evaṃ khalu bhikṣavaśchandako bodhisattvādhisthānena rājñaḥ śuddhodanasya gopāyāḥ śākyakanyāyāśca sarvasya cāntaḥpurasya sarvasya ca śākyagaṇasya śokavinodakathāmakārṣīt ||

iti hi bhikṣavo bodhisattvo lubdhakarūpāya devaputrāya kāśikāni vastrāṇi dattvā tasya sakāśātkāṣāyāni vastrāṇi gṛhītvā svayameva pravajyāṃ lokānuvartanāmupādāya sattvānukampāyai sattvaparipācanārtham ||

atha bodhisattvo yenaiva śākyā brāhmaṇyā āśramastenopasaṃkrāmat | sā bodhisattvaṃ vāsena bhaktena copanimantrayate sma | tato bodhisattvaḥ padmāyā brāhmaṇyā āśramaṃ gacchati sma | tayāpi bodhisattvo vāsena bhaktena copanimantrito ’bhūt ||

tato raivatasya brahmarṣerāśramamagamat | asāvapi bodhisattvaṃ tathaivopanimantrayate sma | tathaiva rājako ’pi datṛmadaṇḍikaputro bodhi­sattva­mupani­mantra­yate sma ||

iti hi bhikṣavo bodhisattvo ’nupūrveṇa vaiśālīṃ mahānagarīmanuprāpto ’bhut ||

tena khalu punaḥ samayenārāḍaḥ kālāpo vaiśālīmupanisṛtya prativasati sma mahatā śrāvakasaṃghena sārdhaṃ tribhiḥ śiṣyaśataiḥ | sa śiṣyebhya ākiṃ­canyā­yata­na­sahav­ratāyai dharmaṃ deśayati sma | sa bodhisattvaṃ dūrata evāgacchantaṃ dṛṣṭvā āścaryaprāptaḥ śiṣyānāmantrayate sma—paśyata paśyata bho rūpamasyeti | te ’bruvan—evaṃ hyetatpaśyāmaḥ | enamativismayanīyam ||

tato ’haṃ bhikṣavo yenārāḍaḥ kālāpastenopa­saṃk­ramyārāḍa kālāpametadavocat—careyamahaṃ bho ārāḍe kālāpe brahmacaryam | so ’vocat—cara bho gautama tathārūpeṇa dharmākhyāne yasmin śrāddhaḥ kulaputro ’lpakṛcchreṇājñāmārādhayati ||

tasya me bhikṣava etadabhūt—asti me chando ’sti vīryamasti smṛtirasti samādhirasti prajñā, yannvahameko ’pramatta ātāpī vyapakṛṣṭo vihareyaṃ tasyaiva dharmasya prāptaye sākṣātkriyāyai ||

atha khalvahaṃ bhikṣavo eko ’pramatta ātāpī vyapakṛṣṭo viharannalpakṛcchreṇaivaṃ taṃ dharmamadhyavagacchan sākṣādakārṣam ||

atha khalvahaṃ bhikṣavo yenārāḍaḥ kālāpastenopa­saṃk­ramyaitadavocat—etāvadbho tvayā ārāḍa dharmo ’dhigataḥ sākṣātkṛtaḥ? so ’vocat—evametadbho gautama | tamahamavocat—mayāpi bho eṣa dharmaḥ sākṣātkṛto ’dhigataḥ | so ’vocat—tena hi bho gautama yadahaṃ dharma jānāmi, bhavānapi taṃ jānāti, yaṃ bhavān jānāti, ahamapi taṃ jānāmi | tena hyāvāmubhāvapīmaṃ śiṣyagaṇaṃ pariharāvaḥ ||

iti hi bhikṣava ārāḍaḥ kālāpaḥ paramayā pūjayā māṃ pūjayati sma | antevāsiṣu ca māṃ samānārthatayā sthāpayati sma ||

tasya me bhikṣava etadabhūt—ayaṃ khalvārāḍasya dharmo na nairyāṇiko na niryāti, tatkatarasya samyagduḥkhakṣayāya? yannvahamata uttari paryeṣamāṇaścareyam ||

atha khalvahaṃ bhikṣavo yathābhirāmaṃ vaiśālyāṃ vihṛtya magadheṣu ca prakrānto ’bhūt | so ’haṃ magadheṣu caryāṃ caran yena māgadhakānāṃ rājagṛhaṃ nagaraṃ tadanusṛto yena ca pāṇḍavaḥ parvata­rājas­tenopa­saṃk­rānto ’bhūvam | tatrāhaṃ pāṇḍave parvatarājapārśve vyāhārṣamekākyadvitīyo ’sahāyo ’n­eka­irdeva­koṭina­yuta­śata­sahas­raiḥ saṃrakṣitaḥ ||

tato ’haṃ kalyameva saṃnivāsya pātracīvaramādāya tapodadvāreṇa rājagṛhaṃ mahānagaraṃ piṇḍāya prāvikṣat prāsādikenābhikrāntena pratikrāntena vyavalokitena saṃmiñjitena prasāritena prāsādikena saṃ­ghāṭīpaṭapātracīvara­dhāra­ṇenāvikṣiptair­indriya­irabahirgatena mānasena nirmitavattailapātradharavadyu­gamātraṃ paśyan | tatra māṃ rājagṛhakā manuṣyā dṛṣṭvā vismitā abhūvan—kiṃ svidayaṃ brahmā bhaviṣyati śakro devānāmindra āhosvidvaiśravaṇo āhosvitkiṃcidgiridaivatam ||

tatredamucyate—

atha vimaladharo hyanantatejo svayamiha pravrajiyāna bodhisattvaḥ |
śāntamanu dānta īryavanto viharati pāṇḍavaśailarājapārśve ||

rajani vigatu jñātva bodhisattvaḥ paramasudarśaniyaṃ nivāsayitvā |
pātra pratigṛhīya nīcamāno praviśati rājagṛhaṃ sapiṇḍapātram ||

kanakamiva sudhātujātarūpaṃ kavacitu lakṣaṇatriṃśatā dvibhiśca |
naragaṇa tatha nāri prekṣamāṇo na ca bhavate kvaci tṛpti darśanena ||

vīthi racita ratnavastradhāryai avaśiriyā janu yāti pṛṣṭhato ’sya |
ko nu ayu adṛṣṭapūrvasattvo yasya prabhāya puraṃ vibhāti sarvam ||

upari sthihiya nāriṇāṃ sahasrā tathariva dvāri tathaiva vātayāne |
rathya bharita gehi śūnya kṛtvā naravaru prekṣiṣu te ananyakarmāḥ ||

na ca bhuyu krayavikrayaṃ karontī na ca puna sauṇḍa pibanti madyapānam |
na ca gṛhi na ca vīthiye ramante puruṣavarasya nirīkṣamāṇa rūpam ||

puruṣa tvaritu gacchi rājagehaṃ avaciṣu rāja sa bimbisāra tuṣṭo |
deva parama tubhya labdha lābhā svayamiha brahma pure carāti piṇḍam ||

keci avaci śakra devarājo apari bhaṇanti suyāma devaputraḥ |
tatha api saṃtuṣitaṃ va nirmitaśca apari bhaṇanti sunirmiteṣu devaḥ ||

keci puna bhaṇanti candrasūryau tathapi ca rāhu baliśca vemacitrī |
keci puna bhaṇanti vācamevaṃ ayu so pāṇḍavaśailarājavāsī ||

vacanamimu śruṇitva pārthivo ’sau paramaudagramanā sthito gavākṣe |
prekṣati varasattva bodhisattvaṃ jvalatu śirīya sudhātukāñcanaṃ vā ||

piṇḍa dadiya rāja bimbisāraḥ puruṣamavocannirīkṣa kva prayātī |
dṛṣṭva girivaraṃ sa gacchamāno avaciṣu deva gataḥ sa śailapārśvam ||

rajani vigatu jñātva bimbisāro mahata janaiḥ parivārito narendraḥ |
upagami pāṇḍavaśailarājamūle śiriya jvalantu tamadṛśāti śailam ||

dharaṇi vrajitu yāni oruhitvā paramasugaurava prekṣi bodhisattvam |
meruriva yathā hyakampamāno nyasiya tṛṇāni niṣaṇṇa sostikena ||

śirasi caraṇi vandayitva rājā vividhakathāṃ samudāharitva vocat |
dadami tava upārdhu sarvarājyād rama iha kāmaguṇairahaṃ ca piṇḍam ||

prabhaṇati giri bodhisattva ślakṣṇaṃ dharaṇipate ciramāyu pālayasva |
ahamapi pravijahya rājyamiṣṭaṃ pravrajito nirapekṣi śāntihetoḥ ||

daharu taruṇayauvanairupetaḥ śubhatanuvarṇanibho ’si vegaprāptaḥ |
vipula dhana pratīccha nārisaṃghaṃ iha mama rājyi vasāhi bhuṅkṣva kāmāṃ ||

paramapramudito ’smi daśanātte avaciṣu sa māgadharāja bodhisattvam |
bhavahi mama sahāyu sarvarājyaṃ ahu tava dāsyi prabhūta bhuṅkṣva kāmāṃ ||

mā ca puna vane vasāhi śūnye ma bhuyu tṛṇeṣu vasāhi bhūmivāsam |
paramasukumāru tubhya kāyo iha mama rājyi vasāhi bhuṅkṣva kāmāṃ ||

prabhaṇati giri bodhisattva ślakṣṇaṃ akuṭila premaṇiyā hitānukampī |
svasti dharaṇipāla te ’stu nityaṃ na ca ahu kāmaguṇebhirarthiko ’smi ||

kāma viṣasamā anantadoṣā narakaprapātana pretatiryagyonau |
vidubhi vigarhita cāpyanārya kāmā jahita mayā yathā pakvakheṭapiṇḍam ||

kāma drumaphalā yathā patantī yathamiva abhrabalāhakā vrajanti |
adhruva capalagāmi mārutaṃ vā vikiraṇa sarvaśubhasya vañcanīyā ||

kāma alabhamāna dahyayante tatha api labdha na tṛpti vindayantī |
yada puna avaśasya bhakṣayante tada mahaduḥkha janenti ghora kāmāḥ ||

kāma dharaṇipāla ye ca divyā tatha api mānuṣa kāma ye praṇītā |
eku naru labheta sarvakāmāṃ na ca so tṛpti labheta bhūyu eṣan ||

ye tu dharaṇipāla śāntadāntā ārya anāśrava dharmapūrṇasaṃjñā |
prajñaviduṣa tṛpta te sutṛptā na ca puna kāmaguṇeṣu kāci tṛptiḥ ||

kāma dharaṇipāla sevamānā purima na vidyati koṭi saṃskṛtasya |
lavaṇajala yathā hi nārū pītvā bhuyu tṛṣa vardhati kāma sevamāne ||

api ca dharaṇipāla paśya kāyaṃ adhruvamasāraku duḥkhayantrametat |
navabhi vraṇamukhaiḥ sadā sravantaṃ na mama narādhipa kāmachandarāgaḥ ||

ahamapi vipulāṃ vijahya kāmāṃ tathapi ca istrisahasra darśanīyāṃ |
anabhiratu bhaveṣu nirgato ’haṃ paramaśivāṃ varabodhi prāptukāmaḥ ||

rājā āha—

katama diśi kuto gato ’si bhikṣo kva ca tava janma kva te pitā kva mātā |
kṣatriya atha brāhmaṇo ’tha rājā parikatha bhikṣu yadī na bhārasaṃjñā ||

bodhisattva āha—

śratu ti dharaṇipāla śākiyānāṃ kapilapuraṃ paramaṃ suṛddhisphītam |
pitu mama śuddhodaneti nāmnā tanu ahu pravrajito guṇābhilāṣī ||

rājā āha—

sādhu tava sudṛṣṭadarśanaṃ te yanu tava janma vayaṃ pi tasya śiṣyāḥ |
api ca mama kṣamasva āśayenā yamapi nimantritu kāmavītarāgo ||

yadi tvaya anuprāptu bhoti bodhiḥ tada mama seti bhoti dharmasvāmim |
api ca mama purā sulabdha lābhā mama vijite vasasīha yatsvayaṃbho ||

punarapi caraṇāni vandayitvā kṛtva pradakṣiṇu gauraveṇa rājā |
svakajanaparivārito narendraḥ punarapi rājagṛhaṃ anupraviṣṭaḥ ||

magadhapuri praveśi lokanātho vihariya śāntamanā yathābhiprāyam |
arthu kariya devamānuṣāṇāṃ upagami tīru nirañjanā narendraḥ ||

|| iti śrīlalitavistare bimbisāropa­saṃk­rama­ṇa­pari­varto nāma ṣoḍaśamo ’dhyāyaḥ ||