Madhyamakaśāstra · Chapter 17

17 Karmaphalaparīkṣā saptadaśamaṃ prakaraṇam /
ātmasaṃyamakaṃ cetaḥ parānugrāhakaṃ ca yat /
maitraṃ sa dharmastadbījaṃ phalasya pretya ceha ca

cetanā cetayitvā ca karmoktaṃ paramarṣiṇā /
tasyānekavidho bhedaḥ karmaṇaḥ parikīrtitaḥ

tatra yaccetanetyuktaṃ karma tanmānasaṃ smṛtam /
cetayitvā ca yattūktaṃ tattu kāyikavācikam

vāgviṣpando 'viratayo yāścāvijñaptisaṃjñitāḥ /
avijñaptaya evānyāḥ smṛtā viratayastathā

paribhogānvayaṃ puṇyamapuṇyaṃ ca tathāvidham /
cetanā ceti saptaite dharmāḥ karmāñjanāḥ smṛtāḥ

tiṣṭhatyā pākakālāccetkarma tannityatāmiyāt /
niruddhaṃ cennirūddhaṃ satkiṃ phalaṃ janayiṣyati

yo 'ṅkuraprabhṛtirbījātsaṃtāno 'bhipravartate /
tataḥ phalamṛte bījātsa ca nābhipravartate

bījācca yasmātsaṃtānaḥ saṃtānācca phalodbhavaḥ /
bījapūrvaṃ phalaṃ tasmānnocchinnaṃ nāpi śāśvatam

yastasmāccittasaṃtānaścetaso 'bhipravartate /
tataḥ phalamṛte cittātsa ca nābhipravartate

cittācca yasmātsaṃtānaḥ saṃtānācca phalodbhavaḥ /
karmapūrvaṃ phalaṃ tasmānnocchinnaṃ nāpi śāśvatam

dharmasya sādhanopāyāḥ śuklāḥ karmapathā daśa /
phalaṃ kāmaguṇāḥ pañca dharmasya pretya ceha ca

bahavaśca mahāntaśca doṣāḥ syurapi kalpanā /
yadyeṣā tena naivaiṣā kalpanātropapadyate

imāṃ punaḥ pravakṣyāmi kalpanāṃ yātra yojyate /
buddhaiḥ pratyekabuddhaiśca śrāvakaiścānuvarṇitām

patraṃ yathāvipraṇāśastatharṇamiva karma ca /
caturvidho dhātutaḥ sa prakṛtyāvyākṛtaśca saḥ

prahāṇato na praheyo bhāvanāheya eva vā /
tasmādavipraṇāśena jāyate karmaṇāṃ phalam

prahāṇataḥ praheyaḥ syātkarmaṇaḥ saṃkrameṇa vā /
yadi doṣāḥ prasajyeraṃstatra karmavadhādayaḥ

sarveṣāṃ viṣabhāgānāṃ sabhāgānāṃ ca karmaṇām /
pratisaṃdhau sadhātūnāmeka utpadyate tu saḥ

karmaṇaḥ karmaṇo dṛṣṭe dharma utpadyate tu saḥ /
dviprakārasya sarvasya vipakke 'pi ca tiṣṭhati

phalavyatikramādvā sa maraṇādvā nirudhyate /
anāsravaṃ sāsravaṃ ca vibhāgaṃ tatra lakṣayet

śūnyatā ca na cocchedaḥ saṃsāraśca na śāśvatam /
karmaṇo 'vipraṇāśaśca dharmo buddhena deśitaḥ

karma notpadyate kasmāt niḥsvabhāvaṃ yatastataḥ /
yasmācca tadanutpannaṃ na tasmādvipraṇaśyati

karma svabhāvataścetsyācchāśvataṃ syādasaṃśayam /
akṛtaṃ ca bhavetkarma kriyate na hi śāśvatam

akṛtābhyāgamabhayaṃ syātkarmākṛtakaṃ yadi /
abrahmacaryavāsaśca doṣastatra prasajyate

vyavahārā virudhyante sarva eva na saṃśayaḥ /
puṇyapāpakṛtornaiva pravibhāgaśca yujyate

tadvipakvavipākaṃ ca punareva vipakṣyati /
karma vyavasthitaṃ yasmāttasmātsvābhāvikaṃ yadi

karma kleśātmakaṃ cedaṃ te ca kleśā na tattvataḥ /
na cette tattvataḥ kleśāḥ karma syāttattvataḥ katham

karma kleśāśca dehānāṃ pratyayāḥ samudāhṛtāḥ /
karma kleśāśca te śūnyā yadi deheṣu kā kathā

avidyānivṛto jantustṛṣṇāsaṃyojanaśca saḥ /
sa bhoktā sa ca na karturanyo na ca sa eva saḥ

na pratyayasamutpannaṃ nāpratyayasamutthitam /
asti yasmādidaṃ karma tasmātkartāpi nāstyataḥ

karma cennāsti kartā ca kutaḥ syātkarmajaṃ phalam /
asatyatha phale bhoktā kuta eva bhaviṣyati

yathā nirmitakaṃ śāstā nirmimītarddhisaṃpadā /
nirmito nirmimītānyaṃ sa ca nirmitakaḥ punaḥ

tathā nirmitakākāraḥ kartā karma ca tatkṛtam /
tadyathā nirmitenānyo nirmito nirmitastathā

kleśāḥ karmāṇi dehāśca kartāraśca phalāni ca /
gandharvanagarākārā marīcisvapnasaṃnibhāḥ