Madhyamakaśāstra · Chapter 25

25 Nirvāṇaparīkṣā pañcaviṃśatitamaṃ prakaraṇam /
yadi śūnyamidaṃ sarvamudayo nāsti na vyayaḥ /
prahāṇādvā nirodhādvā kasya nirvāṇamiṣyate

yadyaśūnyamidaṃ sarvamudayo nāsti na vyayaḥ /
prahāṇādvā nirodhādvā kasya nirvāṇamiṣyate

aprahīṇamasaṃprāptamanucchinnamaśāśvatam /
aniruddhamanutpannametannirvāṇamucyate

bhāvastāvanna nirvāṇaṃ jarāmaraṇalakṣaṇam /
prasajyetāsti bhāvo hi na jarāmaraṇaṃ vinā

bhāvaśca yadi nirvāṇaṃ nirvāṇaṃ saṃskṛtaṃ bhavet /
nāsaṃskṛto hi vidyate bhāvaḥ kvacana kaścana

bhāvaśca yadi nirvāṇamanupādāya tatkatham /
nirvāṇaṃ nānupādāya kaścid bhāvo hi vidyate

yadi bhāvo na nirvāṇamabhāvaḥ kiṃ bhaviṣyati /
nirvāṇaṃ yatra bhāvo na nābhāvastatra vidyate

yadyabhāvaśca nirvāṇamanupādāya tatkatham /
nirvāṇaṃ na hyabhāvo 'sti yo 'nupādāya vidyate

ya ājavaṃjavībhāva upādāya pratītya va /
so 'pratītyānupādāya nirvāṇamupadiśyate

prahāṇaṃ cābravīcchāstā bhavasya vibhavasya ca /
tasmānna bhāvo nābhāvo nirvāṇamiti yujyate

bhavedabhāvo bhāvaśca nirvāṇamubhayaṃ yadi /
bhavedabhāvo bhāvaśca mokṣastacca na yujyate

bhavedabhāvo bhāvaśca nirvāṇamubhayaṃ yadi /
nānupādāya nirvāṇamupādāyobhayaṃ hi tat

bhavedabhāvo bhāvaśca nirvāṇamubhayaṃ katham /
asaṃskṛtaṃ ca nirvāṇaṃ bhāvābhāvau ca saṃskṛtau

bhavedabhāvo bhāvaśca nirvāṇe ubhayaṃ katham /
[tayorekatra nāstitvamālokatamasoryathā]

naivābhāvo naiva bhāvo nirvāṇamiti yāñjanā /
abhāve caiva bhāve ca sā siddhe sati sidhyati

naivābhāvo naiva bhāvo nirvāṇaṃ yadi vidyate /
naivābhāvo naiva bhāva iti kena tadajyate

paraṃ nirodhādbhagavān bhavatītyeva nohyate /
na bhavatyubhayaṃ ceti nobhayaṃ ceti nohyate

tiṣṭhamāno 'pi bhagavān bhavatītyeva nohyate /
na bhavatyubhayaṃ ceti nobhayaṃ ceti nohyate

na saṃsārasya nirvāṇātkiṃcidasti viśeṣaṇam /
na nirvāṇasya saṃsārātkiṃcidasti viśeṣaṇam

nirvāṇasya ca yā koṭiḥ koṭiḥ saṃsaraṇasya ca /
na tayorantaraṃ kiṃcitsumūkṣmamapi vidyate

paraṃ nirodhādantādyāḥ śāśvatādyāśca dṛṣṭayaḥ /
nirvāṇamaparāntaṃ ca pūrvāntaṃ ca samāśritāḥ

śūnyeṣu sarvadharmeṣu kimanantaṃ kimantavat /
kimanantamantavacca nānantaṃ nāntavacca kim

kiṃ tadeva kimanyatkiṃ śāśvataṃ kimaśāśvatam /
aśāśvataṃ śāśvataṃ ca kiṃ vā nobhayamapyataḥ

sarvopalambhopaśamaḥ prapañcopaśamaḥ śivaḥ /
na kvacitkasyacitkaściddharmo buddhena deśitaḥ