釋摩訶衍論 1.71

1.71

"'In my past lives, I was an ascetic of patience,
Dwelling on this mountain,
Practicing the path at the six times of day.
Yet by the causal power of a single moment of anger,
I have now received the body of a serpent,
Constantly undergoing great suffering.
If after my life ends,
I attain the shared status of humanity,
I shall become your disciple,
Following you in practice.
What you read and recite
Was always what I recited;
Therefore, I now
Give rise to great shame.'"