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INTRODUCTION.
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the text of it, as far as it can be restored from the one MS. in my possession :
Harih Om. Brihadratho vai nama rågå vairāgye putram nidhâpayitvedam asåsvatam manyamânah sarîram vairagyam upeto 'ranyam nirgagama. Sa tatra paramam tapa? âdityam udikshamâna ardhvas tishthaty. Ante sahasrasya muner antikam âgagama?. Atha Brihadratho brahmavitpravaram munîndram sampūgya stutvå bahusah pranamam akarot. So 'bravid agnir ivadhumakas tegaså nirdahann ivâtmavid Bhagavân khâkâyanya, uttishthottishtha varam vrinîshveti rågânam abravîts. Sa tasmai punar namaskrityovâka, Bhagavan nä(ha)mâtmavit tvam tattvavik khusrumo vayam ; sa tvam no brahîty etad vratam purastad asakyam må prikkha prasñam Aikshvâkânyân kâmân vrinîshveti Sâkâyanyah. Sarîrasya sarîre (sic) karanav abhimrisyamâno rågemâm gåthâm gagåda. I
Bhagavann, asthikarmasnayumaggâmâmsasuklasonitasreshmâsrudashikâvinmatrapittakaphasamghâte durgandhe nihsâre 'smiñ kharîre kim kâmabhogaih. 2
Kâmakrodhalobhamohabhayavishadersheshtaviyogânishtasamprayogakshutpipåsågarâmrityurogasokadyair abhihate 'smiñ kharîre kim kâmabhogaih. 3
Sarvam kedam kshayishnu pasyâmo yatheme damsamasakâdayas trinavan * nasyata yodbhatapradhvamsinah. 4
Atha kim etair va pare 'nye dhamartharâs (sic) kakravartinah Sudyumnabhūridyumnakuvalayasvayauvanâsvavaddhriyâsvâsvapatih sasabindur hariskandro 'mbarisho nanukastvayâtir yayâtir anaranyokshasenâdayo marutabharataprabhritayo râgâno mishato bandhuvargasya mahatîm sriyam tyaktvâsmâl lokâd amum lokam prayânti. 5.
Atha kim etair vâ pare 'nye gandharvâsurayaksharâkshasabhutaganapisâkoragrahâdînâm nirodhanam pasyâmah. 6
Atha kim etair vânyẫnam soshanam maharnavânấm
1 One expects asthầya.
* This seems better than the Maitrayana text. He went near a Muni, viz. Sakayanya.
$ This seems unnecessary.
• There may be an older reading hidden in this, from which arose the reading of the Maitrayana B. U. trinavanaspatayodbhůtapradhyamsinah, or yo bhůtapradhramsinah.
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