Dvāviṃśatyavadānakathā · Chapter 9

iti śrīdvāviṃśatyavadānakathāyāṃ kuṅkumādidānakathāparivarto nāmāṣṭamaḥ paricchedaḥ //
IX. chattradānakathā
atha khalu maitreyo bodhisattvo mahāsattvo bhagavantam evam āha // bhagavan
buddheṣu stūpabimbeṣu chattram udāraṃ pradiśanti ye /
teṣāṃ phalaṃ kīdṛśaṃ syād bhāṣasva sugata prabho

evam ukte 'tha bhagavān kṣaṇam eva tūṣṇīm āsthāya, idaṃ mahānimittaṃ prādurbhāvam akarot svaṃ prabhāvasaṃdarśanārthaṃ buddhapūjāsaṃvartanārthaṃ buddhe 'prasannānāṃ cittānāṃ manaḥprasannasaṃjananārtham //
athānantaraṃ mahāpṛthivī ṣaḍvikāra ṃ prakampitā, ā rasātalaṃ yāvat sumerum api / evaṃrūpāṇy adbhutāni bhavanty anyāni ca // tadyathā // saṃkṣiptāni viśālībhava n ti / hastinaḥ krośanti / aśvā hreṣante / gṛhagatāni vividhavādyabhāṇḍāni svayaṃ nadanti / andhāś cakṣuḥ pratilabhante / badhirāḥ
śrotraṃ labhante / mūkaḥ pravyāhārasamartho bhavati / indriyavikalā indriyāṇi pūrṇāni labhante / unmattā vigatamadā bhavanti, viṣapīḍitā nirviṣā bhavanti /
anyonyavairiṇo maitrīṃ pratilabhante / gurviṇyaḥ svastinā prajāyante /
bandhanabaddhā bandhanād vimucyante / adhanā dhanāni pratilabhante /
bubhukṣitāḥ pūrṇodarā bhavanti / rogārttā rogair vimuktā bhavanti / antarikṣāś ca devā divyapuṣpavarṣam utsṛjanti //
atha śakro devānām indra adhastāj jñānadarśanaṃ pravartya tatkṣanam eva svargalokāt prasarati / bhagavataḥ pūjārthaṃ svayam eva mahāpramāṇadivyasuvarṇaratnamayacchattraṃ dhṛtvā devagaṇaiḥ sārdhaṃ tatra gṛddhakūṭaparvate samāyāti koṭipramāṇadundubhayaḥ pranādayan //
atha śakro devānām indro bhagavantaṃ dadarśa / dvātriṃśatā mahāpuruṣalakṣaṇaiḥ samanvāgataṃ kāñcanaparvatam iva śriyā jvalantaṃ bhagavantaṃ suvarṇaratnamayaiś chattraiḥ saṃchādita abhūt / tripradakṣiṇīkṛtya bhagavataḥ pādau śirasābhivandya bhagavataḥ purastān niṣaṇṇaḥ //
atha bhagavān dharmaṃ kathayā saṃdarśya samuttejayati saṃharṣayati //
⟨anitya saṃsāram anitya koṣam anitya sauhṛdi saputradārā / anitya rājo vividhopabhogya ṃ saṃsārake sarvam anityam eva //
dānaṃ vibhūṣaṇaṃ loke dānaṃ durgatinivāraṇam / dānaṃ svargasya sopāṇaṃ dānaṃ śāntikara ṃ śubham //⟩
atha śakro devānām indraḥ saparivāro dharmaṃ śrutvā punar api divaṃ jagmuḥ //
tadanantaraṃ parṣajjanās taddhetukaṃ cāveditamanasaḥ, teṣām āśayaṃ jñātvā bhikṣavaḥ saṃśayajātāḥ sarvasaṃśayacchettāraṃ buddhaṃ bhagavantaṃ papracchuḥ //
kutremāni bhagavan kuśalamūlāni kṛtāni yato bhagavata evaṃvidhā pūjā bhikṣusaṃghasya ceti // bhagavān āha // tathāgatenaiva tāni bhikṣavaḥ pūrvam anyāsu jātiṣu karmāṇi kṛtāny upacitāni labdhasaṃbhārāṇi pariṇatapratyayāny oghavatpratyupasthitāny avaśyabhāvīni / mayaitāni karmāṇi kṛtāny upacitāni, ko 'nyaḥ pratyanubhaviṣyati / na bhikṣavaḥ karmāṇi kṛtāni pṛthivīdhātau nāpavāyvagniṣu vipacyante śubhāny aśubhāni ca //
bhūtapūrvaṃ bhikṣavo 'tīte ' dhvani kṣamāvatyāṃ mahānagaryām utpāditaḥ kṣemaṃkaro nāma tathāgato 'rhan samyaksaṃbuddho vidyācaraṇasaṃpannaḥ sugato lokavid anuttaraḥ puruṣadamyasarathiḥ śāstā devānāṃ ca manuṣyāṇāṃ ca buddho bhagavān etarhi tiṣṭhati saśiṣyaḥ // tena khalu punaḥ samayena anyatamajanapade rājadhānī āsīt / manoramā ṛddhisphītā subhikṣā cākīrṇabahujanaparivṛtā vidvajjanasampannā / tasyāṃ rājadhānyāṃ mahākṣatriyamūrdhnābhiṣikto ( Dak: 89 ) mahāvīryavān paramadhārmiko dharmarājo dharmeṇa rājyaṃ kārayati sma // atha sa mahākṣatriyo mūrdhnābhiṣiktaḥ kṣemaṃkarasya tathāgatasya mahāśaṃsāvarṇanaṃ bhāṣitaṃ śrutvā parama ṃ prasādayām āsa // atha tatkṣaṇam eva vividhapūjopakaraṇaṃ sajjīkṛtya nimantraṇārthaṃ dūtaṃ preṣayati / aśvavegena hastivegena rathavegena / tataḥ kramatas tatrānuprāptas tathāgataṃ prārthayām āsa // he bhagavan kṣemaṃkara samyaksaṃbuddha mahākṣatriyo mūrdhnābhiṣikto tvayi nimantraṇaṃ preṣita adya caturthadine saśiṣya ḥ parṣadgaṇaiḥ saha samāyāntu mahāmune // ity uktvā kṣemaṃkaraṃ samyaksaṃbuddhaṃ praṇipatya svaviṣayaṃ pratyāgataḥ //
atha sa mahākṣatriyo mūrdhnābhiṣiktaś caturthadine puṣpadhūpagandhacchattradhvajapaṭākāḥ sajjīkṛtya, puṣpāñjaliṃ prakṣiptavān //
tato buddhānubhāvena tāni puṣpāṇi kṣemaṃkarasya tathāgatasya śirasi praticchannāni babhūvuḥ //
atha bhikṣavaḥ kṣemaṃkaraṃ samyaksaṃbuddhaṃ papracchuḥ / kuta idaṃ bhadanta bhagavan nimantraṇam āyātam iti //
( Dak: 90 ) kṣemaṃkaraḥ samyaksaṃbuddhaḥ provāca //
mahākṣatriyo mūrdhnābhiṣikto nimantraṇaṃ kṛtam /
tatrāsmābhir gantavyaṃ sajjīkurvantu bhikṣava ḥ

iti //
atha kṣemaṃkaras tathāgato 'rhan samyaksaṃbuddhaś caturthadine bhikṣugaṇaiḥ parivṛtaḥ kṣemaṃkaro bhagavān dānto dāntaparivāraḥ śāntaḥ śāntaparivāraḥ /
mukto muktaparivāraḥ āścarya āścaryaparivāraḥ / vinīto vinītaparivāro 'rhann arhatparivāraḥ / vītarāgo vītarāgaparivāraḥ prāsādikaḥ prāsādikaparivāro vṛṣabha iva gogaṇaparivṛtaḥ / gaja iva kalabhagaṇaparivṛtaḥ / siṃha iva daṃṣṭrigaṇaparivṛtaḥ / rājahaṃsa iva haṃsagaṇaparivṛtaḥ / suparṇīva pakṣigaṇaparivṛtaḥ / vipra iva śiṣyagaṇaparivṛtaḥ / bālāhāśva iva turagagaṇaparivṛtaḥ / deśika ivādhva ga gaṇaparivṛtaḥ / sūra iva yodhagaṇaparivṛtaḥ / sārthavāha iva vaṇiggaṇaparivṛtaḥ / śreṣṭhīva paurajanaparivṛtaḥ / ( Dak: 91 ) koṭṭarāja iva mantrigaṇaparivṛtaḥ / cakravartīva putrasahasraparivṛtaḥ / candra iva nakṣatragaṇaparivṛtaḥ / sūrya iva raśmisahasraparivṛtaḥ / dhṛtarāṣṭra iva gandharvagaṇaparivṛtaḥ / virūḍhaka iva kumbhāṇḍagaṇaparivṛtaḥ / virūpākṣa iva nāgagaṇaparivṛtaḥ / dhanada iva yakṣagaṇaparivṛtaḥ / vemacitrīvāsuragaṇaparivṛtaḥ / śakra iva tridaśagaṇaparivṛtaḥ / brahmā iva brahmakāyikaparivṛtaḥ / stimita iva jalanidhiḥ sajala iva jaladharo vimada iva gajapatiḥ / sudāntair indriyair asaṃkṣobhiteryāpathena pracacāra // anekair devagaṇānucarair buddhadharmair nānādevaputraiḥ saṃvarṇitaiḥ saṃgītair vādyapraṇādaiḥ kṣemaṃkaro bhagavāṃ s tāṃ rājadhānīm anuprāptaḥ //
aśrauṣīd rājā mahākṣatriyo mūrdhnābhiṣiktaḥ kṣemaṃkarasamyaksaṃbuddhaś cāsmākaṃ rājadhānīm anuprāpta iti śrutvā ca mahatyā rājarddhyā mahatā rājānubhāvena samanvāgato yena bhagavān kṣemaṃkaraḥ samyaksaṃbuddhas tenopasaṃkrānta upasaṃkramya kṣemaṃkarasya samyaksaṃbuddhasya pādau śirasā vanditvaikānte niṣaṇṇaḥ //
atha rājānaṃ kṣatriyaṃ mūrdhnābhiṣiktaṃ kṣemaṃkaraḥ samyaksaṃbuddho bodhikarair dharmaiḥ samādāpayati // athā sa rājā labdhaprasādajātaḥ kṣemaṃkaraṃ samyaksaṃbuddhaṃ rājakule nimantrya śatarasena bhojanena pratipāditaḥ //
śatasahasramūlyena suvarṇacchattreṇa saṃchādayām āsa //
atha sa bhagavān kṣemaṃkaraḥ samyaksaṃbuddho dharmavarsaṃ pravarṣitum ārabdhaḥ //
sādhu sādhu mahārāja mahāpuṇyavratottamam /
chattrāvarohaṇaṃ yena, īdṛśaṃ phalam āpyate

gajaturagapadātisyandanaiḥ saptaratnair vrajati sutasahasrair vyomni yac cakravartī /
śaśadharapariveṣacchattraruddhārkapādas
tad api phalam udāraṃ chattradānāt prasūtam

hemacchattratiraskṛtārkakiraṇā ḥ śrīmadvinītadvipa-
skandhasthā bahuratnabhūṣaṇavarāḥ śakrarddhivispardhinaḥ /
cāturdvīpakacakravartyavanipā yad yānti khe līlayā
tat tāthāgatadhātucaityakusumacchattrapradānāt phalam