संप्राप्य पुण्यसंभारैः प्राज्ञो वाराणसीं पुरीम्
Having attained the city of Vārāṇasī through the accumulation of merit, the wise one arrived.
अतः प्रतिकृतिः स्वीया तत्र काश्यां मुरारिणा 4.2.58.
Therefore, his own likeness was established there in Kāśī by Murāri.
किंचित्काश्या उदीच्यां च गत्वा देवेन चक्रिणा
Having gone somewhat north of Kāśī, by the god who bears the discus,
ततस्तु सौगतं रूपं शिश्राय श्रीपतिः स्वयम्
Then the Lord of Fortune himself assumed the form of a Buddhist.
श्रीः परिव्राजिका जाता नितरां सुभगाकृतिः
Śrī became a wandering ascetic, exceedingly beautiful in form.
विश्वयोनिं जगद्धात्रीं न्यस्तहस्ताग्रपुस्तकाम्
She, the womb of the universe and sustainer of the world, holding a book at the tip of her hand.
अत्यद्भुत महाप्राज्ञो निःस्पृहः सर्ववस्तुषु
The supremely wise one, utterly unattached to all things, was most wondrous.
अपृच्छत्परमं धर्मं संसारविनिमोचकम्
He asked about the supreme dharma, which liberates from the cycle of existence.
धर्मार्थशास्त्रकुशलं ज्ञानविज्ञानशालिनम्
Skilled in the treatises of dharma and artha, endowed with knowledge and wisdom.
स्तंभनोच्चाटनाकृष्टि वशीकर्मादिकोविदम्
Expert in the arts of immobilization, expulsion, attraction, and enchantment.
पीततद्गीतपीयूष मृगपूगैरुपासितम्
Having drunk the nectar of his song, he was worshipped by herds of deer.
वृक्षैरपि पतत्पुष्पच्छलैःकृतसमर्चनम् 4.2.58.
Even the trees honored him with showers of falling flowers.
शिष्यं विनयकीर्तिं तं महाविनयभूषणम्
That disciple, Vinayakīrti, adorned with great humility.
अनादिसिद्धः संसारः कर्तृकर्मविवर्जितः
Samsāra is beginningless and perfected, devoid of agent and action.
ब्रह्मादिस्तंबपर्यंतं यावद्देहनिबंधनम्
From Brahmā down to the pillars, as far as the bondage of the body.
यद्ब्रह्मविष्णुरुद्राद्यास्तथाख्या देहिनामिमाः
Those called Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Rudra, and others, likewise these embodied beings.
देहो यथा स्मदादीनां स्वकालेन विलीयते
Just as the body of myself and others dissolves in its own time,
विचार्यमाणे देहेस्मिन्नकिंचिदधिकं क्वचित्
When this body is examined, there is nothing extra anywhere.
निजाहारपरीमाणं प्राप्य सर्वोपि देहभृत्
Every embodied being attains only the measure of sustenance proper to itself.
यथा वितृषिताः स्याम पीत्वा पेयं मुदा वयम्
Just as, having drunk what is to be drunk with delight, we become free from thirst,
संतु नार्यः सहस्राणि रूपलावण्यभूमयः 4.2.58.
Let there be thousands of women, sources of beauty and charm.
अश्वाः परः शताः संतु संत्वनेकेप्यनेकषाः
Let there be hundreds of excellent horses, and many of many kinds.
पर्यंकशायिनां स्वापे सुखं यदुपपद्यते
The happiness that comes to those sleeping on couches,
यथैव मरणाद्भीतिरस्मदादि वपुष्मताम्
Just as there is fear of death for us and others who possess bodies,
सर्वेतनुभृतस्तुल्या यदि बुद्ध्या विचार्यते
If considered with understanding, all embodied beings are equal.
धर्मो जीवदया तुल्यो न क्वापि जगतीतले
Compassion for living beings is the same as righteousness; nowhere on earth is it otherwise.
एकस्मिन्रक्षिते जीवे त्रैलोक्यं रक्षितं भवेत्
By protecting a single living being, the three worlds would be protected.
अहिंसा परमो धर्म इहोक्तः पूर्वसूरिभिः
Nonviolence is declared to be the highest duty here by the ancient sages.
न हिंसा सदृशं पापं त्रैलोक्ये सचराचरे
There is no sin like violence in the three worlds, among moving and unmoving beings.
संति दानान्यनेकानि किं तैस्तुच्छ फलप्रदैः
There are many kinds of gifts, but what use are those that yield trivial results?