Ekottaragama (Sanskrit fragments) 24.5.45

24.5.45

「龍出甚為難，龍與龍共集，
龍勿起害心，龍出甚為難。
過去恒沙數，諸佛般涅槃，
汝竟不遭遇，皆由瞋恚火。
善心向如來，速捨此恚毒，
已除瞋恚毒，便得生天上。」

“Serpent, escaping is so hard to do,
One serpent and another have come together.
Serpent, don’t have harmful thoughts;
Escaping is so hard to do, serpent.

Numbering like the Gaṅgā River’s sands,
Buddhas [have attained] parinirvāṇa.
You haven’t met any of them;
That’s the reason for your hateful fire.

Have good thoughts towards the Tathāgata;
Quickly abandon this hateful venom.
Once the venom of hate is gone,
Then you’ll be born up in heaven.”