Nairātmyaparipṛcchā nāma mahāyānasūtram
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nairātmyaparipṛcchā nāma mahāyānasūtram |
atha te tīrthikā upalambhadṛṣṭayaḥ savikalpāḥ savitarkā mahāyānikamupasṛtya sādarakṛtāñjalipuṭā nairātmyapraśnaṃ paripṛcchanti sma-nairātmakaṃ śarīramiti kulaputra sarvajñena nirdiśyate | yadi śarīraṃ nairātmakam, paramātmā na vidyate | tat kasmātsakāśādete hasitaruditakrīḍitakrodhamānerṣyāṃpaiśunyādayaḥ samutpadyante ? tadasmākaṃ saṃdehaṃ mocayitumarhati bhagavān-kimasti śarīre paramātmā, kiṃ vā nāsti ?
mahāyānikāḥ prāhuḥ-mārṣāḥ, śarīre paramātmā astītyucyate, na hi nāstīti | dvayamatra nocyate | asti paramātmetyucyamāne mārṣā mithyāpralāpaḥ | yadyasti, tatkathaṃ mārṣāḥ keśanakhadantacarmaromasirāmāṃsāsthimedamajjāsnāyuplīhāntranālaśiraḥkaracaraṇāṅgasakalaśarīre sa bāhyābhyantare vicāryamāṇe na dṛśyate paramātmā ?
tīrthikāḥ prāhuḥ-na dṛśyate kulaputra paramātmā | māṃsacakṣuṣā vayaṃ na paśyāmaḥ | kadāciddivyacakṣuṣaḥ paśyanti |
mahāyānikāḥ prāhuḥ-na mārṣā divyacakṣuṣo'pi paśyanti | yasya na varṇo na rūpaṃ na saṃskāraḥ, tatkathaṃ dṛśyate ?
tīrthikāḥ prāhuḥ-kiṃ nāsti ? mahāyānikāḥ prāhuḥ-nāstītyucyamāne mārṣā mithyāpralāpaḥ | yadi nāsti, tatkathamasya ete hasitaruditakrīḍitakrodhamānerṣyāpaiśunyādayaḥ saṃbhavanti ? tena nāstīti vaktuṃ na pāryate | ubhāvetau dvau nocyete |
tīrthikāḥ prāhuḥ-yadi kulaputra nocyate astīti vā nāstīti vā, tatkimatrālambanaṃ bhavatu ?
mahāyānikāḥ prāhuḥ-na mārṣāḥ kiṃcidālambanaṃ bhavati |
tīrthikāḥ prāhuḥ- kiṃ śūnyamākāśamiva ?
mahāyānikāḥ prāhuḥ-evametanmārṣāḥ, evametat | śūnyamākāśamiva |
tīrthikāḥ prāhuḥ-yadyevaṃ kulaputra, tadete hasitaruditakrīḍitakrodhamānerṣyāpaiśunyādayaḥ kathaṃ draṣṭavyāḥ ?
mahāyānikāḥ prāhuḥ-svapnamāyendrajālasadṛśā draṣṭavyāḥ |
tīrthikāḥ prāhuḥ-kīdṛśī maya, kīdṛśaḥ svapnaḥ, kidṛśa indrajāla iti ?
mahāyānikāḥ prāhuḥ-upalakṣaṇamātraṃ mayā agrāhā, pratibhāsamātraṃ svapnaḥ prakṛtiśūnyatāsvarūpaḥ, indrajālaḥ kṛtrimaprayogaḥ | evaṃ mārṣāḥ sarve svapnamāyendrajālasadṛśā draṣṭavyāḥ | punaraparaṃ dvau bhedau vinirdiṣṭau yaduta saṃvṛtiḥ paramārthaśca | tatra saṃvṛtirnāma ayamātmā, ayaṃ paraḥ | evaṃ jīvaḥ puruṣaḥ pudgalaḥ kārakaḥ vedakaḥ | dhanaputrakalatrādikalpanā yā, sā saṃvṛtirnāma | yatra nātmā na paraḥ, evaṃ na jīvo na pudgalaḥ na puruṣaḥ na kārakaḥ na vedakaḥ na dhanaṃ ----- sā madhyamā pratipattirdharmāṇām | tatredamucyate –
saṃvṛtiḥ paramārthaśca dvau bhedau saṃprakāśitau |
saṃvṛtirlaukiko dharmaḥ paramārthaśca lokottaraḥ || 1 ||
saṃvṛtidharmamāpannāḥ sattvāḥ kleśavaśānugāḥ |
ciraṃ bhramanti saṃsāre paramārthamajānakāḥ || 2 ||
saṃvṛtirlaukiko dharmastaṃ kalpayantyapaṇḍitāḥ |
abhūtaparikalpanādduḥkhānyanubhavanti te || 3 ||
muktimārgaṃ na paśyanti andhā bālāḥ pṛthagjanāḥ |
utpadyante nirudhyante ajasraṃ gatipañcasu || 4 ||
bhramanti cakravanmūḍhā lokadharmasamāvṛtāḥ |
paramārthaṃ na jānanti bhavo yatra nirudhyate |
veṣṭitā bhavajālena saṃsaranti punaḥ punaḥ || 5 ||
yathā candraśca sūryaśca pratyāgacchati gacchati |
bhavaṃ cyutiṃ tathā loke punarāyānti yānti ca || 6 ||
anityāḥ sarvasaṃskārā adhruvāḥ kṣaṇabhaṅgurāḥ |
ataśca paramārthajño varjayetsaṃvṛteḥ padam || 7 ||
svargasthāne tu ye devā gandharvāpsarasādayaḥ |
cyutirasti ca sarveṣāṃ tatsarvaṃ saṃvṛteḥ phalam || 8 ||
siddhā vidyādharā yakṣāḥ kinnarāśca mahoragāḥ |
punaste narakaṃ yānti tatsarvaṃ saṃvṛteḥ phalam || 9 ||
śakratvaṃ cakravartitvaṃ saṃprāpya cottamaṃ padam |
tiryagyonau punarjanma tatsarvaṃ saṃvṛteḥ phalam || 10 ||
ataḥ sarvamidaṃ tyaktvā divyaṃ svargamahāsukham |
bhāvayetsatataṃ prājño bodhicittaṃ prabhāsvaram || 11 ||
niḥsvabhāvaṃ nirālambaṃ sarvaśūnyaṃ nirālayam |
prapañcasamatikrāntaṃ bodhicittasya lakṣaṇam || 12 ||
na kāṭhinyaṃ na ca mṛdutvaṃ na coṣṇaṃ naiva śītalam |
na saṃsparśaṃ na ca grāhyaṃ bodhicittasya lakṣaṇam || 13 ||
na dīrghaṃ nāpi vā hrasvaṃ na piṇḍaṃ na trikoṇakam |
na kṛśaṃ nāpi na sthūlaṃ bodhicittasya lakṣaṇam || 14 ||
na śveta nāpi raktaṃ ca na kṛṣṇaṃ na ca pītakam |
avarṇaṃ ca nirākāraṃ bodhicittasya lakṣaṇam || 15 ||
nirvikāraṃ nirābhāsaṃ nirūhaṃ nirvibandhakam |
arūpaṃ vyomasaṃkāśaṃ bodhicittasya lakṣaṇam || 16 ||
bhāvanāsamatikrāntaṃ tīrthikānāmagocaram |
prajñāpāramitārūpaṃ bodhicittasya lakṣaṇam || 17 ||
anaupamyamanābhāsaṃ adṛśaṃ śāntameva ca |
prakṛtiśuddhamadravyaṃ bodhicittasya lakṣaṇam || 18 ||
sarvaṃ ca tena sādṛśyaṃ niḥsāraṃ budbudopamam |
aśāśvataṃ ca nairātmyaṃ māyāmarīcisaṃnibham || 19 ||
mṛptiṇḍavad ghaṭībhūtaṃ bahuprapañcapūritam |
rāgadveṣādisaṃyuktaṃ svapnamāyā tu kevalam || 20 ||
abhrāntare yathā vidyut kṣaṇādapi na dṛśyate |
prajñāpāramitādṛṣṭyā bhāvayetparamaṃ padam || 21 ||
krīḍitaṃ hasitaṃ nityaṃ jalpitaṃ ruditaṃ tathā |
nṛtyaṃ gītaṃ tathā vādyaṃ sarvaṃ svapnopamaṃ hi tat ||22 ||
māyāsvapnopamaṃ sarvaṃ saṃskāraṃ sarvadehinām |
svapnaṃ ca cittasaṃkalpaṃ cittaṃ ca gaganopamam || 23 ||
bhāvayedya imaṃ nityaṃ prajñāpāramitānayam |
sa sa rvapāpanirmuktaḥ prāpnoti paramaṃ padam || 24 ||
iyaṃ sānuttarā bodhiḥ sarvabuddhaiḥ prakāśitā |
bhāvanāṃ bhāvayitveha nirvāṇaṃ labhate śivam || 25 ||
yāvantaḥ saṃvṛterdoṣāstāvanto nirvṛterguṇāḥ |
nirvṛtiḥ syādanutpattiḥ sarvadoṣairna lipyate || 26 ||
atha te tīrthikāstuṣṭā vikalparahitāstadā bhāvanāṃ samādhāya mahāyānayajñalābhino'bhūvanniti ||
mahāyānanirdeśe nairātmyaparipṛcchā samāptā ||