Jātakamālā · Verses 35-54

sa hitāvahitā rujāturāṇāṃ himavanmerugurur guruḥ prajānām |
puruṣātiśayo guṇaprakarṣān niyataṃ dūrataraṃ samutpapāta

tapobhir yāṃ dīrghair yamaniyamasaṃskāragurubhir
vyavasyanti prāptuṃ salilaphalamūlānilabhujaḥ |
vibhūtiṃ tām aindrīṃ tṛṇam iva parityajya kṛpayā
tiraścāṃ sābhāgyaṃ sa jagadupakārārtham agamat

śubhābhyāsād eva kṣapitakukṛtapratyayatayā
tathāgatena prāptā bhavagatisamākṣepavaśitā |
yathecchaṃ yatrecchaṃ parahitasamādhānaviduṣas
tathā hy abhūt janmavyasanaśamanāyaiva jagatām

svakāmakārānuvidhāyinīm śriyam paṭāntalagnām hutabhukśikhām iva |
na marṣayanti vyasanāturān janān dṛṣṭvā mahāntaḥ karuṇānibandhanāḥ

tasyopapattisamakālam athoccacāra lokaṃ sphuran dhvanir iti śravaṇopakārī |
yaḥ pāpy ayaṃ kuru puro bhajanaṃ ca tasya māṃsāsṛjau samupayujya śivaṃ bhajadhvam

śrutvātha dhvanim atimānuṣaṃ manuṣyāḥ sāṃhatyasvaritam upetya taṃ pradeśam |
ālokya kṣitidharapīvarātmabhāvaṃ taṃ sādhuṃ kṣamiṇam abhīyur udviṣāṇāḥ

āghūrṇasphuṭitakhaḍganiśātapāṇīn dṛṣṭvā tān abhipatato javena gatvā |
hāheti sphuṭavirasaṃ vilepur uccaiḥ pratyastapraśithilamaulayaḥ suraughāḥ

māṃ dṛṣṭvā ghanavipulāyatātmabhāvaṃ śrutvā vā surapuravāsināṃ pralāpān |
na kaś cit pratihatamānaso vasāsṛgmoko 'yaṃ kṣaṇam iti so 'bhavad vikārī

tān paurān suhṛda ivāvalokya tasya prītir yā manasi manasvino jṛmbhate |
tām eva kṣitidharasāradhīḥ sa mene paryāptaṃ phalam atiduṣkarasya tasya

lokānām abhilaṣitopakāramyaṃ matvāsāv upacitamāṃsam ātmabhavam |
ekāntavyasananipātalakṣyabhūte saṃsāre 'py abhiratim ābabandha sādhuḥ

ye dhvastāḥ parahitasaṃvidhānaśūnyās taddehāḥ kṣaṇabhidurā bhavaprabandhe |
tān manye sa parigaṇayya śailatuṅgān cchuddhyaiva svatanum upādadhe mahātmā

taṃ matvā vitatavikāram eva dhairyāt te tīkṣṇais tarum iva cicchiduḥ kuṭhāraiḥ |
niḥśaṅkā galitakṛpāśivair manobhiḥ so 'py āsīt tarur iva cāpanītamanyuḥ

tadraktavyatirekapāṭalāgrahastās tam khaḍgair araya ivāpare vicakruḥ |
so 'py āsīd abhimatakāryasaṃprasiddhyā prītyaiva sphuṭahṛdayo viśuddhakarmā

susrāva kṣatajam athāsya khaḍgadhārāc chedebhyaḥ sphuṭakaradhīrapuṣpatāmram |
saṃprāptaghanasamaye vicitrasānor vindhyādrer jalam iva dhātunirjharebhyaḥ

cakṣāra vraṇamukhakandarebhyo yat tasya kṣatajam iva kṣatāśayasya |
tenohur ghanapariṇāhaphenapuñjā viṣṭabdhā vipulasitavīcayaḥ sravantyaḥ

tat tasya praṇidhibalāvalambinīnām āśānāṃ katham api pūraṇāt sucetaḥ |
saṃprāpte 'py amrapure śarīrabhedāt prāmodyaṃ niratiśayopamaṃ babhāra

dadhvāna prapatadasṛkkadeharandhre vicchinne paraśutīkṣṇadhārayāsya |
pratyantajvalanaśikhāvalīḍhasānoḥ kuñjeṣu drutam iva kāncanaṃ sumeroḥ

tasyograir yugapad itas tataś ca śastrair niḥśaṅkaṃ śakalitakomalāśrayāṅge |
vicchinne sahananiviṣṭaśuddhabuddheḥ prītyārdre manasi tirodadhe viṣādaḥ

paricayakṛtamārgās tasya raktapraṇālyo gagaṇaparikhabhūte cchidyamāne śarīre |
kṣitidharasaridoghā vistarāṇi pracakrur na ca manasi viṣādo nāpi khedo babhūva

apacitataramāṃsāsṛgvasākardamāsu vyapagatabhayaśaṅkās tasya vistāriṇīṣu |
tanuvivaratareṣu vyāḍasaṃghā vicerur na ca manasi viṣādo na ca khedo babhūva