Ārya Maitreya Praṇītā
Ārya Asaṅga Vaktā

Mahāyāna Sūtra Alaṅkāra

Gotra Prabheda Saṅgraha English


|| Oṃ, namaḥ, sarva buddha bodhisattvebhyaḥ ||

Kārikā Prathamaḥ

The truest perfection, the self·existence also, ¦

to characteristic mark, tis the gotra differentiated. |

The distress, the benefit also, ¦

a two·fold, for comparison, tis the four·fold division. || 3.1 ||


Kārikā Dvitīyaḥ

Of these constituent elements, of the deteremination also, ¦

from perception, and the difference, |

from the resultant effect's separation in appearance also, ¦

tis the gotra's existence can be perceived. || 3.2 ||


Kārikā Tṛtīyaḥ

Above the highest perfection, then in absoluteness, ¦

in a great purposefulness, for an imperishable essence also, |

of virtue, that, from a characteristic of causality, ¦

the gotra's highest perfection, doth all encompass. || 3.3 ||


Kārikā Caturthaḥ

By original nature, tis cherished also ¦

the ground of being, and the mental object also; that, |

the true and untrue, also, in this way, tis the perceived object. ¦

Tis a guṇa attribute freeing virtue, from skillful means. || 3.4 ||


Kārikā Pañcamaḥ

For compassion, tis confidence, and ¦

patience also, from the highest enjoining. |

The practice, of virtue, indeed, ¦

in the gotra, for a characteristic mark, tis perceived. || 3.5 ||


Kārikā Ṣaṣtaḥ

Certain general rules constrained, to a gotra's ¦

honourable noble one, shall be acquired; just so also, |

with these secondary causes, the gotra's division, this, ¦

by aggregate accumulation, tis the fourfold. || 3.6 ||


Kārikā Saptamaḥ

The affliction's constant repetition, the deceitfulness, ¦

the obstacle, the dependency on others; |

of the gotra, the affliction, shall be understood, ¦

by the congregation, four fold. || 3.7 ||


Kārikā Aṣtamaḥ

After a long time eating, tis a calamity coming; ¦

quickly, is the liberation, also therein, and |

the body suffering a near to total emotional preception, ¦

with envigorating real maturation. || 3.8 ||


Kārikā Navamaḥ

For the golden hued gotra qualities, to be known, ¦

shall be the immeasurable splendid ground of being, |

the knowledge of stainlessness, of these yoga practice ¦

strengths, and a refuge. || 3.9 ||


Kārikā Daśamaḥ

The precious jewel like gotra qualities, shall be known, ¦

from the great awakened intellect's characteristic mark, |

from the great knowledge exalted samādhi and most noble ¦

great true way of refuge. || 3.10 ||


Kārikā Ekādaśaḥ

Necessary, in an ill going conduct, is somebody, ¦

someone, an all conquering pure action of dharmā. |

The non·liberation belonging to desire, is anyone. ¦

An impoverished man's purity is, therefore, the cause forsaken. || 3.11 ||


Kārikā Dvādaśaḥ

Upon profundity most elegantly speaking, ˰

for a benevolent effect of producing, ˰

— t'was in expounding, upon the lofty dharma, ¦

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a non·cogitation, similarly, a confidence, ˰

exists, goodly much, ˰

a complete calm abiding patience also. |

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an accomplishment also, in conclusion, ˰

a dual manner going highest, ˰

which exists, just so, of those. ¦

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That, shall be known, from the bodhisattva ˰

fundamental nature's essence endowed with characteristics, ˰

that, tis from blossoming forth, and from the gotra. || 3.12 ||


Kārikā Trayodaśaḥ

For the very great quality of an awakened intellect's tree like growth, ¦

for the acquired wealth happiness sorrow dispassion's appearance also, |

the self·benevolent tranquility expedient means, from the fruition, ¦

exists with foundation; tis an exalted gotra, this. || 3.13 ||