāya pāṭaliputraṃ gataḥ |
tena sā sarvālaṃ­kārairvibhūṣayitvā rājño bindusārasya bhāryārthamanupradattā—iyaṃ hi devakanyā dhanyā praśastā ceti |
yāvad rājñā bindusāreṇāntaḥpuraṃ praveśitā |
antaḥpurikāṇāṃ buddhirutpannā—iyamabhirūpā prāsādikā janapadakalyāṇī |
yadi rājā anayā sārdhaṃ paricārayiṣyati, asmākaṃ bhūyaścakṣuḥsampreṣaṇamapi na kariṣyati |
tābhiḥ sā nāpitākarma śikṣāpitā |
sā rājñaḥ kṛśaśmaśruṃ prasādhayati yāvat suśikṣitā saṃvṛttā |
yadā ārabhate rājñaḥ keśaśmaśrum, tadā rājā śete |
yāvat rājñā prītena vareṇa pravāritā—kiṃ tvaṃ varamicchasīti? tayā abhihitam—devena me saha samāgamaḥ syāt |
rājā āha—tvaṃ nāpinī, ahaṃ rājā kṣatriyo mūrdhābhiṣiktaḥ |
kathaṃ mayā sārdhaṃ samāgamo bhaviṣyati? sā kathayati—deva nāhaṃ nāpinī, api tu brāhmaṇasyāhaṃ duhitā |
tena devasya patnyarthaṃ dattā |
rājā kathayati—kena tvaṃ nāpitakarma śikṣāpitā? sā kathayati—antaḥpurikābhiḥ |
rājā āha—na bhūyastvayā nāpitakarma kartavyam |
yāvadrājñā agramahiṣī sthāpitā |
tayā sārdhaṃ trīḍati ramate paricārayati |
sā āpannasattvā saṃvṛttā |
yāvadaṣṭānāṃ navānāṃ vā māsānāmatyayāt prasūtā |
tasyāḥ putro jātaḥ |
tasya vistareṇa jātimahaṃ kṛtvā kiṃ kumārasya bhavatu nāma? sā kathayati—asya dārakasya aśokāsmi saṃvṛttā |
tasya aśoka iti nāma kṛtam |
yāvaddvitīyaḥ putro jātaḥ |
tasya vigataśoka iti nāma kṛtam |
aśoko duḥsparśagātraḥ |
rājño bindusārasyānabhipretaḥ |
atha rājā bindusāraha kumāraṃ parīkṣitukāmaḥ piṅgalavatsājīvaṃ pariv­rāja­kamā­mantra­yate—u­pādh­yāya, kumārāṃ­stāvatparīkṣāmah—kaḥ śakyate śakyate mamātyayādrājyaṃ kārayitum? piṅgalavatsājīvaḥ parivrājakaḥ kathayati—tena hi deva kumārānādāya suvarṇamaṇḍapamudyānaṃ nirgaccha, parīkṣāmaḥ |
yāvadrājā kumārānādāya suvarṇamaṇḍapamudyānaṃ nirgataḥ |
yāvadaśokaḥ kumāro mātrā cocyate—vatsa, rājā kumārān parīkṣitukāmaḥ suvarṇamaṇḍapamudyānaṃ gataḥ, tvamapi tatra gaccheti |
aśokaḥ kathayati—rājño ’hamanabhipreto darśanenāpi, kimahaṃ tatra gāmiṣyāmi? sā kathayati—tathāpi gaccheti |
aśoka uvāca—āhāraṃ preṣaya |
yāvadaśokaḥ pāṭaliputrānnirgacchati, rādhaguptena cāgrāmātyaputreṇoktah—aśoka, kva gamiṣyasīti? aśokaḥ kathayati—rājā adya suvarṇamaṇḍape udyāne kumārān parīkṣayati |
tatra rājño mahallako hastināgastiṣṭhati |
yāvadaśokastasmin mahallake ’bhiruhya suvarṇamaṇḍapamudyānaṃ gatvā kumārāṇāṃ madhye ’tra pṛthivyāṃ prastīrya niṣasāda |
yāvat kumārāṇāmāhāra upanāmitaḥ |
aśokasyāpi śālyodanaṃ dadhisamiśraṃ mṛdbhājane preṣitam |
tato rājñā bindusāreṇa piṅgalavatsājīvaḥ parivrājako ’bhihitah—upādhyāya, parīkṣa kumārān—kaḥ śakyate mamātyayādrājyaṃ kartumiti? paśyati piṅgalavatsājīvaḥ parivrājakaḥ, cintayati ca—aśoko rājā bhaviṣyati |
ayaṃ ca rājño nābhipretaḥ |
yadi kathayiṣyāmi aśoko rājā bhaviṣyatīti, nāsti me jīvitam |
sa kathayati—deva abhedena vyākariṣyāmi |
rājā āha—abhedena vyākuruṣva |
āha—yasya yānaṃ śobhanaṃ sa rājā bhaviṣyati |
teṣāmekaikasya buddhirutpannā—mama yānaṃ śobhanam |
āha rājā bhaviṣyāmi |
aśokaścintayati—ahaṃ hastiskandhenāgataḥ |
mama yānaṃ śobhanam, ahaṃ rājā bhaviṣyāmīti |
rājā āha—bhūyastāvadupādhyāya parīkṣasva |
piṅgalavatsājīvaḥ parivrājakaḥ kathayati—deva, yasyāsanamagram, sa rājā bhaviṣyati |
teṣāmekaikasya buddhirutpannā—mamāsanamagram |
aśokaścintayati—mama pṛthivyāsanam, ahaṃ rājā bhaviṣyāmi |
evaṃ bhājanaṃ bhojanaṃ pānam |
vistareṇa kumārān parīkṣya praviṣṭaḥ |
yāvadaśoko mātrocyate—ko vyākṛto rājā bhaviṣyatīti? aśokaḥ kathayati—abhedena vyākṛtam—yasya yānamagramāsanaṃ pānaṃ bhājanaṃ ceti, sa rājā bhaviṣyatīti |
yathā paśyami—ahaṃ rājā bhaviṣyāmi |
mama hastiskandham yānaṃ pṛthivī āsanaṃ mṛṇmayaṃ bhājanaṃ śālyodanaṃ dadhivyañjanaṃ pānīyaṃ pānamiti |
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tataḥ piṅgalavatsājīvaḥ parivrājakah aśoko rājā bhaviṣyatīti tasya mātaramārabdhaḥ sevitum |
yāvat tayocyate—upādhyāya, kataraḥ kumāro rājño bindusārasyātyayādrājā bhaviṣyatīti? āha—aśokaḥ |
tayocyate—kadācit tvāṃ rājā nirbandhena pṛcchet |
gaccha tvam |
pratyantaṃ samāśraya |
yadā śṛṇoṣi aśoko rājā saṃvṛttāḥ, tadā āgantavyam |
yāvat sa pratyanteṣu janapadeṣu saṃśritaḥ |
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atha rājño bindusārasya takṣaśilā nāma nagaraṃ viruddham |
tatra rājñā bindusāreṇa aśoko visarjitah—gaccha kumāra, takṣaśilānagaraṃ saṃnāhaya |
caturaṅgaṃ balakāyaṃ dattam, yānaṃ praharaṇaṃ ca pratiṣiddham |
yāvadaśokaḥ kumāraḥ pāṭaliputrānnirgacchan bhṛtyairvijñaptah—kumāra, naivāsmākaṃ sainyapraharaṇam—kena vayaṃ kam yudhyāmah? tatah aśokenābhihitam—yadi nāma rājyavipākyaṃ kuśalamasti, sainyaṃ praharaṇaṃ ca prādurbhavatu |
evamukte kumāreṇa pṛthivyāmavakāśo dattaḥ |
devatābhiḥ sainyapraharaṇāni copanītāni |
yāvat kumāraścaturaṅgena balakāyena takṣaśilāṃ gataḥ |
śrutvā takṣaśilānivāsinaḥ paurā ardhatṛtīyāni yojanāni mārge śobhāṃ kṛtvā pūrṇaghaṭamādāya pratyudgatāḥ |
pratyudgamya ca kathayanti—na vayaṃ kumārasya viruddhāḥ, nāpi rājño bindusārasya, api tu duṣṭāmātyā asmākaṃ paribhavaṃ kurvanti |
mahatā ca satkāreṇa takṣaśilāṃ praveśitaḥ |
evaṃ vistareṇāśokaḥ khaśarājyaṃ praveśitaḥ |
tasya dvau mahānagnau saṃśritau |
tena tau vṛttyā saṃvibhaktau tasyāgrataḥ parvatān saṃchindantau saṃprasthitau |
deva­tābhiścoktam—aśokaścaturbhāga­cakra­vartī bhaviṣyati, na kenacidvirodhitavyamiti |
vistareṇa yāvadāsamudrā pṛthivī ājñāpitā |
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yāvat susīmaḥ kumāra udyānāt pāṭaliputraṃ praviśati |
rājño bindusārasyāgrāmātyaḥ khallāṭakaḥ pāṭaliputrānnirgacchati |
tasya susīmena kumāreṇa trīḍābhiprāyatayā khaṭakā pātitā |
yāvadamātyaścintayati—idānīṃ khaṭakāṃ nipātayati |
yadā rājā bhaviṣyati, tadā śastraṃ pātayiṣyati |
tathā kariṣyāmi yathā rājaiva na bhaviṣyati |
tena pañcāmātyaśatāni bhinnāni |
aśokaścaturbhāga­cakra­vartī nirdiṣṭa eva, rājye pratiṣṭhāpayiṣyāmaḥ |
takṣśilāśca virodhitāḥ |
yāvadrājñā susīmaḥ kumāras­takṣa­śilā­manupreṣitaḥ |
na ca śakyate saṃnāmayitum |
bindusāraśca rājā glānībhūtaḥ |
tenābhihitam—susīmaṃ kumāramānayatha, rājye pratiṣṭhāpayiṣyāmīti |
aśokaṃ takṣaśilāṃ praveśayatha |
yāvadamātyairaśokaḥ kumāro haridrayā pralipto lakṣāṃ ca lohapātre kvāthayitvā kvathitena rasena lohapātrāṇi mrakṣayitvā chorayanti—aśokaḥ kumāro glānībhūta iti |
yadā bindusāraḥ svalpāvaśeṣaprāṇaḥ saṃvṛttaḥ, tadā amātyairaśokaḥ kumāraḥ sarvālaṃ­kārairbhūṣayitvā rājño bindusārasyopanītah—imaṃ tāvadrājye pratiṣṭhāpaya |
yadā susīma āgato bhaviṣyati, tadā taṃ rājye pratiṣṭhāpayiṣyāmaḥ |
tato rājā ruṣitaḥ |
aśokena cābhihitam—yadi mama dharmeṇa rājyaṃ bhavati, devatā mama paṭṭaṃ bandhantu |
yāvaddevatābhiḥ paṭṭo baddhaḥ |
taṃ dṛṣṭvā bindusārasya rājña uṣṇaṃ śoṇitaṃ mukhādāgatam yāvatkālagataḥ |
yadā aśoko rājye pratiṣṭhitaḥ, tasyordhvam yojanam yakṣāḥ śṛṇvanti, adho yojanaṃ nāgāḥ |
tena rādhagupto ’grāmātyaḥ sthāpitaḥ |
susīmenāpi śrutam—bindusāro rājā kālagataḥ, aśoko rājye pratiṣṭhitaḥ |
iti śrutvā ca ruṣito ’bhyāgataḥ |
tvaritaṃ ca tasmāddeśādāgataḥ |
aśokenāpi pāṭaliputre nagare ekasmin dvāre eko nagnaḥ sthāpitaḥ, dvitīye dvitīyaḥ, tṛtīye rādhaguptaḥ, pūrvadvāre svayameva rājā aśoko ’vasthitaḥ |
rādhaguptena ca pūrvasmin dvāre yantramayo hastī sthāpitaḥ |
aśokasya ca pratimāṃ parikhāṃ khanayitvā khadirāṅgāraiśca pūrayitvā tṛṇenācchādya pāṃśunākīrṇā |
susīmaścābhihitah—yadi śakyase ’śokaṃ ghātayituṃ rājeti(?) |
sa yāvatpūrvadvāraṃ gatah—aśokena saha yotsyāmīti |
aṅgārapūrṇāyāṃ parikhāyāṃ patitaḥ |
tatraiva cānayena vyasanamāpannaḥ |
yadā ca susīmaḥ praghātitaḥ, tasyāpi mahānagno bhadrāyudho nāṃnā anekasahasraparivāraḥ, sa bhagavacchāsane pravrajito ’rhan saṃvṛttaḥ |
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yadā aśoko rājye pratiṣṭhitaḥ sa tairamātyairavajñayā dṛśyate |
tenāmātyānāmabhihitam—bhavantaḥ, puṣpavṛkṣān phalavṛkṣāṃśca cchittvā kaṇṭakavṛkṣān paripālayatha |
amātyā āhuh—devena kutra dṛṣṭam? api tu kaṇṭakavṛkṣāṃś chittvā puṣpavṛkṣān phalavṛkṣāṃśca paripālayitavyam |
tairyāvat trirapi rājña ājñā pratikūlitā, tato rājñā ruṣitena asiṃ niṣkośaṃ kṛtvā pañcānāmamātyaśatānāṃ śiraṃsi cchinnāni |
yāvadrājā aśoko ’pareṇa samayenāntaḥpuraparivṛto vasantakālasamaye puṣpitaphaliteṣu pādapeṣu pūrvanagarasyodyānaṃ gataḥ |
tatra ca paribhramatā aśokavṛkṣaḥ supuṣpito dṛṣṭaḥ |
tato rājño mamāpi sahanāmā ityanunayo jātaḥ |
sa ca rājā aśoko duḥsparśagātraḥ |
tā yuvatayastaṃ necchanti spraṣṭum |
yāvadrājā śayitaḥ, tasyāntaḥpureṇa roṣeṇa tasmādaśokavṛkṣāt puṣpāṇi śākhāśca cchinnāḥ |
yāvadrājñā pratibuddhena so ’śokavṛkṣo dṛṣṭaḥ, pṛṣṭaśca—kena tacchinnam? te kathayanti—deva, antaḥpurikābhiriti |
śrutvā ca rājñā amarṣajātena pañca strīśatāni kiṭikaiḥ saṃveṣṭya dagdhāni |
tasyemānyaśubhānyālokya caṇḍo rājā caṇḍāśoka iti vyavasthāpitaḥ |
yāvadrādhaguptenāgrāmātyenābhihitah—deva­, na sadṛśaṃ svayamevedṛśamakāryaṃ kartum |
api tu devasya vadhyaghātakāḥ puruṣāḥ sthāpayitavyāḥ, ye devasya vadhyakaraṇīyaṃ śodhayiṣyanti |
yāvadrājñā rājapuruṣāḥ prayuktāh—vadhyaghātaṃ me mārgadhveti |
yāvat tatra nātidūre pūrvatapādamūle karvaṭakam |
tatra tantravāyaḥ prativasati |
tasya putro jātaḥ |
girika iti nāmadheyaṃ kṛtam |
caṇḍo duṣṭātmā mātaraṃ pitaraṃ ca paribhāṣate, dārakadārikāśca tāḍayati, pipīlikān makṣikān mūṣikān matsyāṃśca jālena baḍiśena praghātayati |
caṇḍo dārakastasya caṇḍagirika iti nāmadheyaṃ kṛtam |
yāvadrājapuruṣairdṛṣṭaḥ pāpe karmaṇi pravṛttaḥ |
sa tairabhihitah—śakyase rājño ’śokasya vadhyakaraṇīyaṃ kartum? sa āha—kṛtsnasya jambudvīpasya vadhyakaraṇīyaṃ sādhayiṣyāmīti |
yāvadrājño niveditam |
rājñā abhihitam—ānīyatāmiti |
sa ca rāja­puruṣairabhihitah—āgaccha, rājā tvāmāhvayatīti |
tenābhihitam—āgamayata, yāvadahaṃ mātapitarau avalokayāmīti |
yāvanmātāpitarau uvāca—amba tāta, anujānīdhvam |
yāsyāmyahaṃ rājño ’śokasya vadhyakaraṇīyaṃ sādhayitum |
tābhyāṃ ca sa nivāritaḥ |
tena tau jīvitādvyaparopitau |
evam yāvad­rāja­puruṣairabhihitah—kimarthaṃ cireṇābhyāgato ’si? tena caitatprakaraṇaṃ vistareṇārocitam |
sa tairyāvadrājño ’śokasyopanāmitaḥ |
tena rājño ’bhihitam—mamārthāya gṛhaṃ kārayasveti |
yāvadrājñā gṛhaṃ kārapitaṃ paramaśobhanaṃ dvāramātraramaṇīyam |
tasya ramaṇīyakaṃ bandhanamiti saṃjñā vyavasthāpitā |
sa āha—deva, varaṃ me prayaccha, yastatra praviśettasya na bhūyo nirgama iti |
yāvadrājñābhihitam—evamastu iti |
tataḥ sa caṇḍagirikaḥ kurkuṭārāmaṃ gataḥ |
bhikṣuśca bālapaṇḍitaḥ sūtraṃ paṭhati |
sattvā narakeṣūpapannāḥ |
yāvannarakapālā gṛhītvā ayomayyāṃ bhūmau ādīptāyāṃ saṃ­prajvalitāyām­ekaj­vālibhūtāyāmuttānakān pratiṣṭhāpya ayomayena viṣkambhakena mukhadvāraṃ viṣkambhya ayoguḍānādīptān pradīptān saṃ­prajvalitān­ekaj­vālībhūtānāsye prakṣipānti, ye teṣāṃ sattvānāmoṣṭhau api dahanti, jahvāmapi kaṇṭhamapi kaṇṭhamapi hṛdayamapi hṛdayasāmantamapi antrāṇyantraguṇānapi dagdhvā adhaḥ pragharati |
evaṃ duḥkhā hi bhikṣavo nārakāḥ sattvā narakeṣūpapannāḥ |
yāvannarakapālā gṛhītvā ayomayyāṃ bhūmau ādīptāyāṃ pradīptāyāṃ saṃ­prajvalitāyām­ekaj­vālibhūtāyāmuttānakān pratiṣṭhāpya ayomayena viṣkambhakena mukhadvāraṃ viṣkambhya kvathitaṃ tāmramāsye prakṣipanti, yatteṣāṃ sattvānāmoṣṭhāvapi dahati, jihvāmapi tālvapi kaṇṭhamapi kaṇṭhanālamapi, antrāṇyantraguṇānapi dagdhvā adhaḥ pragharati |
evaṃ duḥkhā hi bhikṣavo narakāḥ |
santi sattvā narakeṣūpapannā yānnarakapālā gṛhītvā ayomayyāṃ bhūmau ādīptāyāṃ saṃ­prajvalitāyām­ekaj­vālībhūtāyāmavānmukhān pratiṣṭhāpya ayomayena sūtreṇādīptena saṃ­prajvalitenaikajvālībhūtenāskphāṭya ayomayena kuṭhāreṇādīptena saṃpradīptena saṃ­prajvalitenaikajvālībhūtena takṣaṇuvanti saṃtakṣṇuvanti saṃpratakṣṇuvanti aṣṭāṃśamapi ṣaḍaṃśamapi ṣaḍaṃśamapi caturasnamapi vṛttamapi maṇḍalamapi unnatamapi avanatamapi śāntamapi viśāntamapi takṣṇuvanti |
evaṃ duḥkhā hi bhikṣavo narakāḥ |
santi sattvā narakeṣūpapannā yānnarakapālā gṛhītvā ayomayyāṃ bhūmau ādīptāyāṃ pradīptāyāṃ saṃ­prajvalitāyām­ekaj­valībhūtāyāmavanmukhān pratiṣṭhāpya ayomayena ayomayena sūtreṇādīptena pradīptena saṃ­prajvalitenaikajvālībhūtenāsphāṭya ayomayyāṃ bhūmyāmāadīptāyāṃ pradīptāyāṃ saṃ­prajvalitāyām­ekaj­vālībhūtāyāṃ takṣṇuvanti saṃtakṣṇuvanti saṃparitakṣṇuvanti, aṣṭāṃśamapi ṣaḍaṃśamapi caturasnamapi maṇḍalamapi unnatamapi avanatamapi śāntamapi viśāntamapi takṣṇuvanti |
evaṃ duḥkhā hi bhikṣavo narakāḥ |
santi sattvā narakeṣūpapannā yānnarakapālā gṛhītvā ayomayyāṃ bhūmāvādīptāyāṃ pradīptāyāṃ saṃ­prajvalitāyām­ekaj­valībhūtāyāmuttānakān pratiṣṭhāpya pañcaviṣaṭabandhanāṃ kāraṇāṃ kārayanti, ubhayorhastayorāyasau kīlau trāmanti, ubhayoḥ pādayorāyase kīle trāmanti, madhye hṛdayasyāyasaṃ kīlaṃ krāmanti |
evam suduḥkhā hi bhiṣavo narakāḥ |
evaṃ pañca vedanā iti kurute sadṛśāśca kāraṇāḥ sattvānāmārabdhāḥ kārayitum |
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yāvat śrāvastyāmanyatamaḥ sārthavāhaḥ patnyā saha mahāsamudramavatīrṇaḥ |
tasya sā patnī mahāsamudre prasūtā |
dārako jātaḥ |
tasya samudra iti nāmadheyaṃ kṛtam |
yāvadvistareṇa dvādaśabhirvarṣair­mahā­samudrāduttīrṇaḥ |
sa ca sārthavāhaḥ pañcabhirdhūrta­śata­irmuṣitaḥ |
sārthavāhaḥ sa praghātitaḥ |
sa ca samudraḥ sārthavāhaputro bhagavacchāsane pravrajitaḥ |
sa janapadacārikāṃ caran pāṭaliputramanuprāptaḥ |
sa pūrvāhṇe nivāsya pātracīvaramādāya pāṭaliputraṃ piṇḍāya praviṣṭaḥ |
so ’nabhijñatayā ca ramaṇīyakaṃ bhavanaṃ praviṣṭaḥ |
tacca dvāramātra­rama­ṇīyamabhyantaraṃ narakabhavanasadṛśaṃ pratibhayam |
dṛṣṭvā ca punar nirgantu­kāma­ścaṇḍairikenāva­lokitaḥ |
gṛhītvā coktah—iha te nidhanabhupagantavyamiti |
vistareṇa kāryam |
tato bhikṣuḥ śokārto bāṣpakaṇṭaḥ saṃvṛttaḥ |
tenocyate—kimidaṃ bāladāraka iva rudasīti? sa bhikṣuḥ prāha— na śarīravināśaṃ hi śocāmi sarvaśaḥ |
mokṣadharmāntarāyaṃ tu śocāmi bhṛśamātmanaḥ (67)|
durlabhaṃ prāpya mānuṣyaṃ pravrajyāṃ ca sukhodayām |
śākyasiṃhaṃ ca śāstāraṃ punastyakṣyāmi durmatiḥ (68)|
tenocyate—dattavaro ’haṃ nṛpatinā |
dhīro bhava |
nāsti te mokṣa iti |
tataḥ sakaruṇairvacanaistaṃ bhikṣuḥ kramam yācati sma māsam yāvat |
saptarātramanujñātaḥ |
sa khalu maraṇabhayodvignahṛdayaḥ saptarātreṇa me na bhavitavyamiti vyāyatamatiḥ saṃvṛttaḥ |
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atha saptame divase ’śokasya rājño ’ntaḥpurikāṃ kumāreṇa saha saṃraktāṃ nirīkṣamāṇāṃ saṃlapantīṃ ca dṛṣṭvā sahadarśanādeva ruṣitena rājñā tau dvāvapi taṃ cārakamanupreṣitau |
tatra musalairayodroṇyāmasthyavaśeṣau kṛtau |
tato bhikṣustau dṛṣṭvā saṃvignaḥ prāha— aho kāruṇikaḥ śāstā samyagāha mahāmuniḥ |
phenapiṇḍopamaṃ rūpamasāramanavasthitam (69)|
kva tadvadanakāntitvaṃ gātraśobhā kva sā gatā |
dhigastvayaṃ saṃsāro ramante yatra bāliśāḥ (70)|
idamālambanaṃ prāptaṃ cārake vasatā mayā |
yamāśritya tariṣyāmi pāramadya bhavodadheḥ (71)|
tena tāṃ rajanīṃ kṛtsnāam yujyatā buddhaśāsane |
sarvasamyojanaṃ chittvā prāptamarhattvamuttamam (72)|
tatastasmin najanīkṣaye sa bhikṣu­ścaṇḍa­giri­kenocyate—bhikṣo, nirgatā rātriḥ |
udita ādityaḥ |
kāraṇākālastaveti |
tato bhikṣurāha—dīrghāyuḥ, mamāpi nirgatā rātriḥ, udita ādityaḥ |
parānugrahakāla iti |
yatheṣṭaṃ vartatāmiti |
caṇḍagirikaḥ prāha—nāvagacchāmi |
vistīryatāṃ vacanametaditi |
tato bhikṣurāha— mamāpi hṛdayāddhorā nirgatā mohaśarvatī |
pañcāvaraṇasaṃchannā kleśataskarasevitā (73)|
udito jñānasūryaśca manonabhasi me śubhaḥ |
prabhayā yasya paśyāmi trailokyamiha tattvataḥ (74)|
parānugrahakālo me śāsturvṛttānuvarinaḥ |
idaṃ śarīraṃ dīrghāyuryatheṣṭaṃ triyatāmiti (75)|
tatastena nirghṛṇena dāruṇahṛdayena paralokanirapekṣeṇa roṣāviṣṭena bahūdakāyāṃ sthālyāṃ nararudhiravasāmūtrapurīṣa­saṃ­kulāyāṃ mahālohyāṃ prakṣiptaḥ |
prabhūtendhanaiścāgniḥ prajvālitaḥ |
sa ca bahunāpīndhanakṣayena na saṃtapyate |
tataḥ prajvālayitum (prārabdhaḥ |
) yadā tadāpi na prajvalati, tato vicārya tāṃ lohīm, paśyati taṃ bhikṣuṃ pādmasyopari paryaṅkenopaviṣṭam |
dṛṣṭvā ca tato rājñe nivedayāmāsa |
atha rājani samāgate prāṇisahasreṣu saṃnipatiteṣu sa bhikṣur­vaineyakālamavekṣamāṇah—riddhiṃ samutpādya sa tanmuhūrtaṃ lohyanatarasthaḥ salilārdragātraḥ |
nirīkṣamāṇasya janasya madhye nabhastalaṃ haṃsa ivotpapāt (76)|
vicitrāṇi ca pratihāryāṇi darśayitumārabdhaḥ |
vakṣyati hi— ardhena gātreṇa vavarṣa toyamardhena jajvāla hutāśanaśca |
varṣañ jvalaṃścaiva rarāja yaḥ khe dīptaucadhiprasravaṇeva śailaḥ (77)|
tamudgataṃ vyoṃni naśāmya rājā kṛtāñjalirvismayaphullavaktraḥ |
udvīkamāṇastamuvāca dhīraṃ kautūhalātkiṃcidahaṃ vivakṣuḥ (78)|
manuṣyatulyaṃ tava saumya rūpam ṛddhiprabhāvastu narānatītya |
na niścayaṃ tena vibho vrajāmi ko nāma bhāvastava śuddhabhāva (79)|
tatsāmprataṃ brūhi mamedamartham yathā prajānāmi tava prabhāvam |
jñātvā ca te dharmaguṇaprabhāvān yathābalaṃ śiṣyavadācareyam (80)|
tato bhikṣuḥ pravacanaparigrāhako ’yaṃ bhaviṣyati, bhagavaddhātuṃ ca vistarīṃ kariṣyati, mahājanahitārthaṃ ca pratipatsyata iti matvā svaguṇamud­bhāva­yaṃs­tamuvāca— ahaṃ mahākāruṇikasya rājan prahīṇasarvāśravabandhanasya |
buddhasya putro vadatāṃ varasya dharmānvayaḥ sarvabhaveṣvasaktaḥ (81)|
dāntena dāntaḥ puruṣarṣabheṇa śāntiṃ gatenāpi śamaṃ praṇītaḥ |
muktena saṃsāramahābhayebhyo nirmokṣito ’haṃ bhavabandhanebhyaḥ (82)|
api ca |
mahārāja, tvaṃ bhagavatā vyākṛtah—varṣa­śata­pari­nirvṛtasya mama pāṭaliputre nagare ’śoko nāma rājā bhaviṣyati caturbhāgacakravartī dharmarājaḥ, yo me śarīradhātūn vaistārikān kariṣyati, caturaśītiṃ dharmarājikāsahasraṃ pratiṣṭhāpayiṣyati |
idaṃ ca devena narakasadṛśaṃ sthānameva sthāpitam yatra prāṇisahasrāṇi nipātyante |
tadarhasi deva sarvasattvebhyo ’bhayapradānaṃ dātum, bhagavataśca manorathaṃ paripūrayitum |
āha ca— tasmānnarendra abhayaṃ prayaccha sattveṣu kāruṇyapurojaveṣu |
nāthasya saṃpūrya manorathaṃ ca vistārikān dharmadharān kuruṣva (83)|
atha sa rājā buddhe samupajātaprasādaḥ kṛtakarasampuṭastaṃ bhikṣuṃ kṣamayannuvāca— daśabalasuta kṣantumarhasīmaṃ ca tavādya deśayāmi |
śaraṇamṛṣimupaimi taṃ ca buddhaṃ gaṇavaramāryaniveditaṃ ca dharmam (84)|
api ca— karomi caiṣa vyavasāyamadya taṃ tadgauravattātpravaṇaprasādāt |
gāṃ maṇḍayiṣyāmi janendracaityairhaṃ­sāṃ­śaśaṅkhendubalākakalpaiḥ (85)|
yāvat sa bhikṣustadeva ṛddhyā prakrāntaḥ |
atha rājā ārabdho niṣkrāmitum |
tataścaṇḍagirikaḥ kṛtāñjaliruvāca—deva, labdhavaro ’ham |
naikasya vinirgama iti |
rājā āha—mā tāvanmamāpīcchasi ghātayitum |
sa uvāca—evameva |
rājā āha—ko ’smākaṃ prathamataraṃ praviṣṭah? caṇḍagirika uvāca—aham |
tato rājñā abhihitam |
ko ’treti? yāvadvadhyaghātairgṛhītaḥ |
gṛhītvā ca yantragṛhaṃ praveśitaḥ |
praveśayitvā dagdhaḥ |
tacca ramaṇīyakaṃ bandhanamapanītaṃ sarvasattvebhyaścābhayapradānamanupradattam |
tato rājā bhagavaccharīradhātuṃ vistarīṣyāmīti caturaṅgena balakāyena gatvā ajātaśatrupratiṣṭhāpitaṃ droṇastūpamutpāṭya śarīradhātuṃ gṛhītavān |
yatroddhāraṇaṃ ca vistareṇa kṛtvā dhātupratyaṃśaṃ datvā stūpaṃ pratiṣṭhāpya evaṃ dvitīyaṃ stūpaṃ vitareṇa bhaktimato yāvatsaptadroṇādgrahāya stūpāṃśca pratiṣṭhāpya rāmagrāmaṃ gataḥ |
tato rājā nāgair nāgabhavanamavatāritaḥ, vijñaptaśca—vayamasyātraiva pūjāṃ kariṣyāma iti |
yāvadrājñā abhyanujñātam |
tato nāgarājā punarapi nāgabhavanāduttāritaḥ |
vakṣyati hi— rāmagrāme tvaṣṭamaṃ stūpamadya nāgāstatkālaṃ bhaktimanto rarakṣuḥ |
dhātūnyetasmānnopalebhe sa rājā śraddhābhū(?) rājā cintayati yastvetatkṛtvā jagāma (86)|
yāvadrājā caturaśītikaraṇḍasahasraṃ kārayitvā sauvarṇa­rūpyas­phaṭikavaiḍūryamayānāṃ teṣu dhātavaḥ prakṣiptaḥ |
evaṃ vistareṇa caturaśītikumbhasahasraṃ paṭṭasahasraṃ ca yakṣāṇāṃ haste datvā visarjitam—āsamudrāyāṃ pṛthivyāṃ hīnotkṛṣṭamadhyameṣu nagareṣu yatra koṭiḥ paripūryate, tatra dharmarājikāṃ pratiṣṭhāpayitavyam |
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tasmin samaye takṣaśilāyāṃ ṣaṭtriṃśatkoṭayaḥ |
tairabhihitam—ṣaṭtriṃ­śat­karaṇḍakānanuprayaccheti |
rājā cintayati—na yadi vaistārikā dhātavo bhaviṣyanti |
upāyajño rājā |
tenābhihitam—pañcatriṃ­śat­koṭayaḥ śodhayitavyāḥ |
vistareṇa yāvadrājñā abhihitam—yatrādhikatarā bhavanti, yatra ca nyūnatarāḥ, tatra na dātavyam |
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yāvadrājā kurkuṭārāmaṃ gatvā sthavirayaśasamabhigamyovāca—ayaṃ me manorathah—ekasmin divase ekasminmuhūrte caturaśīti­dharma­rājikā­sahasraṃ pratiṣṭhāpayeyamiti |
sthavireṇābhihitam—evamastu |
ahaṃ tasmin samaye pāṇinā sūryamaṇḍalaṃ praticchādayiṣyāmīti |
yāvat tasmin divase sthavirayaśasā pāṇinā sūryamaṇḍalaṃ praticchāditam |
ekasmin divase ekamuhūrte caturaśīti­dharma­rājikā­sahasraṃ pratiṣṭhāpitam |
vakṣyati ca—tābhyaḥ saptabhyaḥ pūrvikābhyaḥ kṛtibhyo dhātuṃ tasya ṛṣeḥ sa hyupādāya mauryaḥ |
cakre stūpānāṃ śāradābhraprabhānāṃ loke sāśīti śāsadahnā sahasram (87)|
yāvacca rājñā aśokena caturaśīti­dharma­rājikā­sahasraṃ pratiṣṭhāpitam, dhārmiko dharmarājā saṃvṛttaḥ |
tasya dharmāśoka iti saṃjñā jātā |
vakṣyati ca— āryamauryaśrīḥ sa prajānāṃ hitārthaṃ kṛtsnaṃ stūpān kārayāmāsa lokam |
caṇḍāśokatvaṃ prāpya pūrvaṃ pṛthivyāṃ dharmāśokatvaṃ karmaṇā tena lebhe (88)|
pāṃśupradānāvadānaṃ ṣaḍviṃśatimam |
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