atha khalu mahāmatir bodhisattvo mahāsattvo bhagavantam ābhiḥ sārūpyābhir gāthābhir abhiṣṭutya svanāmagotraṃ bhagavate saṃśrāvayati sma
mahāmatir ahaṃ bhagavan mahāyānagatiṃ gataḥ |
aṣṭottaraṃ praśnaśataṃ pṛcchāmi vadatāṃ varam || 9 ||
tasya tad vacanaṃ śrutvā buddho lokavidāṃ varaḥ |
nirīkṣya pariṣadaṃ sarvām alapī sugatātmajam || 10 ||
pṛcchantu māṃ jinasutās tvaṃ ca pṛccha mahāmate |
ahaṃ te deśayiṣyāmi pratyātmagatigocaram || 11 ||
atha khalu mahāmatir bodhisattvo mahāsattvo bhagavatā kṛtāvakāśo bhagavataś caraṇayor nipatya bhagavantaṃ praśnaṃ paripṛcchati sma
kathaṃ hi śudhyate tarkaḥ kasmāt tarkaḥ pravartate |
kathaṃ hi dṛśyate bhrāntiḥ kasmād bhrāntiḥ pravartate || 12 ||
kasmāt kṣetrāṇi nirmāṇā lakṣaṇaṃ tīrthikāś ca ye |
nirābhāsaḥ kramaḥ kena jinaputrāś ca te kutaḥ || 13 ||
muktasya gamanaṃ kutra baddhaḥ kaḥ kena mucyate |
dhyāyināṃ viṣayaḥ ko ’sau kathaṃ yānatrayaṃ bhavet || 14 ||
pratyaye jāyate[1] kiṃ tat kāryaṃ kiṃ kāraṇaṃ ca kim |
ubhayāntakathā[2] kena kathaṃ vā saṃpravartate || 15 ||
ārūpyā ca samāpattir nirodhaś ca kathaṃ bhavet |
saṃjñānirodhaś ca kathaṃ kathaṃ kasmād dhi mucyate || 16 ||
kriyā pravartate kena gamanaṃ dehadhāriṇām |
kathaṃ dṛśyaṃ vibhāvo kathaṃ kathaṃ bhūmiṣu vartate || 17 ||
nirbhidyet tribhavaṃ ko ’sau kiṃ sthānaṃ kā tanur bhavet |
sthitaḥ pravartate kutra jinaputraḥ kathaṃ bhavet || 18 ||
abhijñā labhate kena vaśitāś ca samādhayaḥ |
samādhyate kathaṃ cittaṃ brūhi me jinapuṅgava || 19 ||
ālayaṃ ca kathaṃ kasmān manovijñānam eva ca |
kathaṃ pravartate dṛśyaṃ kathaṃ dṛśyān nivartate || 20 ||
gotrāgotraṃ kathaṃ kena cittamātraṃ bhavet katham |
lakṣaṇasya vyavasthānaṃ nairātmyaṃ ca kathaṃ bhavet || 21 ||
kathaṃ na vidyate sattvaḥ saṃvṛtyā deśanā katham |
kathaṃ śāśvata-ucchedadarśanaṃ na pravartate || 22 ||
kathaṃ hi tīrthikās tvaṃ ca lakṣaṇair na virudhyase |
naiyāyikāḥ kathaṃ brūhi bhaviṣyanti anāgate || 23 ||
śūnyatā ca kathaṃ kena kṣaṇabhaṅgaś ca te katham |
kathaṃ pravartate garbhaḥ kathaṃ loko nirīhikaḥ || 24 ||
māyāsvapnopamaḥ kena kathaṃ gandharvasaṃnibhaḥ |
marīcidakacandrābhaḥ kena loko bravīhi me || 25 ||
bodhyaṅgānāṃ kathaṃ kena bodhipakṣā bhavet kutaḥ |
marāś ca deśasaṃkṣobho bhavadṛṣṭiḥ kathaṃ bhavet || 26 ||
ajātam aniruddhaṃ ca kathaṃ khapuṣpasaṃnibham |
kathaṃ ca budhyase lokaṃ kathaṃ brūṣe nirakṣaram || 27 ||
nirvikalpā bhavet kena kathaṃ ca gaganopamāḥ |
tathatā bhavet katividhā cittaṃ pāramitāḥ kati || 28 ||
bhūmikramo bhavet kena nirābhāsagatiś ca kā |
nairātmyaṃ ca dvidhā kena kathaṃ jñeyaṃ viśudhyati || 29 ||
jñānaṃ katividhaṃ nātha śīlaṃ sattvākarāṇi ca |
kena pravartitā gotrāḥ suvarṇamaṇimuktajāḥ || 30 ||
abhilāpo jānikaḥ kena vaicitrasattvabhāvayoḥ |
vidyāsthānakalāś caiva kathaṃ kena prakāśitam || 31 ||
gāthā[3] bhavet katividhā gadyaṃ padyaṃ bhavet katham |
kathaṃ yuktiḥ katividhā vyākhyānaṃ ca kathaṃ vidham || 32 ||
annapānaṃ ca vaicitryaṃ maithunaṃ jāyate katham |
rājā ca cakravartī ca maṇḍalī ca kathaṃ bhavet || 33 ||
rakṣyaṃ bhavet kathaṃ rājyaṃ devakāyāḥ kathaṃ vidhāḥ |
bhūnakṣatragaṇāḥ kena somabhāskarayoḥ katham || 34 ||
vidyāsthānaṃ bhavet kiṃ ca mokṣo yogī katividhaḥ |
śiṣyo bhavet katividha ācāryaś ca bhavet katham || 35 ||
buddho bhavet katividho jātakāś ca kathaṃ vidhāḥ |
māro bhavet katividhaḥ pāṣaṇḍāś ca katividhāḥ || 36 ||
svabhāvas te katividhaś cittaṃ katividhaṃ bhavet |
prajñaptimātraṃ ca kathaṃ brūhi me vadatāṃ vara || 37 ||
ghanāḥ khe pavanaṃ kena smṛtir medho[4] kathaṃ bhavet |
taruvallyaḥ kathaṃ kena brūhi me tribhaveśvara || 38 ||
hayā gajā mṛgāḥ kena grahaṇaṃ yānti bāliśāḥ |
uhoḍimā narāḥ kena brūhi me cittasārathe || 39 ||
ṣaḍṛtugrahaṇaṃ kena katham icchantiko bhavet |
strīpuṃnapuṃsakānāṃ ca kathaṃ janma vadāhi me || 40 ||
kathaṃ vyāvartate yogāt kathaṃ yogaḥ pravartate |
kathaṃ caivaṃ vidhā yoge narāḥ sthāpyā vadāhi me || 41 ||
gatyāgatānāṃ sattvānāṃ kiṃ liṅgaṃ kiṃ ca lakṣaṇam |
dhaneśvaro kathaṃ kena brūhi me gaganopama || 42 ||
śākyavaṃśaḥ kathaṃ kena katham ikṣvākusaṃbhavaḥ |
ṛṣir dīrghatapāḥ kena kathaṃ tena prabhāvitam || 43 ||
tvam eva kasmāt sarvatra sarvakṣetreṣu dṛśyase |
nāmaiś citrais tathārūpair jinaputraiḥ parīvṛtaḥ || 44 ||
abhakṣyaṃ hi kathaṃ māṃsaṃ kathaṃ māṃsaṃ niṣidhyate |
kravyādagotrasaṃbhūtā māsaṃ bhakṣyanti kena vai || 45 ||
somabhāskarasaṃsthānā merupadmopamāḥ katham |
śrīvatsasiṃhasaṃsthānāḥ[5] kṣetrāḥ kena vadāhi me || 46 ||
vyatyastā adhamūrdhāś ca indrajālopamāḥ[6] katham |
sarvaratnamayā kṣetrāḥ kathaṃ kena vadāhi me || 47 ||
vīṇāpaṇavasaṃsthānā nānāpuṣpaphalopamāḥ |
ādityacandravirajāḥ kathaṃ kena vadāhi me || 48 ||
kena nirmāṇikā buddhāḥ kena buddhā vipākajāḥ |
tathatājñānabuddhā[7] vai kathaṃ kena vadāhi me || 49 ||
kāmadhātau kathaṃ kena na vibuddho vadāhi me |
akaniṣṭhe kim arthaṃ tu vītarāgeṣu budhyase || 50 ||
nirvṛte sugate ko ’sau śāsanaṃ dhārayiṣyati |
kiyat sthāyī bhavec chāstā kiyantaṃ sthāsyate nayaḥ || 51 ||
siddhāntas te katividho dṛṣṭiś cāpi kathaṃ vidhā |
vinayo bhikṣubhāvaś ca kathaṃ kena vadāhi me || 52 ||
parāvṛttigataṃ kena nirābhāsagataṃ katham |
pratyekajinaputrāṇāṃ śrāvakāṇāṃ vadāhi me || 53 ||
abhijñā laukikāḥ kena bhavel lokottarā katham |
cittaṃ hi bhūmayaḥ sapta kathaṃ kena vadāhi me || 54 ||
saṃghas te syāt katividhaḥ saṃghabhedaḥ kathaṃ bhavet |
cikitsāśāstraṃ sattvānāṃ kathaṃ kena vadāhi me || 55 ||
kāśyapaḥ krakuchandaś ca konāka munir apy aham |
bhāṣase jinaputrāṇāṃ vada kasmān mahāmune || 56 ||
asatyātmakathā kena nityanāśakathā katham |
kasmāt tat tvaṃ na sarvatra cittamātraṃ prabhāṣase || 57 ||
naranārīvanaṃ kena harītakyāmalīvanam |
kailāsaś cakravāḍaś ca vajrasaṃhananā katham || 58 ||
acalās tadantare vai ke nānāratnopaśobhitāḥ |
ṛṣigandharvasaṃkīrṇāḥ kathaṃ kena vadāhi me || 59 ||