Sattvārādhanagāthā
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sattvārādhanagāthā
ārya nāgārjunakṛtā
sattvārthameva mayi tiṣṭhati sattvaśraddhā
nānyatra sā, hyahamaho'dhigṛhītasattvaḥ |
caryā'dhamā karuṇayā rahitā bhaved yā
saṃbhāvyate karuṇayaiva prahāṇamasyāḥ ||1 ||
sattveṣu yasya nitarāṃ karuṇāpravṛtti-
rārādhakaḥ sa mama śāsanamarmavettā |
śīlaṃ śrutiśca karuṇā ca sudhośca yasya
nityaṃ sa eva sugatārcanakṛnnigadyate || 2 ||
kalyāṇakāramadhikṛtya gato'smi siddhiṃ
sattvārthameva tanumeṣa samudvahāmi |
naivaṃ kriyeta yadi sattvahitaṃ mayā ced
vyarthaṃ karomi tanupoṣaṇamannapānaiḥ || 3 ||
sattvān hinasti manasāpi hi yaḥ sa kasmān-
māmeva saṃśrayati yo mayi nirvyapekṣaḥ |
pūjā tu sā bhavati sattvahitekṣaṇāpi
pūjyasya yā manasi tuṣṭimupādadāti || 4 ||
hiṃsātmikā paraviheṭhanasambhavā vā
pūjā na pūjyamanugacchati saṃskṛtāpi |
dārāḥ sutāśca vibhavaśca mahattva (cca) rājyaṃ
māṃsaṃ ca śoṇitavase nayate śarīram || 5 ||
yeṣāṃ priyatvamadhikṛtya mayojjhitaṃ yat
yastān viheṭhayati tena viheṭhito'ham |
sattvopakāraparamā hi mamāgrapūjā
sattvāpakāraparayā ca parābhavaḥ syāt || 6 ||
sattvān prāpya mayā kṛtāni kuśalānyārādhitāstāyinaḥ
prāptāḥ pāramitāśca sattvasamiterevārthamātiṣṭhatā |
sattvārthena samudyatena manasā mārasya bhagnaṃ balaṃ
sattvaireva tathā tathā viracitaṃ yenāsmi buddhaḥ kṛtaḥ || 7 ||
kasmin vastuni siddhyatāmiha kṛpā maitrī ca kvālambatāṃ
kvopekṣāmuditādivastuviṣayaḥ kasmin vimokṣādayaḥ |
kasyārthe karuṇāpareṇa manasaḥ kṣāntiściraṃ bhāvitā
na syurjanmani janma(ni) priyavidhau mitraṃ yadi prāṇinaḥ || 8 ||
sattvā eva gajādibhāvagatayo dattā mayā'nekaśaḥ
sattvā eva ca pātratāmupagataṃ deyaṃ mayā grāhitāḥ |
sattvaireva vicitrabhāvagamanādasmatkṛpā vardhitā
sattvāneva na pālayāmi yadi cet kasyārthamarthaḥ kṛtaḥ || 9 ||
saṃsāre vyasanābhighātabahule na syuryadi prāṇino
janmāvartaviḍambanena yamalokaṃ prāpya sātmīkṛtāḥ |
saṃsārāttaraṇaṃ ca saugatamidaṃ mahātmyamatyadbhutaṃ
kasyārthena samīhitaṃ yadi na me sattvā bhaveyuḥ priyāḥ || 10 ||
yāvaccedaṃ jvalati jagataḥ śāsanaṃ śāsanaṃ me
tāvat stheyaṃ parahitaparairātmavadbhirbhavadbhiḥ |
śrutvā śrutvā mama viracitaṃ sattvahetorakhinnaiḥ
khedaḥ kāryo na ca tanumimaṃ muktasāraṃ bhavadbhiḥ || 11 ||
samyaksambuddhabhāṣitā sattvārādhanagāthā samāptā |