Mūlamadhyamakakārikā · Chapter 17

ātmasaṃyamakaṃ cetaḥ parānugrāhakaṃ ca yat /
maitraṃ sa dharamas tad bījaṃ phalasya pretya ceha ca

cetanā cetayitvā ca karmoktaṃ paramarṣiṇā /
tasyānekavidho bhedaḥ karmaṇaḥ parikīrtitaḥ

tatra yac cetanety uktaṃ karma tan mānasaṃ smṛtam /
cetayitvā ca yat tūktaṃ tat tu kāyikavācikam

vāgviṣpando 'viratayo yāś cāvijñaptisaṃjñitāḥ /
avijñaptaya evānyāḥ smṛtā viratayas tathā

paribhogānvayaṃ puṇyam apuṇyaṃ ca tathāvidham /
cetanā ceti saptaite dharmāḥ karmāñjanāḥ smṛtāḥ

tiṣṭhaty ā pākakālāc cet karma tan nityatām iyāt /
niruddhaṃ cen niruddhaṃ sat kiṃ phalaṃ janayiṣyati

yo 'ṅkuraprabhṛtir bījāt saṃtāno 'bhipravartate /
tataḥ phalam ṛte bījāt sa ca nābhipravartate

bījāc ca yasmāt saṃtānaḥ saṃtānāc ca phalodbhavaḥ /
bījapūrvaṃ phalaṃ tasmān nocchinnaṃ nāpi śāśvatam

yas tasmāc cittasaṃtānaś cetaso 'bhipravartate /
tataḥ phalam ṛte cittāt sa ca nābhipravartate

cittāc ca yasmāt saṃtānaḥ saṃtānāc ca phalodbhavaḥ /
karmapūrvaṃ phalaṃ tasmān nocchinnaṃ nāpi śāśvatam

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

bahavaś ca mahāntaś ca doṣāḥ syur yadi kalpanā /
syād eṣā tena naivaiṣā kalpanātropapadyate

imāṃ punaḥ pravakṣyāmi kalpanāṃ yātra yojyate /
buddhaiḥ pratyekabuddhaiś ca śrāvakaiś cānuvarṇitām

pattraṃ yathā 'vipraṇāśastatharṇam iva karma ca /
caturvidho dhātutaḥ sa prakṛtyāvyākṛtaś ca saḥ

prahāṇato na praheyo bhāvanāheya eva vā /
tasmād avipraṇāśena jāyate karmaṇāṃ phalam

prahāṇataḥ praheyaḥ syāt karmaṇaḥ saṃkrameṇa vā /
yadi doṣāḥ prasajyeraṃs tatra karmavadhādayaḥ

sarveṣāṃ visabhāgānāṃ sabhāgānāṃ ca karmaṇām /
pratisaṃdhau sadhātūnām eka utpadyate tu saḥ

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

phalavyatikramād vā sa maraṇād vā nirudhyate /
anāsravaṃ sāsravaṃ ca vibhāgaṃ tatra lakṣayet

śūnyatā ca na cocchedaḥ saṃsāraś ca na śāśvatam /
karmaṇo 'vipraṇāśaś ca dharmo buddhena deśitaḥ

karma notpadyate kasmān niḥsvabhāvaṃ yatas tataḥ /
yasmāc ca tad anutpannaṃ na tasmād vipraṇaśyati

karma svabhāvataś cet syāc chāśvataṃ syād asaṃśayam /
akṛtaṃ ca bhavet karma kriyate na hi śāśvatam

akṛtābhyāgamabhayaṃ syāt karmākṛtakaṃ yadi /
abrahmacaryavāsaś ca doṣastatra prasajyate

vyavahārā virudhyante sarva eva na saṃśayaḥ /
puṇyapāpakṛtor naiva pravibhāgaś ca yujyate

tad vipakvavipākaṃ ca punar eva vipakṣyati /
karma vyavasthitaṃ yasmāt tasmāt svābhāvikaṃ yadi

karma kleśātmakaṃ cedaṃ te ca kleśā na tattvataḥ /
na cet te tattvataḥ kleśāḥ karma syāt tattvataḥ katham

karma kleśāś ca dehānāṃ pratyayāḥ samudāhṛtāḥ /
karma kleśāś ca te śūnyā yadi deheṣu kā kathā

avidyānivṛto jantus tṛṣṇāsaṃyojanaś ca saḥ /
sa bhoktā sa ca na kartur anyo na ca sa eva saḥ

na pratyayasamutpannaṃ nāpratyayasamutthitam /
asti yasmād idaṃ karma tasmāt kartāpi nāsty ataḥ

karma cen nāsti kartā ca kutaḥ syāt karmajaṃ phalam /
asaty atha phale bhoktā kuta eva bhaviṣyati

yathā nirmitakaṃ śāstā nirmimīta rddhisaṃpadā /
nirmito nirmimītānyaṃ sa ca nirmitakaḥ punaḥ

tathā nirmitakākāraḥ kartā yat karma tat kṛtam /
tadyathā nirmitenānyo nirmito nirmitas tathā

kleśāḥ karmāṇi dehāś ca kartāraś ca phalāni ca /
gandharvanagarākārā marīcisvapnasaṃnibhāḥ