Mūlamadhyamakakārikā · Chapter 24

yadi śūnyam idaṃ sarvam udayo nāsti na vyayaḥ /
caturṇām āryasatyānām abhāvas te prasajyate

parijñā ca prahāṇaṃ ca bhāvanā sākṣikarma ca /
caturṇām āryasatyānām abhāvān nopapadyate

tadabhāvān na vidyante catvāry āryaphalāni ca /
phalābhāve phalasthā no na santi pratipannakāḥ

saṃgho nāsti na cet santi te 'ṣṭau puruṣapudgalāḥ /
abhāvāc cāryasatyānāṃ saddharmo 'pi na vidyate

dharme cāsati saṃghe ca kathaṃ buddho bhaviṣyati /
evaṃ trīṇy api ratnāni bruvāṇaḥ pratibādhase

śūnyatāṃ phalasadbhāvam adharmaṃ dharmam eva ca /
sarvasaṃvyavahārāṃś ca laukikān pratibādhase

atra brūmaḥ śūnyatāyāṃ na tvaṃ vetsi prayojanam /
śūnyatāṃ śūnyatārthaṃ ca tata evaṃ vihanyase

dve satye samupāśritya buddhānāṃ dharmadeśanā /
lokasaṃvṛtisatyaṃ ca satyaṃ ca paramārthataḥ

ye 'nayor na vijānanti vibhāgaṃ satyayor dvayoḥ /
te tattvaṃ na vijānanti gambhīraṃ buddhaśāsane

vyavahāram anāśritya paramārtho na deśyate /
paramārtham anāgamya nirvāṇaṃ nādhigamyate

vināśayati durdṛṣtā śūnyatā mandamedhasam /
sarpo yathā durgṛhīto vidyā vā duṣprasādhitā

ataś ca pratyudāvṛttaṃ cittaṃ deśayituṃ muneḥ /
dharmaṃ matvāsya dharmasya mandair duravagāhatām

śūnyatāyām adhilayaṃ yaṃ punaḥ kurute bhavān /
doṣaprasaṅgo nāsmākaṃ sa śūnye nopapadyate

sarvaṃ ca yujyate tasya śūnyatā yasya yujyate /
sarvaṃ na yujyate tasya śūnyaṃ yasya na yujyate

sa tvaṃ doṣān ātmanīyān asmāsu paripātayan /
aśvam evābhirūḍhaḥ sann aśvam evāsi vismṛtaḥ

svabhāvād yadi bhāvānāṃ sadbhāvam anupaśyasi /
ahetupratyayān bhāvāṃs tvam evaṃ sati paśyasi

kāryaṃ ca kāraṇaṃ caiva kartāraṃ karaṇaṃ kriyām /
utpādaṃ ca nirodhaṃ ca phalaṃ ca pratibādhase

yaḥ pratītyasamutpādaḥ śūnyatāṃ tāṃ pracakṣmahe /
sā prajñaptir upādāya pratipat saiva madhyamā

apratītya samutpanno dharmaḥ kaścin na vidyate /
yasmāt tasmād aśūnyo hi dharmaḥ kaścin na vidyate

yady aśūnyam idaṃ sarvam udayo nāsti na vyayaḥ /
caturṇām āryasatyānām abhāvas te prasajyate

apratītya samutpannaṃ kuto duḥkhaṃ bhaviṣyati /
anityam uktaṃ duḥkhaṃ hi tat svābhāvye na vidyate

svabhāvato vidyamānaṃ kiṃ punaḥ samudeṣyate /
tasmāt samudayo nāsti śūnyatāṃ pratibādhataḥ

na nirodhaḥ svabhāvena sato duḥkhasya vidyate /
svabhāvaparyavasthānān nirodhaṃ pratibādhase

svābhāvye sati mārgasya bhāvanā nopapadyate /
athāsau bhāvyate mārgaḥ svābhāvyaṃ te na vidyate

yadā duḥkhaṃ samudayo nirodhaś ca na vidyate /
mārgo duḥkhanirodhatvāt katamaḥ prāpayiṣyati

svabhāvenāparijñānaṃ yadi tasya punaḥ katham /
parijñānaṃ nanu kila svabhāvaḥ samavasthitaḥ

prahāṇasākṣātkaraṇe bhāvanā caivam eva te /
parijñāvan na yujyante catvāry api phalāni ca

svabhāvenānadhigataṃ yat phalaṃ tat punaḥ katham /
śakyaṃ samadhigantuṃ syāt svabhāvaṃ parigṛhṇataḥ

phalābhāve phalasthā no na santi pratipannakāḥ /
saṃgho nāsti na cet santi te 'ṣṭau puruṣapudgalāḥ

abhāvāc cāryasatyānāṃ saddharmo 'pi na vidyate /
dharme cāsati saṃghe ca kathaṃ buddho bhaviṣyati

apratītyāpi bodhiṃ ca tava buddhaḥ prasajyate /
apratītyāpi buddhaṃ ca tava bodhiḥ prasajyate

yaś cābuddhaḥ svabhāvena sa bodhāya ghaṭann api /
na bodhisattvacaryāyāṃ bodhiṃ te 'dhigamiṣyati

na ca dharmam adharmaṃ vā kaścij jātu kariṣyati /
kim aṣūnyasya kartavyaṃ svabhāvaḥ kriyate na hi

vinā dharmam adharmaṃ ca phalaṃ hi tava vidyate /
dharmādharmanimittaṃ ca phalaṃ tava na vidyate

dharmādharmanimittaṃ vā yadi te vidyate phalam /
dharmādharmasamutpannam aśūnyaṃ te kathaṃ phalam

sarvasaṃvyvahārāṃś ca laukikān pratibādhase /
yat pratītyasamutpādaśūnyatāṃ pratibādhase

na kartavyaṃ bhavet kiṃcid anārabdhā bhavet kriyā /
kārakaḥ syād akurvāṇaḥ śūnyatāṃ pratibādhataḥ

ajātam aniruddhaṃ ca kūṭaśthaṃ ca bhaviṣyati /
vicitrābhir avasthābhiḥ svabhāve rahitaṃ jagat

asaṃprāptasya ca prāptir duḥkhaparyantakarma ca /
sarvakleśaprahāṇaṃ ca yady aśūnyaṃ na vidyate

yaḥ pratītyasamutpādaṃ paśyatīdaṃ sa paśyati /
duḥkhaṃ samudayaṃ caiva nirodhaṃ mārgam eva ca