Madhyamakaśāstra · Chapter 18

18 Ātmaparīkṣā aṣṭādaśamaṃ prakaraṇam /
ātmā skandhā yadi bhavedudayavyayabhāgbhavet /
skandhebhyo 'nyo yadi bhavedbhavedaskandhalakṣaṇaḥ

ātmanyasati cātmīyaṃ kuta eva bhaviṣyati /
nirmamo nirahaṃkāraḥ śamādātmātmanīnayoḥ

nirmamo nirahaṃkāro yaśca so 'pi na vidyate /
nirmamaṃ nirahaṃkāraṃ yaḥ paśyati na paśyati

mametyahamiti kṣīṇe bahirdhādhyātmameva ca /
nirudhyata upādānaṃ tatkṣayājjanmanaḥ kṣayaḥ

karmakleśakṣayānmokṣaḥ karmakleśā vikalpataḥ /
te prapañcātprapañcastu śūnyatāyāṃ nirudhyate

ātmetyapi prajñapitamanātmetyapi deśitam /
buddhairnātmā na cānātmā kaścidityapi deśitam

nivṛttamabhidhātavyaṃ nivṛtte cittagocare /
anutpannāniruddhā hi nirvāṇamiva dharmatā

sarvaṃ tathyaṃ na vā tathyaṃ tathyaṃ cātathyameva ca /
naivātathyaṃ naiva tathyametadbuddhānuśāsanam

aparapratyayaṃ śāntaṃ prapañcairaprapañcitam /
nirvikalpamanānārthametattattvasya lakṣaṇam

pratītya yadyadbhavati na hi tāvattadeva tat /
na cānyadapi tattasmānnocchinnaṃ nāpi śāśvatam

anekārthamanānārthamanucchedamaśāśvatam /
etattallokanāthānāṃ buddhānāṃ śāsanāmṛtam

saṃbuddhānāmanutpāde śrāvakāṇāṃ punaḥ kṣaye /
jñānaṃ pratyekabuddhānāmasaṃsargātpravartate