Mūlamadhyamakakārikā · Chapter 25

yadi śūnyam idaṃ sarvam udayo nāsti na vyayaḥ /
prahāṇād vā nirodhād vā kasya nirvāṇam iṣyate

yady aśūnyam idaṃ sarvam udayo nāsti na vyayaḥ /
prahāṇād vā nirodhād vā kasya nirvāṇam iṣyate

aprahīṇam asaṃprāptam anucchinnam aśāśvatam /
aniruddham anutpannam etan nirvāṇam ucyate

bhāvas tāvan na nirvāṇaṃ jarāmaraṇalakṣaṇam /
prasajyetāsti bhāvo hi na jarāmaraṇaṃ vinā

bhāvaś ca yadi nirvāṇaṃ nirvāṇaṃ saṃskṛtaṃ bhavet /
nāsaṃskṛto hi vidyate bhāvaḥ kva cana kaś cana

bhāvaś ca yadi nirvāṇam anupādāya tat katham /
nirvāṇaṃ nānupādāya kaścid bhāvo hi vidyate

bhāvo yadi na nirvāṇam abhāvaḥ kiṃ bhaviṣyati /
nirvāṇaṃ yatra bhāvo na nābhāvas tatra vidyate

yady abhāvaś ca nirvāṇam anupādāya tat katham /
nirvāṇaṃ na hy abhāvo 'sti yo 'nupādāya vidyate

ya ājavaṃjavībhāva upādāya pratītya vā /
so 'pratītyānupādāya nirvāṇam upadiśyate

prahāṇaṃ cābravīc chāstā bhavasya vibhavasya ca /
tasmān na bhāvo nābhāvo nirvāṇam iti yujyate

bhaved abhāvo bhāvaś ca nirvāṇam ubhayaṃ yadi /
bhaved abhāvo bhāvaś ca mokṣas tac ca na yujyate

bhaved abhāvo bhāvaś ca nirvāṇam ubhayaṃ yadi /
nānupādāya nirvāṇam upādāyobhayaṃ hi tat

bhaved abhāvo bhāvaś ca nirvāṇam ubhayaṃ katham /
asaṃskṛtaṃ hi nirvāṇaṃ bhāvābhāvau ca saṃskṛtau

bhaved abhāvo bhāvaś ca nirvāṇa ubhayaṃ katham /
tayor abhāvo hy ekatra prakāśatamasor iva

naivābhāvo naiva bhāvo nirvāṇam iti yā 'ñjanā /
abhāve caiva bhāve ca sā siddhe sati sidhyati

naivābhāvo naiva bhāvo nirvāṇaṃ yadi vidyate /
naivābhāvo naiva bhāva iti kena tad ajyate

paraṃ nirodhād bhagavān bhavatīty eva nājyate /
na bhavaty ubhayaṃ ceti nobhayaṃ ceti nājyate

tiṣṭhamāno 'pi bhagavān bhavatīty eva nājyate /
na bhavaty ubhayaṃ ceti nobhayaṃ ceti nājyate

na saṃsārasya nirvāṇāt kiṃcid asti viśeṣaṇam /
na nirvāṇasya saṃsārāt kiṃcid asti viśeṣaṇam

nirvāṇasya ca yā koṭiḥ koṭiḥ saṃsaraṇasya ca /
na tayor antaraṃ kiṃcit susūkṣmam api vidyate

paraṃ nirodhād antādyāḥ śāśvatādyāś ca dṛṣṭayaḥ /
nirvāṇam aparāntaṃ ca pūrvāntaṃ ca samāśritāḥ

śūnyeṣu sarvadharmeṣu kim anantaṃ kim antavat /
kim anantam antavac ca nānantaṃ nāntavac ca kim

kiṃ tad eva kim anyat kiṃ śāśvataṃ kim aśāśvatam /
aśāśvataṃ śāśvataṃ ca kiṃ vā nobhayam apy atha

sarvopalambhopaśamaḥ prapañcopaśamaḥ śivaḥ /
na kva cit kasyacit kaścid dharmo buddhena deśitaḥ