法華義疏 12.82

12.82

次、水難。文三意二。文三者：一、遇難；二、稱名；三、則得淺處。前二明世音以辨感，後一釋觀以明應。大水方能為害，小則不能，故火急在前，水緩為次。

Next is the peril of water. The text has three parts and two meanings. As for the three parts of the text: first, encountering the peril; second, reciting the name; third, reaching a shallow place. The first two clarify "the sounds of the world" to distinguish the evoke, and the latter one explains "observing" to clarify the response. Only a great water can cause harm, whereas a small one cannot; therefore, the urgent peril of fire comes first, and the gradual peril of water comes next.