Bibliotheca Polyglotta

Chapter 12 hārītikādamanāvadānaṃ duḥkhaṃ nudanti sukhasaṃpadam ādiśanti
saṃjīvayanti janatām timiraṃ haranti |
sanmānasasya kalayanti vikāsahāsaṃ
santaḥ sudhārdravadanāḥ śaśinaḥ karāś ca || 12.1 ||
(1a. ādiśanti] Ds; adiśanti δ. 1d. santaḥ] Ds; santa δ. 1d. °danāḥ] Ds; °anaḥ δ. 1d. karāś] Ds; karaś δ.)

| dam pa bdud rtsi'i rlan pa'i źal daṅ ri boṅ can zer dag |
| sdug bsṅal źi byed bde ba phun sum tshogs pa sbyin par byed |
| skye bo rnams ni yaṅ dag 'tsho byed rab rib 'phrog par byed |
| dam pa'i yid kyi mtsho ni rnam par rgyas śiṅ dgod par byed |1
(1a. rtsi'i rlan] G. rtsi'i brlan δ; rtsi rlan Q.)

Chapter 12: The Taming of Hārītī The moons, oozing nectar-streams, and their beams are beautiful.
They dispel suffering, bestow perfect happiness,
invigorate people, remove darkness,
and make the high-minded wear wide smiles. (12.1)

bimbisāraḥ kṣiteḥ sāre
pure rājagṛhābhidhe |
sāraḥ samastabhūpānām
abhūd bhūmipuraṃdaraḥ || 12.2 ||
(2c. samasta°] Ds; samapta° δ.2d. abhūd] Ds; abhūta δ.)

There was a city called Rājagṛha,
a paragon of the cities on Earth,
where there was Bimbisāra, a paragon of all kings,
the destroyer of strongholds (i.e. Indra) on Earth. (12.2)

kṣamādhāre bhuje yasya
kṣamādhāre ca cetasi |
bāhyaḥ samastacintānām
āśu nyastabharo janaḥ || 12.3 ||
(3b. kṣamā°] Ds; kṣama°] δ. 3c. °cintānām] em.; °cittānām Ds; °cittānāṃm δ. 3c. samasta°] Ds; samapta° δ. 3d. °bharo] em.; °karo Ds δ. 3d. janaḥ] Ds; jana δ.)

Whose arms are the supporter of the earth;
to whose patience-keeping mind,
his subject can quickly unload their burden
to become external to all worries. (12.3)

kurvatas tyāgaśauryābhyām
āśāyāḥ paripūraṇam |
pāṇau vimuktaratnaughe
subaddho 'bhūd asigrahaḥ || 12.4 ||
(4a. śauryābhyām] Ds; sauryāṇām δ. 4a. āśāyāḥ] Ds; āśāyā δ. 4c. pāṇau] Ds; pāṇi δ.)]

He fulfills the wishes (of his people)
with both generosity and heroism
Though his hand is cable of releasing floods of jewels,
the grip on his sword was tight. (12.4)

kadācid abhavat tasya
viplavo nagare guruḥ |
navābhyudayasaṃjāta-
darpakāla ivākulaḥ || 12.5 ||
(5b. guruḥ] Ds; guru δ.)

One day in his city,
a grave calamity happened,
in the same manner as confusion happens
when a parvenu breeds his pride. (12.5)

tam āsthānasamāsīnaṃ
janacintākṛtakṣaṇam |
vyajijñapata paurajaḥ
prajānāṃ janakopamam || 12.6 ||
(6c. vyajijñapata] em.; vyajijñipata Ds δ. 6c. paurajaḥ] em.; saurājaṃ Ds, saurājana δ.)

| skye bo'i bsam pa'i skabs phye ste |
| mdun sar yaṅ dag bźugs pa ni |
| skye dgu'i pha ltar gyur de la |
| groṅ khyer pa yi skye bos źus |6
(6b. mdun] δ; 'dun β. 6b. bźugs] δ; źugs β. 6c. dgu'i] β; rgu'i δ. 6d. bos] δ; ba'i β.)

The townsfolk reported it to the one
sitting in the throne-room,
who, father-like to his subject, gives
them the chance to voice their concerns. (12.6)

deva divyaprabhāvasya
niyataḥ śāsanena te |
janaḥ sadā samudro 'yaṃ
maryādāṃ nātivartate || 12.7 ||
(7a. divya°] Ds; divyi° δ.)

“Your majesty, the one with heavenly-splendor,
You subject, constrained by your rule,
like the (bounded) sea,
never go beyond the boundary.” (12.7)

janasya kṛtavṛttasya
sanmārgeṇa prasarpataḥ |
upasargodgamaḥ kasmād
akasmād ayam āgataḥ || 12.8 ||
(8a. janasyāsya kṛta°] em.; yenāsya kṛta° Ds; janasyāsya prakṛtasaṃ° δ. 8b. sanmārgeṇa prasarpataḥ] Ds; sanmārge sargataḥ δ. 8c. °gamaḥ] Ds; °gamāḥ δ. 8c. kasmād] Ds; kasmad δ.)

“From where, all the sudden,
did the misfortune emerge?
It has come to your dutiful subject,
who are trudging on the right path.” (12.8)

svadharmasaṃvṛttena hi
karmaṇā śarmaṇā nṛṇām |
sunṛpeṇa ca guhyānām
nāpatanti vipattayaḥ || 12.9 ||
(9a. hi] Ds; om. δ. 9c. sunṛpeṇa] δ; sunṛpe na Ds. 9d. nāpatanti] δ; āpatanti Ds.)

“Disasters should not befall
to the people concealed
by their shelter-like good king
and their fulfillment of the duties.” (12.9)

hriyante naḥ prasūtīnāṃ
gṛhiṇīnāṃ gṛhe gṛhe |
apatyāni phalānīva
satkriyāṇām asaṃyamāt || 12.10 ||
(10a. hriya°] DsC; hṛya° D. 10a. °tīnāṃ] Ds; °tānāṃ δ. 10b. gṛhe gṛhe] em.; gṛhe δ, gṛhe kayā Ds. 10d. asaṃyamāt] Ds; asaṃyamāta δ.)

“The children of our pregnant wives were
taken from home to home,
like the fruits of good deeds are snatched
for the lack of restraints.” (12.10)

kiṃ tu bhūtān na vidmas tān
māyāṃ cāpi mahīpate |
yatprabhāveṇa nīyante
kulāni nirapatyatām || 12.11 ||
(11a. bhūtān] Ds; bhūtāṃ δ. 11a. tān] Ds; tan δ. 11b. māyāṃ] Ds; māyaṃ δ. 11b. mahīpate] Ds; mahīyapī δ. 11c. °bhāveṇa] Ds; °bhāvena δ.)

“Although we do not see these beings
or even any illusion, Earth-lord!
because of its power,
our families are led to childlessness.” (12.11)

iti teṣāṃ girā bhūbhṛd
abhūt saṃkrāntatadvyathaḥ |
paraṃ duḥkhaṃ viśaty antaḥ
satāṃ kedāravārivat || 12.12 ||
(12b. abhūt] Ds; abhūta δ. 12d. kedāravāri°] Ds; kadāravaraṃ° δ.)

Due to their speech, to the earth-supporter
their anguish was transferred.
For the good ones, the greatest pain would fill up
their inside, like water fills up a paddy field. (12.12)

sarvāṅgavyāpinā tena
janaduḥkhena bhūyasā |
viṣeṇevāvṛtaḥ so 'bhūd
udbhrāntahṛdayaḥ kṣaṇam || 12.13 ||
(13a. sarvāṅga] Ds; sarvāga δ. 13c. viṣeṇevāvṛtaḥ so 'bhūd] Ds; viṣaṇaivāvṛta svabhūd δ. 13d. udbhrānta°] Ds; urbhrānta° δ.)

Instantly, his heart became agitated
by the pain of his subject,
excessive like venom, which
pervades one’s whole body. (12.13)

so 'bravīt kiṃ karomy atra
bhujabale vipauruṣe |
kathaṃ nāma pravartante
durlakṣyeṣu pratikriyāḥ || 12.14 ||
(14a. 'bravīt] Ds; 'bravītā δ. 14a. atra] δ; atrā° Ds. 14b. bhujabale] conj.; bhujādhīne Ds; bhūjādhini δ. 14b. vipauruṣe] Ds; vipautuṣe δ.14c. kathaṃ] Ds; kantha δ. 14d. pratikriyāḥ] em.; pratikriyā Ds δ.)

He said, “What would I do
to a bullying non-human?
For something we can’t see,
how should the remedies proceed?” (12.14)

dinam ekaṃ vrajantv adya
bhavanto nijam āspadam |
savrataś cintayāmy eva
rakṣāṃ vaḥ prasavakṣaye || 12.15 ||
(15b. āspadam] Ds; aspada δ. 15d. rakṣāṃ] Ds; rakṣaṃ δ.)

“Now, gentleman, for one day,
please return to your own houses.
I promise you, I will think about how to protect you
against the disappearance of the offspring. (12.15)

iti rājavacaḥ śrutvā
hṛṣṭāḥ pauramahattamāḥ |
jagadus taṃ samāvarjya
pūjāvyañjanam añjalim || 12.16 ||
(16a. °vacaḥ] Ds; °vacā δ. 16a. hṛṣṭāḥ] Ds; hṛṣṭaḥ δ. 16b. °māḥ] Ds; °maḥ δ. 16c. °varjya] Ds; °varja δ.)

Having heard the King’s words,
the prominent people of the town became delighted.
with joined hands expressing veneration,
they, having bowed down to him, said, (12.16)

deva tvadavadhānena
praṇayākarṇanena ca |
tvayi vinyastacintānāṃ
nāsmākam adhunā śramaḥ || 12.17 ||
(17b. praṇayā°] Ds; praṇaya° δ.)

| lha gcig khyod kyi ṅes 'dzin daṅ |
| byams pa rjes su thos pas kyaṅ |
| khyod la bsam pa rnam bkod pas |
| bdag cag da ni ṅal ba med |17
(17a. gcig khyod kyi] δ; cig khyod kyis β. 17b. byams pa] β; khyams daṅ D. 17b. thos] δ; thob β. 17c. bkod pas] β; bkod pa δ.)

Your majesty! Because of your attention
and your listen with affection,
for us there is no weariness now,
since we have entrusted our concerns to you. (12.17)

anuddhatam udāraṃ ca
tvatprasādāvalokanam |
idam eva janasyāsya
jīvitānīva varṣati || 12.18 ||
(18b. °āvaloka°] Ds; °āvāloka° δ.)

Gentle and exalted,
is your gracious regard.
It is to his people
that it rains down (like a life-giving rain.)

kiṃ punaḥ priyam etat te
pīyūṣasadṛśaṃ vacaḥ |
tāpāpahaṃ mṛdu svādu
kiṃ kiṃ na vidadhāti naḥ || 12.19 ||

Then how is it possible that
your nectar-like dear words,
distress-relieving, soft, and sweet,
do not accomplish? (12.19)

kṛtī kṛtajñaḥ kāruṇya-
nidhiḥ sulabhadarśanaḥ |
labhyate bhāgyabhogyena
saujanyasaralaḥ prabhuḥ || 12.20 ||
(20a. kṛtajñaḥ kā°] Ds. kritajñaḥ ka° δ.)

learned, wise, the storehouse of compassion,
whose sight is easy to obtain,
reachable by the good-fortuned ones,
is the benevolent, sincere and excellent lord. (12.20)

pīyūṣād atipeśalaḥ paricayaḥ śrāvyaṃ vacaḥ pañcamād
ācāraḥ śaradinduvṛndamahaso 'syānandasaṃdohadaḥ |
saccitte vasatāṃ satāṃ kim aparaṃ puṣpān manaḥ komalaṃ
saujanyaṃ haricandanād api paraṃ saṃtāpanirvāpaṇam || 12.21 ||
(21a. śrāvyaṃ] Ds; śravyaṃ δ. 21a. pañcamād] δ; pañcamam Ds. 21b. śaradin] Ds; śaridaṃ δ. 21c. satāṃ] Ds; sātāṃ δ. 21d. saṃtāpanirvāpaṇam] Ds; saṃtapanirvāpaṇāṃ δ.)

| dam pa'i sems la gnas pa'i dam pa rnams ni yoṅs 'dris bdud rtsi dag pas kyaṅ |
| śin tu mñes gśin tshig ni lṅa pa bas kyaṅ mñan 'os ston zla'i 'od tshogs pas |
| spyod pa'i kun dga'i tshogs ster gźan pa ci źig yid ni me tog pas kyaṅ 'jam |
| skye bo legs pa ha ri tsandan pas kyaṅ yoṅs gduṅ mchog tu bzlog par byed |21
(21a. ni] β; kyis δ. 21b. 'os] δ; pos β. 21c. ster] δ; gter β. 21d. bzlog] β; zlog δ.)

For the good people dwelling in the correct mind, what would be better?
His expertness is more effective than nectar,
his voice is more pleasant to hear than the fifth (kind of the stoma chant) ,
his conduct, bestowing the milk of happiness, is greater than all autumn moons,
his mind is tenderer than a flower, and his kindness is
better at relieving burning heat than yellow sandalwood. (12.21)

ity uktvā prayayuḥ paurās
taṃ praṇamya prasādinam |
kirantas tadguṇodārā
āśākusumamālikāḥ || 12.22 ||
(22b. tam] Ds; tāṃ δ. 22b. °dinam] Ds; °dini δ. 22c. kirantas] Ds; kiṃrantas δ. 22c. °odārā] em.; °odārām Ds δ. 22d. °mālikāḥ] em.; °mālikām Ds δ.)

The citizens, having said so,
bowed to the soothing one and took leave.
With raised morale,
they scattered like pieces from a garland. (12.22)

rājāpi nagare kṛtvā
bhūtapūjāvidhikramam |
śāntisvastikasaṃbhāraṃ
cakāra niyatavrataḥ || 12.23 ||
(23a. kṛtvā] Ds; kṛtva δ. 23b. bhūta°] Ds; bhuta° δ. 23d. cakāra] Ds; cakrara δ.)

The king in the city,
true to his vow, performed
the ritual procedure of worshiping the beings,
which should bring about peace and good fortune. (12.23)

yakṣī hārītikā nāma
bālakān puravāsinī |
haratīti sa śuśrāva
puradevatayoditam || 12.24 ||
(24a. hārītikā] Ds; hāritikā δ.)

“There is an ogress called Hārītī,
she dwells in the city and snatches children.”
Thus he heard the words
proclaimed by the city goddess. (12.24)

tataḥ paurajanaiḥ sārdhaṃ
sāmātyaḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ |
kalandakanivāsākhye
sthitaṃ veṇuvanāśrame || 12.25 ||
(25a. paurajanaiḥ] Ds; porajanyaiḥ δ. 25d. °āśrame] Ds; °āśramai δ.)

The lord of the earth together
with his minister and the citizens
went to the one living the hermitage Bamboo Grove
in a place called Kalandakanivāsa. (12.25)

bhagavantaṃ yayau draṣṭuṃ
sugataṃ doṣaśāntaye |
sarvaduḥkhajvarāyāsa-
juṣām akaṭukauṣadham || 12.26 ||
(26b. °śāntaye] Ds; °vāntaye δ.)

They went to see the Bhagavan,
the Sugata for the calming of the afflictions.
He is the non-bitter medicine
to those who are undergoing weariness and fever of all pain. (12.26)

taṃ dṛṣṭvā nṛpatir dūrāt
praṇamya priyadarśanam |
upaviśyāgratas tasmai
pauraduḥkhaṃ nyavedayat || 12.27 ||
(27a. dūrāt] Ds; durāt δ.)

The king from afar, having seen him,
bowed to the pleasant sight.
Having entered into his presence,
he relayed the suffering of the townsfolk. (12.27)

bhagavān api vijñāya
paurāṇāṃ saṃtatikṣayam |
cintāniścalatāṃ kṣipram
uvāha karuṇānidhiḥ || 12.28 ||
(28c. °niścalatāṃ] δ; °niścañcalaḥ Ds. 28c. uvāha] em.; uvahā δ; uvāca Ds.)

The Bhagavan—the storehouse of compassion—
having recognized
the loss of bloodline of the townsfolk,
his mind quickly gained its composure. (12.28)

sa visṛjya jagadbandhuḥ
sanṛpaṃ pauramaṇḍalam |
pātracīvaram ādāya
yayau yakṣīniketanam || 12.29 ||
(29b. paura°] Ds; saura° δ. 29c. ādāya] Ds; adāya δ. 29d. yakṣī°] Ds; yakṣi° δ.)

He, the friend of the worldly beings,
having left the king accompanied by his townsfolk,
picked up his alms-bowl and robe,
and went to the ogress’ house. (12.29)

tayā virahitaṃ prāpya
tadgṛhaṃ bhagavān jinaḥ |
priyaṃkarākhyatatputraṃ
nināyaikam adarśanam || 12.30 ||
(30c. °ākhya°] δ; °ākhyaṃ Ds.)

Bhagavan, the conqueror, having reached
her house when she was away,
He made one of her sons,
Priyaṃkara by name, invisible. (12.30)

yāte bhagavati kṣipraṃ
yakṣī svagṛham āgatā |
prabhūtaputrā nāpaśyat
priyaṃ putraṃ priyaṃkaram || 12.31 ||
(31a. bhagavati] Ds; bhagavate δ. 31b. yakṣī] Ds; yakṣi δ. 31b. āgatā] Ds; agatā δ. 31c. °putrā] Ds δ; *°putrān Ś. 31c. nāpaśyat] Ds; nāpaśya δ. 31d. dga' ni] em.; dag ni δβ.)

After the Bhagavan had gone,
The ogress soon returned to her home.
Among her many sons, she did not
spot her favorite son Priyaṃkara. (12.31)

tam īkṣamāṇā vivaśā
hṛtavatseva dhenukā |
babhrāma saṃbhramodbhrāntā
sā janeṣu vaneṣu ca || 12.32 ||
(32b. hṛta°] Ds; kṛta° δ. 32c. °odbhrātā] Ds; °ottrāntā δ.)

Searching for him despairingly,
like a milch cow lost her calf,
she roamed about, demented and shaken,
both in the settlements and wilderness. (12.32)

hā priyaṃkara hā putra
kva nu paśyāmi te mukham |
iti pralāpinī tāraṃ
niḥśeṣāḥ sā yayau diśaḥ || 12.33 ||

“Hey, my son Priyaṃkara,
where can I see your face?”
Howling out loudly,
she went in all directions. (12.33)

sā vicintyāśu sarvāśā
nirāśā putradarśane |
krośantī parvatadvīpa-
samudravalayaṃ yayau || 12.34 ||
(34a. vicintyāśu] δ; vicityāśu Ds. 34a. °āśā] Ds; °āsā δ. 34b. nirāśā] Ds; niraśā δ. 34c. kro] Ds; kre δ. 34c. parvatadvīpa°] em. parvatadvīpaṃ Ds; sarvatadvipa° δ.)

Having rapidly searched in every direction,
desperate for a look of her son,
weeping, she went to the circle
of mountains, islands, and seas. (12.34)

martyabhūmim atikramya
ghoreṣu narakeṣu sā |
svargoddeśeṣv aśeṣeṣu
vimānodyānaśāliṣu || 12.35 ||
(35b. sā] Ds; sa δ. 35b. narakeṣu em.; nagareṣu Ds δ. 35c. aśeṣeṣu] Ds; aśikṣeṣu δ. 35d. skyed tshal gnas] δ; bskyed tshal dang β.)

She traversed the human realm,
to the terrible hells,
all the heavens high up,
full of the divine mansions with gardens. (12.35)

śrāntā kvacin na viśrāntā
yatinī praṇiyātinī |
putram anviṣya nāpaśyal
lokapālapureṣu ca || 12.36 ||
(36a. śrāntā] Ds; śrānta δ. 36b. yatinī praṇiyātinī] δ; yakṣiṇī prāṇighātinī Ds. 36c. nāpaśyal] Ds; nāpaśyata δ.)

| 'jig rten skyoṅ ba'i groṅ khyer du'aṅ |
| ṅal źiṅ gaṅ du'aṅ ṅal mi gso |
| phyogs ni 'tshol źiṅ rab soṅ ste |
| btsal yaṅ bu ni rñed ma gyur |36
(36a. du'aṅ] δ; du β. 36b. gso] δ; so β. 36c. phyogs ni 'tshal] δ; phyag ni 'tshal β.)

Exhausted yet resting nowhere,
the life-taking ogress
looked for her son but could not spot him
in the cities of world-protectors. (12.36)

kuberasyātha vacasā
gatvā ca sugatāśramam |
bhagavantaṃ viyogārta-
śaraṇyaṃ śaraṇaṃ yayau || 12.37 ||
(37c. °ārta°] em. °ārtā Ds; °atta° δ.)

Thus, on Kubera’s advice,
she went to Sugata’s hermitage,
and sought refuge with the one who is
the shelter for those distressed by separation. (12.37)

tayā tadduḥkhavṛttāntaṃ
sa niśamya niveditam |
tām avocata śocantīṃ
kiṃcitsmitasitādharaḥ || 12.38 ||
(38a. °vṛttāntaṃ] Ds; °vṛttaṃtaṃ δ; 38c. śocantīṃ] Ds; śocintāṃ δ.)

Having heard the account
of her sorrow reported by her,
He, with a smile showing his teeth on his lips,
addressed the suffering one. (12.38)

hārīti tava putrāṇāṃ
santi pañcaśatāny aho |
iyatī kiṃ viyogārtir
ekasminn eva hārite || 12.39 ||
(39a. tava] Ds; tavaḥ δ. 39c. iyatī] em. iyati δ. 39d. hārite] em. hāriti δ.)

Hārītī! Alas! you have
five hundred sons,
So much is the pain of separation
when just one is taken (away from you)! (12.39)

iti tenoktam ākarṇya
yakṣī duḥkhakṣatāvadat |
putralakṣe 'pi bhagavan
sahyā naikasutakṣatiḥ || 12.40 ||
(40a. ākarṇya] Ds; ākarṇṇya δ. 40b. duḥkha°] Ds duḥkhā°] δ. 40d. °suta°] Ds; °putra° δ.)

Having heard what he had said,
the pain-harrowed ogress replied,
“Even I have a hundred thousand sons,
Bhagavan! I cannot stand losing one. (12.40)

putrāt priyataraṃ nānyat
kiṃ duḥkhaṃ tatkṣayāt param |
putravān eva jānāti
putrasnehaviṣavyathām || 12.41 ||
(41a. putrāt pri°] Ds; putrāta pi° δ. 41b. param] Ds; aparam δ.)

“Nothing else is dearer than a son.
No pain is like the loss of him.
Only the person with a son can knows
the poison-like torture that is the love of a son.” (12.41)

sahajaiva sutaprītir
akāraṇanibandhanā |
malino vikalaḥ kṣīṇaḥ
kasya nendusamaḥ sutaḥ || 12.42 ||[(42c. vikalaḥ] Ds; vikala δ.)

“The innate joy in a son,
is binding with no reason.
whose son, (no matter how) dirty, impaired, or infirm,
is not like a moon?” (12.42)

iti yakṣavadhuvākyaṃ
śrutvā vātsalyavihvalam |
bhūtānukampī bhagavān
sasmitas tām abhāṣata || 12.43 ||
(43b. vātsalya°] Ds; vatsalya δ. 43d. tām] Ds; tāy δ.)

Having heard the words from the ogress’ wife,
perturbed by her child-loving,
The Bhagavan, who take pity on spirits,
told her with a smile, (12.43)

śoko 'yaṃ bahuputrāyā
yady ekavirahe tava |
hṛte tvayaikavatsānāṃ
putrake kīdṛśī vyathā || 12.44 ||
(44b. eka°] Ds; ekā° δ. 44c. °vatsānāṃ] Ds; °vatpānāṃ δ. 44d. putrake] D; putrage C; putraike Ds; 44d. kīdṛśī] Ds; kīṃdṛśī δ.)

“If one of your many sons is missing,
you have such grief,
When the boy of single-child mothers taken away by you,
what kind of distress is that (for them)?” (12.44)

tvaṃ praviśya sadā gehaṃ
strīṇāṃ putram alakṣitā |
aśnāsi putramātāpi
vyāghrīva mṛgaśāvakān || 12.45 ||
(45b. strī°] Ds; stri° δ. 45b. °m alakṣitā] Ds; °nālakṣitā δ. 45c. aśnāsi] Ds; aśanāsi δ. 45c. putra°] Ds; putraṃ δ.)

“Having constantly invaded the homes
of those women without being noticed,
even though you, a mother of sons, eat their sons,
just like a tigress eats fawns." (12.45)

yena yena svadehasya
duḥkhaṃ yāty upabhogatām |
na tat parasya kurvīta
samāno 'nubhavaḥ śucām || 12.46 ||
(46b. upa°] Ds; usa° δ. 46d. samāno 'nubhavaḥ] Ds; saṃmānan nobhava δ.)

“once one in the same position tastes that grief,
she would not inflict it on others,
for one is able to experience
the (exactly same) pain (inflicted) on oneself” (12.46)

tvaṃ buddhadharmasaṃghānāṃ
trīṇi śikṣāpadāni cet |
gṛhṇāsi hiṃsāvimukhī
tat prāpnoṣi priyaṃ sutam || 12.47 ||
(47a. °dharma°] Ds; °dharmma° δ. 47b. °padāni] Ds; °sadāni δ. 47c. gṛhṇā. 47d. tat] Ds δ; *taṃ Ś.

“If you, turning away from violence,
take the three (refuges)
—Buddha, Dharma, and Samgha—and the three precepts,
you can take back your precious son.” (12.47)

ity uktā sā bhagavatā
prāptaśikṣāpadā tataḥ |
hiṃsāvirāmāt taṃ gatvā
putraṃ prāpa priyaṃkaram || 12.48 ||
(48a. uktā] Ds; uktva δ. 48b. prāpta°] Ds; prasthi° δ. 48c. taṃ gatvā] Ds; taṃ gantuṃ δ.)

Told so by the Bhagavan,
she took the precepts.
giving up killing, she went to him,
and retrieved her son Priyaṃkara. (12.48)

tasyāḥ prāgjanmavṛttāntaṃ
tasyāḥ karmaphalānvayam |
bhikṣubhir bhagavān
pṛṣṭas tadvṛttāntam abhāṣata || 12.49 ||
(49a. tasyāḥ prāgjanmavṛttāntaṃ] Ds; tat prāgjanmavṛttāntān taṃ δ. 49b. tasyāḥ] Ds; tasyaḥ δ.)

The Bhagavan, questioned by the monks,
told her (pastlife) story.
“Her karmic fruition ensued from
the conduct of her former life.” (12.49)

purāsminn eva nagare
paurāḥ ke 'py upabhoginaḥ |
parvatodyānam āyātāś
cikrīḍur nartavādite || 12.50 ||
(50b. °bhoginaḥ] Ds; °bhogina δ. 50c. parvato°] Ds; sarvato δ. 50c. °odyānam āyātāś] conj.; °odyānam ālāyāṃ Ds; °odyānayātāyāṃ δ. 50c. cikrīḍur] em.; vijahrur Ds; vijahma δ. 50c. °vādite] em. °nādinā Ds; °vāditeḥ δ.)

In the past, in this very city,
some of the reveling townsfolk,
went to a garden in the hills,
amusing themselves with song and dance. (12.50)

atha tena pathā kāpi
gopā kāntā ghanastanī |
mathitaṃ paṇyam ādāya
hariṇākṣī samāyayau || 12.51 ||
(51b. gopā kāntā] δ; gopakāntā Ds.)

At the time, one the way,
a doe-eyed girl approached,
carrying butter milk to be bartered,
who was a buxom herdswoman. (12.51)

garbhabhārālasagatiḥ
prakṛtyā gajagāminī |
sā śanair upasarpantī
saspṛhaṃ tān vyalokayat || 12.52 ||
(52a. °bhārālasa°] Ds; °bharālasa° δ. 52b. prakṛtyā] em. pratyuptā Ds δ. 52b. °gāminī] Ds; °gāmini δ. 52c. sā] Ds; pa δ. 52c. °r upa°] Ds; °r ūpa° δ. 52d. tān] Ds; tāna δ.)

With languid gait of pregnant woman,
naturally having an elephant-like walk,
she was slowly hobbling on,
(yet) looking at them vivaciously. (12.52)

tasyā vanamṛgīmugdhair
avadagdhair vilokanaiḥ |
asaṃvṛtābhilāṣārdrais
te 'pi sotkaṇṭhatāṃ yayuḥ || 12.53 ||
(53b. avadagdhair] δ; āvadagdhā Ds. 53c. asaṃvṛtābhilāṣārdrais] em.; asaṃvṛttā vilāsādrais Ds; asaṃvṛttā lāṣārdrai δ. 53d. te 'pi] Ds; pi δ.)

Because of her burning glances,
artless like forest does,
wet with unrestrained desire,
they went to a state of longing. (12.53)

sā tair nimantritā tatra
madanakṣībatāṃ gatā |
hāritaṃ sahasā śīlaṃ
na viveda pramādinī || 12.54 ||
(54a. sā] Ds; pā δ. 54a. tatra] Ds; tra δ. 54c. °taṃ sahasā] Ds; °tāṃ sahāsā δ.)

Thus, invited by them, she
having gone to a state of drunkenness with her passion.
She, inebriated, was not aware
of her sudden loss of virtue. (12.54)

tatas teṣu prayāteṣu
tadā tasyā ratiśramāt |
papāta saha dhairyeṇa
garbhaḥ kopād ivāruṇaḥ || 12.55 ||
(55b. tadā] Ds; δ om. 55b. °śramāt] Ds; śramata δ. 55d. garbhaḥ] Ds; garbha δ.)

Then when they left,
because of the fatigue from her revels,
red as if with anger, the fetus
fell to the ground suddenly. (12.55)

atrāntare samāyantaṃ
tatpuṇyais tena vartmanā |
pratyekabuddhaṃ sādrākṣīt
kāyacittaprasādanam || 12.56 ||
(56a. samāyantaṃ] em.; samāyātaṃ Ds δ.)

Walking, as a result of her merit,
she saw and bumped into
an approaching Pratyekabuddha,
bringing peace her body and mind. (12.56)

sāsmai mathitamūlyāptam
āmrāṇāṃ śatapañcakam |
dūrāt praṇāmavinatā
manasaiva nyavedayat || 12.57 ||
(57b. āmrā°] Ds; amrā° δ.)

Having bowed down to him from afar,
she offered him five hundred mangos
obtained with the price of buttermilk,
with her (devout) mind. (12.57)

tataḥ puṇyarddhimaty asmin
jātā yakṣakule 'dhunā |
jātam āmrārpaṇenāsyāḥ
putrāṇāṃ śatapañcakam || 12.58 ||
(58a. tataḥ] Ds; tatra δ. 58a. °arddhi°] Ds; °āṛddhi° δ. 58c. °syāḥ] Ds; °pya δ.)

Now she has been born into an ogre clan,
for her merit has increased because of the Pratyekabuddha.
With her offering of mangos, five hundred sons
have been born to her. (12.58)

hiṃsāvatī pāpatyāgā
śīlavismaraṇāt param |
pratyekabuddhapraṇateḥ
prāptaśikṣāpadādya sā || 12.59 ||
(59a. pāpa°] Ds; papa° δ; *pati° Ś. 59a. °tyāgā] em.; °tyāgāt Ds; °tyāga δ. 59d. prāpta°] Ds; prāptā° δ.)

The violent one has deserted evil,
rather than forgetting her virtue.
Due to her bowing to a Pratyekabuddha,
now she obtained the precepts. (12.59)

iti vividhavipākaṃ karmatantraṃ vicitraṃ
kim api sa kathayitvā tatra yakṣāṅganāyāḥ |
kalitakuśalasetuḥ saṃbhavābdhau janānām
akṛtasukṛtacittaḥ sarvalokasya śāstā || 12.60 ||
(60b. kathayitvā] Ds; kathayitrā δ. 60d. °cittaḥ] em. °cittaṃ Ds δ.)

| de skad der ni gnod sbyin mo yi las kyi rgyu ci yaṅ |
| rnam maṅ rnam smin rnam par bkra ba dag ni bka' stsal nas |
| 'jig rten kun gyi legs byas bsam byas ston pa de yis ni |
| skye bo rnams kyi srid pa'i mtsho la dge ba'i zam stegs mdzad |60
(60a. kyi] δ. las β. 60b. rnam par] δ; β om. 60c. bsam] β; bsams δ.)

The diverse karmic threads with various kinds of (karmic) ripening,
has been told by him through the case of the ogress.
He, who has built a bridge to well-being for the people in the ocean of existence,
mindful of what is not done and what is well done, is the teacher of the whole world. (12.60)

iti kṣemendraviracitāyām bodhisattvāvadānakalpalatāyāṃ hārītikādamanāvadānaṃ trayodaśapallavaḥ ||
(°sattvā°] Ds; °satvā° δ. hārītikā°] Ds; harītakā° δ. trayodaśa°] δ; nāma dvādaśaḥ Ds.)

| ces pa dge ba'i dbaṅ pos byas pa'i byaṅ chub sems dpa'i rtogs pa brjod pa dpag bsam gyi 'khri śiṅ las 'phrog ma'i rtogs pa brjod pa'i yal 'dab ste bcu gsum pa'o || ||

This is the “Avadāna of the Taming of Hārītī,” the 13th sprig from the Wish-fulfilling Vines of the Avadāna of the Bodhisattva composed by Kṣemendra.

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