# SF276

*Exported from [Holy-Writings.com](https://www.holy-writings.com/) on 2026-06-18 — 1 clipping.*

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> Candrasūtra
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> evaṃ mayā śrutam ekasama<supplied>yaṃ bhagavāñ</supplied> śrāvastyāṃ viharati jet<supplied>a</supplied>v<supplied>a</supplied>n<supplied>a</supplied> anāthapiṇḍad<supplied>ā</supplied>r<supplied>ā</supplied>m<supplied>e /</supplied>
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> tena khalu samayena rāhuṇā asurendreṇa sarvaṃ candramaṇḍalam āvṛtam*<supplied>/</supplied>
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> <supplied>atha</supplied> yā devatā tasmiṃ<supplied>ś</supplied> candramaṇḍala adhyuṣitā sā bhītā trast<supplied>ā</supplied> saṃvignā āhṛṣṭaromakūpā yena bhagavāṃs teno<supplied>pajagāma /</supplied> upetya bha<supplied>ga</supplied>v<supplied>a</supplied>tpādau śirasā <supplied>vanditvaikāṃ</supplied>te 'sthād ekāntasthitā sā devatā tasyāṃ velāyāṃ gāthā babhāṣe //
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> buddhavīra namas te 'stu vipramuktāya sarvataḥ saṃbādhapratipannāsmi tasya me śaraṇaṃ bhava :
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> arhantaṃ sugataṃ loke candramāḥ śaraṇaṃ gataḥ rāhoś candramasaṃ muñca buddhā lokānukampakāḥ //
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> bhagavān āha //
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> tamonudaṃ taṃ nabhasi prabhākaraṃ virocanaṃ śukla<supplied>v</supplied>iśuddhavarcasam* rāho ś<supplied>a</supplied>śāṅkaṃ grasa māntarīkṣe praj<supplied>ā</supplied>pr<supplied>a</supplied>dīpaṃ drutam utsṛjainam* //
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> atha rāhuṇā as<supplied>u</supplied>rendreṇa tvaritatvaritaṃ candramaṇḍalam utsṛṣṭam* ⟨/⟩ tataḥ sa<supplied>ṃ</supplied>tvaramāṇo 'sau rāhuś candram avāsṛ<supplied>jat*</supplied> <supplied>saṃsvinnagātro vya</supplied>thitaḥ saṃbhr<supplied>ānta āturo ya</supplied>thā //
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> adrākṣīd baḍir vairocano <supplied>rāhuṇā</supplied> asurendreṇa tvaritatvaritaṃ candr<supplied>a</supplied>maṇḍala<supplied>m utsṛṣṭam* / dṛṣṭvā ca baḍi</supplied>r gāthāṃ babhāṣe //
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> ki<supplied>ṃ</supplied> nu sa<supplied>ṃ</supplied>tv<supplied>aramāṇas</supplied> tv<supplied>aṃ</supplied> rāhuś candraṃ vimuñcasi á saṃsvinnagātro vyathitaḥ saṃ<supplied>bhrānta āturo yathā</supplied> <supplied>//</supplied>
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> <supplied>rāhur avocat* //</supplied>
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> <supplied>sa</supplied>ptadhā me sphalen mūrdhā <supplied>jīvan na sukha</supplied>m āp<supplied>nu</supplied>yāṃ ta<supplied>tra buddh</supplied>ābhigītena muñceyaṃ śaśinaṃ na cet*
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> <supplied>baḍir vairocano 'vocat* /</supplied> x x x x x - - - x x x x madarśi<supplied>nāṃ</supplied> <supplied>teṣāṃ gāthābhigītena rāhuś candraṃ vimuñcati //</supplied>
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> <supplied>candrasūtraṃ samāptam* //</supplied>
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> — *SF276 — san (CC0-1.0)*