The Lotus Sūtra 14.54.p6

14.54.p6

tadyathāpi nāma kulaputrāḥ kaścideva vaidyapuruṣo bhavet paṇḍito vyakto medhāvī sukuśalaḥ sarvavyādhipraśamanāya | tasya ca puruṣasya bahavaḥ putrā bhaveyurdaśa vā viṃśatirvā triṃśadvā catvāriṃśadvā pañcāśadvā śataṃ vā | sa ca vaidyaḥ pravāsagato bhavet, te cāsya sarve putrā garapīḍā vā viṣapīḍā vā bhaveyuḥ | tena gareṇa vā viṣeṇa vā duḥkhābhirvedanābhirabhitūrṇā bhaveyuḥ | te tena gareṇa vā viṣeṇa vā dahyamānāḥ pṛthivyāṃ prapateyuḥ | atha sa teṣāṃ vaidyaḥ pitā pravāsādāgacchet | te cāsya putrāstena gareṇa vā viṣeṇa vā duḥkhābhirvedanābhirārtāḥ | kecidviparītasaṃjñino bhaveyuḥ, kecidaviparītasaṃjñino bhaveyuḥ | sarve ca te tenaiva duḥkhenārtāstaṃ pitaraṃ dṛṣṭvābhinandeyuḥ, evaṃ cainaṃ vadeyuḥ - diṣṭyāsi tāta kṣemasvastibhyāmāgataḥ | tadasmākamasmādātmoparodhād garādvā viṣādvā parimocayasva | dadasva nastāta jīvitamiti | atha khalu sa vaidyastān putrān duḥkhārtān dṛṣṭvā vedanābhibhūtān dahyataḥ pṛthivyāṃ pariveṣṭamānān, tato mahābhaiṣajyaṃ samudānayitvā varṇasaṃpannaṃ gandhasaṃpannaṃ rasasaṃpannaṃ ca, śilāyāṃ piṣṭvā teṣāṃ putrāṇāṃ pānāya dadyāt, evaṃ cainān vadet - pibatha putrā idaṃ mahābhaiṣajyaṃ varṇasaṃpannaṃ gandhasaṃpannaṃ rasasaṃpannam | idaṃ yūyaṃ putrā mahābhaiṣajyaṃ pītvā kṣipramevāsmād garādvā viṣādvā parimokṣyadhve, svasthā bhaviṣyatha arogāśca | tatra ye tasya vaidyasya putrā aviparītasaṃjñinaḥ te bhaiṣajyasya varṇaṃ ca dṛṣṭvā gandhaṃ cāghrāya rasaṃ cāsvādya kṣipramevābhyavahareyuḥ | te cābhyavaharantastasmādābādhāt sarveṇa sarvaṃ vimuktā bhaveyuḥ | ye punastasya putrā viparītasaṃjñinaḥ te taṃ pitaramabhinandeyuḥ, enaṃ caivaṃ vadeyuḥ - diṣṭayāsi tāta kṣemasvastibhyāmāgato yastvamasmākaṃ cikitsaka iti | (Vaidya 192) te caivaṃ vācaṃ bhāṣeran, tacca bhaiṣajyamupanāmitaṃ na pibeyuḥ | tatkasya hetoḥ? tathā hi teṣāṃ tayā viparītasaṃjñyā tad bhaiṣajyamupanāmitaṃ varṇenāpi na rocate, gandhenāpi rasenāpi na rocate | atha khalu sa vaidyapuruṣa evaṃ cintayet - ime mama putrā anena gareṇa vā viṣeṇa vā viparītasaṃjñinaḥ | te khalvidaṃ mahābhaiṣajyaṃ
na pibanti, māṃ cābhinandanti | yannavahamimān putrānupāyakauśalyena idaṃ bhaiṣajyaṃ pāyayeyamiti | atha khalu sa vaidyastān putrānupāyakauśalyena tadbhaiṣajyaṃ pāyayitukāma evaṃ vadet - jīrṇo 'hamasmi kulaputrāḥ, vṛddho mahallakaḥ | kālakriyā ca me pratyupasthitā | mā ca yūyaṃ putrāḥ śociṣṭha, mā ca klamamāpadhvam | idaṃ vo mayā mahābhaiṣajyamupanītam | sacedākāṅkṣadhve, tadeva bhaiṣajyaṃ pibadhvam | sa evaṃ tān putrānupāyakauśalyena anuśiṣya anyataraṃ janapadapradeśaṃ prakrāntaḥ | tatra gatvā kālagatamātmānaṃ yeṣāṃ glānānāṃ putrāṇāmārocayet, te tasmin samaye 'tīva śocayeyuḥ, atīva parideveyuḥ - yo hyasmākaṃ pitā nātho janako 'nukampakaḥ so 'pi nāmaikaḥ kālagataḥ, te 'dya vayamanāthāḥ saṃvṛttāḥ | te khalvanāthabhūtamātmānaṃ samanupaśyanto 'śaraṇamātmānaṃ samanupaśyanto 'bhīkṣṇaṃ śokārtā bhaveyuḥ | teṣāṃ ca tayābhīkṣṇaṃ śokārtatayā sā viparītasaṃjñā aviparītasaṃjñā bhavet | yacca tad bhaiṣajyaṃ varṇagandharasopetaṃ tadvarṇagandharasopetameva saṃjānīyuḥ | tatastasmin samaye tadbhaiṣajyamabhyavahareyuḥ | te cābhyavaharantastasmādābādhāt parimuktā bhaveyuḥ | atha khalu sa vaidyastān putrānābādhavimuktān viditvā punarevātmānamupadarśayet | tatkiṃ manyadhve kulaputrā mā haiva tasya vaidyasya tadupāyakauśalyaṃ kurvataḥ kaścinmṛṣāvādena saṃcodayet? āhuḥ - no hīdaṃ bhagavan, no hīdaṃ sugata | āha - evameva kulaputrāḥ ahamapyaprameyāsaṃkhyeyakalpakoṭīnayutaśatasahasrābhisaṃbuddha imāmanuttarāṃ samyaksaṃbodhim | api tu khalu punaḥ kulaputrāḥ ahamantarāntaramevaṃrūpāṇyupāyakauśalyāni sattvānāmupadarśayāmi vinayārtham | na ca me kaścidatra sthāne mṛṣāvādo bhavati ||