法華經義記 1.102

1.102

「有四阿修羅」，此下是第四列阿修羅眾。阿之言無，修羅言酒，詺為無酒神，為下善所得，實非是鬼，其多諂曲貶為神，神之果報率多嗜酒，此諸修羅神力因緣皆不飲酒也。「婆稚」者，譯為被縛。毘摩質多羅有女名舍脂，形容可愛為帝釋所重，即納還天上以為妃主。既主之後不與婦公交通，毘摩質多羅王即遣波稚領兵征伐帝釋。帝釋既奉事如來，常誦波若神呪，呪力因緣即令波稚被縛也。「佉羅騫䭾」者，譯言廣肩胛也。「毘摩質多羅者，即是帝釋婦公，相傳無翻也。羅睺阿修羅」者，譯為覆障。其人手脚甚長，有時以手障掩日月，故言覆障。

'There were four asuras': from this point down is the fourth, listing the assembly of asuras. 'A-' means 'without' and 'sura' means 'wine', so they are called 'spirits without wine'. Because of attaining [this rebirth] through inferior good, they are not actually ghosts, but because they are mostly deceitful and crooked, they are demoted to spirits; the retribution of spirits mostly craves wine, but these asuras, through the conditions of supernormal powers, do not drink wine at all. 'Balin' translates as 'bound'. Vemacitra had a daughter named Śacī, whose appearance was lovely and who was cherished by Śakra; Śakra brought her back to heaven to be his chief consort. Once she became consort, he did not communicate with his father-in-law, so King Vemacitra sent Balin leading troops to wage war against Śakra. Since Śakra served the Tathāgata, he constantly chanted the prajñā dhāraṇī; by the power of the dhāraṇī, Balin was consequently bound. 'Kharaskandha' translates as 'broad shoulders'. 'Vemacitra' is the father-in-law of Śakra; by tradition there is no translation. 'Rāhu Asura' translates as 'covering and obstructing'. His arms and legs are extremely long; at times he uses his hands to obstruct and cover the sun and moon, hence he is called 'covering and obstructing'.