A minimalist's Pratipattisāraśataka

The second half of the Pratipattisāraśataka survives in the codex specified below. I know of no other available manuscripts for this work and as far as I know this fragment has not hitherto received any attention. The author is reputedly (an) Āryadeva*; for the Tibetan see Tōh. 2334; for a commentary by one Herukadeva see Tōh. 2335. The emendations offered here are of an ad-hoc nature, they do not reflect a deep reading of the text, or the translation, or the commentary.

*For the time being I distinguish three Āryadevas: i) the author of the CMP and perhaps the CVP; ii) the Catuṣpīṭha Āryadeva with several works; iii) the present, post-Hevajra Āryadeva. 


National Archives Kathmandu I-1697 vi bauddhastotra 14 [= NGMPP B 24/27]
Ff. 3 (numbered 4 to 6), 30 x 6 cm, palm-leaf, Gauḍīya script (12-13th c.?).

[ ] - presumably missing 
{ } - to be deleted 
< > - addition in ms. 
<| |> cancellation in ms.
(( )) difficult to read, suggestions welcome
x = number of missing verses / illegible akṣara
gemination, homorganic nasals standardized

Image from here.

[ya](4recto1)t prajñopā[ya]yor aik[y]aṃ sarvākāraikasamvaram|
sāvadhūtī vidhūtātmā madhyamā pratipat [= pratipan] matā|| x+1

ādimadhyāntasaṃkalpasambandhānavadhonataḥ|
śuddhasphaṭikasaṃkāśaḥ prakā(4recto2)śaḥ sāvadhūtikā|| x+2

sarvākārasamākārapratyavekṣāvilakṣaṇā|
lakṣ[y]alakṣaṇasaṃkṣiptākāraikam avadhūtikā|| x+3

yatrānando gaganamahimādhīnasambodhaśuddhaḥ
sa(4recto3)rvākāropacitasakalābhogasambhogagamyaḥ|
bhāvagrāmaḥ samarasatayā svapnanirmāṇatulyaḥ
śāntājñānāvaraṇavi[´]sadā sāvadhūtī viśuddhā{ḥ}|| x+4

dha(4recto4)rmasambhoganirmāṇamahāsukham iti kramaḥ|
mahāsukhasvabhāvena samaṃ cakracatuṣṭayam|| x+5

saṃkhyāpi kalpanārūḍhā saṃkhyeyānavadhonataḥ|
dvayor e(4recto5)va viyogātmā samarasyā'mbaropamaḥ|| x+6

vyomny upādhibhedo [']pi nirvikāratayā na hi|
nānātṛṇatarau dagdhe vane kiṃ bhedalakṣaṇam|| x+7

tattvāsadṛśa(4recto6)rūpatvaṃ saṃvṛto bhedadarśanam|
saṃvṛttir yatra naivāsti tatra kā paramārthatā|| x+8

bhāvā eva svarūpeṇa niḥsvabhāvā iti sthiti[ḥ]|
na hi vandhyāsutādīnā[ṃ] svarūpasya vicāra(4recto7)ṇā|| x+9

aparam api yatroddiśyate sūkṣmarūpaṃ 
na bhavati khalu tattvaṃ deśanāmātram etat|
paramasukha<|ka|>rasaikasvacchasantānabhāsaṃ
sphuradanubhavasāraṃ tattvam ālambya (4verso1) śūnyam|| x+10

ni[ḥ]svabhāvāḥ svarūpeṇa bhāvāḥ kalpitarūpakāḥ|
prakṛtiḥ sarvadharmāṇāṃ ye cāsau niḥsvabhāvatā|| x+11

svecchāyattasamāveśavāsanābalaviplutāḥ|
vi(4verso2)kalpyate tu jāyante bāhya[¯]rthaphalitā iva|| x+12

aho viṣayavaicitryam ekakālam anekadhā|
kadambavādyadhvanivat kalpanām anugacchati|| x+13

ekasminn eva bhāve (4verso3) ca nānākārārthakalpanā|
na tasyāsti tadātmatvam icchā[mā]tropakalpit<|e|>am|| x+14

icchāpi bhrāntacittānām avastuny api jāyate|
pūrvapūrvamanaskārasaṃ(4verso4)skāraphalitātmikā|| x+15

svarūpānavabodhena cittaṃ bāhyeṣu dhāvati|
bālakasyaiva duṣparśa [= duḥsparśaḥ] svayaṃ spṛṣṭāni duṣyati|| x+16

tac cittaṃ kalpitākāraṃ bahi(4verso5)rarthaś ca kalpitaḥ|
anayoḥ kalpanāhānā[t] kalpitā gaganātmikā|| x+17

ajñānena hi bhāvānāṃ svarūpaṃ bimbabhāvatā|
[s]a[j]jñānena hi bhāvānāṃ svarū(4verso6)paṃ niḥsvabhāvatā|| x+18

niḥsvabhāveṣu dharmeṣu svacchandaṃ kriyate 'khilam|
kriyāptās tu vibhajyante kārak<|au|>opamatādṛśam|| x+19

kriyākārakasambandhaḥ kalpanāveśabhedi(4verso7)taḥ|
na kriyā kārako nāpi svarūpasyāvabodhataḥ|| x+20

na kāryaṃ vidyate kiṃcit kārako [']pi sa tādṛśaḥ
saṃketamātralabdho 'yaṃ karotīti [sa] kārakaḥ|| x+21

niḥsva(5recto1)bhāveṣu dharmeṣu heyopādeyatā kutaḥ|
svapneṣu se[!]mastadharmeṣu heyopādeyatā yathā|| x+22

sarvāḥ pāramitās tasmāt sevitavyā[ḥ] samantataḥ|
sarvā[!]pāramitājñānaṃ prajñā(5recto2)pāramitā nanu|| x+23

saiva cittam anābhogaṃ nirupādhi nirañjanam|
nirindriya[ṃ] nirādhāraṃ nirākāraṃ nirākulam|| x+24

pañca pāramitā etā ānande[=ai]karasātmikāḥ|
ānanda(5recto3)sya parijñānaṃ prajñāpāramitottamā|| x+25

ānanda[ṃ] phalam āsāṃ tu bodho [']sau niḥsvabhāvatā|
dvayo[r] nirbharanirbhinnaṃ ratir eva mahāsukham|| x+26

prajñākaruṇayo(5recto4)r aikyaṃ pradīpālokayor iva|
prajñākaruṇayor bhedaḥ pradīpālokayor iva{ḥ}|| x+27

idaṃ dvayam abhinnātmā cittasyaikarūpakam|
prajñopāyātmakaṃ tena cittaṃ (5recto5) Hevajrarūpakam|| x+28

ānando [']pi nirālambas tadbodho [']pi sa tādṛśaḥ|
evaṃ Hevajrarūpeṇa niḥśeṣam avibhāvitaḥ|| x+29

yoginyaḥ kalpanāḥ sarvā maṇḍalaṃ bhu(5recto6)vanatrayam|
tatra krīḍati Hevajro mahāsukharasotsavaiḥ|| x+30

bhuñja[¯]no ramamāno [']pi śayāno [']pi <| | |> hasann api|
[tat?]tadyogasamāyogād yogī Hevajrapūjakaḥ|| x+31

niḥśaṅke[=śaṅko] (5recto7) vicared yogī sarvabhāveṣu sarvadā|
nirlepaḥ paṅkamadhye [']pi saṃsāre nirvṛtāyate|| x+32

māyāvinirmitaśateṣu yathaiva tajjñaḥ
khedapramodasamatāsakalapracā(5verso1)raḥ|
nirbhī bhayaṃkaraśate [']pi sukhodaye [']pi
yogī tathaiva tathatānugatasvabhāvaḥ|| x+33

na bhāvyaṃ yūthagatrāsti[?] bhāv<|o|>ako [']pi na kaścana|
bhāvanāpi dvayā<|bhyā|>bhāvāt kevalaṃ sa(5verso2)matā gatiḥ|| x+34

dvayākāraparityāgabhā<| | |>gābhāgavibhā<| x |>gitam|
sattāmātraparijñānaṃ bhāvanā naiva duṣyati|| x+35

mantrajāpādayo ye te samataikasvarūpiṇaḥ|
atas te (5verso3) [']pi na bādhyante sahajaṃ hi jagat [=jagan] matam|| x+36

deho dbhantir[?] manaś ceti hūṃkāratritayātmakaḥ|
dhvanat[?]saṃkalpa[saṃ]mūḍhān niḥsaṅgo Herukopamaḥ|| x+37

kalpanāvṛ(5verso4)ttim āskandya yad a[ka]lpitadarśanam|
rah{as}as tad eva te mantrāḥ sarvasiddhipradāyakāḥ|| x+38

svapnopameṣu dharmeṣu yathā vāco [']pi pe[´]salā|
mukhayanti tathā (5verso5) mantrāḥ śāntikādau niyojitāḥ|| x+39

vastuśaktisvabhāvo [']yaṃ saṃvṛttāv api dṛśyate|
saṃvṛttivyatirekena kā nāma paramārthatā|| x+40

na kāṣṭhādima(5verso6)yatvena buddhabimbeṣu heyatā|
svabhāvaṃ budhyamānasya tatpraṇāmo na duṣyati|| x+41

mṛdādimayabimbāni na name[t] sahajātmakaḥ|
sahajasyāvabodhe hi tatpraṇāmo (5verso7) niruttaraḥ|| x+42

dharmadhātusvarūpatvaṃ trayā[.]nām api tanmayam|
tathāpi svapnanirmāṇasamāno [']sau balikramaḥ|| x+43

tathatārūpanirbhinnatraidhātukaikasaṃvidām|
sa<|ṃ|> yo(6recto1)ginām avacchinna ānande [']pi mahābaliḥ|| x+44

yāvanto bodhisambhārās tāvanto [']traiva nirmalāḥ|
prajñāpāramitā śuddhir anuttaraphalaṃ yataḥ|| x+45

pratiṣṭhāhomayāgādi(6recto2)kriyāḥ sarvāś ca nirmalāḥ|
prajñopāya{¯}samāyogāt kṛtaṃ sambodhisādhanam|| x+46

saiva samastabuddhānā[ṃ] pratiṣṭhāpi niruttarā{ḥ}|
nirbhinnākārasamvittau Vajrasattva(6recto3)sya yā sthitiḥ|| x+47

yāvantaḥ sukhasambhārāḥ krīḍāsaṃbhūtahetavaḥ|
tāvanto 'nubhavann evaṃ yogī sambhārapūrakaḥ|| x+48

ullasannasanno rambhā[?] j[val]atkeśa(6recto4)racāruṇā|
padmenācintyayogātmā pūjayet kuliśeśvaram|| x+49

rūpādipañcakāpoya[=āropa?]bhakṣaṇaṃ samayo mahān|
tadviśuddhyā viśuddhaṃ hi sarvaṃ sambo(6recto5)dhisādhanam|| x+50

kalpanāyā nirāsena nādhimokṣasya saṃbhava[ḥ |]
svasamvedyam idaṃ tena [s]phuṭābhaṃ ca mahāsukham|| x+51

pīyūṣeṇaiva tṛpyante kecit tatkatha(6recto6)ne[na] ca|
rasavīryavipākas tu pratyakṣānubhavātmakaḥ|| x+52

sālambe kena rajyante rūpāḍambarasa[ṃ]vare|
nirālambe nimajjante<|o|> viralās te tu sattamā[ḥ]|| x+53

kecit śūnyata(6recto7)yā [= kecic chūnya˚] mugdhāḥ kecin nītiparākramāḥ|
kecit mahā[=kecin mahā˚]sukhollāsabhāsino 'traiva yoginaḥ|| x+54

kṛtvā prasādasaralaṃ pratipat[t]isāra[ṃ]
labdho mayā ya iha puṇyavi(6verso1)śuddharā[´]siḥ|
loko [']stu tena paridhūya vikalpajālaṃ
saṃbodhisaṃbhūtiparaḥ pratipattisāram<|ḥ|> [?]|| x+55

dṛṣṭāntaikarasātimūḍhamanasāṃ dārṣṭāntikadyotane
[?] vidye (6verso2) sphuṭam uttarottaragatau prajñānayo yady api|
labdho[d]deśam ananyabodhakalitaṃ tantrāntarā vajriṇas
tadvittipratipattisāraśatakaṃ śrīHerukenoditam ||   @   || x+56

(6verso3) pratipattisāraśatakaṃ samāptam||   @   ||

kṛtir iyaṃ Āryadevapādānām iti||

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