Khilakanda 15.13-2

15.13-2

bruvata | 'yathā' loke mahāṃścāsau suhayaśca 'mahāsuhayaḥ' | mahān parimāṇataḥ suhayaḥ śobhano hayo lakṣaṇopetaḥ | siṃdhudeśe bhavaḥ 'saindhavaḥ' abhijanataḥ | 'paḍbīśaśaṃkūn' pādabaṃdhana rankān śaṃkūn ṣaḍvīśāśca te śaṃkavaśca tān 'saṃvṛhet' udyacchet yugapadutkhanet aśvārohe ārūḍhe parīkṣaṇāya | 'evaṃ ha' eva 'imān'
vāgādīn 'prāṇān' 'saṃvavarha' udyatavān svasthānāt aṃśitavān | 'te' vāgādayaḥ 'ūcuḥ'
he 'bhagavaḥ' ! bhagavan ! 'mā utkramīḥ' yasmāt 'na vai śakṣyāmaḥ' 'tvadṛte' tvāṃ vinā 'jīvituṃ' | yadyevaṃ
mama śreṣṭhatā vijñātā bhavadbhiḥ ahamatra śreṣṭha iti | 'tasya vai me' mama 'baliṃ kuruta' karaṃ kuruta karaṃ prayacchateti
ayaṃ ca prāṇasaṃvādaḥ kalpito viduṣaḥ śreṣṭhaparīkṣaṇaprakāropadeśaḥ | anena hi prakāreṇa vidvān ko nu khalu atra
śreṣṭha iti parīkṣaṇaṃ karoti | sa eṣa parīkṣaṇaprakāraḥ saṃvādabhūtaḥ kathyate | na hi anyathā saṃhatyakāriṇāṃ satāṃ
eṣāṃ aṃjasaiva saṃvatsaramātrameva ekaikasya nirgamanādi upapadyate | tasmāt vidvānevānena prakāreṇa vicārayati vāgādīnāṃ pradhānaṃ bubhutsuḥ upāsanāya