An Introduction to Tantric Buddhism c7.83

c7.83

¹ In the Sanskrit portion of the Ḍākārṇava (edited by MM. H. P. Śāstri) the goddess Vārāhi entreats the lord Mahāvīreśvara to remove all her doubts and to explain to her all the secrets of Yoga for the good of the beings (kathayantu mama svāmī sattvānām upakārakam); to this the lord replies,—‘Propitiated am I, O goddess ! I shall explain in detail all that will bring about the good of all beings, harken all with a concentrated mind.’ (P. 187, Sāhitya-pariṣat edition). In the production of the Bodhicitta, in the practices, rites and ceremonies, even in the sexo-yogic practice it has always been proclaimed that everything is done only for the good of all beings. Thus it is said in the Kudṛṣṭi-nirghātanam of the Advaya-vajra-saṃgraha, ‘I shall produce the great Bodhicitta and shall lead and guide all the beings to the right path; I shall undergo all the practices for the attainment of Bodhi—and shall be the Buddha for the good of the world.’ (Pp. 5-6; also see Sādhana-mālā, pp. 3, 29). In the Kriyā-saṃgraha (in the chapter on the production of the Bodhicitta) it is said,—‘By this meritorious work (kuśala-karma) soon shall I be a Buddha and I shall preach the truth for the good of the world and deliver the beings oppressed with miseries.’ gṛhītaṃ sambaraṃ kṛtsnaṃ sarva-sattvā-rtha-kāraṇāt | atīrṇān tārayiṣyāmi amuktān mocayāmy aham || MS. (B.N. No. 31) p. 36(B). anena cāhaṃ kuśalena karmaṇā bhaveya buddho na cireṇa loke | deśeya dharmaṃ jagato hitāya moceya sattvān bahu-duḥkha-pīḍitān || MS. (B.N. No. 31) p. 36(B). Also see Advaya-vajra-saṃgraha, p. 9.