Jātakamālā · Verses 2-21

tadyathānuśrūyate |
dvau bhikṣū srotāpannau babhūvatus tābhyām ekenāśeṣasaṃyojanopakṣayād arhattvam adhigatam | taddvitīyas tanmātrasaṃtuṣṭa evāsīt | sa tenārhatocyate sma | bhadramukha śeṣakleśaviṣopaśamāya yatnam ārabhasveti | duḥkhaikarasā bhavā duṣṭapāpasiddhyupāyāni śreyāṃsi kṣaṇalavapariṇāmāviśvasanīyaṃ jīvitam apariniṣpannaprakṛtayo māyopamās tattvavirodhinaḥ kāmāḥ sabhayāḥ savairāḥ sopāyāsāḥ pāpakriyām evāṅgīkṛtya pravṛttāḥ paribhavāyatanam akṛtabuddhīnāṃ kṛtātmanām apy avahāsyatām āvahanti | leśenāpy anugamyamānā mahad duḥkham ākarṣanti | naitān anupatan kaś cid akṣato 'nupahato vā | hrīmanto 'py ebhir āviṣṭāḥ paśusahadharmatāṃ pratipadyante | naite tulayanti vayasāṃ pariṇāmavaikṛtam | yatijanam apy ete pragalbhā vyāmohayanty eva | śreyaso vadhakāḥ pratyamitrāś cāmī vyatītya vinayaniyamaśrībharām āryamaryādām anāryakam evodbhāvayanti | samuditakāntiśobham api kṣaṇena malinayanti puruṣasya śīlasauṣṭhavam | vipātite ca śīle sarvaviṣayāya dvārabhūte hatopaniṣatsamādhir nālaṃ prajñāsaṃpade | sakala eva ca saṃsāra eṣāṃ durantarāyāṇāṃ paryeṣaṇābhir atītaḥ | ye ca śvasūkarādīnām api sādhāraṇā ratiprasaṅgadohadāḥ kas tān sādhujano manasāpi prārthayet | sa tam arhantam abravīt | bhadramukha
bhavā duḥkhātmakāḥ santi śreyo durabhisaṃbhavam |
jīvitaṃ calam atyantaṃ kāmā doṣaśatākarāḥ

apāyā mama saṃkṣīṇāḥ kiñciccheṣo bhavārṇavaḥ |
anubhūya sukhaṃ divyaṃ nirvāsyāmi niyogataḥ

api cākṛtapuṇyānāṃ bhavebhyo jāyate bhayam |
puṇyasambhārayuktānām utsavātiśayo bhavaḥ

nānāvipattigahaneṣv anayaprapāteṣv andhān ivāśu pithite pathi saṃnipātya |
āryān api pratibhayena pathā harantaḥ prakhyāpayanty aśucayo viṣayāḥ svaśaktim

atha so 'rhan mandasaṃvegāpanno 'yam āyuṣmān iti viditvā tam āha |
āyuṣman sapratidvandvāḥ parīttāsvādadūṣitāḥ |
bhavā niśitanistriṃśadhārāsaṃpātadāruṇāḥ

nopādānakṣamās tāta bhavāḥ kruddhā ivoragāḥ |
viṣāgnikavalālokakarālamukhaśaktayaḥ

dagdhapravṛttyupādānavāsanāmalamānasaiḥ |
pravṛttayo jagannāthaiḥ sarvā eva vivarjitāḥ

bhavān pariharanty ārād ātmakāmāḥ parīkṣakāḥ |
paricchannataṭāgādhāñ śvabhrāpātabhayaṃkarān

ratīnāṃ sopatāpānāṃ mukhe sa parivartate |
abhinandaty anādeyān kṣaṇikān api yo bhavān

vicchinnāśeṣasaṃskārapravāhapratisaṃdhayaḥ |
pratisaṃdhim upāyāsamūlam āhus tathāgatāḥ

visaṃvādinya evaitā gatayo mahatām api |
vividhānarthanārācasaṃnipātakhalūrikāḥ

ādīptaḥ sarva evāyaṃ saṃsāraviṣapādapaḥ |
viṣvagvikāsiduḥkhāgner jvālāmālākadambakaiḥ

bhavopabhogaspṛhalālasāḥ svayaṃ praviśya saṃmohatamisradurdinān |
caranti mattā iva bhagnalocanā ghanāndhakāre viparītabuddhayaḥ

hitodyatānām avakīrya bhāratīṃ nipātarūkṣāṃ pariṇāmapeśalām |
anarthapaṅkaughanimagnaśaktayo bhavanti niśvāsaparāyaṇā narāḥ

latāṃ dvirephā iva puṣpahāsinīm upāsate ye tu satāṃ sarasvatīm |
akāryanirmokam apāsya te kaler mukhaṃ na paśyanti punar vibhīṣaṇam

sa tam arhantam abravīt | niruttarāṇy amūni vo vacanakusumāni | kiṃ tu
āpāyikāni vyasanāni yāni mayānubhūtāny atidāruṇāni |
teṣāṃ pratīkāranimittabhūtaṃ sukhaṃ bhadantānubhavāmi tāvat

atha sa mahātmā tena tasya vacasā sutarām upajanitasaṃvego 'bravīt |
na varṇayanti kṣaṇikām apīśvarā bhavābhinirvṛttim avandhyavādinaḥ |
tathā hy ayaṃ skandhakadambakodbhavaḥ samudbhavo naikavidhasya pāpmanaḥ

bhavaprabandhapraṇayo manasvino jagaddhitādhānaparasya yujyate |
anuttarajñānanibaddhacetasāṃ bhavodbhavo bhāvasukhād api priyaḥ

punarbhavāsvādalavākulāśayaḥ pravṛttim anvicchati yas tu mohanāt |
mudhā sa sarvāyatanopatāpinīṃ vipattim anvicchati sarvatomukhīm

bhavāḥ saśokāḥ sabhayāḥ savigrahā vivarjitāḥ sadbhir udāramānasaiḥ |
narair maruddhūtaśikhā viṣadrumā bhujaṅgamādhiṣṭhitakoṭarā iva