དམ་པའ་ཆས་པད་མ་དཀར་པ་ཞས་བྱ་བ་ཐག་པ་ཆན་པའ་མད 2.22

2.22

“At this time, I, the guide who is a Lord of Jinas,
Have also appeared so that beings may attain happiness.
I teach this enlightenment of buddhahood
Through billions of various kinds of practices. {108}

“Knowing the thoughts and aspirations of beings
I teach the Dharma in many different forms.
I gladden them through various methods:
That is the power of my own wisdom. {109}

“I also see that destitute beings
Are without wisdom and merit.
They are sunk in saṃsāra, enveloped in misery,
And immersed in a continuum of suffering. {110}

“Bound to craving, the fools are like yaks;¹⁵⁵
They are continually blinded by desire.
They do not seek buddhahood that has great power;¹⁵⁶
They do not search for the Dharma that ends suffering. {111}

“Their minds are impeded in the six existences,
They adhere unshakably to incorrect views,
They experience suffering after suffering.
I have powerful compassion for them. {112}

“Knowing this, I remained
At the Bodhimaṇḍa for three full weeks.
I contemplated this meaning in that way
While gazing there upon the tree.¹⁵⁷ {113}

“I stared, without blinking, at the lord of trees
While walking to and fro beneath it.¹⁵⁸
‘This wisdom is preeminent and marvelous.
These beings are unwise and blinded by ignorance.’ {114}

“At that time I was entreated by Brahmā,
Śakra, the four world guardians,
And also Maheśvara and Īśvara,¹⁵⁹
And many billions of maruts. {115}

“They all stood respectfully with palms together.
I contemplated my goal and how to accomplish it:
‘If I speak the praises of enlightenment
To these beings who are oppressed by suffering, {116}

“ ‘Those with foolish minds will reject my Dharma,
And having rejected it, they will go to the lower realms.
It is best that I never say anything.
May I enter nirvāṇa, peace, on this very day.’ {117}

“I remembered the buddhas of the past
And the skill in methods that they had: