madhyamanikāyaḥ 34 - kṣudragopālakasūtram

evaṃ mayā śrutam — ekasmin samaye bhagavān vṛjiṣu viharati sma ulkacelāyāṃ gaṅgāyāḥ nadyāḥ tīre . tatra khalu bhagavān bhikṣūn āmantrayata — “bhikṣavaḥ” iti .

“bhadanta” iti te bhikṣavaḥ bhagavataḥ pratyaśrauṣuḥ . bhagavān etad avocat —

“bhūtapūrvaṃ, bhikṣavaḥ, māgadhakaḥ gopālakaḥ duṣprajñajātīyaḥ, varṣāṇāṃ paścime māse śaratsamaye, asamavekṣya gaṅgāyāḥ nadyāḥ avarīmaṃ tīram, asamavekṣya pārīmaṃ tīram, atīrthena eva gāḥ pratārayām āsa uttaraṃ tīraṃ suvidehānām .

atha khalu, bhikṣavaḥ, gāvaḥ madhyegaṅgāyāḥ nadyāḥ srotasi āmaṇḍalikaṃ kṛtvā tatra eva anayavyasanam āpedire . tat kasya hetoḥ ? tathā hi saḥ, bhikṣavaḥ, māgadhakaḥ gopālakaḥ duṣprajñajātīyaḥ, varṣāṇāṃ paścime māse śaratsamaye, asamavekṣya gaṅgāyāḥ nadyāḥ avarīmaṃ tīram, asamavekṣya pārīmaṃ tīram, atīrthena eva gāḥ pratārayām āsa uttaraṃ tīraṃ suvidehānām . evam eva khalu, bhikṣavaḥ, ye hi kecit śramaṇāḥ vā brāhmaṇāḥ vā akuśalāḥ asya lokasya akuśalāḥ parasya lokasya, akuśalāḥ māradheyasya akuśalāḥ amāradheyasya, akuśalāḥ mṛtyudheyasya akuśalāḥ amṛtyudheyasya, teṣāṃ ye śrotavyaṃ śraddhātavyaṃ maṃsyante, teṣāṃ tat bhaviṣyati dīgharātram ahitāya duḥkhāya .

bhūtapūrvaṃ, bhikṣavaḥ, māgadhakaḥ gopālakaḥ saprajñajātīyaḥ, varṣāṇāṃ paścime māse śaratsamaye, samavekṣya gaṅgāyāḥ nadyāḥ avarīmaṃ tīram, samavekṣya pārīmaṃ tīram, tīrthena eva gāḥ pratārayām āsa uttaraṃ tīraṃ suvidehānām .

saḥ prathamaṃ pratārayām āsa ye te vṛṣabhāḥ gopitaraḥ gopariṇāyakāḥ . te tiryag gaṅgāyāḥ srotaḥ chittvā svastinā pāram agaman . atha aparān pratārayām āsa balavadgāḥ dāmyagāḥ . te api tiryag gaṅgāyāḥ srotaḥ chittvā svastinā pāram agaman . atha aparān pratārayām āsa vatsatarān vatsatarīḥ . te api tiryag gaṅgāyāḥ srotaḥ chittvā svastinā pāram agaman . atha aparān pratārayām āsa vatsakān kṛśābalakān . te api tiryag gaṅgāyāḥ srotaḥ chittvā svastinā pāram agaman . bhūtapūrvaṃ, bhikṣavaḥ, vatsakaḥ taruṇakaḥ tāvad eva jātakaḥ mātṛgauravakena uhyamānaḥ, saḥ api tiryag gaṅgāyāḥ srotaḥ chittvā svastinā pāram agamat . tat kasya hetoḥ ? tathā hi saḥ, bhikṣavaḥ, māgadhakaḥ gopālakaḥ saprajñajātīyaḥ, varṣāṇāṃ paścime māse śaratsamaye, samavekṣya gaṅgāyāḥ nadyāḥ avarīmaṃ tīram, samavekṣya pārīmaṃ tīram, tīrthena eva gāḥ pratārayām āsa uttaraṃ tīraṃ suvidehānām .

evam eva khalu, bhikṣavaḥ, ye hi kecit śramaṇāḥ vā brāhmaṇāḥ vā kuśalāḥ asya lokasya kuśalāḥ parasya lokasya, kuśalāḥ māradheyasya kuśalāḥ amāradheyasya, kuśalāḥ mṛtyudheyasya kuśalāḥ amṛtyudheyasya, teṣāṃ ye śrotavyaṃ śraddhātavyaṃ maṃsyante, teṣāṃ tat bhaviṣyati dīgharātraṃ hitāya sukhāya .

tadyathā api, bhikṣavaḥ, ye te vṛṣabhāḥ gopitaraḥ gopariṇāyakāḥ te tiryag gaṅgāyāḥ srotaḥ chittvā svastinā pāram agaman ; evam eva khalu, bhikṣavaḥ, ye te bhikṣavaḥ arhantaḥ kṣīṇāsravāḥ uṣitavantaḥ kṛtakaraṇīyāḥ avahitabhārāḥ anuprāptasadarthāḥ parikṣīṇabhavasaṃyojanāḥ samyagājñāvimuktāḥ, te tiryan mārasya srotaḥ chittvā svastinā pāraṃgatāḥ .

tadyathā api te, bhikṣavaḥ, balavadgāvaḥ dāmyagāvaḥ tiryag gaṅgāyāḥ srotaḥ chittvā svastinā pāram agaman ; evam eva khalu, bhikṣavaḥ, ye te bhikṣavaḥ pañcānām avarabhāgīyānāṃ saṃyojanānāṃ parikṣayāt aupapātikāḥ tatra parinirvāyiṇaḥ anāvṛttidharmāṇaḥ tasmāt lokāt, te api tiryan mārasya srotaḥ chittvā svastinā pāraṃ gamiṣyanti .

tadyathā api te, bhikṣavaḥ, vatsatarāḥ vatsataryaḥ tiryag gaṅgāyāḥ srotaḥ chittvā svastinā pāram agaman ; evam eva khalu, bhikṣavaḥ, ye te bhikṣavaḥ trayāṇāṃ saṃyojanānāṃ parikṣayāt rāgadveṣamohānāṃ tanutvāt sakṛdāgāminaḥ sakṛd eva imaṃ lokam āgatya duḥkhasyāntaṃ kariṣyanti, te api tiryan mārasya srotaḥ chittvā svastinā pāraṃ gamiṣyanti .

tadyathā api te, bhikṣavaḥ, vatsakāḥ kṛśābalakāḥ tiryag gaṅgāyāḥ srotaḥ chittvā svastinā pāram agaman ; evam eva khalu, bhikṣavaḥ, ye te bhikṣavaḥ trayāṇāṃ saṃyojanānāṃ parikṣayāt srotaāpannāḥ avinipātadharmāṇaḥ niyatāḥ saṃbodhiparāyaṇāḥ, te api tiryan mārasya srotaḥ chittvā svastinā pāraṃ gamiṣyanti .

tadyathā api saḥ, bhikṣavaḥ, vatsakaḥ taruṇakaḥ tāvad eva jātakaḥ mātṛgauravakena uhyamānaḥ tiryag gaṅgāyāḥ srotaḥ chittvā svastinā pāram agamat ; evam eva khalu, bhikṣavaḥ, ye te bhikṣavaḥ dharmānusāriṇaḥ śraddhānusāriṇaḥ, te api tiryan mārasya srotaḥ chittvā svastinā pāraṃ gamiṣyanti .

ahaṃ khalu punaḥ, bhikṣavaḥ, kuśalaḥ asya lokasya kuśalaḥ parasya lokasya, kuśalaḥ māradheyasya kuśalaḥ amāradheyasya, kuśalaḥ mṛtyudheyasya kuśalaḥ amṛtyudheyasya . tasya mama, bhikṣavaḥ, ye śrotavyaṃ śraddhātavyaṃ maṃsyante, teṣāṃ tat bhaviṣyati dīgharātraṃ hitāya sukhāya” iti .

idam avocat bhagavān . idaṃ uktvā sugataḥ atha aparam etad avocat śāstā :

“ayaṃ lokaḥ paraḥ lokaḥ,
jānatā supprakāśitaḥ ;
yat ca māreṇa saṃprāptam,
aprāptaṃ yat ca mṛtyunā .

sarvaṃ lokam abhijñāya,
saṃbuddhena prajānatā ;
vivṛtam amṛtadvāram,
kṣemaṃ nirvāṇaprāptaye .

chinnaṃ pāpmataḥ srotas,
vidhvastaṃ vinālīkṛtam ;
prāmodyabahulāḥ bhavata,
kṣemaṃ prāptāḥ stha bhikṣavaḥ” iti .

kṣudragopālakasūtraṃ niṣṭhitaṃ caturtham .