Mūlamadhyamakakārikā · Chapter 26

punarbhavāya saṃskārān avidyānivṛtas tridhā /
abhisaṃskurute yāṃs tair gatiṃ gacchati karmabhiḥ

vijñānaṃ saṃniviśate saṃskārapratyayaṃ gatau /
saṃniviṣṭe 'tha vijñāne nāmarūpaṃ niṣicyate

niṣikte nāmarūpe tu ṣaḍāyatanasaṃbhavaḥ /
ṣaḍāyatanam āgamya saṃsparśaḥ saṃpravartate

cakṣuḥ pratītya rūpaṃ ca samanvāhāram eva ca /
nāmarūpaṃ pratītyaivaṃ vijñānaṃ saṃpravartate

saṃnipātas trayāṇāṃ yo rūpavijñānacakṣuṣām /
sparśaḥ sa tasmāt sparśāc ca vedanā saṃpravartate

vedanāpratyayā tṛṣṇā vedanārthaṃ hi tṛṣyate /
tṛṣyamāṇa upādānam upādatte caturvidham

upādāne sati bhava upādātuḥ pravartate /
syād dhi yady anupādāno mucyeta na bhaved bhavaḥ

pañca skandhāḥ sa ca bhavo bhavāj jātiḥ pravartate /
jarāmaraṇaduḥkhādi śokāḥ saparidevanāḥ

daurmanasyam upāyāsā jāter etat pravartate /
kevalasyaivam etasya duḥkhaskandhasya saṃbhavaḥ

saṃsāramūlaṃ saṃskārān avidvān saṃskaroty ataḥ /
avidvān kārakas tasmān na vidvāṃs tattvadarśanāt

avidyāyāṃ niruddhāyāṃ saṃskārāṇām asaṃbhavaḥ /
avidyāyā nirodhas tu jñānasyāsyaiva bhāvanāt

tasya tasya nirodhena tat tan nābhipravartate /
duḥkhaskandhaḥ kevalo 'yam evaṃ samyag nirudhyate