āyur divā ca rātrau(2) ca carato vā sthitasya vā |
sroto mahānadīnām vā yāty eva na nivartate |1|
yeṣāṃ rā(3)trinivāsena āyur alpataram bhavet |
alpodake ca matsyānāṃ kā nu teṣāṃ (4) rati bhavet |2|
parijīrṇam idaṃ rūpaṃ roganīḍaṃ prabhaṅguraṃ |
bhetsyati pūtisaṃghā(5)taṃ maraṇāntaṃ hi jīvitaṃ |3|
na cirād vata kāyo ’yaṃ pṛthivīm adhiśeṣyate |
śūnyo vyapeta (1)vijñāno nirastaṃ vā kaḍaṅgaraṃ |4|
kim anena śarīreṇa pūtivisravatā sadā |
nityaṃ rogābhi(2)bhūtena jarāmaraṇabhīruṇā |5|
anena pūtikāyena bhaṅgureṇātureṇa ca |
(3) mīmita paramāṃ śāntiṃ yogakṣemam anuttaram iti |6|
tshe ’di ñid daṅ mtshan mo daṅ || ’gro ba daṅ ni ldog pa daṅ ||
chu (7) kluṅ chen po’i rgyun bźin du || phyir mi ldog par ’gro bar ’gyur ||
chu chuṅ gi ni ña lta bur || gaṅ źig ñin mtshan ’da’ ba yi ||
tshe ni śin tu thuṅ gyur na || de la bya dgar ci źig yod ||
gson mtha’ ’chi ba yin pas na || lus ’di yoṅ sus rtas pa daṅ ||
nad kyi tshad ni (176a1) myur ’jig ciṅ || rnag gi tshogs kyaṅ ’jig par ’gyur ||
kye ma lus ’di mi brogs par || stoṅ źiṅ rnam śes daṅ bral nas ||
dur khrod bor ba’i mgal dum ltar || sa’i steṅ du ’gyel bar ’gyur ||
rgyun du nad kyis mṅon gduṅs śiṅ || (2) rtag tu mi gtsaṅ ’dzag pa daṅ ||
rga daṅ ’chi bas ’tsher ’grib pa’i || lus ’di dor na cir mi ruṅ ||
myur du ’jig ciṅ rna ba daṅ || rnag daṅ ldan ba’i lus ’di yis ||
grub daṅ bde ba bla med daṅ || źiṅ mchog don du gñer bar gyis ||
Day and night, the life of a man, whether he moves or is still, like the current of great rivers, goes on and halts not. (1)
As for fish in scanty water, what pleasure, indeed, would there be for them whose life becomes shorter with the passing of each night. (2)
This body, withered, a nest of disease, fragile and a mass of purulent matter, will crumble; indeed, life terminates with death. (3)
Before long, indeed, this body will lie upon the earth, empty and devoid of consciousness, like a discarded faggot. (4)
What is the use of this body, for ever discharging purulent matter, constantly overwhelmed by disease and dreadful with decay and death. (5)
By means of this mass of purulent matter, fragile and diseased one should attain the supreme peace, the unsurpassed salvation. (6)
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