Madhyamakaśāstra · Chapter 16

16 Bandhamokṣaparīkṣā ṣoḍaśamaṃ prakaraṇam /
saṃskārāḥ saṃsaranti cenna nityāḥ saṃsaranti te /
saṃsaranti ca nānityāḥ sattve 'pyeṣa samaḥ kramaḥ

pudgalaḥ saṃsarati cetskandhāyatanadhātuṣu /
pañcadhā mṛgyamāṇo 'sau nāsti kaḥ saṃsariṣyati

upādānādupādānaṃ saṃsaran vibhavo bhavet /
vibhavaścānupādānaḥ kaḥ sa kiṃ saṃsariṣyati

saṃskārāṇāṃ na nirvāṇaṃ kathaṃcidupapadyate /
sattvasyāpi na nirvāṇaṃ kathaṃcidupapadyate

na badhyante na mucyante udayavyayadharmiṇaḥ /
saṃskārāḥ pūrvavatsattvo badhyate na na mucyate

bandhanaṃ cedupādānaṃ sopādāno na badhyate /
badhyate nānupādānaḥ kimavastho 'tha badhyate

badhnīyādbandhanaṃ kāmaṃ bandhyātpūrvaṃ bhavedyadi /
na cāsti tat śeṣamuktaṃ gamyamānagatāgataiḥ

baddho na mucyate tāvadabaddho naiva mucyate /
syātāṃ baddhe mucyamāne yugapadbandhamokṣaṇe

nirvāsyāmyanupādāno nirvāṇaṃ me bhaviṣyati /
iti yeṣāṃ grahasteṣāmupādānamahāgrahaḥ

na nirvāṇasamāropo na saṃsārāpakarṣaṇam /
yatra kastatra saṃsāro nirvāṇaṃ kiṃ vikalpyate