madhyamanikāyaḥ 18 - madhupiṇḍikasūtram

evaṃ mayā śrutam — ekasmin samaye bhagavān śākyeṣu viharati sma kapilavastuni nyagrodhārāme .

atha khalu bhagavān pūrvāhṇasamaye paridhāya pātracīvaram ādāya kapilavastuṃ piṇḍāya prāvikṣat . kapilavastuni piṇḍāya caritvā paścādbhaktam piṇḍapātapratikrāntaḥ mahāvanaṃ upasaṃcakrāma divāvihārāya . mahāvanam avagāhya bailvayaṣṭikāyāḥ mūle divāvihāraṃ nyaṣīdat .

daṇḍapāṇiḥ api khalu śākyaḥ jaṅghāvihāram anucaṅkramamāṇaḥ anuvicaramāṇaḥ mahāvanaṃ upasaṃcakrāma . mahāvanam avagāhya bailvayaṣṭikāyāṃ bhagavantaṃ upasaṃcakrāma ; upasaṃkramya bhagavatā sārdhaṃ samamodata . saṃmodanīyāṃ kathāṃ smāraṇīyāṃ vyatisārya daṇḍam avalambya ekānte atiṣṭhat . ekānte sthitaḥ khalu daṇḍapāṇiḥ śākyaḥ bhagavantam etad avocat — kiṃvādī śramaṇaḥ kimākhyāyī iti ?

yathāvādī khalu, āyuṣman, sadevake loke samārake sabrahmake saśramaṇabrāhmaṇyāṃ prajāyāṃ sadevamanuṣyāyāṃ na kenacit loke vigṛhya tiṣṭhati, yathā ca punaḥ kāmaiḥ visaṃyuktaṃ viharantaṃ taṃ brāhmaṇam akathaṃkathiṃ chinnakaukṛtyaṃ bhavābhavayoḥ vītatṛṣṇaṃ saṃjñāḥ na anuśerate — evaṃvādī khalu aham, āyuṣman, evamākhyāyī iti .

evam ukte, daṇḍapāṇiḥ śākyaḥ śīrṣam avakampya, jihvāṃ niṣkāsya, trivaliṃ lalāṭe utthāpya daṇḍam avalambya prākramat .

atha khalu bhagavān sāyāhnasamaye pratisaṃlayanāt utthitaḥ nyagrodhārāmam upasaṃcakrāma ; upasaṃkramya prajñapte āsane nyaṣīdat . niṣadya khalu bhagavān bhikṣūn āmantrayata — iha aham, bhikṣavaḥ, pūrvāhṇasamaye paridhāya pātracīvaram ādāya kapilavastuṃ piṇḍāya prāvikṣam . kapilavastuni piṇḍāya caritvā paścādbhaktam piṇḍapātapratikrāntaḥ mahāvanaṃ upasamakramiṣaṃ divāvihārāya . mahāvanam avagāhya bailvayaṣṭikāyāḥ mūle divāvihāraṃ nyaṣīdam . daṇḍapāṇiḥ api khalu, bhikṣavaḥ, śākyaḥ jaṅghāvihāram anucaṅkramamāṇaḥ anuvicaramāṇaḥ mahāvanaṃ upasaṃcakrāma . mahāvanam avagāhya bailvayaṣṭikāyām māṃ upasaṃcakrāma ; upasaṃkramya mayā sārdhaṃ samamodata . saṃmodanīyāṃ kathāṃ smāraṇīyāṃ vyatisārya daṇḍam avalambya ekānte atiṣṭhat . ekānte sthitaḥ khalu, bhikṣavaḥ, daṇḍapāṇiḥ śākyaḥ mām etad avocat — kiṃvādī śramaṇaḥ kimākhyāyī iti ?

evam ukte, aham, bhikṣavaḥ, daṇḍapāṇiṃ śākyam etad avocam — yathāvādī khalu, āyuṣman, sadevake loke samārake sabrahmake saśramaṇabrāhmaṇyāṃ prajāyāṃ sadevamanuṣyāyāṃ na kenacit loke vigṛhya tiṣṭhati, yathā ca punaḥ kāmaiḥ visaṃyuktaṃ viharantaṃ taṃ brāhmaṇam akathaṃkathiṃ chinnakaukṛtyaṃ bhavābhavayoḥ vītatṛṣṇaṃ saṃjñāḥ na anuśerate — evaṃvādī khalu aham, āyuṣman, evamākhyāyī iti . evam ukte, bhikṣavaḥ, daṇḍapāṇiḥ śākyaḥ śīrṣam avakampya, jihvāṃ niṣkāsya, trivaliṃ lalāṭe utthāpya daṇḍam avalambya prākramat iti .

evam ukte, anyatamaḥ bhikṣuḥ bhagavantam etad avocat — kiṃvādī punaḥ, bhadanta, bhagavān sadevake loke samārake sabrahmake saśramaṇabrāhmaṇyāṃ prajāyāṃ sadevamanuṣyāyāṃ na kenacit loke vigṛhya tiṣṭhati ? kathaṃ ca punaḥ, bhadanta, bhagavantaṃ kāmaiḥ visaṃyuktaṃ viharantaṃ taṃ brāhmaṇam akathaṃkathiṃ chinnakaukṛtyaṃ bhavābhavayoḥ vītatṛṣṇaṃ saṃjñāḥ na anuśerate iti ?

yatonidānam, bhikṣo, puruṣaṃ prapañcasaṃjñāsaṃkhyāḥ samudācaranti . atra cet na asti abhinanditavyam abhivaditavyam adhyavasitavyam . eṣaḥ eva antaḥ rāgānuśayānām, eṣaḥ eva antaḥ pratighānuśayānām, eṣaḥ eva antaḥ dṛṣṭyanuśayānām, eṣaḥ eva antaḥ vicikitsānuśayānām, eṣaḥ eva antaḥ mānānuśayānām, eṣaḥ eva antaḥ bhavarāgānuśayānām, eṣaḥ eva antaḥ avidyānuśayānām, eṣaḥ eva antaḥ daṇḍādānaśastrādānakalahavigrahavivādatvaṃtvampaiśunyamṛṣāvādānām . atra ete pāpakāḥ akuśalāḥ dharmāḥ apariśeṣāḥ nirudhyante iti .

idam avocat bhagavān . idam uktvā sugataḥ utthāya āsanāt vihāraṃ prāvikṣat .

atha khalu teṣāṃ bhikṣūṇām aciraprakrāntasya bhagavataḥ etad abhūt — idaṃ khalu naḥ, āyuṣmantaḥ, bhagavān saṃkṣiptena uddeśam uddiśya, vistāreṇa arthaṃ avibhajya, utthāya āsanāt vihāraṃ praviṣṭaḥ — yatonidānam, bhikṣo, puruṣaṃ prapañcasaṃjñāsaṃkhyāḥ samudācaranti . atra cet na asti abhinanditavyam abhivaditavyam adhyavasitavyam . eṣaḥ eva antaḥ rāgānuśayānām … atra ete pāpakāḥ akuśalāḥ dharmāḥ apariśeṣāḥ nirudhyante iti . kaḥ nu khalu asya bhagavatā saṃkṣiptena uddeśasya uddiṣṭasya vistāreṇa artham avibhaktasya vistāreṇa arthaṃ vibhajet iti ?

atha khalu teṣāṃ bhikṣūṇām etad abhūt — ayaṃ khalu āyuṣmān mahākātyāyanaḥ śāstuḥ ca eva saṃvarṇitaḥ saṃbhāvitaḥ ca vijñānāṃ sabrahmacāriṇām . prabhavati ca āyuṣmān mahākātyāyanaḥ asya bhagavatā saṃkṣiptena uddeśasya uddiṣṭasya vistāreṇa artham avibhaktasya vistāreṇa arthaṃ vibhaktum . yat nūnaṃ vayaṃ āyuṣmantaṃ mahākātyāyanam upasaṃkrāmema ; upasaṃkramya āyuṣmantaṃ mahākātyāyanam etam arthaṃ pratipṛcchema iti .

atha khalu te bhikṣavaḥ āyuṣmantaṃ mahākātyāyanam upasaṃcakramuḥ ; upasaṃkramya āyuṣmatā mahākātyāyanena sārdhaṃ samamodanta . saṃmodanīyāṃ kathāṃ smāraṇīyāṃ vyatisārya ekānte nyaṣīdan . ekānte niṣaṇṇāḥ khalu te bhikṣavaḥ āyuṣmantaṃ mahākātyāyanam etad avocan — idaṃ khalu naḥ, āyuṣman kātyāyana, bhagavān saṃkṣiptena uddeśam uddiśya vistāreṇa artham avibhajya utthāya āsanāt vihāraṃ praviṣṭaḥ — yatonidānam, bhikṣo, puruṣaṃ prapañcasaṃjñāsaṃkhyāḥ samudācaranti . atra cet na asti abhinanditavyam abhivaditavyam adhyavasitavyam . eṣaḥ eva antaḥ rāgānuśayānām … atra ete pāpakāḥ akuśalāḥ dharmāḥ apariśeṣāḥ nirudhyante iti . teṣāṃ naḥ, āyuṣman kātyāyana, asmākam aciraprakrāntasya bhagavataḥ etad abhūt — idaṃ khalu naḥ, āyuṣmantaḥ, bhagavān saṃkṣiptena uddeśam uddiśya vistāreṇa artham avibhajya utthāya āsanāt vihāraṃ praviṣṭaḥ — yatonidānam, bhikṣo, puruṣaṃ prapañcasaṃjñāsaṃkhyāḥ samudācaranti . atra cet na asti abhinanditavyam abhivaditavyam adhyavasitavyam . eṣaḥ eva antaḥ rāgānuśayānām … atra ete pāpakāḥ akuśalāḥ dharmāḥ apariśeṣāḥ nirudhyante iti . kaḥ nu khalu asya bhagavatā saṃkṣiptena uddeśasya uddiṣṭasya vistāreṇa artham avibhaktasya vistāreṇa arthaṃ vibhajet iti ? teṣāṃ naḥ, āyuṣman kātyāyana, asmākam etad abhūt — ayaṃ khalu āyuṣmān mahākātyāyanaḥ śāstuḥ ca eva saṃvarṇitaḥ saṃbhāvitaḥ ca vijñānāṃ sabrahmacāriṇām, prabhavati ca āyuṣmān mahākātyāyanaḥ asya bhagavatā saṃkṣiptena uddeśasya uddiṣṭasya vistāreṇa artham avibhaktasya vistāreṇa arthaṃ vibhaktum . yat nūnaṃ vayaṃ āyuṣmantaṃ mahākātyāyanaṃ upasaṃkrāmema ; upasaṃkramya āyuṣmantaṃ mahākātyāyanam etam arthaṃ pratipṛcchema iti . vibhajatu āyuṣmān mahākātyāyanaḥ iti .

tadyathā api, āyuṣmantaḥ, puruṣaḥ sārārthikaḥ sāragaveṣī sāraparyeṣaṇaṃ caramāṇaḥ mahataḥ vṛkṣasya tiṣṭhataḥ sāravataḥ mūlaskandhau atikramya , śākhāpalāśayoḥ sāraṃ paryeṣitavyaṃ manyeta ; evaṃsaṃpadam idam āyuṣmatāṃ śāstari sammukhībhūte, taṃ bhagavantam atisṛtya, asmān etam arthaṃ pratipraṣṭavyaṃ manyadhve . saḥ hi, āyuṣmantaḥ, bhagavān jānan jānāti, paśyan paśyati, cakṣurbhūtaḥ jñānabhūtaḥ dharmabhūtaḥ brahmabhūtaḥ, vaktā pravaktā, arthasya nirnetā, amṛtasya dātā, dharmasvāmī tathāgataḥ . saḥ ca eva punar etasya kālaḥ abhūt, yad bhagavantam eva etam arthaṃ pratipṛccheta . yathā vaḥ bhagavān vyākuryāt tathā enaṃ dhārayeta iti .

addhā, āyuṣman kātyāyana, bhagavān jānan jānāti, paśyan paśyati, cakṣurbhūtaḥ jñānabhūtaḥ dharmabhūtaḥ brahmabhūtaḥ, vaktā pravaktā, arthasya nirnetā, amṛtasya dātā, dharmasvāmī tathāgataḥ . saḥ ca eva punar etasya kālaḥ abhūt, yad bhagavantam eva etam arthaṃ pratipṛcchema . yathā naḥ bhagavān vyākuryāt tathā enaṃ dhārayema . api ca āyuṣmān mahākātyāyanaḥ śāstuḥ ca eva saṃvarṇitaḥ saṃbhāvitaḥ ca vijñānāṃ sabrahmacāriṇām, prabhavati ca āyuṣmān mahākātyāyanaḥ asya bhagavatā saṃkṣiptena uddeśasya uddiṣṭasya vistāreṇa artham avibhaktasya vistāreṇa arthaṃ vibhaktum . vibhajatu āyuṣmān mahākātyāyanaḥ yadi aguru te iti .

tena hi, āyuṣmantaḥ, śṛṇuta, sādhu manasi kuruta, bhāṣiṣye iti .

evam, āyuṣman iti khalu te bhikṣavaḥ āyuṣmataḥ mahākātyāyanasya pratyaśrauṣuḥ . āyuṣmān mahākātyāyanaḥ etad avocat —

yat khalu naḥ, āyuṣmantaḥ, bhagavān saṃkṣiptena uddeśam uddiśya vistāreṇa artham avibhajya utthāya āsanāt vihāraṃ praviṣṭaḥ — yatonidānam, bhikṣo, puruṣaṃ prapañcasaṃjñāsaṃkhyāḥ samudācaranti . atra cet na asti abhinanditavyam abhivaditavyam adhyavasitavyam, eṣaḥ eva antaḥ rāgānuśayānām … atra ete pāpakāḥ akuśalāḥ dharmāḥ apariśeṣāḥ nirudhyante iti, asya khalu aham, āyuṣmantaḥ, bhagavatā saṃkṣiptena uddeśasya uddiṣṭasya vistāreṇa artham avibhaktasya evaṃ vistāreṇa artham ājānāmi —

cakṣuḥ ca, āyuṣmantaḥ, pratītya rūpāṇi ca utpadyate cakṣurvijñānam, trayāṇāṃ saṃgatiḥ sparśaḥ, sparśapratyayā vedanā, yad vedayate tat saṃjānīte, yat saṃjānīte tat vitarkayati, yat vitarkayati tat prapañcayati, yat prapañcayati tatonidānaṃ puruṣaṃ prapañcasaṃjñāsaṃkhyāḥ samudācaranti atītānāgatapratyutpanneṣu cakṣurvijñeyeṣu rūpeṣu .

śrotraṃ ca, āyuṣmantaḥ, pratītya śabdān ca utpadyate śrotravijñānam …

ghrāṇaṃ ca, āyuṣmantaḥ, pratītya gandhān ca utpadyate ghrāṇavijñānam …

jihvāṃ ca, āyuṣmantaḥ, pratītya rasān ca utpadyate jihvāvijñānam …

kāyaṃ ca, āyuṣmantaḥ, pratītya spraṣṭavyāni ca utpadyate kāyavijñānam …

manaḥ ca, āyuṣmantaḥ, pratītya dharmān ca utpadyate manovijñānam, trayāṇāṃ saṃgatiḥ sparśaḥ, sparśapratyayā vedanā, yad vedayate tat saṃjānīte, yat saṃjānīte tat vitarkayati, yat vitarkayati tat prapañcayati, yat prapañcayati tatonidānaṃ puruṣaṃ prapañcasaṃjñāsaṃkhyāḥ samudācaranti atītānāgatapratyutpanneṣu manovijñeyeṣu dharmeṣu .

saḥ vata, āyuṣmantaḥ, cakṣuṣi sati rūpeṣu satsu cakṣurvijñāne sati sparśaprajñaptiṃ prajñāpayiṣyati iti — sthānam etad vidyate . sparśaprajñaptyāṃ satyāṃ vedanāprajñaptiṃ prajñāpayiṣyati iti — sthānam etad vidyate . vedanāprajñaptyāṃ satyāṃ saṃjñāprajñaptiṃ prajñāpayiṣyati iti — sthānam etad vidyate . saṃjñāprajñaptyāṃ satyāṃ vitarkaprajñaptiṃ prajñāpayiṣyati iti — sthānam etad vidyate . vitarkaprajñaptyāṃ satyāṃ prapañcasaṃjñāsaṃkhyāsamudācaraṇaprajñaptiṃ prajñāpayiṣyati iti — sthānam etad vidyate .

saḥ vata, āyuṣmantaḥ, śrotre sati śabdeṣu satsu … ghrāṇe sati gandheṣu satsu … jihvāyāṃ satyāṃ raseṣu satsu … kāye sati spraṣṭavyeṣu satsu … manasi sati dharmeṣu satsu manovijñāne sati sparśaprajñaptiṃ prajñāpayiṣyati iti — sthānam etad vidyate . sparśaprajñaptyāṃ satyāṃ vedanāprajñaptiṃ prajñāpayiṣyati iti — sthānam etad vidyate . vedanāprajñaptyāṃ satyāṃ saṃjñāprajñaptiṃ prajñāpayiṣyati iti — sthānam etad vidyate . saṃjñāprajñaptyāṃ satyāṃ vitarkaprajñaptiṃ prajñāpayiṣyati iti — sthānam etad vidyate . vitarkaprajñaptyāṃ satyāṃ prapañcasaṃjñāsaṃkhyāsamudācaraṇaprajñaptiṃ prajñāpayiṣyati iti — sthānam etad vidyate .

saḥ vata, āyuṣmantaḥ, cakṣuṣi asati rūpeṣu asatsu cakṣurvijñāne asati sparśaprajñaptiṃ prajñāpayiṣyati iti — na etad sthānaṃ vidyate . sparśaprajñaptyām asatyāṃ vedanāprajñaptiṃ prajñāpayiṣyati iti — na etad sthānaṃ vidyate . vedanāprajñaptyām asatyāṃ saṃjñāprajñaptiṃ prajñāpayiṣyati iti — na etad sthānaṃ vidyate . saṃjñāprajñaptyām asatyāṃ vitarkaprajñaptiṃ prajñāpayiṣyati iti — na etad sthānaṃ vidyate . vitarkaprajñaptyām asatyāṃ prapañcasaṃjñāsaṃkhyāsamudācaraṇaprajñaptiṃ prajñāpayiṣyati iti — na etad sthānaṃ vidyate .

saḥ vata, āyuṣmantaḥ, śrotre asati śabdeṣu asatsu … ghrāṇe asati gandheṣu asatsu … jihvāyām asatyāṃ raseṣu asatsu … kāye asati spraṣṭavyeṣu asatsu … manasi asati dharmeṣu asatsu manovijñāne asati sparśaprajñaptiṃ prajñāpayiṣyati iti — na etad sthānaṃ vidyate . sparśaprajñaptyām asatyāṃ vedanāprajñaptiṃ prajñāpayiṣyati iti — na etad sthānaṃ vidyate . vedanāprajñaptyām asatyāṃ saṃjñāprajñaptiṃ prajñāpayiṣyati iti — na etad sthānaṃ vidyate . saṃjñāprajñaptyām asatyāṃ vitarkaprajñaptiṃ prajñāpayiṣyati iti — na etad sthānaṃ vidyate . vitarkaprajñaptyām asatyāṃ prapañcasaṃjñāsaṃkhyāsamudācaraṇaprajñaptiṃ prajñāpayiṣyati iti — na etad sthānaṃ vidyate .

yat khalu naḥ, āyuṣmantaḥ, bhagavān saṃkṣiptena uddeśam uddiśya vistāreṇa artham avibhajya utthāya āsanāt vihāraṃ praviṣṭaḥ — yatonidānam, bhikṣo, puruṣaṃ prapañcasaṃjñāsaṃkhyāḥ samudācaranti atra cet na asti abhinanditavyam abhivaditavyam adhyavasitavyam eṣaḥ eva antaḥ rāgānuśayānām … atra ete pāpakāḥ akuśalāḥ dharmāḥ apariśeṣāḥ nirudhyante iti, asya khalu aham, āyuṣmantaḥ, bhagavatā saṃkṣiptena uddeśasya uddiṣṭasya vistāreṇa artham avibhaktasya evaṃ vistāreṇa artham ājānāmi . ākāṅkṣamāṇāḥ ca punar yūyam āyuṣmantaḥ bhagavantam eva upasaṃkramya etam arthaṃ pratipṛccheta . yathā vaḥ bhagavān vyākaroti tathā enaṃ dhārayeta iti .

atha khalu te bhikṣavaḥ āyuṣmataḥ mahākātyāyanasya bhāṣitam abhinandya anumudya utthāya āsanāt bhagavantaṃ upasaṃcakramuḥ ; upasaṃkramya bhagavantam abhivādya ekānte nyaṣīdan . ekānte niṣaṇṇāḥ khalu te bhikṣavaḥ bhagavantam etad avocan — yat khalu naḥ, bhadanta, bhagavān saṃkṣiptena uddeśam uddiśya vistāreṇa artham avibhajya utthāya āsanāt vihāraṃ praviṣṭaḥ — yatonidānam, bhikṣo, puruṣaṃ prapañcasaṃjñāsaṃkhyāḥ samudācaranti . atra cet na asti abhinanditavyam abhivaditavyam adhyavasitavyam . eṣaḥ eva antaḥ rāgānuśayānām … atra ete pāpakāḥ akuśalāḥ dharmāḥ apariśeṣāḥ nirudhyante iti . teṣāṃ naḥ, bhadanta, asmākam aciraprakrāntasya bhagavataḥ etad abhūt — idaṃ khalu naḥ, āyuṣmantaḥ, bhagavān saṃkṣiptena uddeśam uddiśya vistāreṇa artham avibhajya utthāya āsanāt vihāraṃ praviṣṭaḥ — yatonidānam, bhikṣo, puruṣaṃ prapañcasaṃjñāsaṃkhyāḥ samudācaranti . atra cet na asti abhinanditavyam abhivaditavyam adhyavasitavyam . eṣaḥ eva antaḥ rāgānuśayānām, eṣaḥ eva antaḥ pratighānuśayānām, eṣaḥ eva antaḥ dṛṣṭyanuśayānām, eṣaḥ eva antaḥ vicikitsānuśayānām, eṣaḥ eva antaḥ mānānuśayānām, eṣaḥ eva antaḥ bhavarāgānuśayānām, eṣaḥ eva antaḥ avidyānuśayānām, eṣaḥ eva antaḥ daṇḍādānaśastrādānakalahavigrahavivādatvaṃtvampaiśunyamṛṣāvādānām . atra ete pāpakāḥ akuśalāḥ dharmāḥ apariśeṣāḥ nirudhyante iti . kaḥ nu khalu asya bhagavatā saṃkṣiptena uddeśasya uddiṣṭasya vistāreṇa artham avibhaktasya vistāreṇa arthaṃ vibhajet iti ? teṣāṃ naḥ, bhadanta, asmākam etad abhūt — ayaṃ khalu āyuṣmān mahākātyāyanaḥ śāstuḥ ca eva saṃvarṇitaḥ saṃbhāvitaḥ ca vijñānāṃ sabrahmacāriṇām, prabhavati ca āyuṣmān mahākātyāyanaḥ asya bhagavatā saṃkṣiptena uddeśasya uddiṣṭasya vistāreṇa artham avibhaktasya vistāreṇa arthaṃ vibhaktum, yat nūnaṃ vayaṃ āyuṣmantaṃ mahākātyāyanam upasaṃkrāmema ; upasaṃkramya āyuṣmantaṃ mahākātyāyanam etam arthaṃ pratipṛcchema iti . atha khalu vayam, bhadanta, āyuṣmantam mahākātyāyanam upasaṃcakramāma ; upasaṃkramya āyuṣmantaṃ mahākātyāyanam etam arthaṃ pratipṛcchāma . teṣāṃ naḥ, bhadanta, āyuṣmatā mahākātyāyanena ebhiḥ ākāraiḥ ebhiḥ padaiḥ ebhiḥ vyañjanaiḥ arthaḥ vibhaktaḥ iti .

paṇḍitaḥ, bhikṣavaḥ, mahākātyāyanaḥ ; mahāprajñaḥ, bhikṣavaḥ, mahākātyāyanaḥ . mām cet api yūyam, bhikṣavaḥ, etam arthaṃ pratipṛccheta, aham api tam evam eva vyākuryāṃ yathā tat mahākātyāyanena vyākṛtam . eṣaḥ ca eva etasya arthaḥ . evaṃ ca enaṃ dhārayata iti .

evam ukte, āyuṣmān ānandaḥ bhagavantam etad avocat — tadyathā api, bhadanta, puruṣaḥ jighatsādaurbalyābhyāṃ parītaḥ madhupiṇḍikām adhigacchet, saḥ yataḥ yataḥ svādayet, labheta eva svādurasam asecanakam .

evam eva khalu, bhadanta, cetasaḥ bhikṣuḥ dravyajātikaḥ, yataḥ yataḥ asya dharmaparyāyasya prajñayā artham upaparīkṣeta, labheta eva āttamanatām, labheta eva cetasaḥ prasādam . kaḥ nāma ayaṃ, bhadanta, dharmaparyāyaḥ iti ?

tasmāt iha tvam, ānanda, imaṃ dharmaparyāyaṃ madhupiṇḍikaparyāyaḥ iti eva enaṃ dhāraya iti .

idam avocat bhagavān . āttamanāḥ āyuṣmān ānandaḥ bhagavataḥ bhāṣitam abhyanandat .

madhupiṇḍikasūtraṃ niṣṭhitam aṣṭamam .